chris m. edwards--vocals, harmonica and other things that have strings, plus whoever else happens to be around and wants to pick a tune or beat on some drums.
Influences
TOWNES VAN ZANDT, hank williams, cash, the stooges, neil young, bob dylan, the pixies, merle haggard, woody guthrie, beatles, steve earle, waylon jennings, country willie edwards, jimmie rodgers, guy clark, the carter family, black flag, gram parsons, mississippi john hurt, robert earl keen, hayes carll, william faulkner, dylan thomas, joy and pain, etc.
Sounds Like
Mostly acoustic, folky tunes about life and its many pathways.
Based in East Texas, singer/songwriter Chris Edwards has honed his musical vision into one that blends the old-timey folk and string band country music that his grandparents played for him as a child with liberal doses of elements out of the rock 'n' roll textbook.
Love, life and loss are touchstone subjects in his lyrics, and coupled with his catchy melodies and ragged-but-right vocals, the songs become characters themselves. Through many of Edwards' lyrics, the portrait of a sensitive man ill-equipped to deal with many of life's changes comes through clearly.
Having been around, and seen life from a multitude of angles, Edwards' musical endeavors have included playing everything from noisy garage band-grade punk to jazz and a few years that he refers to as "bumming around, playing tuneless, elementary rant-punk-folk stuff." His solo (in the truest sense of the word) album "Long Hard Ride" blends many of the musical influences he holds dear. It is available, currently, from digital retailers around the world and in hard copy form in select Texas music outlets (and from Edwards himself...for a mere pittance or a few rounds of cold gold).
For booking inquiries: e-mail cedwardsmusic@yahoo.com .
Download "Long Hard Ride":
I've come to a conclusion - I prefer your voice without a microphone. The sheer mechanics of the microphone (even after all these years) still doesn't have enough technology to surpass the geniune good sound of your vocals. :)
Hope ur doin well n wondering what ur up to. Im going to be in Shreveport for a little while so maybe u should find a way to make it out there so we can have a drink n laugh about old times....
May 2010 be a better year for all of us! The very best of Holidays to you and yours from Nashville! Jimmy Roberts - Songwriter / Pedal Steel Guitarist :)
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