Tom Ball - guitar

Bio:

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"Although he is perhaps better known as the singing/harmonica-playing half of the folk and blues partnership he has with Kenny Sultan, Tom Ball is also a steel-string guitarist of no small import; a picker whose interests and tastes cut headlong through dozens of musical cultures and several centuries." -- Kicking Mule Records, 1987

For full bio, info on Tom's harmonica work, guitar work, novels, music books, itinerary and discography of his more than 200 CD appearances, please click

tomball.us

Three of the selections here are from his (third) guitar CD, "Solo Guitar - Music From Films,"and a few more from the new Christmas CD "'Tis The Season." (All four solo guitar CDs are available at CDBaby.)

Selections on the Christmas CD will include:

Away In A Manger
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Renaissance Fantasia
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Wexford Carol
Simple Gifts
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
Day By Day
Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) / O Come All ye Faithful
The First Noel
Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
Packington's Pound
O Come Emmanuel
Joy To The World
Once In Royal David's City
Silent Night
Villancico de Navidad (A Christmas Carol)
Auld Lang Syne / O Christmas Tree

Thanks for droppin' by!

PS: Yes there IS a Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan page on MySpace -- there's a link to it from the "friends" area just below.

In the meantime please feel free to visit them at tomballkennysultan.com

Cheers!

PS: here's a nice video - Jeff Carter playing Sergio Assad's brilliant "Valseana."

Big Bill Broonzy:

Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens:

Miguelito Valdez:

John Daker:

A mind-boggling tango played by Roland Dyens:

Ry and Flaco and the boys:

Member Since:

July 12, 2007

Influences:

.. Leo Brouwer, Blind Blake, Joseph Spence, Manuel Barrueco, Big Bill Broonzy, Merle Travis, John Williams, Ry Cooder, Augustin Barrios Mangore, Doc Watson, Paco Pena, Earl Klugh, Mance Lipscomb, Django Reinhardt, Lightnin' Hopkins, Tony Rice, William Moore, John Koenig, Graham Anthony Divine, Rev. Gary Davis, Dave Zeitlin, Ricardo Cobo, Roland Dyens, John Renbourn, Carl Buffa, Bret Lopez, Sergio Assad, Bukka White, too many more to list.

.. Sonny Terry, Little Walter Jacobs, Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson (both of 'em,) Junior Wells, Charlie McCoy, Ernie Morris, Dr. Ross, George "Harmonica" Smith, James Cotton, Mel Lyman, Hammie Nixon, Brendan Power, Stevie Wonder, Howard Levy, James Harman, Rhythm Willie, Pete "Madcat" Ruth, Blues Birdhead, Pat Pierce, Larry Adler, Jerry McCain, Danny "Bassharp" Wilson, Norton Buffalo, Charlie Musselwhite, and many, many more.

.. (I can't sing like any of them, but here's the folks I dig:) Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Aaron Neville, Rev. Claude Jeter, Pookie Hudson, Solomon Womack, Archie Brownlee, Paul Brady, Billie Holiday, Ricky Skaggs, Luke "Long Gone" Miles, Tony Rice, James B. Davis, Allison Krauss, Dolores Keane, Lightnin' Hopkins, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Big Bill Broonzy and tons more.

Record Label:

DogBoy/TalkOPhone/Flying Fish/NoGuru/Fantasy/Taxim