Thich Nhat Hanh, Mary Oliver, Tom Prasada-Rao (Sr), Dennis Hunt, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Hafiz, Rainer Maria Rilke
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Hearing Washington DC's newest and brightest songwriter prompted me to compose an open letter to Stevie Wonder, or maybe Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan: GENTLEMEN, DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH TAKING UP THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND HITTING THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT. YOUR SPOT'S BEEN FILLED BY TOM PRASADA-RAO.
—Arvid Smith, Folio Weekly (Jacksonville, FLA)
—PERFORMED WITH: Janis Ian, Peter Yarrow, Michael Hedges, Ani Difranco, Odetta, David Wilcox, & Ritchie Havens
—SELECT PERFORMANCES ... FESTIVALS: Ottowa, Rocky Mountain, Philadelphia, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Wildflower, Woody Guthrie, South Florida, Boston, New Song ... HALLS: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Kennedy Center ... CLUBS: The Birchmere, The Bottom Line, The Iron Horse, The Ram’s Head, The Freight and Salvage, The Main Street Cafe, Six Strings (Raleigh, NC) ... COFFEEHOUSES: Uncle Calvin’s, Cafe Lena, Swallow Hill, JamminJava, Godfrey Daniels ... CONCERT SERIES: The Listening Room, The Evening Star, Six Strings (Columbus, OH) ... HOUSE CONCERTS: Fox Run, The Panzers, Rouse House, Flowers in the Desert
—TEACHING / SONG SCHOOLS: University of Virginia's Young Writers Workshops, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, Summer Songs, Lamb’s Retreat, and The Swananoa Gathering
—RECORDED WITH: Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Heard, Eva Cassidy, & Chris Biondo
—CDs (prod by TPR): Luv Songs for Grown-Ups / The Dreamsicles, Out of the Blue / Tom Prasada-Rao, The Dreamsicles / The Dreamsicles, Honor Among Thieves / The Sherpas, Christmas in the Ashram / Tom Prasada-Rao, Hear You Laughing / Tom Prasada-Rao, The Way of the World / Tom Prasada-Rao, Incoming / Tom Prasada-Rao —(Produced by the late Mark Heard)
—MORE CDs (prod by TPR): Yellow / Cary Cooper, Remembering Rachel / Various Artists, Andrew Gregory / Andrew Gregory, In White Light / Rachel Bissex, Here Now / Kristin DeWitt, Reluctant Believer / Michael Bowers, Gypsy Train / Cary Cooper, Poet's Dance / Annie Wenz, Falling Ashes / Ranjith
—CUTS: Last One Gone / David Wilcox, The View from Here / Bob Bennett, From the Dust / Ronny Cox, Whisper of the Wheels / David Wilcox, Rishi's Garden / Broto Roy, Sleeping Beauty / Lauren Kilgore, See Myself in You / Randy Travis, Hard to Walk Out on a Deal / Tom Kimmel, Doin' It for You / Michael Lille, Lefty's Boys / SGGL
Darlene / Penny Nichols, Mrs Whitney / Don Conoscenti, One Another / Rachel Bissex, Someone's Got to Pay / Chris Chandler, Falling Star / Kristin DeWitt, Falling Star / Jay Be, Falling Star / Jerry Bresee, Incoming / Natalie Withers
Visually and musically, Tom is the most compelling presence to emerge in the singer-songwriter genre as I've seen in a long time
.............................. Jim Bessman, BILLBOARD
Just finished Erik Balkey's "Family Album" currently working on Bliss Wood's "Chant Dance", Cary Cooper's "Dirty Little Secret", & new projects by Kathy Moser, Tom Ryan, Nancy Jephcoate, Rudolf Harst, and the All Saint's School in Ft Worth, TX
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BORN: in Ethiopia of Indian parents EDUCATED: in Maryland, England, and India ALBUMS: 5 Solo CDs, 3 Group CDs, over 25,000 copies sold HOME: Dallas,TX (formerly Takoma Park, MD) SIGN: Aries MANTRA: Ahimsa RELIGION: Rumi
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One of the fastest rising stars on the scene. Perfect timing, perfect sound, perfect performance. —Lydia Hutchinson, THE PERFORMING SONGWRITER
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—AWARDS: WAMA Best Male Vocalist '02 - '94, WAMA Songwriter of the Year ‘97, WAMA Song of the Year ‘97, Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Winner ‘93, Falcon Ridge Top 3 Most Wanted ‘98, Indie Album of the Year: The Kerrville Music Awards ‘98, Mid Atlantic Song Contest - 1st place Jazz & Folk ’95
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Un petit passage sur ton Space pour te souhaiter de passer de joyeuses fêtes de fin d’année… Quelques vidéos pour agrémenter tes soirées dans le rire et la bonne humeur. Un gros bisou
I love Better Angels! What a beautiful and appropriate song to celebrate the mobilization of will and heart that we saw in the recent election. It is featured on my page now as a way of paying homage to that moment in history. Thank you.
