"Wes Weddell has a gift for story-telling, wisdom beyond his years, and a troubadour spirit that will serve him and his audience for a long time to come."
-Fran Snyder, concertsinyourhome.com
"Modern-Day Woody Guthrie"
-Seattle Times
"A refreshing throwback in these days of synthesized, digitalized, commercialized performers and performances."
-Walla Walla (Wash.) Union-Bulletin
"As in the finest storytelling, the emotion is conveyed by the details, the plainly narrated actions, and the growing sense of the humanness of the people involved... We are the better for it."
-Bill Fisher, Victory Music Review
“Let there be no doubt: Wes Weddell is a major
Northwest artist, a major talent in American
music, and he’s here for the long haul.”
-Victory Music Review
The contemporary folkloric work of Seattle singer/songwriter Wes Weddell has earned him attention and praise reaching well beyond the regional byways depicted in his 2001 release, My Northwest Home. Hailed a "Modern-Day Woody Guthrie" by the Seattle Times, Wes received the inaugural Mary Gates Venture Fellowship from the University of Washington to help complete the academic road trip that produced nine songs and heaps of stories.
Known for his strong playing and quick-wit writing, Wes continues to touch and charm audiences wherever he goes. The 2006 release of Songs to Get You From Here to There introduces 12 new numbers and a fuller-band sound that expands upon an acoustic framework. (Check out the samples!) The album also features "Carry On," the song that won the 2006 Tumbleweed Music Festival Songwriting Contest.
Between engagements performing and teaching, Wes founded Puget's Sound Productions, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing local stages for Seattle-area musicians and to promoting the value of community live-music events. He also plays mandolin to accompany the beloved folksinging duo Reilly & Maloney on dates in the Northwest.
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
Check out the new FACEBOOK SONG and if your a Facebook member be sure and join the group "Fans of AJ Downing". Stay tuned on a new album due out by the end of the year!
heading out your way next week. Have my new cd done and doing a release show in Portland on June 18th then head up your way for a few shows on June 19th & 20th. One at Soul Food books in Redmond and One at Pasta Nova in Woodinville. If you're not playing yourself it would be great to see you.
Hello, it's that time of the month again when we add more lovely music to our site. This month's happy foursome are The Barker Band in wistful mode, the summer of love-ish Old Californio, the anything but summer love-ish Christopher Rees and, wait for it..."Travelling Salesman's Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT" from Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, which evenr if it was rubbish (and it's not) just had to be included for the names alone.
ATTENTION OF FANS OF WES WEDDELL!!!!! Check 'em out on THE METAL DELI #14!
The Metal Deli #14
• Jackson Caged – Haunted • Dialog – Saturn Returns • Gods of Kansas – Soldiers of Rock • Mellotron – Complacency • Piranah – I Become The Stone • Wes Weddell – call-in • Wes Weddell – Happiness Fulfilled • Scarlet Sins – Let Go • Scarlet Sins – Drown • Gods of Kansas – Rockstar Ego • Sebastian Bach w/Axl Rose – Love is a Bitchslap
Special thanks to: • Rob, Deucemp. com • Bill, Guitar Center, Highland Park, IL • Greg, MRV Records
The best and easiest way to listen to the show is by visiting the website: WWW. THEMETALDELI. COM -- the show begins to play as soon as the site is opened. From the website the show can be downloaded to Itunes as well as added to your own myspace blog if you wish. It also plays on my Myspace page – www. myspace. com/goofymusicchick .
Check it out – I hope you enjoy it!
Kimmi The Metal Deli themetaldeli@gmail.com www. myspace. com/goofymusicchick
Itâs that time of the month and our site has four new tracks up for your listening enjoyment.
This monthâs box of delights include the swaggering groove of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, the insanely catchy folk-pop of Antje Duvekot, the languid Great Lake Swimmers and, a little belatedly but better late than never, The Young Republic.
A particularly strong month, even if we do say so ourselves. Check them out, you won't regret it.
This years festival is headlined by Billy Bragg (Friday), Seth Lakeman (Sunday) and Peatbog Faeries (Saturday) with many more top artists also performing incl the award winning The Demon Barbers.
Hi Wes, Thanks for the friendship add. I love your music! Is there any chance you *might* have plans to be venturing to upstate New York, or Ma., RI, Ct., Vt., NH. area? Just a wishful thought.. Best wishes, Anna
Hello, we're back again with great new tracks on our page. This month we have some rural bleakness from The Roe Family Singers, the dark intensity of Eamon Dowd, a new song from roots legend Neal Casal and frenetic but compelling from Novillero on the delightfulyl titled but not-at-all-smelly Paco Rabanne. Hope you like them all.
