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Zeb Gould, a New York based songwriter and guitarist, was born and bred in the mid-west where he began the guitar at a young age. He has performed solo and in various groups around New York City and throughout the country.
His influences range from Leo Kottke and John Fahey to Neil Young and Daniel Johnston, and he is also involved with several other projects including Bowery Boy Blue and Stereofan.
SOME PRESS:
“Gould utilizes silence as well as he does noise, structuring the delicate, moody melody with finesse. There’s a somber yet hopeful quality...which stands as a reminder to how much emotional weight can be created with just one instrument in the right hands." - The Other Paper, Columbus OH
"what’s most impressive is his ability to keep things interesting over the course of 12 tracks, 10 of which are solo guitar instrumentals. The compositions are so musically rich, they could be mistaken for a whole band: percussive slaps of the hand, a rattling of the strings, bass lines in the lower register complemented by melodies in the upper register." - The Columbia Spectator
"Having opened for folk heavyweights Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Zeb Gould must be something special. His bio says that he studied the art of fingerstyle guitar and the music of Fahey, Kottke, and Hedges. All I can say is that it shows. All of the Morning Birds is an intense trip through the countryside and yet is not overladen with “quick” fingerpicking or reoccurring themes. Only one song is sung, but each song tells a distinct story. It paints a delicate picture and shows off the skills of an up and comer in instrumental guitar." - Jake Nuckolls for CDreviews.com
"...Gould’s ace card...is a compositional intelligence departing from the mainstay of the style’s wont. Like Peter Lang, he incorporates elements not easily identified but which expand the parameters of the ouevre nicely. A bluegrassy base remains the heart, but there are ample change-ups and time shifts, including wistfully languid passages, tone mutations, liquid themes, and a myriad of colorative devices...Gould tries his hand at singing on one cut and reveals not just a marvelous set of pipes but a very good sense of multiple harmonies and where they ought to go, tracking himself as a quartet, bringing out a CSNY complexity and sonority..." - Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
"I swear, anything that Sam Crawford (once a member of the stellar Decanters out of Bloomington, IN) touches is gold. Zeb Gould is another Bloomington stalwart, who like Crawford relocated to NYC. Gould was one of the early members of the beloved Early Day Miners. Since then, Gould has taken to slaying the 12 & 6-string guitars. Fans of Leo Kottke will love it. The Tenacious D would say that he has the finger picks of destiny. Look for the standout track, “Two Sisters.” If I were you, take this strong endorsement and head to cdbaby.com and pick this one up." -Theresa Culver for news-4u.com
"Listeners who enjoyed the early recordings of John Fahey and Leo Kottke won’t miss the obvious nod to those influences on Zeb Gould’s "All of the Morningbirds, a collection of 12-string guitar songs. Gould practically channels Kottke with a driving, percussive style on "A Spider’s Quest for the Sun," "Consuela," "End/Beginning," and "Young Icarus…There is one vocal on the CD, "Locomotive Blue Streak," with harmonies reminiscent of Crosby, Still, Nash, and Young’s early work…[All of the Morningbirds] will recall perhaps the heyday of [the 12-string guitar] medium..." -Kirk Albrecht for Minor7th.com
Hi Zeb! After a very long hiatus from myspace we're back. I just wanted to say hi, I've been listening to All of the Morningbirds this week and it's just as I remember it. Would you want to come up to Maine some time this fall? Sei and I would love to try and book you a show at our school, we'll play too if you want. Hope all is well!
From the writeup of the new Gore Gore Girls record (http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/goregoregirls/317)
Be forewarned, though, anyone who writes the Gore Gore Girls off as only big hair, go-go boots and reform school allure misses the meat of the matter; slowwitted oglers are liable to get rudely muscled aside when the Girls hit the stage with their fully loaded Gretsch guitars, sweet harmonies and three-on-the-tree energy.
Wow...you guys have infiltrated the public consciousness so much that you've become vernacular!!!
what's up zeb? you should change your myspace URL so its not numbers and just myspace.com/zebgould. . .that way we can easily give all our friends the address :-)
Hello Zeb - beautiful tunes there! Great technique and I can see why l you like Leo Kottke! This is real music with a love and passion you can feeeel. Keep going mate.
I really like your Locomotive song. Beautiful harmonies, wonderful guitar lines, it really draws you in. Hope all is well in NY and let us know if you ever make your way west to Seattle. cheers!
hey zeb,
thanks for finding me. this is great stuff. do we know some folks in common? would love to hear you live sometime...in ny...in seattle.
happy (rainy in seattle) sunday.
k
