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The Badly Bent |
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| The Badly Bent released its second CD, “Olive or Twist,” in April of 2007. In that same month, Olive or Twist made the FAR Chart once again. Also produced by Sally Van Meter, this CD also has a mix of songs from a variety of sources. The original songs include You Finally Slipped My Mind, Olive or Twist, Day of Pain, Stoney Ridge, and I’ll Just Stay Away. Other songs on the CD are I Wonder Where You Are Tonight, Loving You Again, Eighth of February, Devil Chased Me Around the Stump, Walk Out In the Rain, Red Georgia Clay, If You Ever Change Your Mind, The Rain Will Do My Crying, Who Will Sing For Me, and Counting the Days. | |||||||||
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Band of Annuals |
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William Barclay |
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Mark Baysinger is an Ozark Hillbilly who grew up on Old Time, Gospel and Honky Tonk. He carries a paperback of Beatles songs in his guitar case and played his first bar show at the age of 15. He and Martha, his bell-like 12 string, have innovated a finger style combining the 3 finger roll and a flat pick. His claim to fame is releasing the song “It Did Me In” on Capital Records in 1974, recorded by Brewer and Shipley. Shortly after that he went into obscurity, and started storing up a cache of old time rock n roll songs to be released later this year. His debut solo album is called, 12 Bells at the Double Nickel. |
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Bill (Powers) and Shelley (Gray) are one half of the Paonia, Colorado-based Oldtime-bluegrass band Sweet Sunny South. All the while that Bill has been writing songs for SSS and otherwise, Shelley has been right there working them out, helping arrange and adding her smiling voice to the mix. Their comfort with one another as musical partners, life partners and parents create a laid-back vibe that endears the audience to them. |
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Black Hens |
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| Bob Cantonwine Singer and guitarist, Bob Cantonwine enjoyed a 1950s childhood and adolescence in the 60s. He lists some of his early musical influences as The Everly Brothers and 60s folk heroes like Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary and The Kingston Trio. "It was the power of Dylan's lyrics and the magic of the others' harmonies that excited me", says he. Junior high and high school garage bands had him covering The Beatles, Kinks and Stones while also singing in school choirs. While in the army serving in Viet Nam, he discovered James Taylor. Upon returning home in 1971, he was blown away by John Denver's songs. Since then, there have been literally hundreds of artists that Bob says have influenced him as a music lover and performer. A seasoned performer, he has appeared at many venues around the Salt Lake City area including the Gallivan Center; Salt Lake City Downtown Brown Bag Series; Salt Lake City Avenues Street Fair; Red Butte Garden; Downtown Farmers Market; various local Coffeehouses and Restaurants; live on KRCL radio; Intermountain Acoustic Music Association stages; the Sprague Library summer series; Torrey Music Festival; and private parties and gatherings. Bob played his first Unitarian Coffeehouse in 1975. It is still a favorite place to play. |
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| After 18 years with his duo partner/sister, Barb and the last 7 years in the group, Old Dog, New Tricks, Bob is getting back to his musical roots. He is introducing a solo set where he combines the experiences of over four decades of musical influence by playing acoustic guitar, harmonica, percussion and singing originals as well as covering the songs made up by some of the world's finest writers. | |||||||||
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Stacey Board Trio |
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| Russ Chapman With lyrical wit and medicine-show sensibility, Russ Chapman stomps and sings highly original music drawn from the deep well of Americana- with a blend of folk-blues, early swing and New Orleans 'swamp music.' Hailed in Nashville as a 'songwriter's songwriter,' and now residing in tiny Paonia, Colorado, Russ has recorded and performed with multiple Grammy winners, including members of Ricky Skagg's Kentucky Thunder, Jim Lauderdale's band, and America's favorite cowboys- Riders in the Sky. It was during a co-writing session with Earth, Wind and Fire's founding member Ronnie Laws, that a giddy Laws proclaimed, 'You've got a good thing there, man!' Indeed...from the melodically percussive guitar style and inspired wordsmithing, to an impressive ability to stomp and shuffle his feet, there is something positively fun and refreshing about Russ Chapman. Or as John Anglim (KAFM radio) put it, 'Every once in a while an artist comes along who defies description...Russ Chapman is unforgettable! |
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Don Gomes (rhymes with homes) & the Bristlcones Eclecticism is almost an occupational hazard when it comes to acoustic musicians, but with Don Gomes, it almost seems as if he was born with broad musical tastes. After years of playing everywhere from four-star restaurants to backyard barbecues, Gomes has developed a repertoire that connects with diverse audiences. Gomes' adventurous tastes were shaped by his peripatetic upbringing. A California native, he has also lived in Utah (twice), Indiana, Texas, and elsewhere. As a result of his travels, he effortlessly applies his sturdy, dextrous guitar work and rich baritone to songs drawn from all corners of our nation -- from the Great American Songbook to dusty backwoods ballads. His approach to songcraft perfectly illustrates the old saying that music knows no boundaries. |
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| At his TMF performance, Gomes will be backed by his frequent musical partner Barry Scholl. A co-founder of the Entrada Institute and Torrey Music Festival, Scholl contributes guitar, Dobro, and occasional mandolin and harmony vocals in the Bristlecones. The two may also be joined by one of several surprise guests. |
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| Kate Graves [Kate will be performing at TMF with Jes Raymond, Jess Raymond - sonicbids.com] Kate Graves is a singer-songwriter based out of Seattle, Washington. In 2007 she released her debut EP “Little Owl”. She was a finalist in both the Founder’s Folk & Bluegrass Festival and N.C.S.C songwriting contests. She also received honorable mentions in the prestigious Rocky Mountain Folks Festival & Telluride Troubadour contests. Kate is currently touring and looking forward to recording her first full length album. You can hear her music at www.kategravesmusic.com. |
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Marv Hamilton |
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| Fifth Fret (Aaron Rashaw on guitars, Steve Stewart on mandolins) performs as a duo and with Marv in concerts, arts festivals, weddings, folk festivals and backyard parties in Salt Lake City , Red Butte Garden , Snowbird, Alta, Park City and Sundance , Utah .. Their set list consists of acoustic music extrapolated from traditional styles around the globe with focus primarily on public domain tunes passed down from generation to generation by way of “front porch jam sessions.” Unique arrangements of country blues, fiddle tunes from the British Isles , bluegrass, newgrass and jazz are their stock on trade. Together, Marv Hamilton and Fifth Fret create a unique style of roots, blues, Americana and "Marvmusic". |
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| “Marvmusic” is part folk, blues, roots and Americana , all soul. Earth music, breakup songs, blues and ballads. Slices of life in places like the hills and windblown ridges of the Wasatch mountains or Blackhills of Dakota, an airliner, Cadillac, train or old truck. Wyoming basin and range, a mythical sailing ship. Portraits of characters: an eocwarrior, dogs, a 60s stewardess, lovers. Emotional journeys: grief, anger, angst and sorrow, joy and hope. | |||||||||
Dale Keys
Dale Keys left his home in Boise, Idaho, for a flight to Nashville in early December of 2002, after being inspired by an interview with Mary Gauthier on National Public Radio. The two would eventually meet and collaborate on a song that Gauthier recorded on her critically acclaimed debut on Lost Highway Records, Mercy Now.
In Nashville, Dale's voice, guitar style, and Americana-based songwriting soon caught the attention of the local songwriting community, including Tim O'Brien and producer Jim Rooney.
At the Bluebird Cafe, he met singer and guitarist Barry Tashian, longtime member of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band. After hearing Dale's demo, Barry Tashian rounded up some of Nashville's best studio cats, including Sam Bush, Lloyd Green, and Stuart Duncan, to produce Dale's debut.
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Dale's first performance in Nashville was at the famed Bluebird Cafe with Tim O'Brien, Mary Gauthier, and the Tashians. Dale later hosted two of his own songwriter rounds at the Bluebird, with guests Jon Pennel (from Union Station), Sam Bush, and Julie Lee, among others. |
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Lonnie Knight |
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"I know if you hear Lonnie Knight's music, you'll be awed by his guitar playing; but I think you'll also be drawn to his closely observed, real-life poetry. Lonnie Knight's unique blend of hard-won wisdom and kind-eyed empathy gives his writing an intimate credibility, and a redemptive grace. When he sings of "major truths in minor keys," or warns that "this old house won't stand another rain," we know not only what he means, but also how he feels. So when that same soft, slightly wrinkled voice whispers that he still knows how to turn his battered life toward "Better Days," you're sure he's pointing the way for us, too." Scott Alarik, Folk Music Writer, The Boston Globe |
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The Lab Dogs |
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| Sally Shuffield Durango, Colorado, based singer/songwriter, Sally Shuffield, has been compared to Iris Dement and early Nanci Griffith by “No Depression” Magazine and the Colorado Bluegrass Music Association. She writes and sings songs about growing up in rural Arkansas, as well as traveling and living throughout the West. With the release of her third CD, “Something in the Water,” she firmly establishes herself as a leading new voice in the Americana/folk tradition. The CD charted nationally on the Folk and American Roots radio charts. According to Deb Reynolds at KRZA in Alamosa, Colorado, "Sally Shuffield is the real deal -- an American folksinger in the traditional sense of the term." Her music has been widely played on public radio stations across the country and internationally, charting this year on the folk and American Roots Charts. |
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According to George Maida at WCVE in Richmand, Virginia, “Lyrical content and melody (of Sally’s songs) are wedded with ease and crowned with Sally’s gorgeous voice. A deep intelligence fuels these songs; the listener need only be open to their sense of nuance.” Sally recently opened the show for Robert Earl Keen in Durango, Colorado, where the Durango Herald said of her performance, the “sublimely voiced Sally Shuffield is able to make a good tune look easy.” Sally tours all over the country, playing prestigious festivals and concert series. |
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Tangle Ridge Listeners have a hard time sticking Tangle Ridge into a niche. Their music has a bluegrass heart and a newgrass brain with old time country blues on one hand and modern singer songwriter sensibilities on the other. Call it Americana, call it folk-grass call it alternative country it doesn’t much matter to Wayne county native Gilbert Hunt who rips up the fiddle tunes on fiddle or guitar and writes and sings many of the band’s straight ahead bluegrass tunes. Caroline Kueneman sings leads and fills in the bottom end on stand up bass. Paul Eichenberger’s mandolin and low down harmony vocals bring that old time sound to the fore. Steve Lutz switch hits on guitar and Dobro, sings leads, harmony and brings a wide range of songs to the group, original and otherwise from all the branches of the Americana music tree. One thing is easy to define, these folks have the harmony thing down, their a-cappela version of the gospel tune, “The Mill” will bring you to your knees shouting “Allelulia Baby”. Not surprising since Steve and Caroline sang and played together as a duo for 10 years and in this current band configuration for 5 more. |
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Vapor Trails |
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Wishing Chair "Engaging performances, haunting harmonies, poetic, political, stellar vocals." Curve Magazine Multi-instrumentalist Miriam Davidson and songwriter Kiya Heartwood have made an art of inspiring performances and award winning songs, seducing the listener with soulful confessions, political broadside and a wicked groove. Their songs combine a passionate mix of intelligent lyrics, spellbinding storytelling and breathtaking harmony over a full roots-and-roll sound. Winning over audiences with their engaging performances, passionate activism and superb execution, they perform all over the country at venues such as The Kennedy Center, The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, The Bluebird Café, The National Women's Music Festival, The Kerrville Folk Festival, and The Philadelphia Folk Festival. |
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| Taking any subject being fair game, they have earned high honors from JP Folks (Best New Folk CD, Best Roots Song, 2006), OutMusic (Double Winner 2003, Finalist 2004), Kerrville Folk Festival (Political Songwriting Finalist 2005, 2003), The South Florida Folk Festival (Double Winner 2003), to The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Emerging Artist Finalist 2002). Whether it’s a song about politics, true love, or Calamity Jane, Wishing Chair "has a passion about the truth, about being emotionally available to tell it." |
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