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FIFESTOCK - King King
Date: 10 March 2010
“Softly softly” is not a maxim that King King are familiar with. Since surging into life last year they have barely stopped for breath, and their electrifying sound and scorching live shows have generated more of a thunderous roar than a buzz.
This is a band which knows how to make an entrance. Fronted by charismatic bluesman Alan Nimmo, their exhilarating debut at last year’s Monaghan Blues Festival created such a stir that it prompted organizer Somhairle MacCognil to remark: “King King aren’t just playing the festival. Word is that King King ARE the festival”. With a reception like this there’s no surprise that the phone has been ringing off the hook since, and the last year has seen a frenetic schedule of gigs and festival appearances which have received outstanding praise and added plenty of new blood to their burgeoning army of followers.
With an almost instant reputation which spread like wildfire through the blues scene and a diary fit to burst, you’d be forgiven for thinking that King King might have wanted a bit of a rest. You’d be wrong. Apparently imbued with sufficient energy to power a small town, the band also found time to get into the studio, the result being their debut EP ‘Broken Heal’. Produced alongside the team behind the Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs and the Editors, the EP instantly received a gleaming review from Blues Matters Magazine, including remarks on it’s “emotive lyrics” and “stirring guitar work”. The band had barely left the studio when they began to receive airplay on radio stations across the UK, Europe and the US. Listeners to Radio 2’s Paul Jones were treated to a taste when the DJ got his hands on the band’s stunning ‘Heart Without A Soul’ and introduced it to the masses. Little wonder then that organizers of the celebrated Blues On The Farm festival had a listen and were so impressed that they made room for King King - despite having already filled the bill for the event.
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FIFESTOCK - Freeway
Date: 11 March 2010
Freeway are widely recognised as the best, and most authentic, Free tribute band.
Free were responsible for some of the most seminal hits of the British blues rock boom of the late 60's and early 70's such as Wishing Well, Little Bit of Love, My Brother Jake and of course, All Right Now.
FIFESTOCK - Henry McCullough Band
Date: 12 March 2010
Former Joe Cocker Grease Band and Paul McCartney's Wings Lead Guitarist brings his superb Band to Lathones.
FIFESTOCK - Henry McCullough Band
Date: 13 March 2010
Former Joe Cocker' Grease Band and Paul McCartney's Wings brings his Superb Band to the Inn.
FIFESTOCK - Phoenix - CANCELLED
Date: 14 March 2010
John Verity, Bob Henrit and Jim Rodford formed PHOENIX from the ashes of 70's super group ARGENT in 1976, The band recorded 3 albums.
The first was a powerful, straight ahead rock release for CBS records in 1976, and though premature, it was to inspire a new wave of British Rock later that decade via a bootleg live album recorded during the bands tour of Europe that year.
A second album recorded initially for CBS but continued under the guidance of Rocket Records remains unreleased, though a couple of singles - including a version of 'Time of the Season' were released on Rocket.
'In Full View' was the 3rd and final PHOENIX album of the time, recorded for Charisma Records without Jim Rodford who had left to join the KINKS. At this time the band also recorded a number of Russ Ballard songs, including the original version of 'I Surrender' - deemed by Charisma to be 'uncommercial!!' and which was subsequently a hit for Rainbow. The Phoenix and Rainbow versions were identical - presumably both uncommercial...
PHOENIX then morphed into the band CHARLIE for one album - 'Good Morning America' before Bob joined Jim Rodford in the KINKS and JV immersed himself into record production, and the beginnings of a solo album 'Interrupted Journey' - complete with Henrit drums...
JV continued successfully with the record production and solo recording whilst Bob toured the world with the KINKS. Never far apart, the pair were soon working together again playing powerful blues / rock in the John Verity Band - until the demand for a new PHOENIX became just too strong!!
Fifestock - Vinyl Splash
Date: 15 March 2010
They were voted Best Young School's Band for Fife in 2009 and under the careful guidance are developing into a fine band. With an average of 16 they have a great future.
Watch a video taken at Lathones.
Iain Matthews
Date: 20 March 2010
In 1967 Matthews became a founder member of the British folk rock band, Fairport Convention,
staying with the group for almost 2 years.
In order to facilitate and develop his growing fascination with American singer/songwriters, in 1969 he formed his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, This group spawned a massive European hit with the Joni Mitchell song "Woodstock". However, within a year, Matthews felt restricted and began his solo career, signing with the Vertigo label and a new era began. After 2 albums for the company, once again, he felt the need for newer pastures and in 1972 Plainsong, a quartet, was formed with friend Andy Roberts, where together and to high critical acclaim, they chronicled the exploits of American aviator, Amelia Earhart.
Within a year Matthews was again on the move, this time changing continents in a move to Los Angeles, where he established an artist, producer relationship with ex Monkee, Michael Nesmith.
Intending to make the one album, stay for a year and return to Britain, Matthews eventually became a US resident, staying for the next 28 years. Along the way, recording a further 15 solo albums, plus several more with Plainsong and a couple with former Pavlov's Dog founder, David Surkamp, in the short lived Hi-Fi.
In 2000 he returned to Europe and for the next 4 years worked closely with Dutch singer/songwriter, Ad Vanderveen and together with Eliza Gilkyson, they formed the trio More Than a song, recording and releasing 2 albums.
3 years ago Matthews released his 19th solo work, Zumbach's coat.
Settling in the south of Holland in 2002, he met and married his soul mate Marly. They have 2 children, Madelief, 8 and Luca, 3.
Benny Gallagher
Date: 27 March 2010
Benny began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin - he has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter.
1970 saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with G&L hit songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With You - his work went on to receive the ultimate acknowledgement and an introduction to an even wider audience when Art Garfunkel recorded the iconic song Breakaway.
It is a testament to the enduring quality of his song-writing that:
1. Simon & Garfunkel performed A Heart in New York in their Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 500,000.
2. Garth Brooks also chose to perform A Heart in New York in his Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 750,000.
3. Don Williams took the classic Stay Young to No.1 in the Country Charts generating well in excess of 1,000,000 airplays on US Radio.
On record he has worked with: Paul McCartney - Eric Clapton - Pete Townsend - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Wood - Gary Brooker - Georgie Fame - Mary Hopkin - Elkie Brooks - Ralph McTell - Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, as well as Blues legends Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (composer of That's Alright Mama for Elvis Presley) and Champion Jack Dupree.
Benny spent two years as founding Director and seven years as Chairman of P@MRA - The Performing Artists Media Rights Association administering the right to equitable remuneration for U.K. Performers.
During his time at P@MRA Benny was able to achieve a long term ambition by visiting Japan to successfully negotiate and later conclude a deal with Geidankyo (The Japanese equivalent of P@MRA) which now provides all U.K. performers with Equitable Remuneration from Japan - for the very first time!
Under Benny's stewardship, between1996–2002, P@MRA distributed over £20m to UK Performers as Equitable Remuneration for the use of their recordings.
In 2001 he was deemed a “Companion of LIPA” the world renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and presented with this Award by co-founders Mark Featherstone-Witty and Paul McCartney, alongside fellow Companions Singer-Songwriter Joan Armatrading and “Architect of Punk” Malcolm MacLaren.
On March 1st 2005, as a guest of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, he attended a Celebration of British Music at Buckingham Palace along with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin, Roger Daltrey, Status Quo, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Martin Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Courtney Pine, Charlotte Church…
Finbar Furey
Date: 28 March 2010
'A man of great musical passion and innovation. A pioneer and a superb champion of the cause of Irish music, the gospel of which he has spread across the world.'
Finbar Furey comes from a unique pedigree - an all Ireland Uillean Pipe Champion and whistle player, singer/songwriter as well as playing 5-string banjo, and guitar. Finbar has been round the block many times with brother Eddie, recording for Transatlantic records in the 60's and achieving fame as lead singer/ frontman of The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur.
Now he works solo, which balancing his folk roots with songs such as now and forever to his voice such as 'New York Girls' which was his handlebar moustache swinging contribution to Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York ......
Finbar Furey comes from a unique pedigree - an all Ireland Uillean Pipe Champion and whistle player, singer/songwriter as well as playing 5-string banjo, and guitar. Finbar has been round the block many times with brother Eddie, recording for Transatlantic records in the 60's and achieving fame as lead singer/ frontman of The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur.
Now he works solo, which balancing his folk roots with songs such as now and forever to his voice such as 'New York Girls' which was his handlebar moustache swinging contribution to Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York ......
The Coal Porters
Date: 01 April 2010
The Coal Porters are an exciting and dynamic bluegrass combo with a DYNAMITE LIVE ACT featuring (from left to right): Carly Frey- fiddle and vocals; Dick Smith - diesel banjo and vocals; Sid Griffin vocals, mandolin, harmonica and autoharp; Andrew Stafford, doghouse bass & lawsuits; Neil Robert Herd guitar, sporran and vocals.
The Coal Porters
Date: 02 April 2010
The Coal Porters are an exciting and dynamic bluegrass combo with a DYNAMITE LIVE ACT featuring (from left to right): Carly Frey- fiddle and vocals; Dick Smith - diesel banjo and vocals; Sid Griffin vocals, mandolin, harmonica and autoharp; Andrew Stafford, doghouse bass & lawsuits; Neil Robert Herd guitar, sporran and vocals.
John Renbourn & Robin Williamson
Date: 07 April 2010
Luminary acoustic guitarist and songwriter John Renbourn is best known for his collaboration with Bert Jansch.
He also enjoyed great success with the folk/jazz fusion band Pentangle with whom he appeared at both the 1969 and 1970 Isle of Wight Festivals.
Scottish multi-instrumentalist, musician, singer, songwriter and master Celtic storyteller Robin Williamson made his name as a member of the Incredible String Band between 1966 and 1974.
During that time the band were one of the most popular and influential groups of the era.
John and Robin will be performing both their own solo material at the concert as well as playing as a duo.
Their live album ‘wheel Of Fortune’ which was released in 1995 was nominated for a Grammy, as was the Incredible String Band’s 1968 album ‘Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter’.
Fifestockcafe- The Bluebird Cafe Live at the Inn at Lathones
Date: 13 April 2010
The Bluebird Café - Live at The Inn at Lathones
Nashville’s Finest Songwriters come to Scotland with some UK friends 'Sitting In'
Danny Flowers is the craftsman of "Tulsa Time," his signature song, which reached #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 status with Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days". He has co-written over a hundred songs with some of Nashville's finest writers. In addition to being an ace songwriter, Danny is a gifted musician who plays harmonica, guitar, dobro and is well known for his tasteful style on his National electric slide guitar.
Danny has just released his new solo album "FORBIDDEN FRUITS & VEGETABLES" which he has been working on for some time. Danny performs his great blues and roots rock hits "Tulsa Time" and "Back In My Younger Days", and some wonderful new cuts, including a song penned by Eric Clapton. We are proud to add Danny Flowers' CD to our catalog of choice limited edition products.
Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio [1]) is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.
In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.
Craig Carothers. In the last few years alone he’s driven 80,000 miles to play in more than 50 cities in 20 states. When you figure in the airplanes and rental cars, it adds up to a lot of scenery and a lot of songs.
The journey, and the songs, began in the Pacific Northwest. Craig’s parents were both music teachers. Around the house, sounds ranged from Brubeck to Mancini; Victor Borgé to Jonathan Winters. Later influences included Motown, Joni Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, and The Beatles.
Venues were plentiful around his home in Portland, Oregon, and Craig spent more than 20 years playing almost every night of the week inside a forty-block radius.
During that time he shared the stage with a wide variety of acts: Mose Allison, Karla Bonoff, Jonatha Brooke, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Paula Cole, Robert Cray, Catie Curtis, Crash Test Dummies, Donovan, Peter Himmelman, John Hiatt, Janis Ian, Leo Kottke, Patty Larkin, Michael McDonald, Dennis Miller, Anne Murray, Danny O'Keefe, Leroy Parnell, Paula Poundstone, Boz Skaggs, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Richard Thompson, Jethro Tull, Romeo Void, Loudon Wainwright III, Tim Weisberg, David Wilcox, Warren Zevon, and many others.
Things changed in 1995, when country music star Trisha Yearwood recorded Craig’s song “Little Hercules.” He hung a gold record on the wall and started traveling to Nashville on a regular basis.
A publishing deal followed, and over the next five years his travels produced new performance opportunities as well. Soon, he had regular gigs all over the country.
In 2000 he made Nashville his home.
In recent years, in addition to Trisha Yearwood, Craig’s songs have been recorded by artists including: Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Sons Of The Desert, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn, Steve Seskin, Berkley Hart, and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Craig also teaches songwriting workshops all over the country with NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) at "song camp," as well as other NSAI workshops with local chapters in California, Florida, and Ohio. He’s been on staff at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolinaa, the Fishtrap Writers Retreat in Eastern, OR, the NCSI (Northern California Songwriters Inc), the Portland Songwriters Association, the Songwriters Gallery in Hot Springs, SD, the Song Sisters in Asheville, NC, as well as numerous independent seminars and workshops alone and with fellow songwriter and teacher Steve Seskin.
Don Henry.
Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by legends like:
Ray Charles, Patti Page and Conway Twitty
By country crooners like:
Gene Watson, John Conlee and B.J. Thomas
By young hit makers of today like:
Blake Shelton, Lonestar and Kathy Mattea … and the list goes on.
But his songs shine most when heard by the very artist who wrote them in the concerts he performs across the country.
Don Henry is a veteran of 28 years in the music business. His experience in writing, publishing, producing and engineering has evolved him into the singer / songwriter / guitarist and entertainer he's become today.
He has shared the stage with: Joey Ramone/Al Gore/Pete Seeger/Steve Earle/Graham Gouldman/Ray Price/Livingston Taylor/Emmylou Harris/Jimmy Webb/Guy Clark/David Crosby/P.F. Sloan/John Prine/Michael McDonald / Felix Cavaliere/Rodney Crowell/Don Williams/Faith Hill/Richie Havens/Keith Urban/Shawn Colvin/Dan Seals/Michael Johnson/Janis Ian/Sonny Curtis/Nanci Griffith/Jim Messina/J.D.Souther... just to name a few!
The wit and wisdom of Don's songs are widely renowned whether it's campfire favorites, the hilarious "B.F.D." and biker lullaby "Harley", to the wonderfully poignant tribute to Martin Luther King "Beautiful Fool", and of course, the Grammy Award winning country classic "Where've You Been".
In addition to a Grammy, Kathy Mattea's version of "Where've You Been" won Don (and co-writer Jon Vezner) song of the year honors from ACM (Academy of Country Music), CMA (Country Music Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). "Where've You Been" was the first song to be awarded all four honors in the same year!
Billboard's Ken Schlager chose Don's Epic/Sony debut album "Wild In The Backyard" as one of 1991's Top Ten records. So did Larry McClain of BAM magazine. Rolling Stone liked it enough to profile Don in their "New Faces" column. Enthusiastic reviews also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Stereo Review, the Gavin Report, and other major daily newspapers.
Since then Don has released a live album candidly recorded at the internationally famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee on the American Originals label.
Not long after "Live At The Bluebird" he released his latest studio effort "Flowers & Rockets" on Poppermost Records and is in the process of recording his fourth album "Based On A True Story" due to be released by fall of 2007.
At Don's shows, you'll easily spot those who have yet to hear his songs; upon first experiencing them, the listener is often moved to laughter or tears, sometimes both at the same time! And everyone leaves humming, because Don Henry songs stay with you.
Don's unique perspective is expressed in instantly memorable melodies and equally smart arrangements that appeal to listeners across musical borders, and across the nation.
As Dirty Linen observed about his Philadelphia Folk Festival appearance:
"The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write."
Andrea Glass. It’s hard to believe that it’s only two years since Andrea Glass left the nine to five behind and headed for Nashville to record her debut album Stood Under Stars. A lot has happened since then: interviews, TV, tours, radio and glowing reviews and she’s earned the seal of approval from the likes of Bob Harris, Joe Fish and Maverick Magazine. “Not bad for a girl from Breightmet,” she quips, referring to the estate where she grew up in her hometown of Bolton, England.
She’s already written most of the follow up album too, the working title being ‘Tales from the Wilderness’. “It’s felt like I’ve been negotiating my way through a lot of unfamiliar territory since Nashville – both personally and professionally. I think that shows in the way I’m approaching my second album – both in terms of writing and production. I’m mapping the journey I’ve been on since releasing Stood Under Stars.”
Stood Under Stars is all about the desire to escape and explore. It is a record awash with truths; telling tales of stagnant lives, the perils of love, deceit, boredom and longing. “I’ve spent a lot of time wanting to be somewhere else. It’s more than just geographic – I mean emotionally and socially too.” Pre-Nashville, Andrea worked as a teacher in London although she only ever really wanted to be a musician. “I did it because I felt I ought to have a ‘proper’ job and it’s helped in so much as it taught me to work hard under some tricky conditions! But it was never my ambition or my dream and though I gave a lot to it there’s only so much you can do when your heart belongs somewhere else.”
Whilst teaching Andrea wrote Stood Under Stars, released three limited edition EP’s, and played open mic nights in London. It was at this time Andrea caught the attention of Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery via MySpace. He suggested she should have him produce her debut album in Nashville. “I’d posted songs on the internet and talked to a couple of producers in England and Scotland but I knew I wanted to go as soon as Kevin approached me. There’s a lot of good stuff coming out of Nashville and a wealth of great musicians who I really wanted to work with.”
One such musician was legendary steel player Al Perkins. Perkins is best known for his work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons but has done session work and toured with many artists over the years. The album was recorded at 16 Ton Studio, owned by Danny White who played bass on the album. With Paul Griffith on drums and Shawn Byrne on guitar, the core members of the session band were joined by Andrea Zonn and Ashley Monroe on backing vocals – both successful singer-songwriters, John Hobbs – pianist for Vince Gill, Steve King – also on piano and Mike Webb on Hammond. Kevin too added backing vocals to the opening track ‘We Could Be Over’ and ‘North Wind’.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than three weeks, all tracks being recorded live with only a handful of overdubs. “I loved the fact that the guys had all worked together a lot so they knew each other and it felt like a band right from the start. People have asked me a lot about whether I was nervous about recording but from the minute I walked in it just felt right. We nailed three songs on the first day. That really boosted my confidence.”
With Stood Under Stars released Andrea hit the road. Whilst she was on tour with Kevin, BBC Radio DJ Bob Harris emailed Andrea, asking for a copy of the CD to play on his Radio Two Country show. “I’ve long been a fan of Bob and it was a dream come true to have my songs played on his show. Bob Harris and BBC Lancashire’s Joe Fish really got behind me and I’m really thankful to them for that.” She’s done live sessions for both, as well as Five Live and numerous other local radio stations since and toured the UK extensively. “I’ve had the privilege of playing alongside a great variety of musicians in a very short period of time and when you’re gigging you’re constantly learning – how to use your voice, what works, which songs communicate best.”
There’s no alter ego or rehearsed routine to what she does. She’s warm, honest and open with her audience and surprisingly light hearted between songs. “I try to vary the mood. I know a lot of my songs are deep and inward looking, so it strikes the balance when I have a bit of banter with the audience. And generally I think I’m a pretty cheerful person and so I should be – I’m doing what I always wanted to.”
Benny Gallagher. Benny began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin - he has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter.
1970 saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with G&L hit songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With You - his work went on to receive the ultimate acknowledgement and an introduction to an even wider audience when Art Garfunkel recorded the iconic song Breakaway.
It is a testament to the enduring quality of his song-writing that:
1. Simon & Garfunkel performed A Heart in New York in their Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 500,000.
2. Garth Brooks also chose to perform A Heart in New York in his Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 750,000.
3. Don Williams took the classic Stay Young to No.1 in the Country Charts generating well in excess of 1,000,000 airplays on US Radio.
On record he has worked with: Paul McCartney - Eric Clapton - Pete Townsend - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Wood - Gary Brooker - Georgie Fame - Mary Hopkin - Elkie Brooks - Ralph McTell - Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, as well as Blues legends Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (composer of That's Alright Mama for Elvis Presley) and Champion Jack Dupree.
Benny spent two years as founding Director and seven years as Chairman of P@MRA - The Performing Artists Media Rights Association administering the right to equitable remuneration for U.K. Performers.
During his time at P@MRA Benny was able to achieve a long term ambition by visiting Japan to successfully negotiate and later conclude a deal with Geidankyo (The Japanese equivalent of P@MRA) which now provides all U.K. performers with Equitable Remuneration from Japan - for the very first time!
Under Benny's stewardship, between1996–2002, P@MRA distributed over £20m to UK Performers as Equitable Remuneration for the use of their recordings.
In 2001 he was deemed a “Companion of LIPA” the world renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and presented with this Award by co-founders Mark Featherstone-Witty and Paul McCartney, alongside fellow Companions Singer-Songwriter Joan Armatrading and “Architect of Punk” Malcolm MacLaren.
On March 1st 2005, as a guest of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, he attended a Celebration of British Music at Buckingham Palace along with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin, Roger Daltrey, Status Quo, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Martin Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Courtney Pine, Charlotte Church…
Fifestockcafe- The Bluebird Cafe Live at the Inn at Lathones
Date: 14 April 2010
The Bluebird Café - Live at The Inn at Lathones
Nashville’s Finest Songwriters come to Scotland with some UK friends 'Sitting In'
Danny Flowers is the craftsman of "Tulsa Time," his signature song, which reached #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 status with Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days". He has co-written over a hundred songs with some of Nashville's finest writers. In addition to being an ace songwriter, Danny is a gifted musician who plays harmonica, guitar, dobro and is well known for his tasteful style on his National electric slide guitar.
Danny has just released his new solo album "FORBIDDEN FRUITS & VEGETABLES" which he has been working on for some time. Danny performs his great blues and roots rock hits "Tulsa Time" and "Back In My Younger Days", and some wonderful new cuts, including a song penned by Eric Clapton. We are proud to add Danny Flowers' CD to our catalog of choice limited edition products.
Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio [1]) is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.
In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.
Craig Carothers. In the last few years alone he’s driven 80,000 miles to play in more than 50 cities in 20 states. When you figure in the airplanes and rental cars, it adds up to a lot of scenery and a lot of songs.
The journey, and the songs, began in the Pacific Northwest. Craig’s parents were both music teachers. Around the house, sounds ranged from Brubeck to Mancini; Victor Borgé to Jonathan Winters. Later influences included Motown, Joni Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, and The Beatles.
Venues were plentiful around his home in Portland, Oregon, and Craig spent more than 20 years playing almost every night of the week inside a forty-block radius.
During that time he shared the stage with a wide variety of acts: Mose Allison, Karla Bonoff, Jonatha Brooke, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Paula Cole, Robert Cray, Catie Curtis, Crash Test Dummies, Donovan, Peter Himmelman, John Hiatt, Janis Ian, Leo Kottke, Patty Larkin, Michael McDonald, Dennis Miller, Anne Murray, Danny O'Keefe, Leroy Parnell, Paula Poundstone, Boz Skaggs, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Richard Thompson, Jethro Tull, Romeo Void, Loudon Wainwright III, Tim Weisberg, David Wilcox, Warren Zevon, and many others.
Things changed in 1995, when country music star Trisha Yearwood recorded Craig’s song “Little Hercules.” He hung a gold record on the wall and started traveling to Nashville on a regular basis.
A publishing deal followed, and over the next five years his travels produced new performance opportunities as well. Soon, he had regular gigs all over the country.
In 2000 he made Nashville his home.
In recent years, in addition to Trisha Yearwood, Craig’s songs have been recorded by artists including: Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Sons Of The Desert, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn, Steve Seskin, Berkley Hart, and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Craig also teaches songwriting workshops all over the country with NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) at "song camp," as well as other NSAI workshops with local chapters in California, Florida, and Ohio. He’s been on staff at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolinaa, the Fishtrap Writers Retreat in Eastern, OR, the NCSI (Northern California Songwriters Inc), the Portland Songwriters Association, the Songwriters Gallery in Hot Springs, SD, the Song Sisters in Asheville, NC, as well as numerous independent seminars and workshops alone and with fellow songwriter and teacher Steve Seskin.
Don Henry.
Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by legends like:
Ray Charles, Patti Page and Conway Twitty
By country crooners like:
Gene Watson, John Conlee and B.J. Thomas
By young hit makers of today like:
Blake Shelton, Lonestar and Kathy Mattea … and the list goes on.
But his songs shine most when heard by the very artist who wrote them in the concerts he performs across the country.
Don Henry is a veteran of 28 years in the music business. His experience in writing, publishing, producing and engineering has evolved him into the singer / songwriter / guitarist and entertainer he's become today.
He has shared the stage with: Joey Ramone/Al Gore/Pete Seeger/Steve Earle/Graham Gouldman/Ray Price/Livingston Taylor/Emmylou Harris/Jimmy Webb/Guy Clark/David Crosby/P.F. Sloan/John Prine/Michael McDonald / Felix Cavaliere/Rodney Crowell/Don Williams/Faith Hill/Richie Havens/Keith Urban/Shawn Colvin/Dan Seals/Michael Johnson/Janis Ian/Sonny Curtis/Nanci Griffith/Jim Messina/J.D.Souther... just to name a few!
The wit and wisdom of Don's songs are widely renowned whether it's campfire favorites, the hilarious "B.F.D." and biker lullaby "Harley", to the wonderfully poignant tribute to Martin Luther King "Beautiful Fool", and of course, the Grammy Award winning country classic "Where've You Been".
In addition to a Grammy, Kathy Mattea's version of "Where've You Been" won Don (and co-writer Jon Vezner) song of the year honors from ACM (Academy of Country Music), CMA (Country Music Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). "Where've You Been" was the first song to be awarded all four honors in the same year!
Billboard's Ken Schlager chose Don's Epic/Sony debut album "Wild In The Backyard" as one of 1991's Top Ten records. So did Larry McClain of BAM magazine. Rolling Stone liked it enough to profile Don in their "New Faces" column. Enthusiastic reviews also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Stereo Review, the Gavin Report, and other major daily newspapers.
Since then Don has released a live album candidly recorded at the internationally famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee on the American Originals label.
Not long after "Live At The Bluebird" he released his latest studio effort "Flowers & Rockets" on Poppermost Records and is in the process of recording his fourth album "Based On A True Story" due to be released by fall of 2007.
At Don's shows, you'll easily spot those who have yet to hear his songs; upon first experiencing them, the listener is often moved to laughter or tears, sometimes both at the same time! And everyone leaves humming, because Don Henry songs stay with you.
Don's unique perspective is expressed in instantly memorable melodies and equally smart arrangements that appeal to listeners across musical borders, and across the nation.
As Dirty Linen observed about his Philadelphia Folk Festival appearance:
"The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write."
Andrea Glass. It’s hard to believe that it’s only two years since Andrea Glass left the nine to five behind and headed for Nashville to record her debut album Stood Under Stars. A lot has happened since then: interviews, TV, tours, radio and glowing reviews and she’s earned the seal of approval from the likes of Bob Harris, Joe Fish and Maverick Magazine. “Not bad for a girl from Breightmet,” she quips, referring to the estate where she grew up in her hometown of Bolton, England.
She’s already written most of the follow up album too, the working title being ‘Tales from the Wilderness’. “It’s felt like I’ve been negotiating my way through a lot of unfamiliar territory since Nashville – both personally and professionally. I think that shows in the way I’m approaching my second album – both in terms of writing and production. I’m mapping the journey I’ve been on since releasing Stood Under Stars.”
Stood Under Stars is all about the desire to escape and explore. It is a record awash with truths; telling tales of stagnant lives, the perils of love, deceit, boredom and longing. “I’ve spent a lot of time wanting to be somewhere else. It’s more than just geographic – I mean emotionally and socially too.” Pre-Nashville, Andrea worked as a teacher in London although she only ever really wanted to be a musician. “I did it because I felt I ought to have a ‘proper’ job and it’s helped in so much as it taught me to work hard under some tricky conditions! But it was never my ambition or my dream and though I gave a lot to it there’s only so much you can do when your heart belongs somewhere else.”
Whilst teaching Andrea wrote Stood Under Stars, released three limited edition EP’s, and played open mic nights in London. It was at this time Andrea caught the attention of Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery via MySpace. He suggested she should have him produce her debut album in Nashville. “I’d posted songs on the internet and talked to a couple of producers in England and Scotland but I knew I wanted to go as soon as Kevin approached me. There’s a lot of good stuff coming out of Nashville and a wealth of great musicians who I really wanted to work with.”
One such musician was legendary steel player Al Perkins. Perkins is best known for his work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons but has done session work and toured with many artists over the years. The album was recorded at 16 Ton Studio, owned by Danny White who played bass on the album. With Paul Griffith on drums and Shawn Byrne on guitar, the core members of the session band were joined by Andrea Zonn and Ashley Monroe on backing vocals – both successful singer-songwriters, John Hobbs – pianist for Vince Gill, Steve King – also on piano and Mike Webb on Hammond. Kevin too added backing vocals to the opening track ‘We Could Be Over’ and ‘North Wind’.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than three weeks, all tracks being recorded live with only a handful of overdubs. “I loved the fact that the guys had all worked together a lot so they knew each other and it felt like a band right from the start. People have asked me a lot about whether I was nervous about recording but from the minute I walked in it just felt right. We nailed three songs on the first day. That really boosted my confidence.”
With Stood Under Stars released Andrea hit the road. Whilst she was on tour with Kevin, BBC Radio DJ Bob Harris emailed Andrea, asking for a copy of the CD to play on his Radio Two Country show. “I’ve long been a fan of Bob and it was a dream come true to have my songs played on his show. Bob Harris and BBC Lancashire’s Joe Fish really got behind me and I’m really thankful to them for that.” She’s done live sessions for both, as well as Five Live and numerous other local radio stations since and toured the UK extensively. “I’ve had the privilege of playing alongside a great variety of musicians in a very short period of time and when you’re gigging you’re constantly learning – how to use your voice, what works, which songs communicate best.”
There’s no alter ego or rehearsed routine to what she does. She’s warm, honest and open with her audience and surprisingly light hearted between songs. “I try to vary the mood. I know a lot of my songs are deep and inward looking, so it strikes the balance when I have a bit of banter with the audience. And generally I think I’m a pretty cheerful person and so I should be – I’m doing what I always wanted to.”
Benny Gallagher. Benny began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin - he has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter.
1970 saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with G&L hit songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With You - his work went on to receive the ultimate acknowledgement and an introduction to an even wider audience when Art Garfunkel recorded the iconic song Breakaway.
It is a testament to the enduring quality of his song-writing that:
1. Simon & Garfunkel performed A Heart in New York in their Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 500,000.
2. Garth Brooks also chose to perform A Heart in New York in his Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 750,000.
3. Don Williams took the classic Stay Young to No.1 in the Country Charts generating well in excess of 1,000,000 airplays on US Radio.
On record he has worked with: Paul McCartney - Eric Clapton - Pete Townsend - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Wood - Gary Brooker - Georgie Fame - Mary Hopkin - Elkie Brooks - Ralph McTell - Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, as well as Blues legends Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (composer of That's Alright Mama for Elvis Presley) and Champion Jack Dupree.
Benny spent two years as founding Director and seven years as Chairman of P@MRA - The Performing Artists Media Rights Association administering the right to equitable remuneration for U.K. Performers.
During his time at P@MRA Benny was able to achieve a long term ambition by visiting Japan to successfully negotiate and later conclude a deal with Geidankyo (The Japanese equivalent of P@MRA) which now provides all U.K. performers with Equitable Remuneration from Japan - for the very first time!
Under Benny's stewardship, between1996–2002, P@MRA distributed over £20m to UK Performers as Equitable Remuneration for the use of their recordings.
In 2001 he was deemed a “Companion of LIPA” the world renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and presented with this Award by co-founders Mark Featherstone-Witty and Paul McCartney, alongside fellow Companions Singer-Songwriter Joan Armatrading and “Architect of Punk” Malcolm MacLaren.
On March 1st 2005, as a guest of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, he attended a Celebration of British Music at Buckingham Palace along with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin, Roger Daltrey, Status Quo, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Martin Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Courtney Pine, Charlotte Church…
Fifestockcafe- The Bluebird Cafe Live at the Inn at Lathones
Date: 15 April 2010
The Bluebird Café - Live at The Inn at Lathones
Nashville’s Finest Songwriters come to Scotland with some UK friends 'Sitting In'
Danny Flowers is the craftsman of "Tulsa Time," his signature song, which reached #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 status with Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days". He has co-written over a hundred songs with some of Nashville's finest writers. In addition to being an ace songwriter, Danny is a gifted musician who plays harmonica, guitar, dobro and is well known for his tasteful style on his National electric slide guitar.
Danny has just released his new solo album "FORBIDDEN FRUITS & VEGETABLES" which he has been working on for some time. Danny performs his great blues and roots rock hits "Tulsa Time" and "Back In My Younger Days", and some wonderful new cuts, including a song penned by Eric Clapton. We are proud to add Danny Flowers' CD to our catalog of choice limited edition products.
Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio [1]) is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.
In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.
Craig Carothers. In the last few years alone he’s driven 80,000 miles to play in more than 50 cities in 20 states. When you figure in the airplanes and rental cars, it adds up to a lot of scenery and a lot of songs.
The journey, and the songs, began in the Pacific Northwest. Craig’s parents were both music teachers. Around the house, sounds ranged from Brubeck to Mancini; Victor Borgé to Jonathan Winters. Later influences included Motown, Joni Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, and The Beatles.
Venues were plentiful around his home in Portland, Oregon, and Craig spent more than 20 years playing almost every night of the week inside a forty-block radius.
During that time he shared the stage with a wide variety of acts: Mose Allison, Karla Bonoff, Jonatha Brooke, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Paula Cole, Robert Cray, Catie Curtis, Crash Test Dummies, Donovan, Peter Himmelman, John Hiatt, Janis Ian, Leo Kottke, Patty Larkin, Michael McDonald, Dennis Miller, Anne Murray, Danny O'Keefe, Leroy Parnell, Paula Poundstone, Boz Skaggs, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Richard Thompson, Jethro Tull, Romeo Void, Loudon Wainwright III, Tim Weisberg, David Wilcox, Warren Zevon, and many others.
Things changed in 1995, when country music star Trisha Yearwood recorded Craig’s song “Little Hercules.” He hung a gold record on the wall and started traveling to Nashville on a regular basis.
A publishing deal followed, and over the next five years his travels produced new performance opportunities as well. Soon, he had regular gigs all over the country.
In 2000 he made Nashville his home.
In recent years, in addition to Trisha Yearwood, Craig’s songs have been recorded by artists including: Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Sons Of The Desert, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn, Steve Seskin, Berkley Hart, and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Craig also teaches songwriting workshops all over the country with NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) at "song camp," as well as other NSAI workshops with local chapters in California, Florida, and Ohio. He’s been on staff at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolinaa, the Fishtrap Writers Retreat in Eastern, OR, the NCSI (Northern California Songwriters Inc), the Portland Songwriters Association, the Songwriters Gallery in Hot Springs, SD, the Song Sisters in Asheville, NC, as well as numerous independent seminars and workshops alone and with fellow songwriter and teacher Steve Seskin.
Don Henry.
Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by legends like:
Ray Charles, Patti Page and Conway Twitty
By country crooners like:
Gene Watson, John Conlee and B.J. Thomas
By young hit makers of today like:
Blake Shelton, Lonestar and Kathy Mattea … and the list goes on.
But his songs shine most when heard by the very artist who wrote them in the concerts he performs across the country.
Don Henry is a veteran of 28 years in the music business. His experience in writing, publishing, producing and engineering has evolved him into the singer / songwriter / guitarist and entertainer he's become today.
He has shared the stage with: Joey Ramone/Al Gore/Pete Seeger/Steve Earle/Graham Gouldman/Ray Price/Livingston Taylor/Emmylou Harris/Jimmy Webb/Guy Clark/David Crosby/P.F. Sloan/John Prine/Michael McDonald / Felix Cavaliere/Rodney Crowell/Don Williams/Faith Hill/Richie Havens/Keith Urban/Shawn Colvin/Dan Seals/Michael Johnson/Janis Ian/Sonny Curtis/Nanci Griffith/Jim Messina/J.D.Souther... just to name a few!
The wit and wisdom of Don's songs are widely renowned whether it's campfire favorites, the hilarious "B.F.D." and biker lullaby "Harley", to the wonderfully poignant tribute to Martin Luther King "Beautiful Fool", and of course, the Grammy Award winning country classic "Where've You Been".
In addition to a Grammy, Kathy Mattea's version of "Where've You Been" won Don (and co-writer Jon Vezner) song of the year honors from ACM (Academy of Country Music), CMA (Country Music Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). "Where've You Been" was the first song to be awarded all four honors in the same year!
Billboard's Ken Schlager chose Don's Epic/Sony debut album "Wild In The Backyard" as one of 1991's Top Ten records. So did Larry McClain of BAM magazine. Rolling Stone liked it enough to profile Don in their "New Faces" column. Enthusiastic reviews also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Stereo Review, the Gavin Report, and other major daily newspapers.
Since then Don has released a live album candidly recorded at the internationally famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee on the American Originals label.
Not long after "Live At The Bluebird" he released his latest studio effort "Flowers & Rockets" on Poppermost Records and is in the process of recording his fourth album "Based On A True Story" due to be released by fall of 2007.
At Don's shows, you'll easily spot those who have yet to hear his songs; upon first experiencing them, the listener is often moved to laughter or tears, sometimes both at the same time! And everyone leaves humming, because Don Henry songs stay with you.
Don's unique perspective is expressed in instantly memorable melodies and equally smart arrangements that appeal to listeners across musical borders, and across the nation.
As Dirty Linen observed about his Philadelphia Folk Festival appearance:
"The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write."
Andrea Glass. It’s hard to believe that it’s only two years since Andrea Glass left the nine to five behind and headed for Nashville to record her debut album Stood Under Stars. A lot has happened since then: interviews, TV, tours, radio and glowing reviews and she’s earned the seal of approval from the likes of Bob Harris, Joe Fish and Maverick Magazine. “Not bad for a girl from Breightmet,” she quips, referring to the estate where she grew up in her hometown of Bolton, England.
She’s already written most of the follow up album too, the working title being ‘Tales from the Wilderness’. “It’s felt like I’ve been negotiating my way through a lot of unfamiliar territory since Nashville – both personally and professionally. I think that shows in the way I’m approaching my second album – both in terms of writing and production. I’m mapping the journey I’ve been on since releasing Stood Under Stars.”
Stood Under Stars is all about the desire to escape and explore. It is a record awash with truths; telling tales of stagnant lives, the perils of love, deceit, boredom and longing. “I’ve spent a lot of time wanting to be somewhere else. It’s more than just geographic – I mean emotionally and socially too.” Pre-Nashville, Andrea worked as a teacher in London although she only ever really wanted to be a musician. “I did it because I felt I ought to have a ‘proper’ job and it’s helped in so much as it taught me to work hard under some tricky conditions! But it was never my ambition or my dream and though I gave a lot to it there’s only so much you can do when your heart belongs somewhere else.”
Whilst teaching Andrea wrote Stood Under Stars, released three limited edition EP’s, and played open mic nights in London. It was at this time Andrea caught the attention of Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery via MySpace. He suggested she should have him produce her debut album in Nashville. “I’d posted songs on the internet and talked to a couple of producers in England and Scotland but I knew I wanted to go as soon as Kevin approached me. There’s a lot of good stuff coming out of Nashville and a wealth of great musicians who I really wanted to work with.”
One such musician was legendary steel player Al Perkins. Perkins is best known for his work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons but has done session work and toured with many artists over the years. The album was recorded at 16 Ton Studio, owned by Danny White who played bass on the album. With Paul Griffith on drums and Shawn Byrne on guitar, the core members of the session band were joined by Andrea Zonn and Ashley Monroe on backing vocals – both successful singer-songwriters, John Hobbs – pianist for Vince Gill, Steve King – also on piano and Mike Webb on Hammond. Kevin too added backing vocals to the opening track ‘We Could Be Over’ and ‘North Wind’.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than three weeks, all tracks being recorded live with only a handful of overdubs. “I loved the fact that the guys had all worked together a lot so they knew each other and it felt like a band right from the start. People have asked me a lot about whether I was nervous about recording but from the minute I walked in it just felt right. We nailed three songs on the first day. That really boosted my confidence.”
With Stood Under Stars released Andrea hit the road. Whilst she was on tour with Kevin, BBC Radio DJ Bob Harris emailed Andrea, asking for a copy of the CD to play on his Radio Two Country show. “I’ve long been a fan of Bob and it was a dream come true to have my songs played on his show. Bob Harris and BBC Lancashire’s Joe Fish really got behind me and I’m really thankful to them for that.” She’s done live sessions for both, as well as Five Live and numerous other local radio stations since and toured the UK extensively. “I’ve had the privilege of playing alongside a great variety of musicians in a very short period of time and when you’re gigging you’re constantly learning – how to use your voice, what works, which songs communicate best.”
There’s no alter ego or rehearsed routine to what she does. She’s warm, honest and open with her audience and surprisingly light hearted between songs. “I try to vary the mood. I know a lot of my songs are deep and inward looking, so it strikes the balance when I have a bit of banter with the audience. And generally I think I’m a pretty cheerful person and so I should be – I’m doing what I always wanted to.”
Benny Gallagher. Benny began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin - he has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter.
1970 saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with G&L hit songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With You - his work went on to receive the ultimate acknowledgement and an introduction to an even wider audience when Art Garfunkel recorded the iconic song Breakaway.
It is a testament to the enduring quality of his song-writing that:
1. Simon & Garfunkel performed A Heart in New York in their Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 500,000.
2. Garth Brooks also chose to perform A Heart in New York in his Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 750,000.
3. Don Williams took the classic Stay Young to No.1 in the Country Charts generating well in excess of 1,000,000 airplays on US Radio.
On record he has worked with: Paul McCartney - Eric Clapton - Pete Townsend - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Wood - Gary Brooker - Georgie Fame - Mary Hopkin - Elkie Brooks - Ralph McTell - Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, as well as Blues legends Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (composer of That's Alright Mama for Elvis Presley) and Champion Jack Dupree.
Benny spent two years as founding Director and seven years as Chairman of P@MRA - The Performing Artists Media Rights Association administering the right to equitable remuneration for U.K. Performers.
During his time at P@MRA Benny was able to achieve a long term ambition by visiting Japan to successfully negotiate and later conclude a deal with Geidankyo (The Japanese equivalent of P@MRA) which now provides all U.K. performers with Equitable Remuneration from Japan - for the very first time!
Under Benny's stewardship, between1996–2002, P@MRA distributed over £20m to UK Performers as Equitable Remuneration for the use of their recordings.
In 2001 he was deemed a “Companion of LIPA” the world renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and presented with this Award by co-founders Mark Featherstone-Witty and Paul McCartney, alongside fellow Companions Singer-Songwriter Joan Armatrading and “Architect of Punk” Malcolm MacLaren.
On March 1st 2005, as a guest of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, he attended a Celebration of British Music at Buckingham Palace along with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin, Roger Daltrey, Status Quo, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Martin Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Courtney Pine, Charlotte Church…
Fifestockcafe- The Bluebird Cafe Live at the Inn at Lathones
Date: 16 April 2010
The Bluebird Café - Live at The Inn at Lathones
Nashville’s Finest Songwriters come to Scotland with some UK friends 'Sitting In'
Danny Flowers is the craftsman of "Tulsa Time," his signature song, which reached #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 status with Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days". He has co-written over a hundred songs with some of Nashville's finest writers. In addition to being an ace songwriter, Danny is a gifted musician who plays harmonica, guitar, dobro and is well known for his tasteful style on his National electric slide guitar.
Danny has just released his new solo album "FORBIDDEN FRUITS & VEGETABLES" which he has been working on for some time. Danny performs his great blues and roots rock hits "Tulsa Time" and "Back In My Younger Days", and some wonderful new cuts, including a song penned by Eric Clapton. We are proud to add Danny Flowers' CD to our catalog of choice limited edition products.
Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio [1]) is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.
In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.
Craig Carothers. In the last few years alone he’s driven 80,000 miles to play in more than 50 cities in 20 states. When you figure in the airplanes and rental cars, it adds up to a lot of scenery and a lot of songs.
The journey, and the songs, began in the Pacific Northwest. Craig’s parents were both music teachers. Around the house, sounds ranged from Brubeck to Mancini; Victor Borgé to Jonathan Winters. Later influences included Motown, Joni Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, and The Beatles.
Venues were plentiful around his home in Portland, Oregon, and Craig spent more than 20 years playing almost every night of the week inside a forty-block radius.
During that time he shared the stage with a wide variety of acts: Mose Allison, Karla Bonoff, Jonatha Brooke, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Paula Cole, Robert Cray, Catie Curtis, Crash Test Dummies, Donovan, Peter Himmelman, John Hiatt, Janis Ian, Leo Kottke, Patty Larkin, Michael McDonald, Dennis Miller, Anne Murray, Danny O'Keefe, Leroy Parnell, Paula Poundstone, Boz Skaggs, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Richard Thompson, Jethro Tull, Romeo Void, Loudon Wainwright III, Tim Weisberg, David Wilcox, Warren Zevon, and many others.
Things changed in 1995, when country music star Trisha Yearwood recorded Craig’s song “Little Hercules.” He hung a gold record on the wall and started traveling to Nashville on a regular basis.
A publishing deal followed, and over the next five years his travels produced new performance opportunities as well. Soon, he had regular gigs all over the country.
In 2000 he made Nashville his home.
In recent years, in addition to Trisha Yearwood, Craig’s songs have been recorded by artists including: Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Sons Of The Desert, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn, Steve Seskin, Berkley Hart, and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Craig also teaches songwriting workshops all over the country with NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) at "song camp," as well as other NSAI workshops with local chapters in California, Florida, and Ohio. He’s been on staff at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolinaa, the Fishtrap Writers Retreat in Eastern, OR, the NCSI (Northern California Songwriters Inc), the Portland Songwriters Association, the Songwriters Gallery in Hot Springs, SD, the Song Sisters in Asheville, NC, as well as numerous independent seminars and workshops alone and with fellow songwriter and teacher Steve Seskin.
Don Henry.
Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by legends like:
Ray Charles, Patti Page and Conway Twitty
By country crooners like:
Gene Watson, John Conlee and B.J. Thomas
By young hit makers of today like:
Blake Shelton, Lonestar and Kathy Mattea … and the list goes on.
But his songs shine most when heard by the very artist who wrote them in the concerts he performs across the country.
Don Henry is a veteran of 28 years in the music business. His experience in writing, publishing, producing and engineering has evolved him into the singer / songwriter / guitarist and entertainer he's become today.
He has shared the stage with: Joey Ramone/Al Gore/Pete Seeger/Steve Earle/Graham Gouldman/Ray Price/Livingston Taylor/Emmylou Harris/Jimmy Webb/Guy Clark/David Crosby/P.F. Sloan/John Prine/Michael McDonald / Felix Cavaliere/Rodney Crowell/Don Williams/Faith Hill/Richie Havens/Keith Urban/Shawn Colvin/Dan Seals/Michael Johnson/Janis Ian/Sonny Curtis/Nanci Griffith/Jim Messina/J.D.Souther... just to name a few!
The wit and wisdom of Don's songs are widely renowned whether it's campfire favorites, the hilarious "B.F.D." and biker lullaby "Harley", to the wonderfully poignant tribute to Martin Luther King "Beautiful Fool", and of course, the Grammy Award winning country classic "Where've You Been".
In addition to a Grammy, Kathy Mattea's version of "Where've You Been" won Don (and co-writer Jon Vezner) song of the year honors from ACM (Academy of Country Music), CMA (Country Music Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). "Where've You Been" was the first song to be awarded all four honors in the same year!
Billboard's Ken Schlager chose Don's Epic/Sony debut album "Wild In The Backyard" as one of 1991's Top Ten records. So did Larry McClain of BAM magazine. Rolling Stone liked it enough to profile Don in their "New Faces" column. Enthusiastic reviews also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Stereo Review, the Gavin Report, and other major daily newspapers.
Since then Don has released a live album candidly recorded at the internationally famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee on the American Originals label.
Not long after "Live At The Bluebird" he released his latest studio effort "Flowers & Rockets" on Poppermost Records and is in the process of recording his fourth album "Based On A True Story" due to be released by fall of 2007.
At Don's shows, you'll easily spot those who have yet to hear his songs; upon first experiencing them, the listener is often moved to laughter or tears, sometimes both at the same time! And everyone leaves humming, because Don Henry songs stay with you.
Don's unique perspective is expressed in instantly memorable melodies and equally smart arrangements that appeal to listeners across musical borders, and across the nation.
As Dirty Linen observed about his Philadelphia Folk Festival appearance:
"The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write."
Andrea Glass. It’s hard to believe that it’s only two years since Andrea Glass left the nine to five behind and headed for Nashville to record her debut album Stood Under Stars. A lot has happened since then: interviews, TV, tours, radio and glowing reviews and she’s earned the seal of approval from the likes of Bob Harris, Joe Fish and Maverick Magazine. “Not bad for a girl from Breightmet,” she quips, referring to the estate where she grew up in her hometown of Bolton, England.
She’s already written most of the follow up album too, the working title being ‘Tales from the Wilderness’. “It’s felt like I’ve been negotiating my way through a lot of unfamiliar territory since Nashville – both personally and professionally. I think that shows in the way I’m approaching my second album – both in terms of writing and production. I’m mapping the journey I’ve been on since releasing Stood Under Stars.”
Stood Under Stars is all about the desire to escape and explore. It is a record awash with truths; telling tales of stagnant lives, the perils of love, deceit, boredom and longing. “I’ve spent a lot of time wanting to be somewhere else. It’s more than just geographic – I mean emotionally and socially too.” Pre-Nashville, Andrea worked as a teacher in London although she only ever really wanted to be a musician. “I did it because I felt I ought to have a ‘proper’ job and it’s helped in so much as it taught me to work hard under some tricky conditions! But it was never my ambition or my dream and though I gave a lot to it there’s only so much you can do when your heart belongs somewhere else.”
Whilst teaching Andrea wrote Stood Under Stars, released three limited edition EP’s, and played open mic nights in London. It was at this time Andrea caught the attention of Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery via MySpace. He suggested she should have him produce her debut album in Nashville. “I’d posted songs on the internet and talked to a couple of producers in England and Scotland but I knew I wanted to go as soon as Kevin approached me. There’s a lot of good stuff coming out of Nashville and a wealth of great musicians who I really wanted to work with.”
One such musician was legendary steel player Al Perkins. Perkins is best known for his work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons but has done session work and toured with many artists over the years. The album was recorded at 16 Ton Studio, owned by Danny White who played bass on the album. With Paul Griffith on drums and Shawn Byrne on guitar, the core members of the session band were joined by Andrea Zonn and Ashley Monroe on backing vocals – both successful singer-songwriters, John Hobbs – pianist for Vince Gill, Steve King – also on piano and Mike Webb on Hammond. Kevin too added backing vocals to the opening track ‘We Could Be Over’ and ‘North Wind’.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than three weeks, all tracks being recorded live with only a handful of overdubs. “I loved the fact that the guys had all worked together a lot so they knew each other and it felt like a band right from the start. People have asked me a lot about whether I was nervous about recording but from the minute I walked in it just felt right. We nailed three songs on the first day. That really boosted my confidence.”
With Stood Under Stars released Andrea hit the road. Whilst she was on tour with Kevin, BBC Radio DJ Bob Harris emailed Andrea, asking for a copy of the CD to play on his Radio Two Country show. “I’ve long been a fan of Bob and it was a dream come true to have my songs played on his show. Bob Harris and BBC Lancashire’s Joe Fish really got behind me and I’m really thankful to them for that.” She’s done live sessions for both, as well as Five Live and numerous other local radio stations since and toured the UK extensively. “I’ve had the privilege of playing alongside a great variety of musicians in a very short period of time and when you’re gigging you’re constantly learning – how to use your voice, what works, which songs communicate best.”
There’s no alter ego or rehearsed routine to what she does. She’s warm, honest and open with her audience and surprisingly light hearted between songs. “I try to vary the mood. I know a lot of my songs are deep and inward looking, so it strikes the balance when I have a bit of banter with the audience. And generally I think I’m a pretty cheerful person and so I should be – I’m doing what I always wanted to.”
Benny Gallagher. Benny began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin - he has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter.
1970 saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with G&L hit songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With You - his work went on to receive the ultimate acknowledgement and an introduction to an even wider audience when Art Garfunkel recorded the iconic song Breakaway.
It is a testament to the enduring quality of his song-writing that:
1. Simon & Garfunkel performed A Heart in New York in their Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 500,000.
2. Garth Brooks also chose to perform A Heart in New York in his Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 750,000.
3. Don Williams took the classic Stay Young to No.1 in the Country Charts generating well in excess of 1,000,000 airplays on US Radio.
On record he has worked with: Paul McCartney - Eric Clapton - Pete Townsend - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Wood - Gary Brooker - Georgie Fame - Mary Hopkin - Elkie Brooks - Ralph McTell - Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, as well as Blues legends Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (composer of That's Alright Mama for Elvis Presley) and Champion Jack Dupree.
Benny spent two years as founding Director and seven years as Chairman of P@MRA - The Performing Artists Media Rights Association administering the right to equitable remuneration for U.K. Performers.
During his time at P@MRA Benny was able to achieve a long term ambition by visiting Japan to successfully negotiate and later conclude a deal with Geidankyo (The Japanese equivalent of P@MRA) which now provides all U.K. performers with Equitable Remuneration from Japan - for the very first time!
Under Benny's stewardship, between1996–2002, P@MRA distributed over £20m to UK Performers as Equitable Remuneration for the use of their recordings.
In 2001 he was deemed a “Companion of LIPA” the world renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and presented with this Award by co-founders Mark Featherstone-Witty and Paul McCartney, alongside fellow Companions Singer-Songwriter Joan Armatrading and “Architect of Punk” Malcolm MacLaren.
On March 1st 2005, as a guest of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, he attended a Celebration of British Music at Buckingham Palace along with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin, Roger Daltrey, Status Quo, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Martin Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Courtney Pine, Charlotte Church…
Fifestockcafe- The Bluebird Cafe Live at the Inn at Lathones
Date: 17 April 2010
The Bluebird Café - Live at The Inn at Lathones
Nashville’s Finest Songwriters come to Scotland with some UK friends 'Sitting In'
Danny Flowers is the craftsman of "Tulsa Time," his signature song, which reached #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 by Don Williams, and was released four times by Eric Clapton, most recently in his box set. Danny again achieved #1 status with Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days". He has co-written over a hundred songs with some of Nashville's finest writers. In addition to being an ace songwriter, Danny is a gifted musician who plays harmonica, guitar, dobro and is well known for his tasteful style on his National electric slide guitar.
Danny has just released his new solo album "FORBIDDEN FRUITS & VEGETABLES" which he has been working on for some time. Danny performs his great blues and roots rock hits "Tulsa Time" and "Back In My Younger Days", and some wonderful new cuts, including a song penned by Eric Clapton. We are proud to add Danny Flowers' CD to our catalog of choice limited edition products.
Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio [1]) is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.
In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.
Craig Carothers. In the last few years alone he’s driven 80,000 miles to play in more than 50 cities in 20 states. When you figure in the airplanes and rental cars, it adds up to a lot of scenery and a lot of songs.
The journey, and the songs, began in the Pacific Northwest. Craig’s parents were both music teachers. Around the house, sounds ranged from Brubeck to Mancini; Victor Borgé to Jonathan Winters. Later influences included Motown, Joni Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, and The Beatles.
Venues were plentiful around his home in Portland, Oregon, and Craig spent more than 20 years playing almost every night of the week inside a forty-block radius.
During that time he shared the stage with a wide variety of acts: Mose Allison, Karla Bonoff, Jonatha Brooke, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Paula Cole, Robert Cray, Catie Curtis, Crash Test Dummies, Donovan, Peter Himmelman, John Hiatt, Janis Ian, Leo Kottke, Patty Larkin, Michael McDonald, Dennis Miller, Anne Murray, Danny O'Keefe, Leroy Parnell, Paula Poundstone, Boz Skaggs, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Richard Thompson, Jethro Tull, Romeo Void, Loudon Wainwright III, Tim Weisberg, David Wilcox, Warren Zevon, and many others.
Things changed in 1995, when country music star Trisha Yearwood recorded Craig’s song “Little Hercules.” He hung a gold record on the wall and started traveling to Nashville on a regular basis.
A publishing deal followed, and over the next five years his travels produced new performance opportunities as well. Soon, he had regular gigs all over the country.
In 2000 he made Nashville his home.
In recent years, in addition to Trisha Yearwood, Craig’s songs have been recorded by artists including: Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Sons Of The Desert, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn, Steve Seskin, Berkley Hart, and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Craig also teaches songwriting workshops all over the country with NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) at "song camp," as well as other NSAI workshops with local chapters in California, Florida, and Ohio. He’s been on staff at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolinaa, the Fishtrap Writers Retreat in Eastern, OR, the NCSI (Northern California Songwriters Inc), the Portland Songwriters Association, the Songwriters Gallery in Hot Springs, SD, the Song Sisters in Asheville, NC, as well as numerous independent seminars and workshops alone and with fellow songwriter and teacher Steve Seskin.
Don Henry.
Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by legends like:
Ray Charles, Patti Page and Conway Twitty
By country crooners like:
Gene Watson, John Conlee and B.J. Thomas
By young hit makers of today like:
Blake Shelton, Lonestar and Kathy Mattea … and the list goes on.
But his songs shine most when heard by the very artist who wrote them in the concerts he performs across the country.
Don Henry is a veteran of 28 years in the music business. His experience in writing, publishing, producing and engineering has evolved him into the singer / songwriter / guitarist and entertainer he's become today.
He has shared the stage with: Joey Ramone/Al Gore/Pete Seeger/Steve Earle/Graham Gouldman/Ray Price/Livingston Taylor/Emmylou Harris/Jimmy Webb/Guy Clark/David Crosby/P.F. Sloan/John Prine/Michael McDonald / Felix Cavaliere/Rodney Crowell/Don Williams/Faith Hill/Richie Havens/Keith Urban/Shawn Colvin/Dan Seals/Michael Johnson/Janis Ian/Sonny Curtis/Nanci Griffith/Jim Messina/J.D.Souther... just to name a few!
The wit and wisdom of Don's songs are widely renowned whether it's campfire favorites, the hilarious "B.F.D." and biker lullaby "Harley", to the wonderfully poignant tribute to Martin Luther King "Beautiful Fool", and of course, the Grammy Award winning country classic "Where've You Been".
In addition to a Grammy, Kathy Mattea's version of "Where've You Been" won Don (and co-writer Jon Vezner) song of the year honors from ACM (Academy of Country Music), CMA (Country Music Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). "Where've You Been" was the first song to be awarded all four honors in the same year!
Billboard's Ken Schlager chose Don's Epic/Sony debut album "Wild In The Backyard" as one of 1991's Top Ten records. So did Larry McClain of BAM magazine. Rolling Stone liked it enough to profile Don in their "New Faces" column. Enthusiastic reviews also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Stereo Review, the Gavin Report, and other major daily newspapers.
Since then Don has released a live album candidly recorded at the internationally famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee on the American Originals label.
Not long after "Live At The Bluebird" he released his latest studio effort "Flowers & Rockets" on Poppermost Records and is in the process of recording his fourth album "Based On A True Story" due to be released by fall of 2007.
At Don's shows, you'll easily spot those who have yet to hear his songs; upon first experiencing them, the listener is often moved to laughter or tears, sometimes both at the same time! And everyone leaves humming, because Don Henry songs stay with you.
Don's unique perspective is expressed in instantly memorable melodies and equally smart arrangements that appeal to listeners across musical borders, and across the nation.
As Dirty Linen observed about his Philadelphia Folk Festival appearance:
"The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write."
Andrea Glass. It’s hard to believe that it’s only two years since Andrea Glass left the nine to five behind and headed for Nashville to record her debut album Stood Under Stars. A lot has happened since then: interviews, TV, tours, radio and glowing reviews and she’s earned the seal of approval from the likes of Bob Harris, Joe Fish and Maverick Magazine. “Not bad for a girl from Breightmet,” she quips, referring to the estate where she grew up in her hometown of Bolton, England.
She’s already written most of the follow up album too, the working title being ‘Tales from the Wilderness’. “It’s felt like I’ve been negotiating my way through a lot of unfamiliar territory since Nashville – both personally and professionally. I think that shows in the way I’m approaching my second album – both in terms of writing and production. I’m mapping the journey I’ve been on since releasing Stood Under Stars.”
Stood Under Stars is all about the desire to escape and explore. It is a record awash with truths; telling tales of stagnant lives, the perils of love, deceit, boredom and longing. “I’ve spent a lot of time wanting to be somewhere else. It’s more than just geographic – I mean emotionally and socially too.” Pre-Nashville, Andrea worked as a teacher in London although she only ever really wanted to be a musician. “I did it because I felt I ought to have a ‘proper’ job and it’s helped in so much as it taught me to work hard under some tricky conditions! But it was never my ambition or my dream and though I gave a lot to it there’s only so much you can do when your heart belongs somewhere else.”
Whilst teaching Andrea wrote Stood Under Stars, released three limited edition EP’s, and played open mic nights in London. It was at this time Andrea caught the attention of Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery via MySpace. He suggested she should have him produce her debut album in Nashville. “I’d posted songs on the internet and talked to a couple of producers in England and Scotland but I knew I wanted to go as soon as Kevin approached me. There’s a lot of good stuff coming out of Nashville and a wealth of great musicians who I really wanted to work with.”
One such musician was legendary steel player Al Perkins. Perkins is best known for his work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons but has done session work and toured with many artists over the years. The album was recorded at 16 Ton Studio, owned by Danny White who played bass on the album. With Paul Griffith on drums and Shawn Byrne on guitar, the core members of the session band were joined by Andrea Zonn and Ashley Monroe on backing vocals – both successful singer-songwriters, John Hobbs – pianist for Vince Gill, Steve King – also on piano and Mike Webb on Hammond. Kevin too added backing vocals to the opening track ‘We Could Be Over’ and ‘North Wind’.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than three weeks, all tracks being recorded live with only a handful of overdubs. “I loved the fact that the guys had all worked together a lot so they knew each other and it felt like a band right from the start. People have asked me a lot about whether I was nervous about recording but from the minute I walked in it just felt right. We nailed three songs on the first day. That really boosted my confidence.”
With Stood Under Stars released Andrea hit the road. Whilst she was on tour with Kevin, BBC Radio DJ Bob Harris emailed Andrea, asking for a copy of the CD to play on his Radio Two Country show. “I’ve long been a fan of Bob and it was a dream come true to have my songs played on his show. Bob Harris and BBC Lancashire’s Joe Fish really got behind me and I’m really thankful to them for that.” She’s done live sessions for both, as well as Five Live and numerous other local radio stations since and toured the UK extensively. “I’ve had the privilege of playing alongside a great variety of musicians in a very short period of time and when you’re gigging you’re constantly learning – how to use your voice, what works, which songs communicate best.”
There’s no alter ego or rehearsed routine to what she does. She’s warm, honest and open with her audience and surprisingly light hearted between songs. “I try to vary the mood. I know a lot of my songs are deep and inward looking, so it strikes the balance when I have a bit of banter with the audience. And generally I think I’m a pretty cheerful person and so I should be – I’m doing what I always wanted to.”
Benny Gallagher. Benny began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin - he has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter.
1970 saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with G&L hit songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With You - his work went on to receive the ultimate acknowledgement and an introduction to an even wider audience when Art Garfunkel recorded the iconic song Breakaway.
It is a testament to the enduring quality of his song-writing that:
1. Simon & Garfunkel performed A Heart in New York in their Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 500,000.
2. Garth Brooks also chose to perform A Heart in New York in his Concert in Central Park to an audience of approx. 750,000.
3. Don Williams took the classic Stay Young to No.1 in the Country Charts generating well in excess of 1,000,000 airplays on US Radio.
On record he has worked with: Paul McCartney - Eric Clapton - Pete Townsend - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Wood - Gary Brooker - Georgie Fame - Mary Hopkin - Elkie Brooks - Ralph McTell - Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, as well as Blues legends Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (composer of That's Alright Mama for Elvis Presley) and Champion Jack Dupree.
Benny spent two years as founding Director and seven years as Chairman of P@MRA - The Performing Artists Media Rights Association administering the right to equitable remuneration for U.K. Performers.
During his time at P@MRA Benny was able to achieve a long term ambition by visiting Japan to successfully negotiate and later conclude a deal with Geidankyo (The Japanese equivalent of P@MRA) which now provides all U.K. performers with Equitable Remuneration from Japan - for the very first time!
Under Benny's stewardship, between1996–2002, P@MRA distributed over £20m to UK Performers as Equitable Remuneration for the use of their recordings.
In 2001 he was deemed a “Companion of LIPA” the world renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and presented with this Award by co-founders Mark Featherstone-Witty and Paul McCartney, alongside fellow Companions Singer-Songwriter Joan Armatrading and “Architect of Punk” Malcolm MacLaren.
On March 1st 2005, as a guest of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, he attended a Celebration of British Music at Buckingham Palace along with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin, Roger Daltrey, Status Quo, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Martin Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Courtney Pine, Charlotte Church…
John Jorgenson Gypsy Jazz Quintet
Date: 23 April 2010
Grammy-winner JOHN JORGENSON is a well-known pioneer of the American gypsy jazz movement. An acknowledged master of the Django Reinhardt style of gypsy jazz, Jorgenson also brings his own unique flair to the stage with exciting new compositions, amazing fretwork, and searing clarinet playing, supported by distinguished world-class musicians.
"...dynamic interplay that was as thrilling to observe as it was to hear." - Washington Post
John Jorgenson Gypsy Jazz Quintet
Date: 24 April 2010
Grammy-winner JOHN JORGENSON is a well-known pioneer of the American gypsy jazz movement. An acknowledged master of the Django Reinhardt style of gypsy jazz, Jorgenson also brings his own unique flair to the stage with exciting new compositions, amazing fretwork, and searing clarinet playing, supported by distinguished world-class musicians.
"...dynamic interplay that was as thrilling to observe as it was to hear." - Washington Post
Tokyo Rosenthal
Date: 28 April 2010
"Rosenthal can draw you into his lyrics much the same way that James Taylor and Don Henley can". "Take Jackson Brownes’ personal confessions and wrap them in Kris Kristofferson’s world weary tales of broken relationships and you have an idea of what to expect from Tokyo Rosenthal." "This is Americana with real teeth in the lyrics" This and more is what the critics are saying about Tokyo Rosenthal. But it wasn’t an overnight trip. Hardly, as "Toke" has spanned the music scene for three decades. But it’s most recently that recognition has finally reached him through the recording of his CD, "One Score And Ten".
Keith James & Rick Foot / The Songs Of Nick Drake
Date: 21 May 2010
KEITH JAMES and RICK FOOT
Present a Concert of
THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE
Together with a Bio-documentary of Nick’s life and music
“an absolute must” MARK RADCLIFFE – BBC RADIO 2
“Keith’s Concert is a loving re-appraisal of Nick Drake’s timeless music” TREVOR DANN – NICK DRAKE BIOGRAPHER
THE RECOCNITION AND POPULARITY OF NICK DRAKE IS SUCH THAT HE WILL ALWAYS BE SEEN AS A LANDMARK, A BEAUTY, A THREAD OF CREATIVITY THAT WILL FOREVER SPAN THE RAPIDS OF MODERN MUSIC.
NICK RECORDED ONLY THREE ALBUMS IN HIS SHORT CARREER AND HAS SINCE BEEN AS SOMEWHAT OF A MYSTERY. AT THE TIME HE WAS LARGELY UNNOTICED, CONSIDERED TO BE TOO FRAGILE AND PAINFULL TO ENGAGE THE WILDER AUDIENCES OF THE EARLY 7OS.
NOW MORE THAN 30 YEARS ON NICK DRAKE HAS BECOME THE MOST REVERED OF ALL ENGLISH SINGER/SONGWRITERS.
AROUND 10 YEARS AGO, KEITH JAMES, A SINGER/SONGWRITER AND ACOUSTIC MUSIC PRODUCER, BEGAN TO PERFORM NICK’S SONGS LIVE IN CONCERT. TO SUCH AFFECT THAT TOGETHER WITH RICK FOOT HE HAS NOW PLAYED OVER 400 DATES THROUGHOUT 11 UK TOURS AND RECORDED MANY OF NICK’S SONGS. NOW KEITH AND RICK RETURN TO PLAY MORE UK CONCERTS OF THIS HAUNTING AND UNIQUE MUSIC.
WHY? – “because this music is exceptional - timeless, because by some odd twist of fate, I grew up playing, singing and writing in such a similar style that I have had little to wrestle with – because of this I feel able to engage audiences into the prose – it will always remain an incredible honour to play Nick’s music”.
Keith James & Rick Foot / Celebrate the Music of John Martyn
Date: 22 May 2010
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