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Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
L o s t J o h n D e a n ~ ( ( Compass 4429 ) )
This remarkable group melds folk, country, & blues when singing & playing string instruments with a jazz musicians spontaneity & freedom. - DOWNBEAT
As songwriters, performers, innovators and founders of the influential Dead Reckoning record label, Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch have made a career of letting the song lead the way. In the process, they midwifed a new genre of American roots music, blazing a trail for other artists to explore and develop. Yet their modus operandi remains the same to craft and compose with no goal other than to let the song realize itself.
In 2003 they joined forces with Fats Kaplin, the renowned multi-instrumentalist and this generations Ry Cooder, to create an Americana super group that makes music with roots parameters but in the spontaneity and vibe of a jazz recording. Whereas the trios debut (You Cant Save Everybody May, 2004) gave us a record shining with a subtle, elegant radiance, their new album Lost John Dean rattles. Strings snap, feet stomp. The sound is simultaneously sparse and towering, echoing the plaintive modal sound of traditional Appalachian balladry while rich with Kane and Welchs uniquely contemporary sense of poetry. The albums energy level benefits from an uncluttered production with much of the record cut live giving Lost John Dean a timeless swagger. Lost John Dean, which held the ..1 spot on the Americana chart for 2 weeks & garnered the trio a nomination with the Americana Music Association for best duo/group of the year, is the next and best chapter in their story and confirms their continuing role as three of the most active and influential practitioners in the Americana genre.
Kane, Welch, & Kaplin all live in Nashville with their families.
Howdy Gents, Thanks for your friendship and the great music on your page. Just uploaded my new song "My Future Showed Up Late". It's a toe tapper about southern style karma and us good ole boys. It's got my good buddy Ray MaGee on pedal steel cookin' up a storm. Enjoy and let me know how you like it. Thanks, Dexter
Shit Howdy, just thought I'd stop by and tell y'all again what a great sound you have! We're in the studio again and after a rocky start we're firin' on all eight. I'll upload a new hillbilly rocker when I get the mix right. (Took me 6 months last time) Just kiddin'. Stay tuned and stop by every spell or two. Grace and inspiration to you, Dexter
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
I'm really excited to have uploaded to myspace my first
video! It's called 'A Day At The Country
Show'. I'd love you to check it out and
let me know what you think.
Howdy Gents, Hope everything is going well with you. I love your great sound and I'm always amazed by the superior quality, skill and craftsmanship you put into your music. Meanwhile, I'm back in the studio, working on some more original songs that reflect the old roots of country while adding some present day vibe. Keeps me on my toes analyzing and shaping the result. Luckily, I get to work with a super bunch of musicians again, that add a great amount to the final product. Be well and stay inspired. Look for new test uploads on my page in the near future and please take a moment to listen to my latest "Water". It's a tale of desperation and conflicted morals set in a Spaghetti Western. Dexter
Howdy, Just uploaded the new song "Water" to my profile. It's a dramatic tale of conflict and compromised morals set in a spaghetti western. It begs for a video! Know of anyone out there interested in producing one? Have fun listening to the song and let me know what you think. Dexter
Hi Guys......Thanks for adding me, I saw you perform at the Norwood Hotel in Adelaide, South Australia...I had never heard of you before and I really enjoyed your music, Thanks for a great night, I hope you enjoyed your time here.
So I checked you guys out before I watched you open for John Prine in Little Rock and fell in love with the music, but I have to say, this new album you guys just did "You Can't Save Everybody"... UN...FREAKING...BELIEVABLE...My favorite thus far! Good tunes man!
I wanna take this time to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and hope that you have a Great New Year...It's been a blast this last year and lots of Great Thangs have went down...I see the Lights, the Party Lights and there Full of the Boogie Woogie! Don't forget to grab that Special person in your Life and give them a Slow but Firm Kiss...One that will last for a Life Time! Wishing you the Best in 2009 and know, I'll be on the Air in Austin and all over this Rock we Ride, the Boogie Woogie is on the loose!
