Tyler Firestone

Artist Information

Biography

Tyler Firestone is an 19-year-old Folk/Rock, singer/songwriter, and SOCAN member, who lives in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada. He has been playing guitar and harmonica for around 5 years, as well as the piano, mandolin, and other instruments. Songwriting is his passion. He has written over 70 songs since 2005. Some of his songs cause awareness to world issues. He also writes many songs of love, romance, hope, humor, personal experiences, and fictional stories. During his young, emerging musical career he has opened for Canadian folk-music icons such as Valdy, Michael Pickett, and Dala.. Tyler has also performed at the 2007 and 2008 Barrie Folk Roots Music Festival, the 2007 Great Northern Exhibition , Face the Music concert series, Home Grown Folk, Nancy Island: Picnics and Performances, 2008 Suncrash Music festival, Summerfolk 2008,and various gigs (both paying and charity). He also regularly attends open mics, and school events around central Ontario. Tyler also won the Young and Hungry Discoveries Series, Which won him a spot to perform at SummerFolk 2008, and an opening spot for Michael Pickett, in Owen Sound, ON.

When Tyler plays he loves speaking to the audience and telling the stories behind his songs, and he loves to make the audience laugh. He also performed at the 2007 Ontario Thespian Festival, showcasing an anti-bullying play titled “For the Ones” which features, and is based on his song For the Ones. Tyler recently wrote an inspirational song titled “I Will Succeed” which was used in a DVD for Simcoe Community Services, and he has performed the song on two separate occasions with a choir of people with various intellectual disabilities , one of which was at Barrie City Hall.

He is currently promoting his debut album titled Tyler Firestone: All In Good Time, which features 14 of his original songs. His CDs are currently available at various locations, including various music stores. His musical influences include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Led Zeppelin, Gordon Lightfoot, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, and everything from early blues to 1960's-70's Rock and Folk music. Music is his life, it is his love, it is his passion.

www.tylerfirestone.com
www.myspace.com/tylerfirestone
http://ca.youtube.com/user/tyfirestone

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Instrumentation

Tyler Firestone-Vocals, 6 string acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Mandolin

Discography

Tyler Firestone: All In Good Time

Butterfly
A Cup Of Guilt
Equal Rights
Be a Friend
For the Ones
Left Inside My Pocket
After Calm
New Beginning
What I've Become
Summer Air
You Better Run
I Will
Chasing Dreams
All In Good Time (Paul's Song)

Links

• www.tylerfirestone.com
• Tyler Firestone's Facebook Fan Page
• Tyler Firestone's YouTube Channel
• Tyler Firestone's Myspace page

Audio

• New Beginning
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• I Will
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• Equal Rights
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• For the Ones
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• Left Inside My Pocket
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• All In Good Time(Paul's Song)
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• Be a Friend
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Lyrics

• Butterfly
• Equal Rights
• Be a Friend
• New Beginning
• For the Ones
• You Better Run
• What I've Become
• Chasing Dreams
• Summer Air
• All In Good Time(Paul's Song)
• A Cup of Guilt
• Left Inside My Pocket
• I Will
• I Will Succeed
• Mellow Road
• Shadows of Wolves
• Distance
• Enemy
• Nickels and Dimes
• Lightning Runner

Video

Long Haired Blues @ Knox Acoustic Cafe

Photo Gallery

Press

• Tyler Firestone and Michael Pickett Concert Review 11-15-08 [+ Show ]
  

  We’re just in from the last show of the 2008 Knox calendar, and oh my goodness, people, WHAT A SHOW!...We’re just in from the last show of the 2008 Knox calendar, and oh my goodness, people, WHAT A SHOW!!! Simply stunning. Tonight featured the amazing Tyler Firestone, an excellent performer whom you’ll recall from previous (ecstatic) reviews in these pages, and Michael Pickett’s soaring blues guitar. I was spellbound! If you missed this gig, folks, it’s a crying shame, because my meager words here cannot even come close to doing the beauty of this entire night justice.
  
  First up was Tyler Firestone, and what a tremendous show it was! As most of you are already aware, we were supposed to be treated to Tyler’s set last month, with Terry Tufts, but that show was regrettably cancelled. And yes, I am looking at YOU for not having bought tickets!! So we had to wait an interminable extra month to hear this young man’s music again. Worth the wait, though? Absolutely!
  
  There’s an enthusiasm and a genuine generosity to Tyler’s performances that is fantastically infectious. His singing voice is clear and true, and his guitar playing is consistently excellent. There were many intricate runs between the chords that definitely caught my ear. His songs are expertly crafted, and his stage presence grows impressively with each successive show. He effortlessly switched from 6 to 12 string guitars, and even turned in a beautiful closer track on the piano, which was the title track from the new album he’s working on… get that? New album! Hooray!!
  
  He’s playful and smart, and when he talks about world peace or ecological concerns, you know it’s not in a touchy-feely way, but rather that he really means it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: remember the name Tyler Firestone, folks. You’ll be hearing it a lot, in future, and with very good reason. This thoughtful young man and brilliant performer is going places, and we’re all the better for it. Thanks, Tyler, for a great show. We’re look forward to many, many more.
  

• Tyler Firestone CD Review [+ Show ]
  

  “The songs here are thoughtful, well-constructed, and they frankly belie the young man’s age. These ...“The songs here are thoughtful, well-constructed, and they frankly belie the young man’s age. These songs take the best of the tradition of Dylan, Young and Lightfoot, but this is no mere attempt at emulation; this is music truly informed by those others, then taken to a different place by his own voice. Firestone has a lot to say, and each message would serve everyone well; these are attainable and sensible values. He sees the issues around us, sure, but he supports it all with the need for love and understanding.
  
  Firestone’s acoustic guitar work is deceptive, seemingly simple strumming that actually holds each piece together with a subtle complexity that grows on you with consecutive listening sessions. It’s alternately funky (Equal Rights, You Better Run), folky (A Cup Of Guilt, and all tracks, really), loping (I Will) and achingly beautiful (the instrumental After Calm, Chasing Dreams). His harmonica adds just the right amount of colour in the right places, and his vocals are clear and true. There’s lots to like, here.
  
  Keep your eye on this young man, folks. If he can write an album as complete as this when he’s still in high school (!), Tyler Firestone’s future is vast. The album’s called All In Good Time, but it’s apparent to me that he’s already here. If he can keep his balance of Folk’s strident messages and his genuine calls for peace, Tyler’s is a name you will be hearing for many years to come.”
  

• Table set for Young and Hungry acts; Wasaga folk singer, Hanover rock band earn spots at Summerfolk youth concert [+ Show ]
  

  Judges have picked a Wasaga Beach songwriter who plans a folk career and a Hanover rock band that's ...Judges have picked a Wasaga Beach songwriter who plans a folk career and a Hanover rock band that's been together barely a month for Summerfolk's youth stage. Tyler Firestone's solo performance, backing his three original songs with guitar and harmonica, won the Young and Hungry Discoveries competition. The prize is a spot as part of a concert of young roots and folk music performers. Firestone will also open one of the Knox Acoustic Cafe concerts this season. Introduced at Saturday's concert by Summerfolk artistic director Richard Knechtel as "the youngest hippie I know," Firestone was the to first to upload his video performances when the project was announced in early January.
  
  With his shoulder length hair, rack-mounted harmonica and Martin D28 acoustic guitar, Firestone's look and sparse, self-assured sound echoed early Neil Young.
  
  
  
  

Setlist

Typical set list length 6-20 songs (depending on time slot)
performance time can range from 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Example set lists:
Tyler Firestone opens for Michael Pickett 11-15-08,
Owen Sound, ON.
I Will
New Beginning
Long Haired Blues
Hollow Hill
Shadows Of Wolves
Mellow Road

Repertoir:
Butterfly
A Cup Of Guilt
Equal Rights
Be a Friend
For the Ones
Left Inside My Pocket
After Calm
New Beginning
What I've Become
Summer Air
You Better Run
I Will
Chasing Dreams
All In Good Time (Paul's Song)
Distance
Name Your Game
In The Middle
A Story of True Love
Enemy
Winter Writer Blues
You Never Know
Virginia Tech
Nickels and Dimes
Fishing With Dad
Lightning Runner
Paved Flat
Mornings With You
Ode to the Bus
Act Like the Sky is Falling
Riverboat of Dreams
Who You Are
Hollow Hill
Train Song
Sad to Say
Life's Bread
Desert Prison
Mellow Road
Pass Me Bye
On My Mind
I Will Succeed
The Crew
G-Day Matawachan
The Grape Issue
Old Broken Record
The Girl
Shadows of Wolves
Room for You
Spinners 'N' Spoons
Long Haired Blues
$100 Bill

All of these original songs are in Tyler Firestone's repertoire. It is rare that Tyler performs covers, but it has been known to happen on some occasions.

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