lewischilds

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Acoustic portland, Oregon USA Contact

Lewis Childs has a voice that springs naturally from an old soul. As a guitar player he has command over many different styles of music that are seamlessly blended into his original work. His expressive and dynamic style emerges from the traditions of Bossa, Blues, and Folk music.

Artist Information

Biography

The story starts sometime in the mid 1850's when his great-great-great grandfather was attacked by Indians going over a mountain pass in Colorado. He jumped in a river to escape. The story continues through the generations. A little luck and the spirit of adventure passed down making one lifetime seem like many. Lewis Childs has busked the streets of Europe, played in an Irish Folk Music combo, worked as the band leader of the local Brazilian band, Xevi Nova, performed with a high flying acrobatic music and dance ensemble headed by a Brazilian Master of Capoeira, and traveled to Japan with the World Music folk duo "World of Songs." He released his first full-length solo album, “Currents” in 2009. Oh, his great-grandma was a semi-professional whistler.

Instrumentation

Solo performance:
Lewis Childs-Voice, Guitar & Percussion
Acoustic Duo:
Lewis Childs-Voice & Guitar
Sophie Bloch-Voice & Fiddle
Full Band Performance:
Lewis Childs-Voice & Guitar
Jesse Brooke-Drums & Percussion
Galen Clark-Piano, Organ & Wurlitzer
Arthur Parker-Acoustic,
Electric & Trashcan Bass

Discography

Lewis Childs-Solo (2001)
Afterwords: Portland Artists Response to 9/11 (2002)
World of Songs (2005)
Xevi Nova-Galipao -Demo- (2007)
Lewis Childs- Currents (2009)

Official Website

http://lewischilds.com

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Life is a River - Music Video

Photo Gallery

  • "Currents" album Cover

  • Lewis at Kerrville

  • World of Songs in Tokyo

  • Lewis with Brazilian Ensemble Xevi Nova

  • World of Songs plays Yokohama Jazz Club

  • Lewis with Rising Stars

  • Sometimes it gets Hot!

Press

  • Like Tom Waits with Honey in the mix... [+ Show ]

    Lewis Childs has created a decadent array of temperaments with his new album, “Currents”. From humor...

  • Lewis Childs KMHD review [+ Show ]

    "One of the best additions to our local music scene in awhile. this repertoire of music features......

  • Lewis Childs and Xevi Nova at Berbatis' [+ Show ]

    "[WORLD TOUR] Luckily, Xevi Nova, an Afro-beat acoustic group of strings and percussion with a beaut...

  • People are still talking... [+ Show ]

    "I just want to let you know that people here are still talking about the dinner show Xevi Nova did ...

  • Lewis Childs and Joe Powers reviewed on CD Baby

    "Saw them perform and this CD keeps the magic going.....over and over."

Setlist

Welcome (Inspired by Mississippi John Hurt)
Flood Waters Rising
Life is a River
13 Butterfly
Tumultuous Affair
Be
Chinese Translation (M.Ward)
The Source
Rosalie
For You
Tumblin' Down
Take Me home
Total length- 45 min
This set can be extended with other original material, and/or covers. Covers include: "House of the rising Sun" "Alleluia"- Jeff Buckley version "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World"(medley) inspired by IZ
Brazilian songs from Caetano Veloso Jorge Ben and Gilberto Gil to name a few,
French Songs, Israeli Folk songs and various other world music....depending upon the venue, and audience that is participating in the show.

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