Romi Mayes

Artist Information

Biography

If Keith Richards, Joan Jett and Ray Charles could somehow spawn a love child, it'd be Romi Mayes (suitably pronounced RAW-ME). Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, and renowned as one of the hardest working independent musicians touring the globe today, Mayes has chipped away at the rock and roll stone over the past couple of decades, and now, this Juno nominated, five time WCMA award winner, has done it again.
Recently winning her third Songwriter of The Year award at The Western Canadian Music Awards, Mayes' latest and fifth full length album, 'Lucky Tonight' stamps one more victory in this bad ass guitar playin lady's discography. Featuring guitar demon Jay Nowicki of the well known rockin blues band 'The Perpetrators', Mayes chose to record a rare electric duo album. Not unique enough for ya? Inspired by what another Winnipeg raised artist, Neil Young, did with his 1973 release 'Time Fades Away', Mayes and Nowicki recorded an album of all unreleased and unrecorded brand new songs live and in one take at a sold out concert in Winnipeg in the middle of winter.
All brand new tunes.
All live.
And in one take.

"Romi and Jay are an absolute force of an electric blues duo. The end result is an album that's carefully balanced between grinding, grooving roadhouse rhythms, heartfelt guitar solos, and Romi's aching, yearning voice and lyrics," says Uptown Magazine's John Kendle.

This kind of risk exemplifies Mayes in all she does and goes in tow with her ballsy, heart on her sleeve and straight shootin attitude. With song titles like "Don't Mess With Me", "Can't Get You Off (My Mind)", and title track "Lucky Tonight" her raw, edgy songs take no prisoners and tell it like it is. Not at all a one speed driver, Romi Mayes can also gear down the big rig and hypnotize you with honest sultry, sweet and sexy tunes that have schooled young men and made grown men cry.

She has shared the stage and toured with greats such as Derek Trucks, Levon Helm, Ricky Skaggs, Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Jim Cuddy, Tom Russell, Martha Wainwright, Gurf Morlix, Sam Baker, Hayes Carll, Todd Snider, Jimmy LaFave, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Slaid Cleaves, The Flatlanders, Sue Foley, Dale Watson, Fred Eaglesmith, Corb Lund, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings and many more.
Romi Mayes is a force to be reckoned with that will be a household name for years to come. She is only getting better with each album and one thing you can bet on is this hard core prairie gal has no plans to burn out or fade away.

Instrumentation

Romi Mayes - guitar and vocals
Jay Nowicki - Guitar

Discography

Lucky Tonight - 2011
Achin In Yer Bones - 2009
Sweet Somethin' Steady - 2006
Romi Mayes and The Temporarily Employed: The Living Room Sessions VOLUME ONE - 2005
Mayes and Carmichael - 2004
On The Road - 2002
Off The Wagon - 1997

Links

• MySpace
• Romi Mayes Website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Romi Mayes @ CD Baby
• Romi Mayes YouTube Channel

Audio

• LUCKY TONIGHT
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• Easy On You mstr2_44KHz
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• Don't Mess With Me
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• Hard Road
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• Ball and Chain
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Lyrics

• Ball and Chain

Video

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Press

• Romi Mayes CD Lucky Tonight
  

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• Romi Mayes: Unscripted
  

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• A Magical Moment Revisited
  

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• Romi Mayes Lucky Tonight
  

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• Romi Mayes Lucky Tonight
  

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• Romi Mayes Lucky Tonight - Feature Review
  

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Setlist

Ideally crankin out a couple hours of original electric duo head to head rootsy giv'er blues and straight up rock n' roll with a sweet side of country roots and sexy ballad.
Flexible to turn down the amps, grab a couple stools and play a soulful soft seater set when necessary.
Beyond the originals, there are choice obscure covers by Sam Cooke, Lucinda Williams, Jimmy Vaughan, etc...

Original songs such as:
- Lucky Tonight
- Easy On You
- Don't Mess With Me
- Heavy Heart
- Ball and Chain
- Make You Love Me Tonight
- After The Show
- I Will
-Styx and B.T.O
-Arkansas
-Drink Until Four
-Ordinary Sunday
-Sleep It Off
-Mama Ain't No Fool
-Eight More Days
-Let Me Run
-Bible
-Sweet Somethin' Steady
-Out Of Touch
-Comin' Home Soon
-Long Way Home
-How Long
-Say What
-Old Man Knows
-Devil Is A Gentleman
-On The Road
-Never Got You
-Smoke More Than I Drink
-The Other Dame
-How I Roll
-Angeline
-Desperately
-When You Ask
-Mercy On Me
-Can't Get You Off My Mind
-Achin In yer Bones
-Tire Marks
-Slow Down
-Hard Road
-I Won't Cry
-Givin Is Gone
- If The Lord Don't Love You
-Just Like The Rest

Basic Requirements

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