Ian McFeron

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Rock Seattle, Washington USA Contact

Ian McFeron, whose lyrical prose has been compared to Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams and David Gray, weaves together a variety of roots-Americana traditions to create his own unique form of roots-oriented American music.

Artist Information

Biography

McFeron got his start in the Seattle music scene after his self-produced debut album “Don’t Look Back” (2003) was discovered by “103.7 fm The Mountain” (AAA-formatted KMTT, Seattle, WA). A recent college graduate and virtually unknown local artist at the time, McFeron’s poetic lyrics and tightly composed songs inspired the media giant to put the album’s lead off single “Love Me Twice” into rotation. Listeners responded strongly, and within months, McFeron would share the spotlight with international and national artists such as Patty Griffin, Nanci Griffith, Shawn Mullins, Brandi Carlile, Mike Doughty, Sister Hazel, Amos Lee, Hayes Carll, and Missy Higgins.

His early successes in Seattle launched McFeron headlong into a full-time recording and touring career. Continuing to operate as a fully independent artist and self-functioning record label, he would go on to release five more albums in rapid succession, delving into a variety of musical traditions such as blues, folk, pop, gospel, alt-country, and jazz. Currently, McFeron is on tour in support of his sixth album Summer Nights, recorded in Nashville, TN with a cast of musicians drawn from Ryan Adams’ and Patty Griffin’s touring bands, including Doug Lancio, Brad Pemberton, Billy Mercer, Micah Hulscher, and McFeron’s longtime musical partner Alisa Milner.

From the beginning, McFeron dedicated himself to building audiences the old fashioned way: on the road. Traveling from city to city, state to state, nation to nation, McFeron performs an average of 200 shows a year spread throughout the United States and Europe, inspiring listeners with his beautifully crafted songs and honest narratives. On the road, McFeron is often joined by Alisa Milner, a Texas-style fiddler, cellist, and harmony vocalist and long-time friends Norman Baker and Mark Bateman on bass and drums.

Instrumentation

Ian McFeron - Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar
Alisa Milner - Backing Vocals, Cello, Fiddle
Norman Baker - Bass, Backing Vocals
Mark Bateman - Drums

Discography

2011- "Summer Nights" produced by Doug Lancio and recorded at Studio G! in East Nashville, TN

2009- "Love Me Blue" single "Good Morning I'm Still Here" played on Sirius XM "The Coffee House" and "Love Me Blue" is played on 103.7 FM "The Mountain" in Seattle

2007- "Let It Ride" single "Comfort In The Bottle" is played on 103.7 FM "The Mountain" in Seattle

2006- "Fistfight With Father Time," single "It's Over" is played on 103.7 FM "The Mountain" in Seattle

2005- "A Long Way To Freedom," single "Half a Million Dollars (and a bottle of red wine)" is played on 103.7 FM "The Mountain" in Seattle

2003- "Don't Look Back," single "Love Me Twice" is played on 103.7 FM "The Mountain" in Seattle

Links

Audio

  • Shine A Little Light
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  • I'll Come Knockin'
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  • Good Morning (I'm Still Here)
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  • Summer Nights
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  • Tell Me What You Want
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Lyrics

Video

Photo Gallery

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  • Ian McFeron Band, Festival at Sandpoint. Photo by David Marx.

  • Ian McFeron Band, ZooTunes Concert Series, Seattle, WA

  • Ian McFeron Band, Eichardt's, Sandpoint, ID

  • Ian McFeron, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA

  • Ian McFeron, The Wilma Theater, Missoula, MT

  • Ian McFeron, Alisa Milner, and Norman Baker, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA

  • Ian McFeron Band, Sunnyslope Farm Fall Festival, Boise, ID

  • photo by Kaitlin Banfill

  • Ian McFeron and Alisa Milner, Soudcheck in Big Sky, MT

Press

  • Maverick Magazine gives "Summer Nights" four stars [+ Show ]

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  • The Music Critic reviews "Summer Nights" [+ Show ]

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  • Get Ready To Rock! reviews "Summer Nights [+ Show ]

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  • Night After Night, Nov. 25, 2010 [+ Show ]

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  • Ian McFeron Compared to Bob Dylan [+ Show ]

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  • All five are young and hot [+ Show ]

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Setlist

We play original music with a cover thrown in here or there, and can play any length set up to 4 hours. A sample 90 minute set would be as follows:

1. Shine a Little Light
2. Anna Behind the Veil
3. Pretty Girls (shoot me down)
4. Summer Nights
5. You’re Still On My Mind
6. Fistfight With Father Time
7. Pig Song
8. New Solution
9. Sunlight
10. The Scarlet Dream
11. My Old Lovers
12. Love Minus Zero (No Limit) (Bob Dylan)
13. Love Me Blue
14. Come See Me Before You Go
15. I’ll Come Knockin’
16. Guess I Will
17. Windchime
18. Take Up Your Life
19. Hard Since You’ve Been Gone
20. The Weight (by The Band)

Encore:
Me and Julio Down By The School Yard (Paul Simon)

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 25, 2012 Friday 9:00 PM (DUO) Coffee House on Cherry Street Tulsa, OK, US
May 26, 2012 Saturday 9:30 AM (DUO) Bartlesville Farmers Market Bartlesville, OK, US
May 26, 2012 Saturday 9:30 PM (DUO) Frank and Lola's Bartlesville, OK, US
May 27, 2012 Sunday 12:00 AM (DUO) Two Rocks and a Hubcap Music Hall House Concert Cerrillos, NM, US
May 28, 2012 Monday 5:00 PM (DUO) Cowgirl Hall of Fame Santa Fe, NM, US
May 29, 2012 Tuesday 8:30 PM (DUO) Scalo Albuquerque, NM, US
May 30, 2012 Wednesday 6:00 PM (DUO) McDowell House Concert Series Las Cruces, NM, US
May 31, 2012 Thursday 7:30 PM (DUO) Spread the Weird House Concert Series, Dinner and a Song Phoenix, AZ, US
Jun 1, 2012 Friday 7:30 PM (DUO) Cave Creek Coffee Company Cave Creek, AZ, US
Jun 2, 2012 Saturday 4:30 PM (DUO) Fitzpatrick House Concert Series San Diego, CA, US
Jun 3, 2012 Sunday 7:00 PM (DUO) Deer Lodge Ojai, CA, US
Jun 4, 2012 Monday 8:00 PM (DUO) Room 5 Lounge, Monday Night in the Round Hollywood, CA, US
Jun 5, 2012 Tuesday 8:00 PM (DUO) The Frog and Peach San Luis Obispo, CA, US
Jun 6, 2012 Wednesday 8:00 PM (DUO) Fox and Goose Sacramento, CA, US
Jun 8, 2012 Friday 9:00 PM (DUO) Hopmonk Sonoma, CA, US
Jun 9, 2012 Saturday 7:30 PM (DUO) Mendo Folk House Concert Mendocino, CA, US
Jun 15, 2012 Friday 6:00 PM Bookwalter Winery Richland, WA, US
Jun 16, 2012 Saturday 6:00 PM The Great Pacific Pendleton, OR, US
Jun 17, 2012 Sunday 2:30 PM (DUO) Fremont Fair Seattle, WA, US
Jun 22, 2012 Friday 12:00 AM (DUO) Fremont Abbey Seattle, WA, US