Artist Information
Biography
*** Marshall Lawrence performs as a SOLO ACT, OR, in an ACOUSTIC DUO format, OR, in an AOUSTIC TRIO format ****
... Inducted into the Blues of Hall of Fame ® as a Great Blues Artist from Canada ...
... Maple Blues Award Nominee ...
... Canadian Independent Music Award Nominee ...
"... When it comes to building a solid foundation of Blues Music in Canada, there is a new cornerstone being laid and standing firmly on top of that stone is one of our truest Ambassador's of the Blues, Marshall Lawrence..." John Vermilyea, Blues Underground Network
“…. Few artists can match Marshall Lawrence’s solo acoustic presentation ... A gifted translation of Delta blues ... Blues Intervention should cement Lawrence’s reputation as a neo-Delta visionary…. “ Living Blues magazine
“... Marshall belongs to the group of artists such as Taj Mahal, Roy Bookbinder and Corey Harris who just like Marshall knows how to put new life into the old traditional Delta Blues style with an injection of raw energy and boundless enthusiasm ..." Rootstime magazine
"... It's still delta-style country blues, but new. In fact, I think Lawrence is following in the footsteps of some very important artists like Bernie Pearl and Corey Harris and Taj Mahal in the way that he is at once historical musicologist and contemporary interpreter...." The Sunday Night Blues Project
MARSHALL LAWRENCE (vocals, acoustic & resonator guitars, mandolin)
Maple Blues Award Nominee and Canadian Independent Music Award Nominee, Marshall Lawrence "Doctor of the Blues" is a true “Prairie Bluesman”. Marshall has been inducted into the Blues of Hall of Fame® as a Great Blues Artist from Canada. Marshall performs acoustic slide & finger-style blues and roots with a true and genuine blues feel. Marshall’s music is described as Neo-Delta Acid Blues & Roots - delta-style blues and roots with a raw edge & an acid twist. Marshall has been called a Neo-Delta visionary in Living Blues Magazine.
Marshall has co-produced and released 3 CDs “Where’s the Party” (2003), “The Morning After” (2008), and “Blues Intervention” (2010) to wide critical acclaim. “The Morning After” and “Blues Intervention” have charted in the Top 10 on Canada's Roots Music Report - for radio play and in the Top 10 on Roots Music Report - Roots Blues – Top 50 Blues (International) - for radio play. Marshall is currently recording his 4th Neo-Delta acoustic blues & roots CD.
MARSHALL LAWRENCE ACOUSTIC DUO & TRIO
In addition to performing as a solo act Marshall also performs in an acoustic duo or an acoustic trio format with former B. B. King bassist, Russell Jackson. The trio format will also include a harmonica player.
RUSSELL JACKSON (vocals, Standup “Dog House” Bass)
Maple Blues Award Nominee, Russell Jackson was born in Memphis TN and has toured with the B.B. King Orchestra for six and a half years. Russell has played in some of the most prestigious venues in the world such as Carnegie Hall, The Grand Ole Oprey, the Smithsonian Institute and the Moscow Theatre in the USSR. Russell has performed and recorded with such greats as Charlie Musselwhite, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Katie Webster, Sonny Rhodes, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, and Willie Nelson. Russell has also recorded a Juno award winning CD with Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne. To date, Russell has released 2 critically acclaimed CDs under his own name, “The Alley Man” and “Have Mercy” and has recorded 2 critically acclaimed Neo-Delta acoustic Blues CDs with Marshall Lawrence, “The Morning After” and “Blues Intervention”. Russell also appears on Marshall’s 4th acoustic blues & roots CD currently being recorded.
Of course nothing can take the place of one of Marshall’s amazing live shows, each one a shot of rough-edged, high-energy, Delta-style sounds with an acid twist sure to delight long-time traditionalists as well as newer, perhaps less-reverent converts. As festival, theatre, and club audiences have been finding out, the best place to get a dose of Marshall’s medicine is right in front of the stage. Thanks to his jaw-dropping technique, moving delivery, and engaging persona, crowds of all walks and ages have been blown away.
The doctor will see you now…
** MARSHALL LAWRENCE VIDEOS
http://www.youtube.com/marshalllawrence
** AWARDS/HONOURS
Inducted into the Blues of Hall of Fame ® as a Great Blues Artist from Canada
Maple Blues Award Nominee - New Artist/Group Of The Year
Canadian Independent Music Award Nominee - Favourite Blues Artist Group or Duo of the Year
Blues Underground Network Ambassador Of The Blues Award 2010
Toronto Exclusive Magazine Award Winner - Best Provincial Male Blues Artist
"Blues Intervention" named "Best Canadian Blues Album" by Blues Underground Network
"Blues Intervention" ranked #3 on Blues Underground Networks Top 10 Albums of 2010
"Blues Intervention" listed in WUCX-FM Eclectic Chair (Trish Lewis) Best of 2010 list
"Blues Intervention" listed in CHMR-FM Blind Lemon Top Twenty Canadian Blues Albums of 2010
"Blues Intervention" ranked #8 in WWCU CB Roy's Mostly Blues Top 50 Albums of 2010
Blues Intervention ranked #6 in CFBX Top 25 Blues Albums for 2010
"Blues Intervention" has charted in the Top 10 on Canada's Roots Music Report for radio play on many weeks
"Blues Intervention" has charted on Canada's Roots Music Report for radio play on many weeks
"Blues Intervention" has charted in the Top 10 on Roots Music Report - Top 50 Blues - for radio play
"Blues Intervention" charted at #1 on CFBX (Kamloops) Specialty Charts for Early July for Top 10 Blues Albums
"Blues Intervention" charted in the Top 10 on CJSR (Edmonton) Folk/Blues/Roots Chart on several weeks
"Blues Intervention" ranked #3 on The Blues List - May 2010 for Blues Underground Network's Top Picks for May 2010
"The Morning After" named "Best Acoustic Release - Canada" by Blues Underground Network
Toronto Blues Society "Blues Summit IV" Selected Showcase Artist
Featured in Canadian Musician Magazine Showcase section
On-line interview in American Blues News
Toronto Exclusive Magazine Award Nominee - Best Provincial Blues CD Album “The Morning After”
Toronto Exclusive Magazine Award Nominee - PROVINCIAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
"The Morning After" has charted at #1 on Canada's Roots Music Report - for radio play on several months
"The Morning After" has charted in the Top 10 on Roots Music Report - Top 50 Blues - for radio play
"The Morning After" has charted on Roots Music Report - Roots Blues - for radio play - for over 30 weeks and counting
"The Morning After" charted at #8 on The Sunday Night Blues Project Top 10 CDs of 2009.
"The Morning After" named one of the Top 20 Best Blues Albums released in 2008 by Norman Davis - "Midnight Flyer" Blues Radio Show - KKIT-FM, Taos, NM; KEGR-FM, Concord, CA; KYOU.com, San Francisco and FatMusicRadio.com
** NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Canadian Musician Magazine
American Blues News - EZine
Beatroute
Jammin'
Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Examiner
Slave Lake Journal
** ENDORSEMENTS
Rocky Mountain Slide Company has developed a Marshall Lawrence Signature Model Guitar Slide for distribution and sale
Marshall received a guitar slide endorsement from Rocky Mountain Slide Company
** FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Calgary International Blues Festival
Calgary, AB
Leduc Blues Festival
Leduc, AB
Beaumont Blues Festival
Beaumont, AB
Frozen Rose Blues Festival
Camrose, AB
Word On The Street Festival
Lethbridge, AB
Cottonwood Music Festival
Fort St. James, B.C.
Wild Mountain Music Festival
Hinton, AB
Tongue On The Post Music Festival
Medicine Hat, AB
Caribou Carnival
Yellowknife, NWT
Main Street Blues Festival
Vancouver, BC
Mid-Winter Blues Festival
Edmonton, AB
East Coulee Spring Festival
East Coulee, AB
South Slave Friendship Festival
Fort Smith, NWT
The Works Art & Design Festival
Edmonton, AB
A Taste of Edmonton
Edmonton, AB
Spruce Meadows Bluegrass Festival
Calgary, AB
Canadian Rockies Bluegrass Festival
Nordegg, AB
Rombs Annual Country and Bluegrass Jamboree
Fairview, AB
Great Canadian Barn Dance
Hill Spring, AB
** TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Winter Blues - Help TV
Edmonton, AB
Instrumentation
Marshall plays National Resophonic guitars, Morgan acoustic guitars, Gibson Mandolins, and, Banjo.
Discography
Marshall Lawrence Releases
Where's the Party? (2003)
The Morning After (2008)
Blues Intervention (2010)
House Call (Spring/Summer 2012)
Marshall's CDs are available on CDBaby & iTunes
CDBaby:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MarshallLawrence
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=283764126
Marshall Lawrence appears on the following CDs:
"All For You" (2008) - Woodbend
(Marshall Lawrence plays bluegrass mandolin on all tracks)
Media Relations
Publicity, Europe - Peter Holmstedt, Hemifran
http://www.hemifran.com/
Links
Audio
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So Long Rosalee
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Traveling Blues
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You're Gonna Find The Blues
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Lay Down My Sorrow
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If I Had A Nickel
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Your Woman Quit You
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Going Down To Louisiana
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Going to The River
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Detroit "Motor City" Blues
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Love Like Heroin
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Once Loved A Cowgirl
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Walking Blues
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Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
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Video
Photo Gallery
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Marshall Lawrence - Hi Res
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Marshall Lawrence Live
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Rosie
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Marshall Lawrence Live
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Performing at the South Slave Friendship Festival, August 2009
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Blues Intervention - CD Cover - Hi-Res
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Marshall in Blues Hall of Fame - Great Canadian Blues Artist
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The Morning After
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Where's The Party
Press
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"Blues Intervention receives a 5 STAR rating
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"Blues Intervention" is Marshall's best release to date and I have no doubt that it will be receivin...
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"Blues Intervention" Review
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"… Blues Intervention, from start to finish, is 13 tracks of pure delight ..." "... Blues Interve...
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“…. Few artists can match Marshall Lawrence’s solo acoustic presentation. A gifted translation of D...
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“.... Marshall belongs to the group of artists such as Taj Mahal, Roy Bookbinder and Corey Harris ...
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Blues Intervention Review
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"... Blues Intervention is a dynamic set of acoustic blues, one of the best sets I’ve heard this yea...
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"Blues Intervention" Review
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".... Lawrence doesn’t try to be anybody but himself. In a world full of Clapton wannabes embarrassi...
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La Hora Del Blues Rates Blues Intervention "GREAT"
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New work coming from Canadian singer, song-writer, poet, guitar player and bohemian... Marshall Lawr...
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"Blues Intervention" Review
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“…. hear promising acoustic music from Canada on the new album Blues Intervention by guitarist Marsh...
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Blues Intervention: You'd have To be Dead Not To Enjoy It
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"... Blues Intervention is an album I would definitely recommend even if you have never given the ...
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"... Lawrence is becoming one of the cornerstones of this genre, filling the entire spectrum that ...
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"You can write books on playing and singing the blues, you can also find more opinions on this genre...
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"…. he knew his way around a resonator guitar and could deliver the folk/blues as well as any other ...
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"Marshall Lawrence has taken the influences and styles of the masters of the past and written fresh...
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“Fantastic blues from this technician that has doctored the blues to perfection” “ For those of...
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"This is what I call a "Super Bad Blues Man" this CD has some of the best blues I haven't heard for ...
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".... Among thirteen songs on the disc three are classic pieces, the rest are well-written originals...
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"The Morning After" Review
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He's a native of Edmonton, Alberta but plays the bottleneck guitar as if he grew up in the Mississip...
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“…. In places he reminded me strongly of some of the late-sixties acoustic practitioners of the U.K....
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"The Morning After Review"
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Marshall Lawrence is a fine acoustic guitarist and blues singer from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. "The...
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THE MORNING AFTER Marshall Lawrence Independent 7.5-out-of-10 All right folks, The Morning After...
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The Morning After receives a top notch review and the coveted “Cri du Coeur” (Cry of the Heart)from...
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“The cover of the album says it all - three gorgeous reso-guitars, a treat for both eyes and ears. ...
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"Played 3 cuts yesterday and the phones went bonkers!! Keep up the great work that you do!!"
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“I was very, very impressed…. This is a very good album”
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Marshall Lawrence (The Morning After) (Independent) Back in 2003, Edmonton’s self-professed Doct...
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"Marshall is completely devoted to his music and he is able to stir up a deep interest to discover t...
Setlist
Set lengths vary depending on the setting and are negotiable. Typical set lists are taylored to suit each venue, festival, or show.
For example,
Concert sets can range from a single 90 minute set to two 1-hour sets.
Pub/Bar sets can range from 3 1-hour sets to 4 45-minute sets.

