Biography
I sing and play the guitar. I've been performing as a singer-songwriter, bandleader and musician in the Seattle area since 1965 (with a few years off in the 70's and 80's) and I've been a full-time musician since 2003.
I perform solo (occasionally adding a fine rhythm section) at many of Western Washington's live music venues as well as fairs, festivals (including NW Folklife Festival 2004, 05, 06, the Yakima Folklife Festival 2006, Bellevue Fesival of the Arts 2006, Tumbleweed Music Festival 2006), farmers markets, hayrides, hoedowns, house concerts, schools, benefits for good causes, private parties, art galleries, and special events. I'm planning a tour of the Western states, hopefully in the spring of 2007.
My live repitoire includes my original songs as well as a broad range of folk, blues, country and old favorites. Songs for everyone!
I've recorded three CD's since 2003, A Grateful Man (a collection of my own songs) and These Songs Are Your Songs (featuring folk songs from the public domain) and my newest, Cowboy Moon (thirteen of the most enduring songs of the Old West).
I recently began to host a monthly Songs-in-the-Round night at the popular "Egan's Ballard Jam House" in Seattle, featuring NW and touring songwriters. Performers have included Kellee Bradley, Jean Mann, Rachel Harrington, JD Hobson, Eva Tree, Joel Tepp and Eva Tree, with more to come...
In 2002, under the banner of Melody House Productions, I began to offer my music to a wider range of audiences which include seniors, children, developmentally disabled adults and children, assisted living patients, alzheimers patients, homeless men, women and children, and teen with special needs. Acting as my own booking agent, I now do over 400 performances a year for these audiences.
I am also affiliated with Performing heARTS, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing life-enriching performing arts experiences to audiences who are unable to access them on their own. I do Performing heARTS sponsored performances and I serve on their Board of Directors.
I've been priviledged to play for some great audiences over the years, as well as share the bill and play with many fine local musicians (and a few famous ones, too), including Christie Aitken, Amber Tide, Scott Andrew, Eric Apoe, Artis the Spoonman, Deborah Bartley, Paul Benoit, MJ Bishop, Camille Bloom, Kellee Bradley, Brian Butler, Carolyn Caruso, Carrie Clark, Rebecca Cohen, Albert Collins, Anna Coogan, Val D'Allesio, Nancy K Dillon, Drew Dundon, PK Dwyer, Emerald City Jug Band, Holly Figueroa, Reggie Garrett, Michael Guthrie, Judd Hamilton, Rachel Harrington, Don Haupt, Alicia Healy, Jim Hinde, JD Hobson, John Lee Hooker, Steve Key, Chris Leighton, David Maloney, Jean Mann, Paula Maya, Richard Middleton, Buddy Miles, Eric "Two Scoops" Moore, Kathryn Mostow, Larry Murante, Jed Myers, Kurt Myhaver, John Nelson, Lee Oskar, Jim Page, Sue Quigley, Carlos Santana, Max Schwennson, Snake Suspenderz, Stanislove, Alice Stuart, Joel Tepp, Amber Tide, Eva Tree, Kate Tucker, India Turner, Kym Tuvim, Leif Totusek, Daddy Treetops, Charlotte Vanderwolf, Steve Wacker, Wes Weddell, John Weiss, Bill White, Andrea Wittgens, Willow, Bill Wolford, Hans York, and Tiger Zane.
Instrumentation
Charlie Spring
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica
Discography
A Grateful Man (2003 full length CD of my original songs, self-released) which continuues to receive local and internet radio airplay.
These Songs Are Your Songs ( 2005 full length CD, featuring folk songs from the Public Domain, self-released).
Cowboy Moon (2006 full length CD, best-loved songs of the Old West, self released).
Links
| http://www.charliespring.com |