Flint Zeigler

Biography

Zeigler’s music career has been a steady, consistent progression, all of which point to growth and maturity of a seasoned, stellar songwriter. His years fronting roots-rock band Grantham Road around Pennsylvania and the surrounding states produced 3 albums, numerous radio singles that generated air-play across the country, sharing the stage with national bands like Hootie and the Blowfish, Saving Jane, and the Badlees, along with playing festivals with Jars of Clay, the Subdudes and others in the northeast. Flint has also built a fan base that has stuck by him over into his solo career. Grantham Road album “Parade” charted at #26 in the Roots Music chart and Flint’s verison of Neil Young’s “Love is a Rose” has been a favorite since it’s release in 2006.

Flint’s 2008 debut solo album, “New Harmony Sessions”, showed a break from the clanging electric guitars and showcased the acoustic, intimate side of Flint’s creative mind. Teaming up with Over The Rhine’s live band, Mickey Grimm and Jake Bradley, and engineer, David Foreman, the result was a singer/songwriter’s delight. The songs lyrics were showcased and the music was moody, dark and very live. Most of the basic tracks were recorded in an 1800's mansion in Indiana with all the players sitting together in the same room. Flint also used Pennsylvania musician Maurice Crane for the piano tracks which began the process for “Marks of Another Year”.

A move to Johnson City, TN put Zeigler in a position to be a part of not only the Tennessee music scene but also the Asheville, NC scene and formed a nice landscape to release a new project. Flint made trips to Pennsylvania to record with Maurice and his wife Wendy along with members of their band Creekside Soul. The setting was rural Pennsylvania, the rolling hills, family farms and Amish buggies. The sounds were old trucks and tractors, quiet, cool evenings and old friends sharing stories of life. The album is Flint’s past, present and future all finding their niche and working together. Fender Telecasters through old tube amps, subtle piano lines, the crack of the snare drum and vocal harmonies that are sung from soul to soul, “Marks of Another Year” is all it’s own, not just recycled sounds from previous releases.

The sounds and textures of a recording is only a part of the full equation though, and Zeigler’s lyrics have always taken precedence. “Marks of Another Year” is brimming with beautiful imagery, haunting storylines and thought-provoking concepts imbedded in songs about faith, love, death and second chances. Title track “Marks of Another Year” is the acceptance of all one has been through and allowing it to be used for our own good instead of regrets. “Wait” is a song about a miscarriage and the pain and hopelessness that is only understood through the eyes of those left behind. In “You and I Remain”, Zeigler sings about a love that will endure through anything that this world can offer saying, “Three years have finally passed, we saw what the fire claimed and marveled at the sky, where soot and ash had laid to waste. And I could not let you go, with marks along the river shore where your skin is honesty and the faith that this world needs.....” . Flint reveals some of his influences from authors like Fyodor Dostoevsky and Brennan Manning in “Looking for Wings” where he retells the story of the second coming of Christ in a more modern-day setting. Zeigler’s newest release is the culmination of all the singer has been through and a solid foundation for where he sets his eyes for the future.

Origivation Magazine said “....the heart of (the music) is, unquestionably, frontman Flint Zeigler’s gravely and extremely pleasant voice....” . NEPAtoday.com agreed, calling Zeigler’s voice "infectious" and Helen Liecht of WXPN in Philadelphia also praised Flint’s vocals after adding his version of ‘Angels We Have Heard on High’ to the WXPN music library. Flint’s mature song writing has also earned him approval with many audiences and critics. HBGonline.com compared his song writing with greats such as The Allman Brothers and Skynyrd, saying the songs “...contain lyrical innovation that is a shade sharper than anything country has thought of in decades....”.

Flint's songs have been heard nationwide on stations like WXPN (Philadelphia, PA). WNNK (Harrisburg, PA), WACC (Middletown, CT), WXPK (New York, NY), WBCG (Port Charlotte, FL), KNBA (Anchorage, AK), along with stations in South Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.