James Faretheewell
Portland, Oregon, United States | SELF | AFM
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"Downbeat syncopated modern folk, amazing guitar playing, nice arraingments, Pink Floyd plays slow psychedelic folk" Allen (Hybrid Magazine)
"Leonard Cohen with Al Stewarts voice, stellar guitar, spooky songs, great record" William (Hybrid Magazine) - Hybrid Magazine
I dug this sound, I listened to Ebony Angel and it felt like Dylan meets the stray cats, nice swang with interesting lyrics and feel. The violin throughout much of what I listened to was haunting and placed perfectly in the mix, nice one. Sweet Dreams Marie was interesting and had a vocal and lyrical style that put me in mind of the guy that did the Hedwig stuff. Slightly comic with a darker underbelly and fine musicianship. Right on! - CD BABY
I dug this sound, I listened to Ebony Angel and it felt like Dylan meets the stray cats, nice swang with interesting lyrics and feel. The violin throughout much of what I listened to was haunting and placed perfectly in the mix, nice one. Sweet Dreams Marie was interesting and had a vocal and lyrical style that put me in mind of the guy that did the Hedwig stuff. Slightly comic with a darker underbelly and fine musicianship. Right on! - CD BABY
Discography
James Faretheewell 2005 Recorded @ cool blue studios Portland Oregon
www.reynoldsaudio.com
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Bio
Unless you are a rattlesnake or a stinging scorpian, you probably never heard of where James Faretheewell comes from but as soon as he was big enough to sling a guitar over his shoulder to thumb down a semi, he was on his way to Big D (Dallas, Texas) where he cut his musical teeth on Texas road house rock, hard rock, punk rock and avant gard performance art-rock. Then years in Austin, Amsterdam, The Great Northwest, influences from Frederico Lorca to Louis Armstrong, Bowie, Ani Difranco, Lennon to the Gypsy Kings and an evolution into poetic, passionate, theactrical acoustic performance has matured James Faretheewell into an engaging, thought provoking entertainer. Notable Texas bands were "ICE9", "JOKERS WALTZ", "WILDFLOWER" and "VISIONARY INDIAN ANGEL". In Amsterdam he fronted the group "HYGORA" and performed solo. On the west coast, he resurrected the band name "JOKERS WALTZ" as an acoustic group with violin. James, now based in Portland Oregon, is currently touring full time, playing in a variety of venues from cofee houses and bars to concert venues.
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