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Pat Donohue
Patrick Donohue (born April 28, 1953) is an American Fingerstyle guitar, fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, Grammy nominated, Walnut Valley Festival, National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion songwriter. Donohue has several albums to his credit and his songs have been recorded by Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, and Kenny Rogers. He has performed on ''A Prairie Home Companion'' for many years. Biography Donohue grew up in St. Paul but moved to Denver, Colorado in 1971 to study at Regis College (now Regis University). After two years at Regis, he transferred to Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After his graduation in 1975, he returned to Denver. Donohue was influenced early in his career by blues guitarists Robert Johnson (musician), Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, and Blind Blake. He listened to folk singers Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, and John Prine. In 1985 Donohue's first album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prine
John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He was known for an often humorous style of original music that has elements of protest and social commentary. Born and raised in Maywood, Illinois, Prine learned to play the guitar at age 14. He attended classes at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. After serving in West Germany with the U.S. Army, he returned to Chicago in the late 1960s, where he worked as a mailman, writing and singing songs first as a hobby and then as a club performer. A member of Chicago's folk revival, a laudatory review by critic Roger Ebert built Prine's popularity. Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson heard Prine at Steve Goodman's insistence, and Kristofferson invited Prine to be his opening act, leading to Prine's eponymous debut album with Atlantic Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathtub Blues
''Bathtub Blues'' is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown (folk musician), Greg Brown, released in 1993. It is directed towards children and uses a children's chorus on many of the songs. Reception Writing for Allmusic, music critic Tim Sheridan called the album "As kids' records go, you could do a lot worse..." Track listing All songs by Greg Brown except as noted. # "I See the Moon" (Public Doman) # "Late Night Radio" # "Bathtub Blues" # "Payday" (Brown, Hurt) # "So Long, You Old Tooth" # "Green Leaf" # "Young Robin" # "Down at the Sea Hotel" # "Shake Sugaree" (Cotten) # "Flabbergabble" # "I Remember When" # "Four Wet Pigs" # "Monsters & Giants" # "Two Little Boys" (Public Domain) # "You Might as Well Go to Sleep" # "I See the Moon" (Public Domain) Personnel *Greg Brown – vocals, guitar, harmonica *Acacia Bjerke – vocals *Vanessa Bjerke – vocals *Constie Brown – vocals *Zoe Brown – vocals *Amara Hank – vocals *Karene Hank – vocals *Pat Donohue – guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Brown (folk Musician)
Greg Brown (born Gregory Dane Brown July 2, 1949) is an American folk musician from Iowa. Early life Brown was born into a musical family, and his father was a Pentecostal minister. He grew up in the Hacklebarney region of southwestern Iowa, which he describes as "hill country." Brown spent several years traveling with a band before returning to Iowa, where he performed live and pursued his songwriting career.Aspen Times News interview. Accessed on April 22, 2008. Career During the 1980s Brown toured and had recurring performances on ''''. Brown self-published two albu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freewayman
''Freewayman'' is an album by American guitarist Pat Donohue, released in 2008. Allmusic entry for ''Freewayman''Accessed June 2, 2009 After three albums with ensemble players and guest musicians, Donohue released the entirely solo ''Freewayman''. Track listing All songs by Pat Donohue unless otherwise noted #"Freewayman" – 2:18 #"Big Bill Special" – 2:49 #"Butch's Blues" – 3:29 #"Nordeast Rag" – 3:29 #"Whole Lotta You" – 3:41 #"The Girl I Left Behind" (Traditional) – 2:12 #"2nd St. Blues" – 3:15 #"Mountain Air" – 2:58 #"Starlight" – 2:55 #"Cypress Grove Blues" (Skip James) – 4:02 #"Drivin' Blues" – 2:27 #"Saguaro Slide" – 2:21 #"Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) – 3:32 #"Boogie Woogie Dance" (Tampa Red) – 2:50 Personnel *Pat Donohue Patrick Donohue (born April 28, 1953) is an American Fingerstyle guitar, fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profile (Pat Donohue Album)
''Profile'' is an album by American guitarist Pat Donohue that was released in 2005. Most of the songs are written in a ragtime style. In addition to his own compositions, Donohue also plays traditional blues songs, such as "Risin' River" and "Step it Up and Go". Reception In a review for ''Sing Out!'' magazine, Mike Regenstreif praises Donohue's witty compositions: Perhaps the wittiest of all of Donohue's songs is "Jazz Name," a swinging number that cleverly references dozens of legendary jazz musicians with nicknames like Duke, Count, Cleanhead, Fathead, Sweets, Toots and many others in a song that's lots of fun. Another witty number is "Give a Dog a Bone," a Piedmont-style blues song built around double entendres that tell how to keep a mate happy at home. I also enjoyed "Buddy the Blues," which could almost be a companion song to Lead Belly's "Good Morning Blues." In Lead Belly's song, the singer talks directly to the blues, in Donohue's, the blues answer back. The only instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dowling
Mike Dowling is an American roots music guitarist and songwriter who is best known for his solo arrangements on the Grammy Award-winning composition CD '' Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar''. In 2005, Dowling was ranked as one of the twelve best fingerstyle guitarists in the United States. Early life Dowling was raised in Wisconsin before moving to Nashville. He learned about song structures while taking piano lessons when he was ten years old. Dowling got his first guitar when he was twelve years old. Career After dropping out of college, Dowling was hired by fiddler Vassar Clements to play in his touring band, and his playing can be heard on Clement's Grammy-nominated ''Nashville Jam'' album. He performed and recorded with jazz violin pioneer Joe Venuti and mandolinist Jethro Burns. In 1991, Dowling released his first solo album, ''Beats Workin' '', featuring Clements. Dowling won a Grammy Award for his solo work on ''Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar''. He designed the El Trovador guitar fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Guitar
''American Guitar'' is an album by American guitarist Pat Donohue that was released in 2000. Reception Writing for Allmusic, critic Mark Vanderhoff wrote of the album "... a collection of his own compositions and American standards, played in his signature rootsy, jaw-dropping style. While Donohue's own pieces showcase his mastery of fingerpicked acoustic guitar... From start to finish, American Guitar offers top-notch performances that are impressive without being cerebral or sterile. Indeed, a sense of playfulness and fun are present throughout. What really sets Donohue apart from the pack is that he somehow conveys that he's enjoying himself as much as the listener." Track listing All songs by Pat Donohue unless otherwise noted. # "Novocaine" – 2:08 # "Welcome Home" – 3:03 # "Mudslide" – 3:04 # " Arkansas Traveler" (Traditional) – 2:45 # "Blue Tango" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:28 # "Maple Leaf Rag" (Scott Joplin) – 3:06 # "Fall Creek" – 1:57 # "Freig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Heywood
Phil Heywood is an American fingerstyle acoustic guitar player, singer and composer. Biography Raised in Iowa, Heywood has been based in the Minneapolis area since the mid-1980s. Heywood has performed as an opening act for Leo Kottke, Norman Blake, Chris Smither and Greg Brown and has performed with Chet Atkins, Tim Sparks, Pat Donohue, and Peter Lang. He has also performed on such national venues as A Prairie Home Companion and won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, in 1986. Discography * 1990: ''Some Summer Day'' * 1996: ''Local Joe'' * 1997: ''Ye Olde Wooden Guitar Christmas'' (compilation with Pat Donohue Patrick Donohue (born April 28, 1953) is an American Fingerstyle guitar, fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, Grammy nominated, Walnut Valley Festival, Natio ... and Dan Neale) * 2001: ''Circle Tour'' * 2003: ''Banks of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Roads (album)
''Back Roads'' is an album by guitarist Pat Donohue. Track listing All songs by Pat Donohue unless otherwise noted # "Stealin' from Chet" (Chet Atkins, Pat Donohue) – 3:44 # "The Road to Kingdome Come" – 3:33 # "(The Other End Of) The Mississippi River Blues" – 4:11 # "Baby, Can't Get Over You" – 4:13 # "I Don't Worry 'Bout the Blues" – 4:24 # "Touch 'Em All" – 3:04 # "Saguaro Slide" – 2:47 # "Love and Desire" – 4:30 # "Nothin'" – 2:44 # "Stumblin' Through" – 3:58 # "Matter of Time" – 3:19 # "Summer's End" – 2:03 Personnel * Pat Donohue – guitar, vocals, slide guitar, percussion * Rich Dworsky – piano * Butch Thompson – clarinet, piano * Howard Levy – harmonica * Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals * Gordy Johnson – double bass * Marc Anderson Marc Dennis Anderson (born December 10, 1955) is an American born percussionist, composer, poet and Zen Buddhist priest. Best known for records and live performances with guitarist and composer Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Blind Bluesy
''Big Blind Bluesy'' is an album by American guitarist Pat Donohue that was released in 1994. Track listing #"Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 3:39 #"I Never Cried" (Teddy Darby) – 3:03 #"Long Tall Mama" (Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:09 #"Michigan Water" (Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams) – 4:29 #"Too Tight Rag" (Blind Blake) – 3:00 #"Blind Lemon Extract" (Pat Donohue) – 3:23 #"Statesboro Blues" (Blind Willie McTell) – 3:35 #"St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 4:21 #"Old Lady" (Donohue) – 1:27 #"Weeping Willow Blues" (Blind Boy Fuller) – 2:58 #" Kind Hearted Woman" (Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...) – 3:58 #"Big Blind Bluesy" (Donohue) – 3:02 Personnel *Pat Donohue – guitar References {{Authority control 1989 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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