Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from

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, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven full-length solo albums under his own name and two full-band lyrical collaborations with poet Lisa Olstein, under the moniker Cold Satellite. Foucault has toured extensively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe since 2001, in both full-band and solo appearances. From 2013 through 2020, he performed as a duo with drummer Billy Conway (

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). Foucault's solo releases were previously issued by western Massachusetts-based independent label Signature Sounds, including ''Stripping Cane'' (2004), ''Ghost Repeater'' (2006) and ''Horse Latitudes'' (2011). His 2015 release, ''Salt As Wolves'', was self-released on BlueBlade Records. His bands have featured or included Eric Heywood (Son Volt, Pretenders, Ray Lamontagne), Bo Ramsey (Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams, Pieta Brown), Billy Conway (Morphine), Jennifer Condos (Joe Henry, Sam Phillips), Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T), David Goodrich ( Chris Smither),

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(Harry Nilsson, Ry Cooder, Ringo Starr) and Caitlin Canty. Foucault has produced three albums for other artists, including Hayward Williams's ''The Reef'' (2014), Caitlin Canty's ''Reckless Skyline'' (2015) and John Statz's ''Tulsa'' (2015). Don Henley performed Foucault's song, "Everybody's Famous", during his 2011 tour of California, and Foucault's songs have appeared on the television shows ''Sons of Anarchy'', Preacher, and ''Nashville''. Foucault's 2015 release, ''Salt As Wolves'', debuted at number 7 in the ''Billboard'' Top Blues Album Chart for the week of November 7, 2015. Foucault lives in New England with his wife, fellow musician and songwriter Kris Delmhorst.

Discography

*2001: ''

Miles from the Lightning ''Miles from the Lightning'' is the debut album of singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2001. It is a low-key album mainly consisting of ballads. He is joined by Peter Mulvey. Allmusic entry for ''Miles from the Lightning''/ref> Recept ...

'' *2004: ''

Stripping Cane ''Stripping Cane'' is the second solo album from American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2004. Reception Writing for Allmusic, critic Jason McNeil wrote that "The thread that seems to hold this album so tightly is how Foucault p ...

'' *2005: ''

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and Kris Delmhorst) *2006: ''

Ghost Repeater ''Ghost Repeater'' is the third solo album from singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault. Produced by Bo Ramsey, ''Ghost Repeater'' was released on May 23, 2006, two years after the release of Foucault's previous effort, '' Stripping Cane''. The album ...

'' *2009: '' Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes: Jeffrey Foucault Sings the Songs of John Prine'' *2010: ''Seven Curses'' (with

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) *2010: ''Cold Satellite'' (with Cold Satellite) *2011: ''

Live at the Cafe Carpe ''Live at the Cafe Carpe'' (or more completely ''Live at the Cafe Carpe: Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, December 2008 & 2009'') is a live recording by Redbird (Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey), released in 2011. Reception Writing fo ...

'' (with Redbird) *2011: ''

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'' *2013: ''Cavalcade'' (with Cold Satellite) *2015: '' Salt as Wolves'' *2018: ''Blood Brothers'' *2018: ''Horse Latitudes Solo / Acoustic Demos'' *2020: ''Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 – 2020''

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website for the ''Cold Satellite'' albumJeffrey Foucault collection
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's live music archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Foucault, Jeffrey Living people American country singer-songwriters American country rock singers American folk guitarists American male guitarists American male singer-songwriters American folk singers People from Whitewater, Wisconsin 1976 births Guitarists from Wisconsin 21st-century American singers 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male singers Signature Sounds artists Singer-songwriters from Wisconsin