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Utah ( A tribute to Utah Phillips)
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Genre: Acoustic / Americana / Folk Rock
Location GRAND RAPIDS, US
Profile Views: 85084
Last Login: 9/5/2012
Member Since 4/26/2005
Website www.ralstonbowles.com
Record Label Wildflower Records, Ryko, Soft Butter
Type of Label Indie
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.. .. ...... .. .. .... ...... .. .... .. .. .... ...... .... "music has not addressed midlife with this much dignity since Neil Young's "Freedom"." - Boston Globe .. "If Steve Earle ever gets back to writing 'chick songs' he may find that Ralston's 'What About Me' got there before him. And the Earle connection doesn't end there, although Ralston isn't overtly political, he and Earle share a burning desire to tell the truth and nothing but the truth" - Americana-UK .. "Mature, Thoughtful. Carwreck Conversations, Ralston Bowles' debut, is a mature, thoughtful portrait of age, youth, and the place 'where dreams and truth collide'. Along the way he aims more questions inward than at the outside world, without ever falling prey to easy rationalizations or self-pity." - All Music Guide .. "Carwreck Conversations is chock-full of the smart and catchy, rock and folk-tinged material that has long made Bowles a coveted performer throughout the Midwest." - The Grand Rapids Press
Members
Have Performed With In Past.... Caoline Aiken.. Jake Armeding.. Jim Bizer.. Cindy Bullens.. T-Bone Burnett.. Rachael Davis.. Kris Delmhorst.. Antje Duvekot.. Stacey Earle/Mark Stewart.. Mark Erelli.. Marvin Etzioni.. Melissa Ferrick.. Jeffrey Foucault .. Freebo.. Terry Lee Hale.. Tracy Grammer/Jim Henry.. Arlo Guthrie.. Dan Hicks.. Hothouse Flowers.. Lucy Kaplansky.. Jennifer Kimball.. JDLamb.. Jeff Lang.. Radoslav Lorkovic .. Lowen & Navarro.. Bill Malonee & VOL.. Romi Mayes.. Katy Moffatt .. David Molinari.. Geoff Muldaur.. Gurf Morlix.. Peter Mulvey.. Drew Nelson.. Carrie Newcomer.. The Nields.. Kelly Joe Phelps.. Gretchen Peters.. Justin Roth.. Rachael Sage.. Karen Savoca .. Claudia Schmidt.. Seth & Daisy May.. Richard Shindell.. Michelle Shocked.. Darden Smith.. Sons of the Never Wrong.. Trarantula Waltz.. Eric Taylor.. Kreg Viesselman.. Cheryl Wheeler.. Andy White.. Brooks Williams .. Diane Ziegler
Influences
Neil Young, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Peter Himmelman, Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, T-Bone Burnett .. ..Website .... Tour dates, cds, news, and more at www.ralstonbowles.com .... ..Discography.... ..2006 New Arrivals (Compilation) ..2006 Folk Alliance Sampler ..2006 Jammie Awards (Compilation) ..2005 More Words (Compilation) ..2005 W MI Compilation I ..2004 Carwreck Conversations ..2004 Words (Compilation) ..2003 Standing Together (Compilation) ..2003 Winter In West Michigan (Compilation) ..2003 PASTE Music 9.... ..Selected Openings & Co-Bills .... ..T-Bone Burnett .. ..Dana Cooper .. ..Candace Corrigan .. ..Arlo Guthrie .. ..Johnathan Edwards .. ..Marvin Etzioni .. ..Hothouse Flowers .. ..Greg Greenway .. ..Lowen & Navarro .. ..Lynn Miles .. ..Alistair Moock .. ..Gurf Morlix .. ..Peter Mulvey .. ..Carrie Newcomer .. ..Drew Nelson .. ..Gretchen Peters .. ..Kelly Joe Phelps .. ..Rachael Sage .. ..Les Sampou .. ..Sons of the Never Wrong .. ..Amy Speace .. ..Cheryl Wheeler .. ..Andy White .. ..Kenny White .. ..Brooks Williams .. .. ..Selected Appearances .... ..Blissfest (Goodheart, MI) .. ..The Abbey (Chicago, IL) .. ..The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI) .. ..The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) .. ..Calvin College FAC (GR, MI) .. ..Cafè Carpe ( Ft Atkinson, WI) .. ..Casa 139 (Milan, Italy) .. ..Chicago St Theater (Valparaiso, IN) .. ..Crooked Tree Theater (Petosky, MI) .. ..Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) .. ..Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY) .. ..Hard Rock Cafè (Chicago, IL) .. ..The Intersection (GR, MI) .. ..K'ville New Folk (Kerrville, TX) .. ..O C General Store (Oak Ctr, MN) .. ..One Trick Pony (GR, MI) .. ..Mo Pitkins (NYC, NY) .. ..The Metro (Chicago, IL) .. ..The Rosebud (Milwaukee, WI) .. ..Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI).. ..Westside Cafè (Frederick, MD) .. ..Wheatland Fest (Remus, MI) .. ..The White Crow Conservatory of Music (Saginaw, MI) .. ..Townes Van Zandt Tribute Concert (Milan, ITALY) .. ..Trinity House (Livonia, MI) .. ..Uncommon Grnd (Chicago, IL) .... ..Awards & Achievements .... ..2004 Jammy Album of the Year .. ..2004 Jammy Best New Album .. ..2004 Jammy Best Folk Album .. ..2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists Competition Finalist.. ..2006 International Songwriting Competition Lyric Category Finalist .. ..2005 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist .. ..2005 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist .. ..2005 Songwriter Mag (Nov/Dec) Lyric Winner ....
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..PLEASE NOTE THAT I GENERALLY DELETE AUTOMATED, NON-PERSONAL NOT-WRITTEN-TO-ME COMMENTS. YOU CAN'T GET OVERLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. AFTER ALL, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL! (GET IT?) AND ALTHOUGH I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE SELF-PROMOTION, "HI, CHECK OUT MY NEW CD" COMMENTS PROBABLY WON'T MAKE THE CUT EITHER. C'MON PEOPLE!! :-).. .. ..Ralston.. ..name="description"c.."Americana Singer/Songwriter in the tradition of Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan."> ..name="keywords"c..Dylan, Neil Young, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Peter Himmelman"> .. ......FB.init("cd87f65b6ba8f4a314b70437fb9586f6");..........Ralston Bowles.. on Facebook..

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"music has not addressed midlife with this much dignity since Neil Young's "Freedom"." - Boston Globe

"If Steve Earle ever gets back to writing 'chick songs' he may find that Ralston's 'What About Me' got there before him. And the Earle connection doesn't end there, although Ralston isn't overtly political, he and Earle share a burning desire to tell the truth and nothing but the truth" - Americana-UK

"Mature, Thoughtful. Carwreck Conversations, Ralston Bowles' debut, is a mature, thoughtful portrait of age, youth, and the place 'where dreams and truth collide'. Along the way he aims more questions inward than at the outside world, without ever falling prey to easy rationalizations or self-pity." - All Music Guide

"Carwreck Conversations is chock-full of the smart and catchy, rock and folk-tinged material that has long made Bowles a coveted performer throughout the Midwest." - The Grand Rapids Press

Member Since:

April 26, 2005

Members:

Have Performed With In Past

Caoline Aiken

Jake Armeding

Jim Bizer

Cindy Bullens

T-Bone Burnett

Rachael Davis

Kris Delmhorst

Antje Duvekot

Stacey Earle/Mark Stewart

Mark Erelli

Marvin Etzioni

Melissa Ferrick

Jeffrey Foucault

Freebo

Terry Lee Hale

Tracy Grammer/Jim Henry

Arlo Guthrie

Dan Hicks

Hothouse Flowers

Lucy Kaplansky

Jennifer Kimball

JDLamb

Jeff Lang

Radoslav Lorkovic

Lowen & Navarro

Bill Malonee & VOL

Romi Mayes

Katy Moffatt

David Molinari

Geoff Muldaur

Gurf Morlix

Peter Mulvey

Drew Nelson

Carrie Newcomer

The Nields

Kelly Joe Phelps

Gretchen Peters

Justin Roth

Rachael Sage

Karen Savoca

Claudia Schmidt

Seth & Daisy May

Richard Shindell

Michelle Shocked

Darden Smith

Sons of the Never Wrong

Trarantula Waltz

Eric Taylor

Kreg Viesselman

Cheryl Wheeler

Andy White

Brooks Williams

Diane Ziegler

Influences:

Neil Young, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Peter Himmelman, Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, T-Bone Burnett

Website
Tour dates, cds, news, and more at www.ralstonbowles.com

Discography

2006 New Arrivals (Compilation)

2006 Folk Alliance Sampler

2006 Jammie Awards (Compilation)

2005 More Words (Compilation)

2005 W MI Compilation I

2004 Carwreck Conversations

2004 Words (Compilation)

2003 Standing Together (Compilation)

2003 Winter In West Michigan (Compilation)

2003 PASTE Music 9

Selected Openings & Co-Bills

T-Bone Burnett

Dana Cooper

Candace Corrigan

Arlo Guthrie

Johnathan Edwards

Marvin Etzioni

Hothouse Flowers

Greg Greenway

Lowen & Navarro

Lynn Miles

Alistair Moock

Gurf Morlix

Peter Mulvey

Carrie Newcomer

Drew Nelson

Gretchen Peters

Kelly Joe Phelps

Rachael Sage

Les Sampou

Sons of the Never Wrong

Amy Speace

Cheryl Wheeler

Andy White

Kenny White

Brooks Williams

Selected Appearances

Blissfest (Goodheart, MI)

The Abbey (Chicago, IL)

The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI)

The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI)

Calvin College FAC (GR, MI)

Cafè Carpe ( Ft Atkinson, WI)

Casa 139 (Milan, Italy)

Chicago St Theater (Valparaiso, IN)

Crooked Tree Theater (Petosky, MI)

Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY)

Hard Rock Cafè (Chicago, IL)

The Intersection (GR, MI)

K'ville New Folk (Kerrville, TX)

O C General Store (Oak Ctr, MN)

One Trick Pony (GR, MI)

Mo Pitkins (NYC, NY)

The Metro (Chicago, IL)

The Rosebud (Milwaukee, WI)

Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI)

Westside Cafè (Frederick, MD)

Wheatland Fest (Remus, MI)

The White Crow Conservatory of Music (Saginaw, MI)

Townes Van Zandt Tribute Concert (Milan, ITALY)

Trinity House (Livonia, MI)

Uncommon Grnd (Chicago, IL)

Awards & Achievements

2004 Jammy Album of the Year

2004 Jammy Best New Album

2004 Jammy Best Folk Album

2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists Competition Finalist

2006 International Songwriting Competition Lyric Category Finalist

2005 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist

2005 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist

2005 Songwriter Mag (Nov/Dec) Lyric Winner

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PLEASE NOTE THAT I GENERALLY DELETE AUTOMATED, NON-PERSONAL NOT-WRITTEN-TO-ME COMMENTS. YOU CAN'T GET OVERLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. AFTER ALL, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL! (GET IT?) AND ALTHOUGH I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE SELF-PROMOTION, "HI, CHECK OUT MY NEW CD" COMMENTS PROBABLY WON'T MAKE THE CUT EITHER. C'MON PEOPLE!! :-) .. ..Ralston.. ..name="description"c.."Americana Singer/Songwriter in the tradition of Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan."> ..name="keywords"c..Dylan, Neil Young, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Peter Himmelman"> .. ......FB.init("cd87f65b6ba8f4a314b70437fb9586f6");......
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