EDDIE FROM OHIO
''THIS IS ME''
OCTOBER 19 2004
60:56
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1 And The Rain Crashed Down 04:20
2 This Is Me 03:43
3 Baltimore 04:19
4 Stay 04:28
5 Lady Freedom 04:04
6 Independence, Indiana 04:38
7 Fly 03:43
8 Horse 03:35
9 Clear and Present Danger 04:39
10 Fifty Pounds 04:14
11 Alone 04:12
12 Adios, Lorena 04:50
13 The Bird 03:37
14 No Pain, No Problem 03:34
15 Walk Humbly, Son 02:51
Tracks By Robbie Schaefer (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12) & Mike Clem (5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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Daniel Brindley/Accordion, Organ, Piano (Electric)
Jon Carroll/Additional Personnel, Organ, Piano
Mike Clem/Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Harp, Tenor (Vocal), Vocals
Kevin Cordt/Trumpet
Eddie/Bells, Drums, Rainstick, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals, Wind Chimes
Eddie Hartness/Baritone (Vocal), Bell Tree, Bongos, Congas, Cowbell, Drums, Engineer, Finger Snaps, Rainstick, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals, Wind Chimes
Noah Jeffries/Additional Personnel, Guitar (Acoustic)
John Jennings/Additional Personnel, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Julie/Vocals
Dennis Ludiker/Additional Personnel, Fiddle
Lloyd Maines/Additional Personnel, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin
Michael/Acoustic Bass Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Harp, Vocals
Julie Murphy/Piano, Vocals
Robbie/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Robbie Schaefer/Bass (Vocal), Finger Snaps, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
Chris Watling/Additional Personnel, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
M.J. Zwarycz/Additional Personnel, Cymbals
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OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
EDDIE FROM OHIO
by Bryn Barber / Virginia Soul Records
Too energetic to be labeled just "folk", and not angry enough to be pegged "alternative", Eddie from Ohio continues to defy description with their unique blend of vocals and acoustic instrumentation. A bedrock foundation of hand and stick percussion and a textural flavoring of guitar/bass/harmonica support the four-part harmonies and lyrically-driven original music. While this combination has drawn comparisons like the Grateful Dead meets Peter, Paul & Mary, or like Jewel fronts the Bare Naked Ladies, EFO fuses a multitude of musical influences to create their own trademark sound. Performing Songwriter writes, "The manic strumminess recalls Ani DiFranco or Dave Matthews, but there's also a deep undercurrent of high, lonesome mountain harmony that should appeal to fans of Alison Krauss and Union Station."
With this trademark sound, EFO has produced nine CDs independently (selling upwards of 150,000 copies to date), toured from Florida to Washington State, cultivated massive postal and email lists, received air play from hundreds of radio stations worldwide, been invited to play the Main Stage at prestigious festivals like Philadelphia Folk, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY), Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO) and Strawberry Music Festival (CA), appeared on syndicated radio programs Mountain Stage, West Coast Live and World Cafe, & were awarded "Best Contemporary Folk Group" by the Washington Area Music Association six times since 1997.
Not bad for a Virginia-based band that began in 1991 playing covers in neighborhood bars when three James Madison University graduates (Robbie Schaefer, Eddie Hartness & Michael Clem) teamed up with Virginia Tech alumnae Julie Murphy (now Murphy Wells). After a popular seven year Tuesday night residency at Bad Habits Grille in Arlington, VA, EFO graduated from town taverns to renowned listening rooms and concert series throughout the country, where their tight harmonies and humorous lyrics, set against an eclectic array of musical forms, can be featured to best advantage. Since signing with a national booking agent in 1996, the band has covered the country, from The Somerville Theater outside of Boston to The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
The band continues to perform but on a more limited basis since September, 2005 when vocalist Wells was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, after an intense year of chemotherapy, Wells is on the road to recovery and remains active in cancer cure fundraising. In 2006, bassist/guitarist Clem released his first solo CD (produced by Hartness), and guitarist Schaefer has found quite a calling in children's music, having produced a successful CD and hosting a nightly satellite radio show on XMKids, as well as putting out a new solo CD in December 2008, Strange & Lovely World. Percussionist Hartness continues to keep the beat for a number of local acts and stays active in the world of audio engineering.
Wherever and whenever the four reconvene on the stage, an EFO show is always an experience to remember.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Richard Skelly
This folk-rock quartet from the Washington, D.C./suburban Virginia area was only formed in 1991, but they've quickly become favorites on the folk festival circuit with their jazzy, rootsy blend of folk-rock. The group's popularity grew with the growth of Triple A (adult album alternative) radio stations in the 1990s, and their crossover appeal prevented them from being labeled purely a folk act.
Composed of Julie Murphy (vocals), Robbie Schaefer (guitar and vocals), Eddie Hartness (percussion and vocals) and Michael Clem (guitar, bass, harp and vocals), the quartet came together in northern Virginia when longtime friends Schaefer and Clem decided to form an acoustic rock trio with Murphy, a mutual friend from high school choir. Hartness was recruited soon after the group's formation to add percussion treatments. A year later, Clem and Murphy were able to leave their day jobs and the band began to attract growing crowds to its residency show on Tuesday nights at Bad Habits Grille in Arlington, VA. They got the name Eddie from Ohio from Hartness, whose girlfriend started calling him "Eddie from Ohio" after eD fROMOHIO, a member of the now-defunct group fIREHOSE.
In their relatively brief existence, the neo-folk/folk-rock band's sound has been compared to 10,000 Maniacs, the Indigo Girls, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Shawn Colvin, but their eclectic approach has appealed to well-educated music fans: they artfully blend bluegrass, folk, calypso, jazz, acoustic blues and pop and rock melodies. Their eclectic philosophy is a reflection of their influences: Clem and Schaefer cite Bruce Cockburn, Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin, while Hartness' tastes run toward alternative rock, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. Lead vocalist Murphy grew up listening to 1940s jazz, including Billie Holiday and the music of the Gershwins.
Big Noise
In its six years of existence, the group has played to festival crowds from New York to Colorado and produced four albums for their own Virginia Soul Records label. Eddie From Ohio released its fourth album in 1997, Big Noise. Their earlier releases include I Rode Fido Home (1995), Actually Not (1993), and A Juggler On His Blades (1992).
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WEBSITE
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''THIS IS ME''
OCTOBER 19 2004
60:56
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1 And The Rain Crashed Down 04:20
2 This Is Me 03:43
3 Baltimore 04:19
4 Stay 04:28
5 Lady Freedom 04:04
6 Independence, Indiana 04:38
7 Fly 03:43
8 Horse 03:35
9 Clear and Present Danger 04:39
10 Fifty Pounds 04:14
11 Alone 04:12
12 Adios, Lorena 04:50
13 The Bird 03:37
14 No Pain, No Problem 03:34
15 Walk Humbly, Son 02:51
Tracks By Robbie Schaefer (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12) & Mike Clem (5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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Daniel Brindley/Accordion, Organ, Piano (Electric)
Jon Carroll/Additional Personnel, Organ, Piano
Mike Clem/Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Harp, Tenor (Vocal), Vocals
Kevin Cordt/Trumpet
Eddie/Bells, Drums, Rainstick, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals, Wind Chimes
Eddie Hartness/Baritone (Vocal), Bell Tree, Bongos, Congas, Cowbell, Drums, Engineer, Finger Snaps, Rainstick, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals, Wind Chimes
Noah Jeffries/Additional Personnel, Guitar (Acoustic)
John Jennings/Additional Personnel, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Julie/Vocals
Dennis Ludiker/Additional Personnel, Fiddle
Lloyd Maines/Additional Personnel, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin
Michael/Acoustic Bass Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Harp, Vocals
Julie Murphy/Piano, Vocals
Robbie/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Robbie Schaefer/Bass (Vocal), Finger Snaps, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
Chris Watling/Additional Personnel, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
M.J. Zwarycz/Additional Personnel, Cymbals
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OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
EDDIE FROM OHIO
by Bryn Barber / Virginia Soul Records
Too energetic to be labeled just "folk", and not angry enough to be pegged "alternative", Eddie from Ohio continues to defy description with their unique blend of vocals and acoustic instrumentation. A bedrock foundation of hand and stick percussion and a textural flavoring of guitar/bass/harmonica support the four-part harmonies and lyrically-driven original music. While this combination has drawn comparisons like the Grateful Dead meets Peter, Paul & Mary, or like Jewel fronts the Bare Naked Ladies, EFO fuses a multitude of musical influences to create their own trademark sound. Performing Songwriter writes, "The manic strumminess recalls Ani DiFranco or Dave Matthews, but there's also a deep undercurrent of high, lonesome mountain harmony that should appeal to fans of Alison Krauss and Union Station."
With this trademark sound, EFO has produced nine CDs independently (selling upwards of 150,000 copies to date), toured from Florida to Washington State, cultivated massive postal and email lists, received air play from hundreds of radio stations worldwide, been invited to play the Main Stage at prestigious festivals like Philadelphia Folk, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY), Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO) and Strawberry Music Festival (CA), appeared on syndicated radio programs Mountain Stage, West Coast Live and World Cafe, & were awarded "Best Contemporary Folk Group" by the Washington Area Music Association six times since 1997.
Not bad for a Virginia-based band that began in 1991 playing covers in neighborhood bars when three James Madison University graduates (Robbie Schaefer, Eddie Hartness & Michael Clem) teamed up with Virginia Tech alumnae Julie Murphy (now Murphy Wells). After a popular seven year Tuesday night residency at Bad Habits Grille in Arlington, VA, EFO graduated from town taverns to renowned listening rooms and concert series throughout the country, where their tight harmonies and humorous lyrics, set against an eclectic array of musical forms, can be featured to best advantage. Since signing with a national booking agent in 1996, the band has covered the country, from The Somerville Theater outside of Boston to The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
The band continues to perform but on a more limited basis since September, 2005 when vocalist Wells was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, after an intense year of chemotherapy, Wells is on the road to recovery and remains active in cancer cure fundraising. In 2006, bassist/guitarist Clem released his first solo CD (produced by Hartness), and guitarist Schaefer has found quite a calling in children's music, having produced a successful CD and hosting a nightly satellite radio show on XMKids, as well as putting out a new solo CD in December 2008, Strange & Lovely World. Percussionist Hartness continues to keep the beat for a number of local acts and stays active in the world of audio engineering.
Wherever and whenever the four reconvene on the stage, an EFO show is always an experience to remember.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Richard Skelly
This folk-rock quartet from the Washington, D.C./suburban Virginia area was only formed in 1991, but they've quickly become favorites on the folk festival circuit with their jazzy, rootsy blend of folk-rock. The group's popularity grew with the growth of Triple A (adult album alternative) radio stations in the 1990s, and their crossover appeal prevented them from being labeled purely a folk act.
Composed of Julie Murphy (vocals), Robbie Schaefer (guitar and vocals), Eddie Hartness (percussion and vocals) and Michael Clem (guitar, bass, harp and vocals), the quartet came together in northern Virginia when longtime friends Schaefer and Clem decided to form an acoustic rock trio with Murphy, a mutual friend from high school choir. Hartness was recruited soon after the group's formation to add percussion treatments. A year later, Clem and Murphy were able to leave their day jobs and the band began to attract growing crowds to its residency show on Tuesday nights at Bad Habits Grille in Arlington, VA. They got the name Eddie from Ohio from Hartness, whose girlfriend started calling him "Eddie from Ohio" after eD fROMOHIO, a member of the now-defunct group fIREHOSE.
In their relatively brief existence, the neo-folk/folk-rock band's sound has been compared to 10,000 Maniacs, the Indigo Girls, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Shawn Colvin, but their eclectic approach has appealed to well-educated music fans: they artfully blend bluegrass, folk, calypso, jazz, acoustic blues and pop and rock melodies. Their eclectic philosophy is a reflection of their influences: Clem and Schaefer cite Bruce Cockburn, Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin, while Hartness' tastes run toward alternative rock, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. Lead vocalist Murphy grew up listening to 1940s jazz, including Billie Holiday and the music of the Gershwins.
Big Noise
In its six years of existence, the group has played to festival crowds from New York to Colorado and produced four albums for their own Virginia Soul Records label. Eddie From Ohio released its fourth album in 1997, Big Noise. Their earlier releases include I Rode Fido Home (1995), Actually Not (1993), and A Juggler On His Blades (1992).
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WEBSITE
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