Jim Goodin
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Celtic/New Age-Influenced Instrumental Acoustic
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The Path is the title of the latest CD-R project from New York based guitarist and composer Jim Goodin. The release is all instrumental solo guitar and largely original music of Celtic, American fingerstyle and new age influence. Goodin has been described as "a moving and melodic guitarist" (Park Slope Courier), and the eight beautifully recorded songs on The Path support that description one-hundred percent. He has also been described as a "guitarist's guitarist", but Goodin's music will appeal to any fan of melody and the sound of an acoustic guitar played by a musician with immaculate technique. His original compositions subtly recall influences such as Will Ackerman and Ralph Towner, but Goodin is no copycat, finding his own personal harmonic 'space' in the context of a solo guitar recording.
Inspired by the music of the late Michael Hedges, Jim decided to focus on the guitar in 1982, after a musical background that included experience with both woodwinds and the piano since childhood. He then studied classical technique and began to experiment with alternate tunings. Jim's first CD project, "Two Weeks", found the guitarist exploring and interpreting the harp melodies of the Irish band Turlough O'Carolan. He has found success performing at several of the Border's bookstores in the New York and New England area, and has set up distribution with several stores. Jim has also been picked to be the feature artist of the month at instrumentalmusic.com.
Goodin has recently signed an agreement with Extrordinaire Media, a California based music promotion company and owner of Global Pacific Records, who will be shopping his music this fall. He is currently re-recording The Path in Dubway Studios in New York and will have a September release of The Path project with a new look and extended original versions plus some new pieces as well. Visit his website for updates over the next month.
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Jim Goodin
505 9th St., Apt. 3L
Brooklyn, NY 11215
United States
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Wardance
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Aggressive Yet Attractively Melodic Rock
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After their self-titled, debut release in 1995, some new faces and an even more powerful sound mark Wardance' second CD, entitled Still. Wardance consists of the two original members Jim Reece (vocals) and Tom Cavanagh (guitar, vocals) and two new musicians -- Antonio Perez (drums) and Al Guglielmo (bass). Both are fine acquisitions and add a strong presence to complete this finely tuned band. Still is a "darker" sounding CD that is aggressive yet attractively melodic. With this release, Wardance has achieved what so few others among their peers have managed to accomplish: originality without compromise, eclecticism without confusion, and commercial music integrity without selling out one iota. Check out Cavanagh's fiery guitar work on tracks such as "Self Aware" and "Here I Am"--the man is able to adapt his technique to fit a wide variety of styles and moods.
Wardance is a shining example of what can happen when the right people get together at the right time. A powerful, passionate synthesis of an eclectic range of influences and experiences, the group has earned the respect of the music press, and an ever
increasing number of loyal fans. When the band's self-titled debut was released, no fewer than three major NY area stations - WBAB, WRCN, and WDRE - played cuts from the album to an enthusiastic listener response. Wardance also was able to accumulate an astounding amount of television exposure as well, including Long Island's News 12, The Carl Bruno Show, and New York's cable weekly underground video program WolfToob.
In a nutshell, Wardance stands poised to help put New York on the musical map.
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Michael Lyons
United States
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