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Delta-Flavored Bluesman Releases CD
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Take a step back into the '20s and '30s, preferably at a crossroads in rural Mississippi, and you'll appreciate the talent and soul that went into the recording of Naked Blues, guitarist/singer K.K. Martin's passionate acoustic ode to Delta-flavored blues. Thirteen tracks, with nothing but a guitar and a voice, Martin brings the summer evening jams on the front porch to life. A healthy helping of weeping slide work helps to color selections such as "Graveyard Blues" and "Killin Me By Degrees", Martin cuts loose on the instrumental "Up Jumps The Devil", and lyrically, it's all here, drop down mamas, cotton fields, levees, good women, cheatin' women, bloodshot eyes and 38 specials. Guitarists will surely grab their acoustics and sit down for a lesson in the blues from Martin, who has this genre down cold. Great work.
K.K. is a fourth generation guitarist, singer and songwriter with a background that began in Louisiana. He learned blues and country fingerstyle techniques from his grandmother, then performed professionally with his mother and father as a child. K.K. later moved to California, became immersed in the local rock scene, and at age 16 landed a brief stint with the Albert Collins Band. He later formed his own original band, A La Carte, played in the heavy metal band Shark Island in the '80s, and has just recently come full circle to his roots and first love, the blues. K.K. was recently honored at the 9th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards as "Outstanding Blues Artist".
Martin has also recently branched out into concert promotion, organizing concerts and outdoor festivals in order to give more musicians the chance to showcase their talents at high-profile venues.
Contact Information
Doug Deutsch Publicity Services
1443 Seward St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
United States
E-mail:
K.K. Martin
Web site:
www.kkmartin.com
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Fingerstylist Blends Jazz, Folk and New Age Influences
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Combining a joy for music making with a fresh fingerstyle technique, Cathy Horner's CD They Don't Bite features ten acoustic, mostly solo pieces that exude enthusiasm and shimmering sound. Largely instrumental (there are two vocal numbers), Horner's guitar rules the roost, as it should; she pours decades of experience into her playing. Using string snapping, harmonics and percussive elements to add dynamics to the pieces, the jazzy/folk material is always captivating and melodically, never fails to rise above the embellishments. They Don't Bite will please the casual fingerstyle enthusiast, as well as provide plenty of inspiration for the guitarists in her audience, who can pick up plenty of ideas from her work.
Cathy has been playing guitar for over 20 years starting at the age of 14. She has two brothers that play as well, and her brother Mark produced They Don't Bite. Cathy is a regular on dozens of radio stations, and was an interviewed guest on WCVE's (NPR) the Electric Croude. She performed at the 1999 Guitar and Other Strings series hosted by WCVE and Virginia Commonwealth University Music Department. Recent song awards include those from the Mid-Atlantic Song Writing Contest and VOCAL.
Horner's goals include discovering a growing audience for her original music, and the guitarist plans to continue to compose music, perform and record more CDs.
Contact Information
Cathy Horner
900 Ficklen Rd #8
Fredericksburg, VA 22405
United States
E-mail:
Cathy Horner
Web site:
www.crosslink.net/~jhorner
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