Member Since: 23/02/2005
Band Website: http://www.barakhill.com
Band Members: Barak Hill plays with a revolving group of musicians that, at times, includes:
Dave Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Shawn McCamish, Donovan Bankhead, Joel Lamm, Scott Eastman, whoever else shows up.
The Winter EP features:
Barak Hill - vocals and acoustic guitar
Scott Eastman - electric guitar and harmony vocals
Influences:
There was always music playing around the house, whether it was Dad playing CCR or America or Mom playing James Taylor or Steely Dan. I loved it all.
As a teenager I was big into old British stuff. I learned to play guitar to The Who and The Beatles. I still love that stuff, but by the time I started writing songs, I'd really gotten into bands like Son Volt, The Jayhawks, Joe Henry, Wilco and Steve Earle.
Dad had a friend that owned a coffeeshop. He had a pretty good group of guys from the folk circuit that would stop in and play on Friday or Saturday nights. We'd go and then hang out after the shows. Get to sit around and trade songs with guys like Buddy Mondlock and Chuck Pyle. Stuff like that has a big influence on a young guy as he's learning to play and write. As much as I want to crank an amp up and rock sometimes, I've still got a lot of folk in me.