Member Since: 9/21/2006
Band Website: fairwebberfolkmusic.com
Band Members: Barb Webber (songwriter and vocals) and Tom Webber (rhythm guitar and vocals). When playing with their band "Fair Webber," they are joined by Andy Waldoch (electric and upright bass, & keyboards) and Lon Coulliard (percussion). Barb and Tom also collaborate on recording their albums with Gregg Lindsay (lead guitar, vocals and harmonica). In fact, we went to Nashvile in June 2007 to record our third CD!
Influences: Barb and Tom's music and performances have been favorably compared to Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar, Buddy and Julie Miller, Nanci Griffith, Bill Staines, Robin & Linda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Johnny Cash, the Everly Brothers, Kathy Mattea, and The Mamas and the Papas. In addition to these, Tom and Barb also count as influences a wide range of artists, including: Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Bruce Cockburn, John Prine, Doc Watson, Guy Clark, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Band, Van Morrison, John Stewart, Pierce Pettis, JohnSmith, Willy Nelson, Janis Joplin, early Neil Diamond, Neil Young, the Beatles, Mason Proffit, Roseanne Cash, The Carter Family, Arlo Guthrie, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGe, Bob Wills and the Playboys, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens, Rogers and Hammerstein, Blind Willie Johnson, Sandy Denny, Sting, Roger Miller, The Dixie Chicks, Kris Kristofferson, Gilian Welch, Judy Collins, Peter Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Simon and Garfunkle, Kate Rusby, the Chieftans, Tom Russell, Crosby Stills and Nash, Steve Goodman, Steve Earle, Kevin Welch, Dave Alvin, Lead Belly, Mahalia Jackson, Ricky Skaggs, Emmy Lou Harris, Normon Blake, Jerry Garcia, Old and in the Way, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Jimmie Rodgers, David Allen Coe, Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Keb' Mo', Ray Charles, the Eagles, Poco, Pure Prarie League, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Dolly Parton, Riders in the Sky, Lyle Lovett, Michael Murphy, Al Green, Janis Joplin, B B King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, Canned Heat, Johnny Winter, Louis Armstrong, Stephen Foster, the Moody Blues, and early Elvis Presly....to name a few!
Sounds Like: Together Tom and Barb vocally sound like a cross between duos The Everly Brothers and Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar. Barb probably sounds most like Kathy Mattea while Tom sounds like a cross between John Prine and a bluesy Johnny Cash.
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If you are interested in purchasing one of our three CDs - our newest one being "Only Way Home" which we recorded in Nashville during the summer of 2007, or "Traveler's Lullaby" (2002) or "Indigo Sky (2004)," you can leave a message here or go to our main homepage on the web (www.fairwebberfolkmusic.com) and fill out an order form. Well sell them for $15 each plus $2.50 S&H.You can also download individual tracks (or the whole CD and clip art) from our new CD "Only Way Home" at DigStation.Com. Search by typing "Barb and Tom Webber."