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Danielle Talamini

Country for city kids

About Me


She calls her music “country for city kids,” and she may be on to something there. Danielle might have a New York City address, but she is more country than most headed to Nashvegas these days. And if you listen to her compelling new CD “The Road Rises,” you’d swear her address was Route 66, USA.
She was born well north of the Mason-Dixon line in Brooklyn, NY, but there is an underlying Southern sensibility in everything she does, and though you can’t put your finger on it, Talamini is inherently country. One look at her photo -- in that old Chevy pick-up -- confirms that.
The timeless American music of three generations informs Talamini’s work, from founding father Hank Williams and Outlaw country heroes Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, to the classic roots rock of the Allman Brothers Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Band and Creedence Clearwater Revival, as well as musical descendants such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams and Patty Griffin.
The Road Rises was recorded in Austin, Texas by Dwight A. Baker (Brandi Carlile, Heart, Kelly Clarkson, Trish Murphy) and from the expansive “Save Me,” empowering and peppy “Pack My Bags,” haunting “Already Gone,” and dirt road driving title track “The Road Rises,” Talamini sings in a way you haven’t heard before, but want to hear again. It’s a voice vulnerable yet confident, sultry and strong, with breathy, understated phrasing to die for.
Stocked with literate lyrics and clever melodies, The Road Rises echoes Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” with its endless highways and horizons, and the promise of just what you’ve been looking for lurking right around the bend.
Timeless and true, full of grace and gravitas, “The Road Rises” is done right, for the right reasons. A road that should be more traveled, you might say.
-David Malachowski
(Guitarist – Shania Twain, Savoy Brown, Commander Cody)
My debut album, The Road Rises, will be available for your listening pleasure in March 2008.
I spent some time chatting recently with the fun mommies of MommyCast Music about glockenspiels, mix tapes, and performance art involving toilet paper. Listen to the interview here or download it for free at iTunes.
"Pack My Bags" was a Finalist (AAA category) of the International Songwriting Competition.
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Member Since: 10/11/2006
Band Members: Danielle Talamini (vocals, rhythm guitar)
Greg McMullen (lead guitar, pedal steel)
Tony Tino (bass)
Bryan Bisordi (drums)

Influences: Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann, Tom Petty, Creedence Clearwater Revival/John Fogerty, Ryan Adams, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Neil Young (Harvest in particular), The Allman Brothers, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, The Band, Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, Gillian Welch, Kathleen Edwards, Shawn Colvin, Wilco, Woody and Arlo Guthrie, Badly Drawn Boy, Paul Simon, Fleetwood Mac, The Jayhawks, John Hiatt, Clem Snide, Ray LaMontagne, David Gray, Matt Pond PA, Iron and Wine, Amos Lee, Ben Kweller, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Heartless Bastards, Old school hip-hop (Tribe, Cypress Hill, Brand Nubian, Rakim, etc.), System of a Down, The Troggs, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cars, Weezer (pre-Beverly Hills).
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Rockwood tonight, new bio, etc..

Hey y'all, First off, thanks to the wild bunch that came to the Cafe Vivaldi show last week.  The place was packed with lots of good people, I was drinking hot whiskey toddies courtesy of the fab...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:51:00 PST

Happy ’08, January gigs, etc...

Hey there, Happy almost-New Year!  Hard to believe the year is almost done, ain't it?  Don't know about you, but I am looking forward to a bright and shiny new one to play around with.&...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:15:00 PST

DT update -- NYC shows, new band, album release, etc.

Howdy folks,   Is it November already?  Must be, because I am wearing mittens and craving things baked with apples and pumpkins.  Summer went by fast!  There's this fable abou...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:15:00 PST

Special thank-you to my musicians

I want to personally thank each of the musicians that took the time to play on my album.  Here's a little bit more about how fabulous they are...       Dwight A. Baker (Kelly Clar...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:57:00 PST

NOTES FROM BAJA 5 -- MEXICAN ROAD TRIP EDITION

Folks,   As much as I want to, I'm not going back to Cabo this year.  Too many things to do in the States to justify the excursion.  So this is the last Notes from Baja for the for...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:45:00 PST

THE WISDOM OF TEETH VS. COMMERCIALS

There's a joke about wisdom teeth I could make but I won't because it's so cliche.  Suffice it to say that I've been curled up on my couch since Friday, in a vicodin-induced haze, with ...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:22:00 PST

NOTES FROM BAJA 4

Buenos Dias,   All kinds of fun stuff to report from the front.  First off&     PLANET ROCK For those of you that haven't been, Cabo is a place that inspires serious contemplation....
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:08:00 PST

NOTES FROM BAJA 3

Hola, Kids- Some of you have requested another one of my dispatches from Mexico (you really should be careful what you wish for).  So in the spirit of Jen and I being back here again for a f...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:57:00 PST

NOTES FROM BAJA 2

Greetings earthlings,   So let me just get this out of the way:  I find the Beach Boys strangely compelling.   It's not like I actively solicit their music, but when it's on, I can't *n...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:41:00 PST

NOTES FROM BAJA

Hola y'all,I've been lax in the pen pal department, yes I am aware. But homegirl is working hard for the $.  Paying homage to the laptop gods. So the way I see it is I must've taken the blue pill...
Posted by Danielle Talamini on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:21:00 PST