tom prasada-rao

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Member Since: 10/26/2006
Band Website: tprworld.com
Band Members: on tour often with Cary Cooper as THE DREAMSICLES , sometimes with Tom Kimmel and Michael Lille as THE SHERPAS , and solo as ... uhh ... Tom Prasada-Rao
Influences: Thich Nhat Hanh, Mary Oliver, Tom Prasada-Rao (Sr), Dennis Hunt, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Hafiz, Rainer Maria Rilke
Sounds Like: Hearing Washington DC's newest and brightest songwriter prompted me to compose an open letter to Stevie Wonder, or maybe Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan: GENTLEMEN, DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH TAKING UP THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND HITTING THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT. YOUR SPOT'S BEEN FILLED BY TOM PRASADA-RAO. —Arvid Smith, Folio Weekly (Jacksonville, FLA)

Watch TPR and Rachel Bissex recorded live at THE KENNEDY CENTER

—PERFORMED WITH: Janis Ian, Peter Yarrow, Michael Hedges, Ani Difranco, Odetta, David Wilcox, & Ritchie Havens

—SELECT PERFORMANCES ... FESTIVALS: Ottowa, Rocky Mountain, Philadelphia, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Wildflower, Woody Guthrie, South Florida, Boston, New Song ... HALLS: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Kennedy Center ... CLUBS: The Birchmere, The Bottom Line, The Iron Horse, The Ram’s Head, The Freight and Salvage, The Main Street Cafe, Six Strings (Raleigh, NC) ... COFFEEHOUSES: Uncle Calvin’s, Cafe Lena, Swallow Hill, JamminJava, Godfrey Daniels ... CONCERT SERIES: The Listening Room, The Evening Star, Six Strings (Columbus, OH) ... HOUSE CONCERTS: Fox Run, The Panzers, Rouse House, Flowers in the Desert

—TEACHING / SONG SCHOOLS: University of Virginia's Young Writers Workshops, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, Summer Songs, Lamb’s Retreat, and The Swananoa Gathering

—RECORDED WITH: Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Heard, Eva Cassidy, & Chris Biondo

—CDs (prod by TPR): Luv Songs for Grown-Ups / The Dreamsicles, Out of the Blue / Tom Prasada-Rao, The Dreamsicles / The Dreamsicles, Honor Among Thieves / The Sherpas, Christmas in the Ashram / Tom Prasada-Rao, Hear You Laughing / Tom Prasada-Rao, The Way of the World / Tom Prasada-Rao, Incoming / Tom Prasada-Rao —(Produced by the late Mark Heard)

—MORE CDs (prod by TPR): Yellow / Cary Cooper, Remembering Rachel / Various Artists, Andrew Gregory / Andrew Gregory, In White Light / Rachel Bissex, Here Now / Kristin DeWitt, Reluctant Believer / Michael Bowers, Gypsy Train / Cary Cooper, Poet's Dance / Annie Wenz, Falling Ashes / Ranjith

—CUTS: Last One Gone / David Wilcox, The View from Here / Bob Bennett, From the Dust / Ronny Cox, Whisper of the Wheels / David Wilcox, Rishi's Garden / Broto Roy, Sleeping Beauty / Lauren Kilgore, See Myself in You / Randy Travis, Hard to Walk Out on a Deal / Tom Kimmel, Doin' It for You / Michael Lille, Lefty's Boys / SGGL Darlene / Penny Nichols, Mrs Whitney / Don Conoscenti, One Another / Rachel Bissex, Someone's Got to Pay / Chris Chandler, Falling Star / Kristin DeWitt, Falling Star / Jay Be, Falling Star / Jerry Bresee, Incoming / Natalie Withers
Record Label: Ahimsa Acoustics
Type of Label: Indie