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WINTER MAKES SAILORS

About Me

Employed by the love of collecting vintage instruments and recording gear, Sean Gardner produces home recorded pop songs full of simple, catchy melodies under the moniker Winter Makes Sailors.

He has been playing in the Columbus, Ohio music scene for nearly a decade and in addition to the Winter Makes Sailors project, he shares song-writing duties in Columbus bands Melty Melty and Bookmobile. You'll also find him helping out on-stage with his friends in The Kyle Sowashes and The Receiver. This could explain why he has been slow to finish an album.
Look for his first record to be released in November, 2009 or thereabouts.
"In between blunt song introductions and his fiddling with an arsenal of rare instruments, shows of his one-man band Winter Makes Sailors are packed with the type of well-crafted tunes that make the coffee shop crowds take notice.
Calm and humble on stage, he gives the fans their money's worth by packing his shows with brief, puncuated songs, sure to entertain most breeds of indie music fans."-Backdrop Magazine.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/04/2005
Band Website: http://wintermakessailors.com
Band Members: Usually, it's Sean Gardner

but when I'm lucky, Jacob Chandler, Antonio Garza, Kate Folmar, Erik Kang, Chris Worth, Ben Derolph, and Blake Pfister lend their talents.
Influences: I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

Sounds Like: 5 chords and some words.
Record Label: We Want Action
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Athens, OH and Charleston, WV

Winter Makes Sailors Tour- November 14th, 15th. Today is November 16, 2008. I'm sitting in a shitty diner (perfect for me), called Dee's Diner that I've longed to stop at for years. It's the first t...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:57:00 GMT

Southern Fried Tour with Ease the Medic

Winter Makes Sailors/ Ease the Medic Tour August 30, 2008-September 1, 2008 or The Weekend I Ate Potato Salad Every Day for Four Days Straight.THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH-I drove to Westerville to meet up w...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:24:00 GMT

Winter Makes Sailors Winter Tour 2008

"Open your eyes. Put it in drive. get on the road and just go. city lights turn to tree lines and national park signs. mountains approach with more winds in the road and the air turns to falling sno...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:23:00 GMT

wedding weekend...crazy...amazing...beautiful...exhausting

Friday night I went to the Bar to see Slide Machine and Brainbow rip it up. With 4 hours of sleep, I went to work on Saturday until 4pm, then drove to the country for a wedding. It was a reception in...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:05:00 GMT

I LOVE ATHENS, OHIO

So, last night, I packed up my shitty Chevy Corsica that smells like lizard piss and maple syrup (any of you fine ladies want a ride?) with my gear and drove to Athens, Ohio.  I love Athens. ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:16:00 GMT

stupid ass bitch lip dick monger.

so it's a good thing I don't own a gun or dangerously sharp knife with an extended handle with heart-piercing capabilities because the dude I just helped for two hours nearly drove me t...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:00 GMT

chapter 4our now begins

but I don't have the names of any characters. I'll definitely be riding my motorcycle in it as it's more fun than my car that won't start. The West coast is sooooo enchanting right now. I can't eve...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 22:15:00 GMT

I should probably stop staring at this desolate desert picture. It's overtaking my soul.

undeliberately sulky, sullen, melancholy, morose, dour, surly. I wish there was an anesthetic for my current mood. Oh yeah...I could pretend that I don't care either. I feel like screaming but it's la...
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 20:38:00 GMT

TAKE ME WEST TOUR MONDAY MARCH 12TH

So Monday we wake up completely hungover and lazier than normal.  We decide to get breakfast/lunch and Amico's again-the same place we had pizza the night before.  Mike gets a pastrami sandw...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:19:00 GMT

TAKE ME WEST TOUR SUNDAY MARCH 11TH

After setting around the pool, skin frying in the hot California sun.  Mike's new roomie Joe comes home and needs the house as quiet as possible.  So, we decide to clean up and head down the...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:39:00 GMT