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t.k.bollinger

tkbollinger

About Me

t.k.bollinger is a singer/songwriter and a lover of country blues, roots and acoustic soul. His music is influenced by pre-nashville country such as The Carter Family; honky tonkers like Hank Williams and Merle Travis; the raw and lovely songs of the delta blues era; the golden age of the jazz and show tune; and the sophistocated minimalism of contemporary acoustic roots.

His literate songs sing of the joy, tragedy and irony of romance, in a haunting voice reminiscent of Billie Holiday, Devendra Banhart and Karen Dalton, blending with his own idiosyncratic finger picked guitar style.

His songs are bitter-sweet ruminations on the sadness of modern culture and its devouring of the ideals of high romance, the loss of innocence and the paradox of sentimental love.

His most recent recording, the beautiful My Delicate Melancholy Devotion, involved simple acoustic arrangements for two voices and guitar in a delicate folk/country style.

He also writes music for theatre and is currently researching the life of the tragic bush poet Barcroft Boake and bringing his lyrical ballads into song.

He lives and works in Melbourne Australia, described by Miss Jolie Holland as "the Havana of the first world."


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/23/2006
Band Members: t.k.bollinger - voice, acoustic guitar, banjo
Influences: pre-nashville country ala The Carter Family; honky tonkers ala Hank Williams, Merle Travis; delta and country blues; the golden age of the Jazz song, ala George and Ira Gershwin and Col Porter.
Sounds Like: What's playin right now for your pretty ears to hear
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Shows and Enjoy the Summer-shine

Well golly, it's the first day of summer down south, and the sun is delighting me with it's glorious nurturing light.  Looking forward to dazzlin' ya'll this weekend with two shows comin' up. An...
Posted by t.k.bollinger on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:37:00 PST

The Village, Black Dog, Palookaville

Greetings folks, Welcome to the musing mind of Mr t.k. bollinger.  I spent pretty much all of yesterday spruicin' up my home page.  It's quite an ordeal when your computing contraption is s...
Posted by t.k.bollinger on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:10:00 PST