Member Since: 4/26/2005
Band Website: ralstonbowles.com
Band Members: Have Performed With In Past
Caoline Aiken
Jake Armeding
Jim Bizer
Cindy Bullens
T-Bone Burnett
Rachael Davis
Kris Delmhorst
Antje Duvekot
Stacey Earle/Mark Stewart
Marvin Etzioni
Melissa Ferrick
Jeffrey Foucault
Freebo
Terry Lee Hale
Tracy Grammer/Jim Henry
Arlo Guthrie
Jennifer Kimball
JDLamb
Jeff Lang
David Molinari
Radoslav Lorkovic
Lowen & Navarro
Bill Malonee & VOL
Romi Mayes
Katy Moffatt
Geoff Muldaur
Gurf Morlix
Peter Mulvey
Drew Nelson
Carrie Newcomer
The Nields
Kelly Joe Phelps
Gretchen Peters
Justin Roth
Rachael Sage
Karen Savoca
Claudia Schmidt
Seth & Daisy May
Richard Shindell
Michelle Shocked
Darden Smith
Sons of the Never Wrong
Trarantula Waltz
Eric Taylor
Kreg Viesselman
Cheryl Wheeler
Andy White
Brooks Williams
Diane Ziegler
Influences: Neil Young, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Peter Himmelman, Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, T-Bone Burnett
Website
Tour dates, cds, news, and more at www.ralstonbowles.com
Discography
2006 New Arrivals (Compilation)
2006 Folk Alliance Sampler
2006 Jammie Awards (Compilation)
2005 More Words (Compilation)
2005 W MI Compilation I
2004 Carwreck Conversations
2004 Words (Compilation)
2003 Standing Together (Compilation)
2003 Winter In West Michigan (Compilation)
2003 PASTE Music 9
Selected Openings & Co-Bills
T-Bone Burnett
Dana Cooper
Candace Corrigan
Arlo Guthrie
Johnathan Edwards
Marvin Etzioni
Hothouse Flowers
Greg Greenway
Lowen & Navarro
Lynn Miles
Alistair Moock
Gurf Morlix
Peter Mulvey
Carrie Newcomer
Drew Nelson
Gretchen Peters
Kelly Joe Phelps
Rachael Sage
Les Sampou
Sons of the Never Wrong
Amy Speace
Cheryl Wheeler
Andy White
Kenny White
Brooks Williams
Selected Appearances
Blissfest (Goodheart, MI)
The Abbey (Chicago, IL)
The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI)
Calvin College FAC (GR, MI)
Cafè Carpe ( Ft Atkinson, WI)
Casa 139 (Milan, Italy)
Chicago St Theater (Valparaiso, IN)
Crooked Tree Theater (Petosky, MI)
Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY)
Hard Rock Cafè (Chicago, IL)
The Intersection (GR, MI)
K'ville New Folk (Kerrville, TX)
O C General Store (Oak Ctr, MN)
One Trick Pony (GR, MI)
Mo Pitkins (NYC, NY)
The Rosebud (Milwaukee, WI)
Westside Cafè (Frederick, MD)
Wheatland Fest (Remus, MI)
The White Crow Conservatory of Music (Saginaw, MI)
Townes Van Zandt Tribute Concert (Milan, ITALY)
Trinity House (Livonia, MI)
Uncommon Grnd (Chicago, IL)
Awards & Achievements
2004 Jammy Album of the Year
2004 Jammy Best New Album
2004 Jammy Best Folk Album
2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists Competition Finalist
2006 International Songwriting Competition Lyric Category Finalist
2005 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist
2005 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist
2005 Songwriter Mag (Nov/Dec) Lyric Winner
Sounds Like: PLEASE NOTE THAT I GENERALLY DELETE
AUTOMATED, NON-PERSONAL
NOT-WRITTEN-TO-ME COMMENTS.
YOU CAN'T GET OVERLY UPSET ABOUT THIS.
AFTER ALL, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL!
(GET IT?)
AND ALTHOUGH I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
SELF-PROMOTION, "HI, CHECK OUT MY NEW CD"
COMMENTS PROBABLY WON'T MAKE THE CUT EITHER.
C'MON PEOPLE!!
:-)
Ralston
..name="description"c.."Americana Singer/Songwriter in the tradition of Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan."
..name="keywords"c..Dylan, Neil Young, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Peter Himmelman"
Record Label: Wildflower Records, Ryko, Soft Butter
Type of Label: Indie