Member Since: 10/03/2007
Band Website: boboldfield.ca
Band Members: Flip44 members: Tim Boulter, bass guitar; Jackson Mace, guitars and vocals; Dan Oldfield, drums; Fred Dirks, keyboards;
Bob is currently performing acoustic solo shows also.Bob's personal website: http://www.boboldfield.ca
Read Bob's Poems at Poemhunter.Com
Influences: I was reading my old pal Bryn Haworth's comments and have to agree that to some extent musical influences depend on who I am listening to at any given time. Bryn himself always inspires me, as does Bruce Cockburn. For sheer pezzaz I love Steely Dan's jazzy overtones. Neil Young always helps me to remember to try to keep it simple. Way back there Larry Norman and Randy Stonehill provided me with an urge to write songs and Phil Keaggy astounded me with what he could make a guitar do, as did Pete Banks with keyboards in the awesome After The Fire in the late seventies. I'm somewhat a blues fan and spent a long time listening to the Delta Blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Reverend Gary Davis, Sonny Boy Williamson and the like. I recently met the 93 year old Honeyboy Edwards - what a thrill!!! Right now John Mayer and Eric Clapton inspire me to work harder on my licks. Johnny Lang is an inspiration and Stevie Ray is obviously up there... and which guitar player doesn't appreciate the tasteful and unique voicings of Mark Knopfler. For energy, the early U2 take some beating. Stevie Wonder is just, well... wonderful. Of course, coming from Liverpool I have to mention the Fab Four!! For awesome vocal harmony I used to love 2nd Chapter of Acts. Wow - there are so many... I'll amend this list as time goes on.
Non-musical influences include Francis Schaeffer, C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien, Jeff & Michael Shaara, Nelson Mandela, Paul Hewson (Bono), Sir Bob Geldof, Steven Spielberg, Sir George Martin, Steve Turner.
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Sounds Like: I've no idea! I just do my thing to express my soul and whatever it comes out like is how it is!!
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