James Faretheewell (official)

"THE POET LAUREATE OF BIZARROVILLE" ! ! ! ! ! ! !Unless you are a rattlesnake or a stinging scorpian, you probably never heard of where James Faretheewell comes from but as soon as he was big enough to sling a guitar over his shoulder and thumb down a semi, he was on his way to Big D (Dallas, Texas) where he cut his musical teeth on Texas road house rock, hard rock, punk rock and avant gard performance art-rock. Then years in Austin, Amsterdam, The Great Northwest, influences from Frederico Lorca to Louis Armstrong, Bowie, Ani Difranco, Lennon to the Gypsy Kings and an evolution into poetic, passionate, theactrical acoustic performance has matured James Faretheewell into an engaging, thought provoking entertainer. Notable Texas bands were "ICE9", "JOKERS WALTZ", "WILDFLOWER" and "VISIONARY INDIAN ANGEL". In Amsterdam he fronted the group "HYGORA" and performed solo. On the west coast, he resurrected the band name "JOKERS WALTZ" as an acoustic group with violin. James, now based in Portland Oregon, is currently performing, recording and touring.

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