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Kevin Roper

New CD available now!

About Me



Kevin Roper is a singer/songwriter from all over New England, currently based near Portland, Maine, who plays keyboards and guitar, mixing elements of Jam Rock, Funk and Folk Rock Having just completed his second full length album,"Set Yourself Free", Kevin now splits his time between performing solo and with his band, Kevin Roper Project. Along the way, Kevin has played in a variety of bands in a variety of places from Maine to Colorado to Massachusetts to Nashville, TN. He has also lent his playing to the albums of various touring musicians. Kevin has shared the stage with such artists as: Ray Lamontagne, Col. Bruce Hampton, Derek Trucks Band, Robert Randolf, Reid Geneaur and The Assembly of Dust, Jay Giles, Jazz Mandolin Project, Max Creek, Ellis Paul, Deep Banana Blackout, Raq, Tishamingo, Gordon Stone, Tom Constanten and more...


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Member Since: 6/4/2005
Band Website: kevinroper.com
Band Members: Kevin Roper Project line-up: Kevin Roper - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar. Cameron Gray - Drums and Backing vocals. Aaron "Stoney" Stone - Guitar and Keyboards. Mike Krapovicky - Bass.
Influences: Shawn Mullins, Phish, Page McConnell, Trey Anastasio, Wallflowers, Grateful Dead, Brent Mydland, Keith Godcheiux, Bruce Hornsby, The Beatles, Neil Young...many more...and whatever I hear....
Sounds Like: Ecclectic mix of a life time of influences....
Record Label: Odds Are Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

mainetoday.com CD Review: Kevin Roper Set Yourself Free

Kevin Roper's new album "Set Yourself Free" opens with the title track, which is a bright, breezy jazz-flavored rock number that immediately put me in motion. The opening guitar glissando drops like a...
Posted by Kevin Roper on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:52:00 PST

About the extra tracks available...

Maybe you noticed 2 extra tracks available through Snocap on my page.. or maybe you didn't.. well, if you didn't..  there are 2 extra tracks that you can download!... These are 2 songs that, if y...
Posted by Kevin Roper on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:41:00 PST

How to request me on the radio!

Well, 98.9 WCLZ is probably the most fitting station for my music in the Portland area and they have played "Talk the Talk" on the "Music from 207" show.. so go ahead and blow up t...
Posted by Kevin Roper on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:44:00 PST

THE NEW CD IS HERE!

After more than a year of recording, my 2nd full length album, "Set Yourself Free" is finally done and available!  The album features 10 original tracks of varying styles.  1. Set Yours...
Posted by Kevin Roper on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:04:00 PST

Portland Phoenix review of "Set Yourself Free" 1/9/08

Piano man Kevin Roper sets himself free By SAM PFEIFLE January 9, 2008 4:24:58 PM ..> ..> If you haven't heard from Kevin Roper lately, maybe it's because he was busy getting married. That taken ...
Posted by Kevin Roper on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:36:00 PST