Since forming in his parents Attic in Silverdale, Randall Kimball rose to the top of the indie rock scene in 2006 with their debut album, What Took You So Long To Kind Me. The band's latest album, Soggy Old Town, blends Randall's disaffected lyrics with smart instrumentals to produce a bevy of chart-topping rave-ups. With standout tracks like "Grown Up Blues," the music of Randall Kimball appeals to indie rock fans and non-indie rock fans alike.
I grew up in Silverdale, WA. I started playing electric guitar in Junior High. A friend asked me if I ever considered playing acoustic and I thought it was a good idea, I’m sure my parents would have agreed also. I’ve been playing acoustic guitars ever since. I also hung out in Berkeley and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BS degree in Political Economy of Natural Resources. My minor was hanging out at the Keystone Tavern on University Ave and listening to great music such as regulars: John Lee Hooker, Jerry Garcia Ban and the Greg Kihn Band. I started writing songs while sitting on a bench in La Loma Park in the Berkeley Hills. (I haven’t recorded those songs yet but they are among my best I've written.) From what I remember and have been told, I had a good time in California. I later returned to Berkeley on a more serious note and received my Master of Social Welfare degree. I am an Alaska Native from the Haida Tribe. My grandmother Dorothy Wallace, daughter of master carver John Wallace, grew up in Hydaburg, Alaska. My grandfather was Douglas Edenshaw, Masset B.C., son of Henry Edenshaw and grandson of Chief Albert Edward Edenshaw. I am the great great grandson of Albert Edward. The songs on this webpage were written by me and recorded at Jeff Tassin's studio in Manchester, WA on March 24th and 25th, 2007. You can check Jeff's music and studio out at jefftassin.com. I played my handmade Paragon guitars named Juggernut and Cedarnut on the recordings. Iplayed harmonica on some songs. You can check out Paragon guitars at www.paragon.com , you won't be sorry. Jeff played drums, guitar, bass and mandolin. Jeff is a 3-time Emmy winner and is listed as one of the world's best guitar players on garageband.com.Live, I play acoustic guitar, harmonica, and sing for the most part but after hearing my songs come to life with other instruments, being in a band might be fun in the future. I HAVE NOT RELEASED MY CD called Soggy Old Town yet but it is available for downloading on SNOCAP on this site or at Barbarianmusic.com/randy. I have about three other CD’s worth of songs to record in the near future. This CD contains my native songs, such as Indian Time, Riding On the Wings of a Raven, and Haida Gwaii is Calling, as well as some blues tunes such as, Grown Up Blues and Nicotine Blues. I hope you check back from time to time to hear new stuff. Thanks for reading this; I appreciate you taking the time. Maybe I should have someone else write about me because it is hard to do! RandyCreate your own visitor map
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