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Lonesome Dave Fisher

About Me

I'm a dedicated U.S. Postal Carrier by trade, and I've been picking guitar since 1982. Youngest child of a Travelling family, my punk years in high school and juvenile detention were tempered by my Texas childhood and an innate love of honky-tonk. As I continue to slog through life with that mail sack over my shoulder, great truths come to mind and I would not be able to share them without the aid of music. That, my friends, is what it is. I eagerly await the day that my daughters Ruby Louise and Texie Jo are old enough to take over the bass and drums job in my combo unless they become brain surgeons or rocket scientists. Until then, I will continue writing the best music that I can and playing it somewhere with my very talented friends.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/18/2007
Band Website: doesn'texist.nothin
Band Members: Lonesome Dave Fisher: vocals, mandolin, harmonica, lead guitar. Brit Jones: vocals and acoustic guitar. Kevin Smith: bass guitar and acoustic bass. Roy Heinrich: vocals, acoustic guitar and Outlaw bass guitar. Ricky Reese: bass guitar and acoustic bass. Archie Cox: pedal steel, dobro, and squeezebox. Bobby Snell: 911 pedal steel guitar. Trey Roblez: drums. Thad Swiederski: drums. Chuck Peirpont: drums. Thanks to Dominic Aiello, Hunter Darby, and Dave Wesselowski for bass emergencies also Lucky Louie Saldana, Vicente Rodriquez, Jim Adair, Alan Reisner, Bruce Logan, Don Wayne, Duane the Drummer Hamilton, Jodi Thomas, Stephen May, Lenny Sanchez, Korey Cook, John The Skillet McGlothlin and Mike Buck for drum aid.
Influences: Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Freddie Fender, John Fogerty...
Sounds Like: The seal being cracked on a fifth of Wild Turkey; Momma's pianner; Temple Wildcat stadium on Friday night circa '87; the Leon River in flood season; a Ford 390 w/ Cherry Bombs; a kid drinkin' a Big Red; Cinco de Mayo; I want music to sound; rain on the roof of a '69 Econoline eastbound on I-10; you need another Lone Star; Hell.
Record Label: clearance bin
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Where art thou, o Brother?

     Lonesome Dave, Lonesome Dave... why you been layin' so low?  Lemme try to tell you.  Words don't come easily to a man like me unless I put the right chords and the right beat underneath them.  Li...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:37:00 GMT

benefits and barbecue

It seems I play a lot of benefit shows.  I get asked to play a lot of benefit shows, anyway... I guess I must look like a nice guy.  Last night's benefit for  Representation Allian...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:21:00 GMT

How do ya get to Rileys? Wheres Hunter TX?

For alla my folks who keep askin me where the place Saturday's gig is...leisurely head down to San Marcos on Saturday afternoon and go toobin' or something, and stop at Herbert's for Mexican food.&nbs...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Cowboy Up! good results

The benefit for Dominic and his grandma Debra was great- thanks to everybody for the neighborly ways and the Texas-friendly attitude.  Over $900 was raised Tuesday evening and everybody including...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 16:23:00 GMT

39 forever

It's true... 39 years old.  i celebrated my birthday at the Carousel Lounge in front of the giant pink elephant.  My friend Brit Jones had the Sanguinistas play (I'm the lead guitarist) and ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 13:54:00 GMT

Life is a Carousel Lounge

This is my favorite time of the clock to blog:  post last-call.  I just gigged at Carousel Lounge, a place with history of its own and personal history for me.  Man, it was fun.  N...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:16:00 GMT

Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennesee

Four days without Lone Star Beer.  Lonesome Dave & Daughters recently packed up for a pilgrimage to Elvis's house.   I've been to Graceland before, but this was the first time ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:47:00 GMT

The Parlor, playin’ for pizza

i just got finished playing at the parlor on north loop.  being a musician in austin sometimes means playing for tips at a pizza joint, this was one of those times.  it seems crazy that prof...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:04:00 GMT

mighty booker t

Liz (see my top friends) just took me to see booker t and the mg's play at "the palmer events center".  the place is too well lit, parking sucks, and why can't sound guys dial back the ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:30:00 GMT

The Last Time

It may be hard to believe, but I was still married when I wrote this cheatin' woman song.  A postal co-worker was having some hard times with his spouse and discovered that she'd been correspondi...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:49:00 GMT