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Bob McCarthy

Bob McCarthy

About Me

With dazzling virtuosity and resourceful and innovative stylings on guitar and mandolin, Bob performs an eclectic blend of original and traditional music drawing on many styles, including gospel, bluegrass, jazz, Celtic, blues and traditional folk. Born north of Boston, he began his musical career in New York and Boston/Cambridge area coffeehouses and college concerts in the late 1960s. In addition to his solo career, he has shared the stage with Bonnie Raitt, John Compton, Larry Coryell, Chris Castle, Mary Travers, the Everly Brothers, Pentangle, Neil Young, John Prine, Taj Mahal, Dion, Tim Hardin, Buddy Miles, Tommy Makem, Leo Kottke, Chris Rhodes, Livingston Taylor, Steve Goodman, Jay Leno, Jerry Jeff Walker, Bill Staines, Paul Geremia, Delfeayo Marsalis, and many others. His current CD release on the Wandra label, “Satisfied Mind”, contains some of the traditional songs that influenced him from the beginning of his career as well as original cuts and features McCarthy on acoustic guitar, legendary blues harp player, James Montgomery, guitarist Lincoln Meyers of The New England Bluegrass Band, and Todd McKinney on bass. His previous CD, all instrumental “Star of the Sea”, includes the electric version of “Transfiguration” with the slide guitar of the late Rod Price, founding member of the rock group, Foghat. Both releases are available for purchase either through the Store tab on www.bobmccarthy.net or through http://cdbaby.com/cd/bobmccarthy. Quoting from the entertainment daily newspaper, Variety, of his performance at Gerde’s Folk City in New York, “. . . His work on six-string acoustic guitar stands out. ...McCarthy does one tune in ragtime style and as with the jazz material, seems unhampered by delivering solo stylings usually associated with combos.”

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Member Since: 7/8/2007
Band Website: bobmccarthy.net
Band Members: His latest CD, Satisfied Mind, features Bob on acoustic guitar, blues harp legend James Montgomery. The musical collaboration of Bob and James Montgomery marks four decades of friendship which began in Boston in 1967 when they formed a jug band to perform at area colleges and coffeehouses.Jorma Kaukonen, founding member of Jefferson Airplane and current member of Hot Tuna, says of Satisfied Mind, "I got your CD and I loved it. If there were any justice in this world, you'd be a well known BIG DOG."Seattle-based author, Clay Eals, biographer of Steve Goodman: Facing The Music, says "It's great music .... I think it's your resonant voice and the vibrancy of the instruments, coupled with the timeless appeal of the standards that are the foundation of the project. It's just hard to get tired of it.... the CD is great."Tommy Makem and Bob at the première of Riverdance, NYC, 1996 Bob McCarthy, Lillian Buckley, Ron Williams, Mark Clrak and Norm LaPlante.. Chris Castle, Joe Linstrum (guitar, banjo) Joshua Devaney (bass) Bob McCarthy (mandolin) Abraham Laboriel, Jr. (drums).
Influences: .. Paintings by Bob McCarthy
Sounds Like: me.....
Record Label: Wandra
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Offering Of The Heart

This song features me on nylon string guitar, electric guitar and mandolin, Jim Allard on flute, Randy on bass and Fender Rhodes, Jared Steer on drums and Jerry Leake on percussion. Another winner. :0...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:47:00 PST

No Score

This is a song I wrote in 1974 and rewrote and arranged with Randy Roos and Jerry Leake for this project. It features me on vocals and acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Jerry Leake on percussion an...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:34:00 PST

Star Of The Sea

This is my most requested download. It is from the CD "Star Of the Sea" (Wandra 2005) and features me on acoustic guitar and on mandolin, Jerry Leake on percussion. It's kind of a celtic jazzy instru...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:59:00 PST

Minor Flight and Before the Storm

Randy and I wrote these songs on the spot. I play mandolin and Randy plays acoustic guitar. Jerry Leake on live percussion.
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:52:00 PST

CHILDS MANSION

This song was written by me and Raymond Karle. Ray and I went to high school together on Long Island NY. He is a great guitar player and writer who plays in the DADGAD form.This cut features me on gui...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:03:00 PST

New Mixes from new CD

Star of the Sea ~ Bob on Guitar and Mandolin, Jerry Leake on Percussion and Randy Roos on Acoustic BassOffering Of The Heart ~Bob on Guitars and Mandolin, Jared Steer on Drums , Randy Roos on Fender R...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Thu, 22 May 2008 08:35:00 PST

"Both Ends" video

This should be a number one song. The video is great, Check it out on my page.Thanks,Bobfrom Chris Castle: Hey all,We've just finished editing the video for "Both Ends of A Gun", and it's now availa...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:49:00 PST

Chris Castle New CD "Hollow Bones In Monotone"

The special thing about Chris Castle as a singer/songwriter is that when you are fortunate enough to listen to his original songs from his new CD, "Hollow Bones in Monotone", like Both Ends of a Gun, ...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:22:00 PST

Tommy Makem

MEMORIES OF TOMMY MAKEM - A TRUE GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLARMy friend, Irish singer Tommy Makem, passed away the evening of August 1, 2007. My phone rang at 9:00 PM with the caller ID showing that the ca...
Posted by Bob McCarthy on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:02:00 PST