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My scottish clan's crest
Me live at the Hampden Academy Coffee House Feburary 15th doing beat poetry.
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Member Since: 7/12/2007
Band Website: http://www.freewebs.com/sapphirestrats
Band Members: CHRIS BURNS -
Vocals
6 & 12-String Acoustic Guitars
Harmonica
Piano
Electric Guitar
Mandolin
Organ
Bass Guitar
Slide Guitar
Dobro
Recorder
Pennywhistle
Banjo
Percussion
Drums
Saxophone
FRIENDS -
Vocals
Guitars
Drums
Bass Guitar
Violin
Accordion
Various implements of destruction
Influences: These are my inspirations. They include many classic rock artists, classical musicians, world musicians, poets and traditional music from Scotland, England, Ireland and America. After the top five it is in alphabetical order:
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, the Wallflowers, Neil Young, America, Ana Vidovic, Arlo Guthrie, Arthur Rimbaud (Poet), the Band, BB King, Billy Joel, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Bon Jovi, Boston, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, Carolyn Hester, CCR, Claude Debussy, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, *David Bowie*, David Byrne, David Crosby, Dire Straits, Dispatch, Don McLean, the Doors, Dylan Thomas (Poet), the Eagles, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, Elvis, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Gin Blossoms, Graham Nash, the Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Howie Day, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, James McMurtry, James Taylor, Jem, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John Denver, John Fogerty, John Hiatt, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Joshua Radin, June Benfield, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Luan Parle, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Nightwatchman, Nirvana, Old Crow Medicine Show, Patrick Park, Paul Simon, Paul Verlaine (Poet), Pearl Jam, Pete Droge, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, Pink Floyd, the Police, Queen, Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet), REM, Rhett Miller, Richard Thompson, Robert Burns (Poet), Robert Johnson, the Rolling Stones, Ryan Huston, Scott Mckenzie, Shakespeare (Poet), Shaun Mullins, Sheryl Crow, SRV, Steely Dan, Stephen Stills, Steve Earle, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Nicks, Strangefolk, Talking Heads, Townes Van Zandt, Tracy Chapman, T.S. Eliot (He’s a poet), Van Morrison, Warren Zevon, the Who, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie, The Yardbirds, Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens
Various Blues artists, American/Irish/Celtic folk music, the movie Crossroads, the movie School of Rock, the movie Walk the Line, the movie No Direction Home, the movie Be Here To Love Me, the movie The Doors, the movie Across the Universe, Classical music, the British.
Nature, Animals, Hippies, Defenders of Freedom, *Salad Fingers*, Chuck Norris, My Uncle Dave, Friends: you all have been one of my biggest influences I dare you try not to hear yourselves in any of my songs you’re all in them.
Sounds Like: I guess myself, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young, John Lennon, The Wallflowers, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Band, Woody Guthrie, Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, the Traveling Wilburys, Pink Floyd, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, CCR, Hank Williams, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Richard Thompson, Dire Straits, Blind Willie McTell, Gin Blossoms, Talking Heads, David Byrne, Buddy Holly, Eddie Vedder, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, a Blues guy, a Hippie, a guy from Jersey (kinda), a Poet, a Celtic guy
Record Label: Burnstock Musak