Erick Hovey profile picture

Erick Hovey

About Me

Erick Hovey is a songwriter, guitarist, singer, and fifth-generation farmer from Fort Dodge, Iowa. His albums What You Blue About and Prairie Dance Music have received critical acclaim for his unique, honest voice, cool rocking blues, and introspective grooves.His new releases for 2009 are Recycled Souls and Blues Farm.What You Blue About? was a Catfish Choice of Blue's Access magazine. According to Delta Snake Daily Blues, "Erick Hovey is a hidden blues gem in the farmland of the Midwest." La Hora Del Blues of Barcelona, Spain, writes that Erick "skillfully mixes and develops his own blues style." And Omaha’s Reader says his music has “genuine heart and engaging personality”Erick learned the blues scale when he was ten years old and began performing in local taverns when he was fourteen. He still enjoys playing in small-town bars but has performed in venues and festivals throughout the Midwest.Erick Hovey 2222 120th Street, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 (515) 545-4743 Email: [email protected] www.erickhovey.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/10/2007
Band Website: erickhovey.com
Band Members:
Influences: Clyde Clifford
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

"Blues Farm" makes top 100 new releases list

June 09 REAL BLUES TOP 100 BLUES, SOUL, GOSPEL & ZYDECO CDS At number 40, Erick Hoveys  09 release BLUES FARM  Note: REAL BLUES Top Releases charts are based on what CDs, DVDs, Books we haverec...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:02:00 GMT

Residue Management in Iowa Corn and Soybean Production

SUMMER-TILL (NO-TILL ROW CROP PRODUCTION WITH CULTIVATION) INTRODUCTION     "Summer-Till" is a term I use to describe a commonsense approach to residue management in Iowa corn and...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:19:00 GMT

Confessions of a Market Gardener

MARKET GARDENING      For, as when the red-cheeked, dancing girls, April and May, trip home to the wintry, misanthropic woods; even the barest, ruggedest, most thunder-cloven ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:38:00 GMT

U.S. Ag. Policy

Full funding for the Conservation Security / Stewardship Program, if you please. It's the only program that has ever encouraged sustainable agriculture. Sustainable in that profitability, pr...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:15:00 GMT

Behind The Machine Shed

I really like where I am right now in my family tree. The fifth generation to farm the original home place. Five generations of farmers have left enormous marks on the north central Iowa landscape, bu...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:55:00 GMT

On Faith, War, and Creativity

ON FAITH   Will the ability to have utter faith in something be all that matters in the end? It is said that everyone has to have something to believe in. Faith gives some of us strength when lif...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:35:00 GMT

How Are Things Supposed To Be?

HOW ARE THINGS SUPPOSED TO BE? . Look at the ..:Iowa landscape around you and think about the history. Now imagine that you have a time machine that is taking you way back. If you look out the window...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:49:00 GMT

How Much Can Humans Really Affect Organism Earth?

How much can humans really AFFECT organism earth?   We dominate our space, manipulating it to serve special needs. Hybridization of flora and fauna, redirected waterways, and intensive manag...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:36:00 GMT

An Organism Called Earth

AN ORGANISM CALLED EARTH  Earth is made up of dynamic systems that won't stop interacting until about five billion years from now when the sun of this solar system will run out of hydrogen fuel, ...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:08:00 GMT

What kind of mint?

WHAT KIND OF MINT  Your environment is hard to ignore. It precipitates when it wants to. It gets hot and cold without consulting us. It sneaks up and overpowers us, changing our plans. It paws at...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:19:00 GMT