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father maple

About Me

father maple is a group of musicians who are seeking to reach a varied audience with good, relevant, honest and thought provoking art. all natives of Arkansas, the band enjoys playing a wide variety of venues, including churches, clubs, bars, and coffee houses.

we're still getting our name out and trying to get shows anywhere we can. for booking call (479) 409-0305 or (870) 897-2868 or e-mail at [email protected]. thanks for listening.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 31/08/2005
Band Members: michael wallace (vocals/guitar)
zach cameron (drums/vocals)
david beuerman (bass/vocals)
stephen neeper (lead guitar)
Influences: love

also: distortion, feedback, groovy lyrics, strange sounds and fingers flyin: jeff buckley wailing, bob dylan riffing, derek webb preaching, the beatles genius-ing, led zeppelin rocking, U2 inspiring, rich mullins piercing you with honesty, vince vaughan coolness, brad pitt...speaks for himself, ryan adams and the cardinals, john bonham and keith moon smashing things, that jimi thing, steve jordan's slick licks, stevie's blues, pianos, down home folk, southern food, my morning jacket--what can you say?, the bass grooves of james jamerson, wes anderson films, crumble apple pie, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fathers and mothers, star trek (well, for two of us), c.s. lewis, j.r.r. tolkien, and various authors of various books of varying value; winter, loneliness, heartache, joy and renewal, hardship and easy living; long hair, beards and strawberry fields forever.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

new EP coming soon

hello all, we have been working on a new 5-song EP for the last couple of months.  we finally finished tracking last saturday, and now we're down to mixing and mastering.  hopefully that will be compl...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:14:00 GMT

an empty room reveals so much

A near empty room on kirby street with two bands, a sound guy, and video guy, a girlfriend, a roadie, and a lifesize cardboard cut out of toby mac were the setting for what has turned out to be one of...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 23:15:00 GMT

the music we play

i told a gentleman at my parents' small group that i was in a rock band, and then went on to mention that we are playing a concert at a church this week.  so he asked me if we played christian ro...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:23:00 GMT

father maple MERCH

we now have t-shirts available for the first time.  here's one of our models wearing one:you will have the opportunity to buy one at any show, or you can send us money and we will mail you one.&n...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:29:00 GMT