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About Me

My name is Drew Clair, songwriter from Northeast Ohio. Through an extraordinary set of circumstances, I have been fortunate enough to have played with some of our area's more accomplished musicians. After being a founding member of Tumbleweed Jo (1998-2000) and Woodshed Mercy (2004-2007), I have decided to abandon the standard band format and focus on writing and recording my music. Some of these will be demos from as far back as '97, and newer ones that were recorded at Clint Holley's Audio Spectrum Recording studio, over the past year. The songs will be released under the name of Open Range Torch Songs, a title snagged from a song I had written and recorded with Woodshed Mercy. Hopefully, there will be many recordings to follow under the ORTS domain. Of course we'll sneak in some songs from Tha'Shed from time to time. I hope you enjoy!

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Member Since: 14/11/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/openrangetorchsongs
Band Members: Drew Clair - songwriter/rhythm guitar/vocals/keyboards/harmonica/bass....Open Range Torch Song recordings:Jennifer O'Neal,Bob Lanphier,Clint Holley,Bill"Junior" Crompton,Tim Jordan,Tony Primiano aka Tony Kool,Mike Chipchak,Matt Kasl, Frank Matrka, Pharuq, Ryann Anderson, Amy Primiano with hopefully many more to follow from what has been referred to as the extended Armadillo Hwy from Cleveland's own Town Fryer's music scene. Engineered by Clint Holley-Audio Spectrum Recording Woodshed Mercy recordings:Jennifer O'Neal,Matt Kasl,Dave Kasl,Tim Jordan,Kraig Decker,Bobby Latina,Eric Miller. Engineered By Brandon Youngs-Track Six Recording Tumbleweed Jo demos: Jennifer O'Neal, Matt Kasl, Doug Price,Ed Tomecko,Dean Theodosian,Sean Sampson...."From a Roadside Diner",Drew's solo demo engineered by Ed Tomecko-Audioworks and Tumbleweedjo's first full band demo engineered by Adam Racinskas-River Rat Recording
Influences: While settling up at a register in a music store in Florida a few years back, the clerk gave me the honor as that day's most diverse purchased, Bruce Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad and NOFX's Punk in Drublic. So you go figure.....Springsteen,Dylan,N.Young,Zevon,Petty,Violent Femmes,Old 97's,DBT's,Robbie Fulks, Clash, JR Cash,J Geils,Mike Ness,NOFX,Artful Dodger,Cowslingers, Jim Carroll......too many hours in front of an idiot box, the feel of a crisp 7 iron from 148 out,...apathy sweet apathy
Sounds Like: the foothills of Appalachia butting up against Freehold, NJ
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

And now for something completely different...

Hey ya'll,Well if any of you are scratching your heads about the latest song, "It's our time", let me explain. A couple of weeks ago, the Plain Dealer's Friday magazine, along with Cleveland.com, bega...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Ongoings for early '09

Hey ya'll,Just touching base to give a heads up on what is going . Volume II is moving along quickly, and shooting for a May or June completion. As per Volume I, the deuce will feature some serious na...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:16:00 GMT

December stuff

Hey ya'll, Just dropping a line on all of the ongoings for end of 2008...for those of us who haven't recieved our bail out checks yet, lots of entertainment at a low price. I am fortunate enough to be...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:02:00 GMT

2008 Americana Fest and other stuff

The 2008 Americana Fest in less than a week away. Each year, Clint Holley improves upon the previous. This year's undertaking is no small feat, with four days of music. If I counted right, there ...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:47:00 GMT

It’s finally done!!!!

Well ORTS Vol 1 has finally been completed. Many thanks go out to Clint Holley and Audio Spectrum Recording for all the time and effort. As well, all the musicians who added their diverse styles ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 16:37:00 GMT

Open Range Torch Songs Vol 1...

Some new shows and some serious name dropping. As you can see we have three shows coming up this spring...4/17 at the Beachland. Jen, myself, along with Mike Chipchak(Crookneck Chandler,Martini 5-0) w...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Greetings from the Range

Thanks to everyone who has stopped by the site already. We'll get to that friend request mode when everything is a bit more finalized. A quick background on the songs currently up: "Injustice" i...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:58:00 GMT