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Jay Harden and Greenville

Roots Music for the Swirling Masses!!

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4GREENVILLE WAS FORMED IN BARCELONA IN 2007 BY THE GUITAR AND VIOLIN DUO OF JAY HARDEN AND NAOMI SASKA WEDMAN. WITH OVER THIRTY YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEM, THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THEIR REPERTOIRE. MIXING HARDEN..S ORIGINAL SONGS (GET ALONG, THAT..S ME, ETC.) WITH A WIDE RANGE OF OLD TIMEY TUNES FROM THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN MUSIC, (BLUES IN A BOTTLE, DEEP ELEM BLUES, WILDWOOD FLOWER, ETC.) ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT YOU..RE LIKELY TO HEAR BLUEGRASS, BLUES, JAZZ, COUNTRY AND ROCK AND ROLL SPICED UP WITH COVER SONGS OF NEIL YOUNG, TRADITIONAL IRISH FIDDLE TUNES, MUDDY WATERS, BOB DYLAN, GRATEFUL DEAD, DUKE ELLINGTON, GRAM PARSONS, JOHNNY CASH, THE KNITTERS, VELVET UNDERGROUND, BLONDIE...WELL, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.... AS A CLASSICALLY TRAINED VIOLINIST, SASKA WEDMAN (FROM SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN) SUCCESSFULLY BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN THE CLASSICAL AND TRADITIONAL WORLDS WITH HER VIRTUOSIC PLAYING. MANY CROWDS HAVE BEEN LEFT BREATHLESS AFTER ONE OF HER OUTSTANDING SOLOS. HARDEN, RAISED ON HIGHWAY 61 NEAR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA, IS A LONG-TIME VETERAN OF THE PORTLAND AND SEATTLE MUSIC SCENE. HIS EARTHY AUTHENTIC STYLE OF SINGING AND PLAYING COME FROM YEARS PLAYING IN CLUBS, BARS AND OUTDOOR FESTIVALS IN THE NORTHWEST USA AND CANADA. HARDEN AND SASKA WEDMAN ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE GREAT SINGER CARRIE LEWIS, ALSO FROM PORTLAND, OREGON. WITH HER POWERFUL LEAD AND HARMONY VOCALS, THE LEWIS-HARDEN DUET ON SONGS BY GRAM PARSONS AND EMMYLOU HARRIS ARE SIMPLY STUNNING. AT TIMES GREENVILLE IS A FULL BAND, WITH JOHNNY ENGLISH PLAYING HARMONICA IN THE LITTLE WALTER STYLE OF CHICAGO BLUES, AND SCOTTISH ANDY PLAYING HIS ATMOSPHERIC PEDAL STEEL GUITAR AS AN EERIE BLANKET OF SOUND TO TAKE YOU BACK HOME TO NASHVILLE. RECEIVING ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSES FROM A GROWING LEGION OF FANS, GREENVILLE CONTINUES TO WOW THE CROWD AT LOCAL VENUES SUCH AS SOLO BAR IN POBLE SEC, TABERNA BERRIKETA NEAR PLAZA UNIVERSITAT AND GRAN VIA, HONKY TONK BLUES BAR NEAR PLAZA DE SANTS, AND EL MONASTERIO ACROSS FROM THE POST OFFICE ON LAIETANA.....CHECK THEM OUT AS SOON AS YOU CAN!!!..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/11/2005
Band Website: grapevinedbcn.com
Band Members: Steve Cropper, Ry Cooder (lead and rhythm guitar), Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorious (bass), Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Bernie Worrel (keyboards), Chubby Wise, Vassar Clements (fiddle), John Bonham, Mickey Hart, Maureen Tucker (drums), Mick Jagger and Tina Turner (back up vocals and dancing)
Influences: I assume this means people who I listen to for inspiration and to steal ideas or songs from within my current capabilities as a singer and songwriter. The list is long......Huddie Ledbetter "Leadbelly", Charlie Patton, Lightnin' Sam Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt, Snooks Eaglin, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Marie Laveau, Skip James, Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Norman Blake, Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Carter Family, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley Sun Sessions, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, New Lost City Ramblers, Harry Smith, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Psilocybin, Ry Cooder, Captain Beefheart, THC, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, Kinks, Hot Tuna, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Arlo Guthrie, Gram Parsons, Thomas Pynchon, Sunshine, John Lennon, Purna Das, Big Star, Television, The Byrds, Talking Heads, Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Sandy Denny, The Who, Syd Barret, Jello Biafra, NRBQ, Butthole Surfers, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, John Hammond, Jr., Rolling Stones, Daniel Lanois, Paul Geremiah, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk,Dr. Eugene Chadbourne, Fela Anakulapu Kuti, Mark Lanegan, Brian Wilson, Michael Franti, Bob Marley, Replacements, Minutemen, Billy Bragg, Leon Rosselson, Fairport Convention, Billy Kennedy, Lynn Conover, Jim Bowyer, Pete Krebs, Bingo, Little Sue, Fernando, Jeff Rosenberg, Totem Soul (Iowa City), Pandora's Boom Box, Wholistic Ramblers, .....notice nothing very recent, I stopped consuming music a long time ago, can't think of the last time I bought a CD and I don't download people's music for free (hint, hint!!)
Sounds Like: I'll let you be the judge of that....People in Spain call it Country/Folk, so maybe for lack of a better term. For the purposes of searching and finding me, I'll cut and paste the list from above, sorry for the repetition.....Huddie Ledbetter "Leadbelly", Charlie Patton, Lightnin' Sam Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt, Snooks Eaglin, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Marie Laveau, Skip James, Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Norman Blake, Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Carter Family, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley Sun Sessions, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, New Lost City Ramblers, Harry Smith, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Psilocybin, Ry Cooder, Captain Beefheart, THC, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, Hot Tuna, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Arlo Guthrie, Gram Parsons, Thomas Pynchon, Sunshine, John Lennon, Purna Das, Big Star, R.E.M., Television, The Byrds, Talking Heads, Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Sandy Denny, The Who, Syd Barret, Jello Biafra, NRBQ, Butthole Surfers, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, John Hammond, Jr., Rolling Stones, Daniel Lanois, Paul Geremiah, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk,Dr. Eugene Chadbourne, Fela Anakulapu Kuti, Mark Lanegan, Brian Wilson, Michael Franti, Bob Marley, Replacements, Minutemen, Billy Bragg, Leon Rosselson, Fairport Convention, Six Fingers......Hope you found me!!! Peace
Record Label: still looking...maybe Reprise? or Stax, yeah!!!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Gimme some feedback/dame tu opinion

Hellllllooooo alllll,  who the heck is listening to my songs? Dang, I wish you'd leave me a little comment and tell me what you think.....pleeeaassseeee??? Holaaaaa aaaa toodddoooossss....quien ...
Posted by J on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:07:00 PST

Barcelona Swept by New 'flake' Virus

Scientists have reported a new virus sweeping the Catalonian and Barcelona region. Dubbed 'flake-itis' by linguists, the symptoms include, but are not limited to rampant indecisiveness, changing of pl...
Posted by J on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:57:00 PST

MY THANG

MY FIRST BLOG!! I HEAR YOU CAN GET FAMOUS DOING THIS, JEJEJE FIRST AND FOREMOST, LISTEN TO MY SONGS AND IF YOU'RE A PROMOTER OR KNOW WHERE I CAN PLAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER TRAVE...
Posted by J on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 01:59:00 PST