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Ian McFeron Band

About Me

..The Ian McFeron Band broke onto the Seattle music scene shortly after releasing their debut album, Don't Look Back (2003), when they were discovered by “The Mountain” in Seattle (AM-formatted KMTT at 103.7 FM). Within months, the first single, Love Me Twice, edged out songs by Modest Mouse, Bob Schneider, The Bo Deans, and Ray LaMontagne in The Mountain's "New Music Throwdown," a weekly competition where listeners vote for their favorite of two new songs. The band went on to share the spotlight with international and national artists such as Patty Griffin, Nanci Griffith, Shawn Mullins, Amos Lee, Sister Hazel, Missy Higgins, Julia Fordham, Carbon Leaf, The Hothouse Flowers, and Jars of Clay.A prolific songwriter whose lyrical prose and fervent work ethic has drawn comparisons to Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams, McFeron has released a steady stream of albums: Don’t Look Back (2003), A Long Way To Freedom (2005), Fistfight With Father Time (2006), and Let It Ride (2007). Love Me Blue, McFeron's much anticipated fifth full-length LP, will be released this Spring, 2009. Love Me Blue is a poetic narrative, spanning themes of love and faith, disillusionment and new beginnings, threaded with a veiled sense of hope that has created life-long fans out of his listeners.In live performance, McFeron (vocals, guitars, piano) is joined by the Texas fiddle of Alisa Milner and the backbeat rhythms of Todd VanSelus and Mark Bateman. The band has also performed with well-known Northwest lead-guitar players such as Alice Stuart and Rod Cook, and with slide-guitar virtuoso Dan Tyack. The diverse musicianship of its members allows the Ian McFeron Band to shift smoothly through a variety of roots-Americana styles, ranging from acoustic folk rock to gritty alt-country blues, from heartfelt, soulful ballads to driving, danceable backbeat groves.

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Member Since: 10/11/2005
Band Website: www.ianmcferon.com
Band Members:

Ian McFeron- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano /Alisa Milner- Fiddle /Various- Lead Guitar /Jon Markel- Bass /Mark Bateman- Drums
Influences: Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, David Gray, Beatles, Dave Mathews Band, Simon and Garfunkel, Donovan, The Mamas and the Papas, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, Elliott Smith, Gillian Welch, Wilco
Sounds Like: A unique blend of musical influences ranging from acoustic rock to folk, from alt-country to gritty blues. The Ian McFeron Band's groove-based sound combines the dynamic charisma of the early Beatles with the raw live passion of the Dave Mathews Band.

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My Blog

Mountain Music Lounge, Tractor Tavern, and WVO Buses!

Hey Everyone, First off, I hope you all had a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend.  Second I wanted to send you a quick reminder that we'll be performing in the Mountain Music Lounge this ...
Posted by on Wed, 30 May 2007 09:37:00 GMT

New album "Let It Ride" available on-line!

Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who came out to the Triple Door last Saturday to celebrate the release of our fourth album "Let It Ride".  It was an honor to share, for the first time...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:30:00 GMT

"Fistfight With Father Time" NOW AVAILABLE! Visit www.ianmcferon.com to order!

Hey Everyone,  I wanted to send a note of thanks to everybody that came to the Triple Door for our release party last Friday night.  Both shows went really well, and we had a wonderful t...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:55:00 GMT