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Colin John

About Me

This page is for my solo acoustic musings which primarily consists of playing blues, Hawaiian Slack Key and other roots music on National resonator, small bodied Gibson and Weissenborn Hawaiian instruments.Aside from my projects with my electric power trio-The Colin John Band and my acoustic duo projects with Cliff Starbuck and Michael Hill,(see my other Myspace sites) I enjoy performing solo acoustic music, stripped down to its bare essentials.I believe in the power and beauty of music as an essential life ingredient and hope that it provides the same stimuli to you.You may find me performing solo acoustic material on the mainland including the States of Ohio, New York, California as well as on Maui and The Big Island of Hawaii.I occassionally perform in Europe, including England, France, Ireland, Spain and Germany;Have Blues-Do Travel!I love many kinds of music, both old and new. Some contemporary acoustic artists whose music I enjoy include Doug Mcleod, Catfish Keith, Bob Brozman,Claude Hopper, Led Kaapana, Brittni Paiva, Steve James, Willie K, Eric Gilliom, Barry Flanagan, John Keawe, Mike Dowling, Cyril Pahanui, Jake Shimabakura, Harry Manx, Ben Harper, Rory Block, Bert Jansch and Leo Kottke, amongst many others.Blues and Hawaiian music are two of my favorite styles and I enjoy combining them and coming up with my take on them.I am currently recording a new album @ Wicker Park Audio, Chicago, with my friend and co-producer John Lawrence.The result of this Delta/Hawaiian acoustic gumbo will be released this June on a cd called,"Transpacific Blues".New songs from these sessions will be posted soon.I thank you for stopping by and having a listen and look forward to meeting you on down the road.Peace & Aloha,Colin JohnEndorsed & Sponsored By:www.nationalguitars.comwww.vintagenationals.comwww.rockym ountainslides.comwww.celticcrossinstruments.comwww.wickeraud ioroom.comwww.manaoradio.com You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

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Member Since: 5/5/2008
Band Website: www.colinjohnband.com
Influences: Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, Booker White, Ledward Kaapana,Sol Ho'opii,King Benny Nawahi, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Delta blues, Piedmont blues, Hawaiian Slack Key, Hawaiian Steel guitar.
Sounds Like: The sum of my influences.
Record Label: WMF Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Recording "Transpacific Blues"

I had a few days off of my live playing schedule and decided to hook up with my friend and colleague John Lawrence, a young talented engineer and producer now based in Chicago. I previously worke...
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