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Spiritual Family Reunion

La Ceremonia del adiós

About Me

The SPIRITUAL FAMILY has always been in existence, and will continue to exist...

SPIRITUAL FAMILY REUNION is the songmaking family of musicians, who love songs & singing & playing with feeling..,
Patty LeMay, Ben Smythe, Mason Vickery, Caitlin Rose & Levon Emmons, Casey Sanders, William Tyler, Steve Poulton, Paul Niehaus & Cassie Berman & studio wizard Loney Hutchins

Thanks to encouragement from Kelly Hurt, Jean Grooms, Rachel & Harmony Korine, Will Oldham, Kyle Field & Kyle Hamlett, and to the inspiration, support, and tireless goading of David.C. Berman, beloved fellow jew and poet/recording artist.
All songs by Patty LeMay Copyright 2002-2008 Publishing by God gave us fruit Music.

The Spiritual Family have poems as well ...View our blogs for info on some of our favorite recordings, artists, records and songs!

NEW RECORD AVAILABLE ON TRACT RECORDS:

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Member Since: 2/10/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/spiritualfamilyreunion
Band Members: THE SPIRITUAL FAMILY REUNION IS:

PATTY LEMAY-
Piano/Guitar/Lead Vocals/Harmonica

MASON VICKERY-Lap Steel/Rocket Amps

BEN SMYTHE-Drums/Vocals

CAITLIN ROSE-Vocals/Tambourine

LEVON EMMONS-Vocals & Anything Else

WILLIAM TYLER 'when he can'-Gorgeous Guitar

STEVE POULTON-Bass

CASSIE BERMAN-Bass alumni

On the record:

PAUL NIEHAUS-Pedal Steel/Telecaster Guitar

CASEY SANDERS-Studio Drums/Vocals

ZACH SETCHFIELD-1970's Guitar

LONEY JOHN-Vocals/EQ Levels Magic

JONATHAN MARX-Clarinet

JACK VAUGHN, HAGS HAGGERTY, WILLY DOMAN, GREG HUMPHRIES-Bass

Influences: Mickey Newbury, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Hank Williams, Bobby Gentry, Tina Turner, Cat Stevens, Otis Redding, Charlie Rich, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, The Rolling Stones, Terry Jacks, The Band, Townes Van Zandt, David Berman, Frederik Chopin, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Richard Thompson, Jacques Brel, and Will Oldham.
Sounds Like: Pure, Ravaged, Graphic, Emotional

What it does NOT sound like: Haunting, Ethereal, Pretty.
Record Label: TRACT RECORDS
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

More SFRs Top Eight Records

Another of SFR's Top 8 records anthologized: in no particular order... ONE...Mickey Newbury: Frisco Mabel Joy / Heaven Help the Child - The level of pure artistry on any Mickey Newbury recor...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:49:00 PST

New poems: ? and To a field

?   On false hunting trips gunshots spoke in breezes.   In far away mansions grand pianos wondered if they could trust their memories - if their lowest and darkest notes were not the most&n...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:01:00 PST

Spiritual Familys Reunions top 10 most influential songs in no official order

Spiritual Family Reunion's top 10 most influential songs in no official order...   1. Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (1967) A whole B movie was written because of this song! It is brilliant in...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:26:00 PST

Poems - O Israel.. Poem for a Warrior.. Ode to Walt Whitman

I'll be adding some poems periodically, if  you would like to comment on a particular one or any -   O Israel   The lights of a Tel Aviv disco shone far off and sliced ...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:48:00 PST

Photos, Magazine Spreads & Videos

We are excited that video films are going to be made! Two different filmographers are wanting to do some videos. We will be posting them here when they are finished, and also will be photographed for ...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Fri, 12 May 2006 12:30:00 PST

Tour Diary - Silver Jews

Finally getting around to posting this: ATHENS, GA at the 40 WATT: Lovely quaint town... arrived on a cool, early-spring day. Very excited to see the 40 Watt's lighted sign with both band names o...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:06:00 PST

We never wear Jew-ery!

Spiritual Family Reunion is excited to be opening for the Silver Jews in Athens on March 10th, Atlanta on March 11th, and Ann Arbor, MI on March 25th. We will be playing Southern Jewish spirituals, as...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:12:00 PST

We played a radio show on 91.1 WRVU

Monday 1/2/06 we played The Stage again on 91.1 - This time with ALMOST the whole band. It was fun. The Stage dudes are great. You can listen on WRVU website - go to "The Stage" and click below the li...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 03:01:00 PST

Thanks to all who came to our last show on Nov 19th!!!

We really had a great time playing at the Basement last Saturday. Burhan, Grimey, Geoff and Jesse are our heros! Especially Jesse! Thanks to all ya'll who came out to hear us one last time, before we ...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:20:00 PST

SFR's story about the real "Can O Worms"

The first of May in Kentucky is usually pretty cool and dry, unless a torrid rain storm blows in and out during the Kentucky Derby. We had all driven to the fine state of Kentucky on May 1st, for Derb...
Posted by Spiritual Family Reunion on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST