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| Location: | The People’s Republic of the, |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 25, 2008 (577 days back) |
About Me |
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| Visually and musically, Tom is the most compelling presence to emerge in the singer-songwriter genre as I've seen in a long time
.............................. Jim Bessman, BILLBOARD Just finished Erik Balkey's "Family Album" currently working on Bliss Wood's "Chant Dance", Cary Cooper's "Dirty Little Secret", & new projects by Kathy Moser, Tom Ryan, Nancy Jephcoate, Rudolf Harst, and the All Saint's School in Ft Worth, TX.......................................................... ............................................. BORN: in Ethiopia of Indian parents EDUCATED: in Maryland, England, and India ALBUMS: 5 Solo CDs, 3 Group CDs, over 25,000 copies sold HOME: Dallas,TX (formerly Takoma Park, MD) SIGN: Aries MANTRA: Ahimsa RELIGION: Rumi ............................................................ ........................................... One of the fastest rising stars on the scene. Perfect timing, perfect sound, perfect performance. —Lydia Hutchinson, THE PERFORMING SONGWRITER CLICK HERE TO BUY TOM'S CD'S!!! I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace) —AWARDS: WAMA Best Male Vocalist '02 - '94, WAMA Songwriter of the Year ‘97, WAMA Song of the Year ‘97, Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Winner ‘93, Falcon Ridge Top 3 Most Wanted ‘98, Indie Album of the Year: The Kerrville Music Awards ‘98, Mid Atlantic Song Contest - 1st place Jazz & Folk ’95 Wanna hear one of the best albums you've never heard? Look up Dave Crossland in friends below. You have to listen to "Pearl" -- such a gift! |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/26/2006Band Website: tprworld.com Band Members: on tour often with Cary Cooper as THE DREAMSICLES , sometimes with Tom Kimmel and Michael Lille as THE SHERPAS , and solo as ... uhh ... Tom Prasada-Rao Influences: Thich Nhat Hanh, Mary Oliver, Tom Prasada-Rao (Sr), Dennis Hunt, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Hafiz, Rainer Maria Rilke Sounds Like: Hearing Washington DC's newest and brightest songwriter prompted me to compose an open letter to Stevie Wonder, or maybe Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan: GENTLEMEN, DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH TAKING UP THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND HITTING THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT. YOUR SPOT'S BEEN FILLED BY TOM PRASADA-RAO. —Arvid Smith, Folio Weekly (Jacksonville, FLA) Watch TPR and Rachel Bissex recorded live at THE KENNEDY CENTER —PERFORMED WITH: Janis Ian, Peter Yarrow, Michael Hedges, Ani Difranco, Odetta, David Wilcox, & Ritchie Havens —SELECT PERFORMANCES ... FESTIVALS: Ottowa, Rocky Mountain, Philadelphia, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Wildflower, Woody Guthrie, South Florida, Boston, New Song ... HALLS: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Kennedy Center ... CLUBS: The Birchmere, The Bottom Line, The Iron Horse, The Ram’s Head, The Freight and Salvage, The Main Street Cafe, Six Strings (Raleigh, NC) ... COFFEEHOUSES: Uncle Calvin’s, Cafe Lena, Swallow Hill, JamminJava, Godfrey Daniels ... CONCERT SERIES: The Listening Room, The Evening Star, Six Strings (Columbus, OH) ... HOUSE CONCERTS: Fox Run, The Panzers, Rouse House, Flowers in the Desert —TEACHING / SONG SCHOOLS: University of Virginia's Young Writers Workshops, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, Summer Songs, Lamb’s Retreat, and The Swananoa Gathering —RECORDED WITH: Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Heard, Eva Cassidy, & Chris Biondo —CDs (prod by TPR): Luv Songs for Grown-Ups / The Dreamsicles, Out of the Blue / Tom Prasada-Rao, The Dreamsicles / The Dreamsicles, Honor Among Thieves / The Sherpas, Christmas in the Ashram / Tom Prasada-Rao, Hear You Laughing / Tom Prasada-Rao, The Way of the World / Tom Prasada-Rao, Incoming / Tom Prasada-Rao —(Produced by the late Mark Heard) —MORE CDs (prod by TPR): Yellow / Cary Cooper, Remembering Rachel / Various Artists, Andrew Gregory / Andrew Gregory, In White Light / Rachel Bissex, Here Now / Kristin DeWitt, Reluctant Believer / Michael Bowers, Gypsy Train / Cary Cooper, Poet's Dance / Annie Wenz, Falling Ashes / Ranjith —CUTS: Last One Gone / David Wilcox, The View from Here / Bob Bennett, From the Dust / Ronny Cox, Whisper of the Wheels / David Wilcox, Rishi's Garden / Broto Roy, Sleeping Beauty / Lauren Kilgore, See Myself in You / Randy Travis, Hard to Walk Out on a Deal / Tom Kimmel, Doin' It for You / Michael Lille, Lefty's Boys / SGGL Darlene / Penny Nichols, Mrs Whitney / Don Conoscenti, One Another / Rachel Bissex, Someone's Got to Pay / Chris Chandler, Falling Star / Kristin DeWitt, Falling Star / Jay Be, Falling Star / Jerry Bresee, Incoming / Natalie Withers Record Label: Ahimsa Acoustics Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Other / Acoustic / Trance) |
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| That which the locusts have destroyed will be restored unto you EzekielMusic excavates heaven BalzacLabor Day 2007, Resurrection Tattoo, Austin TXThe only other time I've seen the underbelly of a ... Posted by tom prasada-rao on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:09:00 PST |
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The Home Stretch |
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| July 30.Just a few minutes ago Caroline premiered her new dance move at a truck stop just over the Mississippi on the Arkansas side of Memphis. IPod attached to her ears by those ubiquitous white umb... Posted by tom prasada-rao on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:22:00 PST |
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ON FINDING MY SPACE |
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| OK, I'm new to this myspace thing. My wife's an old pro. She's been laughing her ass off at me over the last several days. Now she knows what it feels like to lose your partner to Al Gore's cyberwor... Posted by tom prasada-rao on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:08:00 PST |
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Chris Rosser, Mark Heard, Cary Cooper, Arundhati Roy Supporters, André De Lang, UVA Young Writers Workshop, The Dreamsicles, WILDWOOD TOFU BAR, Dave Crossland, Lauren Lapointe, Rekha, Lowen & Navarro, Markley & Balmer, Bob Bennett, Rachel Bissex Tribute, Yikes McGee, Charles Alexander, Noam, SONiA & disappear fear, Kristin deWitt, Michael, Nancy Moran, TAGORE, Emily Henry, Natalie York, Andrew Rose Gregory, Jenny Gillespie, Big Wide Grin, Darrell Scott, Bliss Wood, Dana Cooper, Bill Nash, Greg Greenway, Buddy Mondlock, Amy, Cornell Kinderknecht, Lisa Taylor, Adler & Hearne, Dana Agnellini, Maggie, Big Stack Daddy, folk music lover, El Mastaba per la musica popolare egiziana, (more than voting) Worldwide Progressive Movement, Mission Street Project, Liz Ryan, Radha Regina, caroline, timothy p jahnigen, Melanie, Tiffer, Tony Rongstad, Cindy, Kierstin, Stephanie Corby, Noa Bursie, Lisa Markley, Mare Lennon, melanie hersch, Kate Hearne, Andy & Denise, Bob Marshall, wiffledust, Marlo Ty, Christina Van Norman, Sophia Wedekind, Clark's Picks, andrew james smith, bonjourmonamour, Laura Taylor Whitfield, Mark Brine
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