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 Ralston Bowles's Profile |
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Everyone has a story. Take time to listen. |
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| Location: | GRAND RAPIDS, |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 19, 2008 (446 days back) |
About Me |
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border="0" alt="MySpace Layouts" "music has not addressed midlife with this much dignity since Neil Young's "Freedom"." - Boston Globe "If Steve Earle ever gets back to writing 'chick songs' he may find that Ralston's 'What About Me' got there before him. And the Earle connection doesn't end there, although Ralston isn't overtly political, he and Earle share a burning desire to tell the truth and nothing but the truth" - Americana-UK "Mature, Thoughtful. Carwreck Conversations, Ralston Bowles' debut, is a mature, thoughtful portrait of age, youth, and the place 'where dreams and truth collide'. Along the way he aims more questions inward than at the outside world, without ever falling prey to easy rationalizations or self-pity." - All Music Guide "Carwreck Conversations is chock-full of the smart and catchy, rock and folk-tinged material that has long made Bowles a coveted performer throughout the Midwest." - The Grand Rapids Press |
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Music:Member Since: 4/26/2005Band Website: ralstonbowles.com Band Members: Have Performed With In Past Caoline Aiken Jake Armeding Jim Bizer Cindy Bullens T-Bone Burnett Rachael Davis Kris Delmhorst Antje Duvekot Stacey Earle/Mark Stewart Marvin Etzioni Melissa Ferrick Jeffrey Foucault Freebo Terry Lee Hale Tracy Grammer/Jim Henry Arlo Guthrie Jennifer Kimball JDLamb Jeff Lang David Molinari Radoslav Lorkovic Lowen & Navarro Bill Malonee & VOL Romi Mayes Katy Moffatt Geoff Muldaur Gurf Morlix Peter Mulvey Drew Nelson Carrie Newcomer The Nields Kelly Joe Phelps Gretchen Peters Justin Roth Rachael Sage Karen Savoca Claudia Schmidt Seth & Daisy May Richard Shindell Michelle Shocked Darden Smith Sons of the Never Wrong Trarantula Waltz Eric Taylor Kreg Viesselman Cheryl Wheeler Andy White Brooks Williams Diane Ziegler Influences: Neil Young, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Peter Himmelman, Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, T-Bone Burnett Website Tour dates, cds, news, and more at www.ralstonbowles.com Discography 2006 New Arrivals (Compilation) 2006 Folk Alliance Sampler 2006 Jammie Awards (Compilation) 2005 More Words (Compilation) 2005 W MI Compilation I 2004 Carwreck Conversations 2004 Words (Compilation) 2003 Standing Together (Compilation) 2003 Winter In West Michigan (Compilation) 2003 PASTE Music 9 Selected Openings & Co-Bills T-Bone Burnett Dana Cooper Candace Corrigan Arlo Guthrie Johnathan Edwards Marvin Etzioni Hothouse Flowers Greg Greenway Lowen & Navarro Lynn Miles Alistair Moock Gurf Morlix Peter Mulvey Carrie Newcomer Drew Nelson Gretchen Peters Kelly Joe Phelps Rachael Sage Les Sampou Sons of the Never Wrong Amy Speace Cheryl Wheeler Andy White Kenny White Brooks Williams Selected Appearances Blissfest (Goodheart, MI) The Abbey (Chicago, IL) The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI) Calvin College FAC (GR, MI) Cafè Carpe ( Ft Atkinson, WI) Casa 139 (Milan, Italy) Chicago St Theater (Valparaiso, IN) Crooked Tree Theater (Petosky, MI) Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY) Hard Rock Cafè (Chicago, IL) The Intersection (GR, MI) K'ville New Folk (Kerrville, TX) O C General Store (Oak Ctr, MN) One Trick Pony (GR, MI) Mo Pitkins (NYC, NY) The Rosebud (Milwaukee, WI) Westside Cafè (Frederick, MD) Wheatland Fest (Remus, MI) The White Crow Conservatory of Music (Saginaw, MI) Townes Van Zandt Tribute Concert (Milan, ITALY) Trinity House (Livonia, MI) Uncommon Grnd (Chicago, IL) Awards & Achievements 2004 Jammy Album of the Year 2004 Jammy Best New Album 2004 Jammy Best Folk Album 2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists Competition Finalist 2006 International Songwriting Competition Lyric Category Finalist 2005 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist 2005 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist 2005 Songwriter Mag (Nov/Dec) Lyric Winner Sounds Like: PLEASE NOTE THAT I GENERALLY DELETE AUTOMATED, NON-PERSONAL NOT-WRITTEN-TO-ME COMMENTS. YOU CAN'T GET OVERLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. AFTER ALL, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL! (GET IT?) AND ALTHOUGH I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE SELF-PROMOTION, "HI, CHECK OUT MY NEW CD" COMMENTS PROBABLY WON'T MAKE THE CUT EITHER. C'MON PEOPLE!! :-) Ralston ..name="description"c.."Americana Singer/Songwriter in the tradition of Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan." ..name="keywords"c..Dylan, Neil Young, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Peter Himmelman" Record Label: Wildflower Records, Ryko, Soft Butter Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Americana / Folk Rock) |
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My Blog |
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U. Utah Phillips Inspiring Storyteller |
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| I was moved by his storytelling. Hearing that he had curtailed his touring it all the more special to have heard him live. I was compelled on reading the following obitu... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:50:00 PST |
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Toronto Calling |
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| Thursday March 6th, Lula's Lounge in Toronto will be hosting Music Dish and Wildflower Records 's Canadian Music Week Showcase featuring myself along with Karlex, Porkbelly Futures and Kobo Town. Join... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:15:00 PST |
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German Radio Interview Sunday |
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| German Radio will be broadcasting an interview 21:00 their time - about 3pm EST the link below will allow you to stream it. http://www.wdr.de/radio/wdr2/soundfiles/index.phtml... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:05:00 PST |
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Manchester Academy |
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| My Last Show in England before heading to Italy. When I was there I did not know the history. Interesting venue.
Manchester Academy is a brand name used by the University of Manchester Students' Union... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST |
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In Memory of Robert Busby Jr 1946-2007 |
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| Robert Busby Jr.
Robert Perry Busby, respected and beloved community leader and businessman, died tragically on February 27. Robert was an invigorating presence in North Lansing starting ... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:41:00 PST |
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The Day I Met Elvis |
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| August 17 will mark 30 years since Elvis died. I am not sure why we mark these dates anymore than celebrating the birthdates of individuals. I suppose it is a way of tracking our own lives with benchm... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:37:00 PST |
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Song for Eric |
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| When I first met Eric Lowen I knew there was something special about him. He had the dry wit of a stand-up comic, the musicianship of a trained instrumentalist and the social skills of a master conver... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:30:00 PST |
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Kurt Vonnegut (Man Without A Country) |
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| Check out the song Marvin Etzioni was inspired by Kurt V to write at his myspace - you can get there from my front MySpace Friends page - clickon Marvin - from his next project Marvin Country. Posted by Ralston Bowles on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:22:00 PST |
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Making It Alone (Oxymoron Paradigm ) |
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| You Don't Have to Go It Alone~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My son struggled to free the zipper on his winter coat. "Could I help?" I offered. He said, "Big boys don't need help."
He didn't hear that from ... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:04:00 PST |
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SXSW |
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| That time of year. Austin, TX calling. Keeping it weird for sure. I will be particpating in an aftertoon showcase with the lovely host Rachael Sage along with NLX, Anne Heaton, Jim Bianco, Gregory Dou... Posted by Ralston Bowles on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:59:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Radoslav Lorkovic, Gurf Morlix, Marvin Etzioni, Sheldon Gomberg, Andy White, Amy Speace, T Bone Burnett, Americana Roots, Steppin' In It, Lucky Dice Music, Caroline Aiken, Acoustic in Paris, Jonathan Edwards, Meredith, Rich Feridun, Mackinaw Harvest Music, Peter Mulvey, Euro Americana Chart, Python, Mark Swanson, Andrea Parodi, Drew Nelson, MPress Records: New Arrivals, Rachael Sage, margo, Charlie Sexton, nels andrews, Alastair Moock, Trina Hamlin, robert deeble, Tom Kerswill, Kenny White, Brett Perkins, Dress-up Wendy a.k.a Tits Magee, John Watts, Cindy Bullens, Claremont Opera House, Shuichi, Grassy Hill, Farmfest, Beggar’s Plight (Has new c.d. on itunes), Charlie Cheney, Brendan Hogan, JOHN AUSTIN, ch@$e (100), BP, Bright, Tom Freund, Cat, Arlene, The Academic Audio Group, Dawn, Karisa Wilson, Natalie Beversluis, Chris, Lynn Thompson, Samantha Elin, LisaBeth Weber with Maggie Marshall, ron moore, Goin’ South Band, Antonio De Lillis, Alexander Murray, Céleste Manon, Stephen Jarnick, Hiderek, Michael ONeill, Jeff McMullen, Korby Lenker, Josh Rose, The Quahaugs, Joel, Chad Nordhoff, Jennifer Barragan, Jeff Gilpin, Mazza Magoo, Jacqui Johnson, Lisa Roman, Lazik, Angiebaby, Christian Martin
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