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 Ralston's Profile |
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Take time to listen. |
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| Location: | GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Sep 14, 2007 (342 days back) |
About Me |
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| "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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My Interests |
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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 Rachael Davis Kris Delmhorst Antje Duvekot Stacey Earle/Mark Stewart Melissa Ferrick Jeffrey Foucault Freebo Tracy Grammer/Jim Henry Arlo Guthrie Jennifer Kimball JDLamb Jeff Lang David Molinari Radoslav Lorkovic Katy Moffatt Geoff Muldaur Peter Mulvey Drew Nelson Carrie Newcomer The Nields Kelly Joe Phelps Justin Roth Rachael Sage Karen Savoca Claudia Schmidt Seth & Daisy May Richard Shindell Michelle Shocked Darden Smith Sons of the Never Wrong Cheryl Wheeler 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) 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!! :-) Record Label: Soft Butter Records 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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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 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 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 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 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 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 on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:59:00 PST |
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I Can't Cry Hard Enough |
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| My friend and producer Marvin Etzioni wrote this with David Williams of the Williams Brothers in response to the loss of a friend . It is still as poignant and moving today as I reflect on more recent... Posted by Ralston on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:28:00 PST |
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The Gerald Ford/Grand Rapids Moment |
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| So here we are again on the threshold of a new year. Where do we go from here? So much has changed in the world, so much has stayed the same. There are the global interests - there are the p... Posted by Ralston on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:57:00 PST |
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Falcon Ridge 07 Announced |
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| Congratulations to Red Molly, Ellis & Pat Wictor for being chosen for Falcon Ridge Folk Fest 07 Most Wanted Song Swap and workshop appearances, they will also be the feature on... Posted by Ralston on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:48:00 PST |
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The Point |
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| I was recently listening to a musician I know working his way through another evening of sudden bursts of laughter, clinking glasses and well lubricated conversations at a local eating establishm... Posted by Ralston on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:15:00 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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