Fred Gillen Jr
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Home Town: Peekskill, NY
Genre: Folk
Posted By: Fred
Joined On: May 24, 2005
Page Views: 12,600
Song Plays: 782
Current Rank: 505
Highest Rank: 115
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Albums
Gone Gone Gone (2005), We The People (2005), Grace (2002), Nervous Laughter (2001), Tales Of The Misplaced (1998), Intentions As Big As The Sky (1997), Blame It On My Dead Brother (1995)
Similar Artists
Dan Bern, Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Todd Snyder
Group Members
a nice bunch of guys named Fred Gillen Jr
Instruments
guitar, bass, voice, taping compound bucket, railroad spikes, and anything else that makes noise
Musical Style
rabble-rousing folk troubadour
Influences
Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Ani DiFranco, and Dan Bern for the words, James Brown, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, The Who, and a zillion others for the music, and Tom Waits just for being Tom Waits. |
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"New York singer/ songwriter Gillen may have East Coast origins, but his style and intensity reflect a down-home sensibility."
-- Ron Wynne, Nashville Scene
"Gillen's CD has an earthy, straw-like smell for your ears. It has the grazing touch of a brick wall against the back of your hand. It has very ball-point-pen-on-blue-lined-paper written lyrics. It is honest and quirky."
-- Craig Gilbert, New Haven Advocate
"Gillen performs a straight-ahead style that blends the earthiness of Americana, the punch of rock & roll, and the confessional quality of folk."
-- Pete Hanson, Metroland, Albany, NY
"Gillen's understated vocals seem as if they would make even a stadium feel like an intimate coffeehouse."
-- Geoff Wilbur, Renegade Newsletter
"What Gillen manages to do is become the essence of expression itself, really. To stand and speak and say 'This is what is' and to say it to anyone who will listen."
-- Bryan Baker, Gajoob
"Gillen's songs are passionate,... Read entire review » |
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| | Posted on May 29, 2005 @11:07 AM | Rating: 10 / 10 | | What can I say? Fred Gillen Jr. sings and plays with a lot of heart and soul, this guy pours everything out for all to see. A master showman, you can always expect the unexpected at one of his gigs. A beautiful voice, simply wonderful. His material is both politically and emotionally driven, and he makes you want to take a good look around, see what's really going on with our society. A master storyteller. This guy knows more about Woody Guthrie than Woody knew himself, and Woody's... Read entire review » |
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