Finger-pickin guitar/harmonica heaven, this album won Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album in the international 2006 Independent Music Awards.

15 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Blues, FOLK: Modern Folk



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*Winner of the 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards for his song "Shoes", the first track of his award winning album "Refugee Blues"!

*Winner of the 2006 Folk Singer/Songwriter Album of the Year through the Independent Music Awards for "Refugee Blues"!

*Finalist 2006 International John Lennon Songwriting Contest for "Where the Rubber Meets the Road", track #5 of award winning album "Refugee Blues"!

*Honorable Mention Award-2006 International USA Songwriting Competition!

*Winner of "Best Song Award" for "Shoes" at the West Coast Songwriting Association Contest!

Chris Volpe is extremely honored and expresses sincere gratitude for being recognized by such prestigious musical organizations as listed above.

San Francisco-based Folk/Americana artist is a self-taught guitar virtuoso and skilled singer/songwriter. In addition to complex finger-picking styles akin to Leo Kottke and Nick Drake, Volpe's lyrics are nothing short of poetry. Witness an excerpt from "1849 Revisited": "For all along the river banks there lives/A residue collected in the weeds/It smells of tasteless regret: a faint glimpse/Of hearts that sold the life they own to lease". Volpe has also taught himself to play piano, banjo, bass and drums, among other instruments.

"Refugee Blues" was recorded live in one take, after winning studio time when he was awarded "best song" at the West Coast Songwriting Association's (WCSA) contest in 2004. All 15 songs on the CD were recorded live in one take--a stellar recording feat--which only adds credence to Volpe's innate music abilities.

What's more, he is earning recognition for his self-taught, self-made, self-released album by winning the 2006 Folk Album of the Year through the Independent Music Awards (IMA) for "Refugee Blues". Judges for the competition to name a few were, Norah Jones, Melissa Etheridge and Bill Wyman.

He is also the winner of the Singer/Songwriter Awards, an international competition providing aspiring and professional musicians with the opportunity to have their music heard by leading music industry people. It is at the forefront of the entertainment industry creating professional opportunities for up and coming artists all over the world.

Volpe's top-quality songwriting and performing has also garnered him an honorable mention in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest for "I Found My Jane" from his 2001 album "Sketches".

"Refugee Blues" is being played on radio stations throughout the United Sates and Canada. It has officially charted on the "CMJ Charts".