MP3 Wing And A Prayer - FOLK: Modern Folk

Debut album from this smoky-voiced baritone on his ol'Martin. Americana, acoustic blues, ballads, breakup songs and "redrock eco folk".

11 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, BLUES: Acoustic Blues



Details:
Marv Hamilton learned to sing in the back seat of a â47 Buick while his mother, who sang on the radio in the 30âs, and father, a natural whiskey-drinking baritone, harmonized in the front. Marv picked up his first guitar in 1973 to play along with Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. He was 24 and a Vietnam vet. In 1988, Marv began to play, write songs and perform with acoustic trio, âVuja Deâ. In 2000, Marv released his debut solo album, âWing and a Prayerâ under his own indie label, âBest Dog Recordsâ. Acoustic blues, ballads, breakup songs and âredrock eco-folkâ. A psychotherapist, activist and tree-hugger, Marv is a three-time winner in Salt Lakeâs prestigious KRCL/Founderâs Title Folk and Bluegrass Performing Songwriter Showcase. Marv was also a 2001 Kerrville Newfolk Finalist at Kerrville, Texas. Steve Seskin says, âIf you donât feel something when you listen to Marv, youâre probably deadâ. Susanne Milsaps of Salt Lakeâs KRCL 91FM and Magpie House Concerts Series chose âWing and A Prayerâ as best local album of 2000 and says Marvâs âthe rootsy, earthy, teller of everymanâs storyâ.

Marvâs release of his 2d album, The Mind Will Follow, played to a sellout crowd at the University of Utah in Oct 2006. Of Hamilton, Catalyst magazine says, âSimply put, heâs one hell of a storytellerâ. Of his new record, the Salt Lake Tribune says âHamiltonâs folk and acoustic blues songs, whether they be love ballads, political dissections or odes to the mountains where he runs with his dog, have earned him a reputation as one of Utahâs finest songwritersâ.

Paul Swensen, in the University of Utahâs alumni magazine Continuum, says, âHis songwriting smells of the earth. He has an abiding respect for animals and wildlife. He writes achingly beautiful love songs. And his sense of humor reveals itself in offbeat ways.â And âLove of literature, poetry and good writingâa lasting legacy of Hamiltonâs English degreeâshow up in his gift as a lyricistâ.

âMarv Hamilton is clearly an artist who pays close attention to all facets of his art, whether words, music, or performance. There is a polish and attention to detail in this work that is so often lacking in contemporary so-called singer-songwriters. This is work of a quality and class that this reviewer rarely sees. I'd highly recommend to anyone interested in contemporary American songwriting that they give Marv Hamilton a listen.â Bob McKenzie, Soundbytes.