MP3 Loren Schulte - No Frills

Blues-infused acoustic picking on guitars, mandolins, mandola, backing slice-of-life stories all delivered with gritty, real vocals.

10 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Acoustic Blues, FOLK: Folk Blues



Details:
âNo Frillsâ is roots music steeped in fingerpicked country blues guitar, bottleneck slidinâ on a vintage steel National and blues mandolin set in sparse acoustic arrangements. Thereâs gritty, traditional style blues (âAlla My Moneyâ, âBoom Boomâ, âHeadache Bluesâ). There are stories of everyday people that never seem to âget itâ (âSet You Freeâ) or that need to break free of their mundane existence and find some excitement even if it leads to murder (âMake Her Smileâ). Then there are slice-of-life stories of those that not only accept but really love their little cosmic world (âThe Night Awayâ) or that seek refuge from the occasional marital storms (âBaja Roomâ).
In this all-solo recording, Loren wrote, arranged, performed, recorded and produced all of the tracks. The song âBoom Boomâ from this CD has been in the All-time Blues Top 10 on Garageband.com since early 2004, receiving over 100 reviews from enthusiastic reviewers all over the world.

About Lorenâ¦
Currently residing in Battle Ground, Washington just across the big river from Portland, Oregon; he played guitar, bass and mandolin throughout the latter half of the 70âs in a country rock band in bars all over the Cleveland, Ohio area. Then, inspired initially by the music of Ry Cooder and Jorma Kaukonen (with Hot Tuna), he focused on the country blues and fingerstyle blues guitar. That led to delving more deeply into the history of the blues and learning more about the early masters such as Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Sleepy John Estes, Reverend Gary Davis, the mandolin of Yank Rachell and many, many more.

These days heâs mainly a solo acoustic performer and luthier, producing many of the guitars and mandolins with which he performs.