| Kieran Kane — The Blue Chair (2000) |
Kieran Kane — The Blue Chair
Born: October 7, 1949 in Queens, New York
Origin: Nashville, Tennessee (1980) ~ Queens, New York, USA
Instruments: Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Percussion
Album release: October 24, 2000
Record Label: Dead Reckoning Records / DEAR0018
Duration: 39:32
Tracks:
01 Honeymoon Wine (Kieran Kane) 4:23
02 Love Is Fair (Jesse Winchester) 4:34
03 Same Old Blues (Kieran Kane / Allison Moorer / Kevin Welch) 4:05
04 Four Questions (Kieran Kane) 3:06
05 I'm Sorry (Kieran Kane) 3:33
06 Tu Es Avec Moi (Kieran Kane) 3:43
07 Irish Heartbeat (Van Morrison) 4:22
08 I'll Go on Loving You (Kieran Kane) 4:01
09 Nous Sommes Les Memes (Kieran Kane) 3:56
10 Rosie's Gone (Kieran Kane / Jamie O'Hara) 3:48
Credits:
• Dan Dugmore Dobro, Guitars (Ac+El), Gut String Guitar, Pedal Steel
• Tabitha Fair Vocals (Background)
• John Jarvis Organ (Hammond), Piano
• Kieran Kane Composer, Cover Paint, Guitar (Ac), Gut String Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Vocals
• Mills Logan Engineer, Mixing
• Brent Maher Engineer
• Steve Mandile Synthesizer
• Allison Moorer Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Van Morrison Composer
• Jamie O'Hara Composer
• Philip Scoggins Engineer
• David K. Shipley Mastering
• Harry Stinson Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
• Kevin Welch Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Jesse Winchester Composer
• Glenn Worf Bass
Website: http://www.kierankane.com/
Label site: http://www.deadreckoners.com/artists/kieran_kane.html
© Photo credit: Alan Messer
Quotes:
• "Intelligent and Somber Songs About Love and Relationships" **** (Ron Frankl)
• "Kane Is On Top Of His Game" ***** (John Stinson)
Biography by Jason Ankeny
• Best known as one half of the acclaimed new traditionalist country duo the O'Kanes, singer/songwriter Kieran Kane was born in Queens, NY, on October 7, 1949; by age nine, he was drumming in his older brother's rock band, while in his teens he turned his focus to bluegrass and folk, performing at festivals throughout the Northeast. At 21, Kane relocated to Los Angeles, where he labored as a songwriter and session guitarist; by the late '70s he had moved on to Nashville, where he landed a writing contract with Tree Publishing Co. A deal with Elektra followed, but despite notching a pair of Top Ten country singles -- "You're the Best" and "It's Who You Love" -- he found himself at odds with the label and soon returned to composing. Teaming with fellow Tree staff writer Jamie O'Hara, he formed the O'Kanes in 1985, issuing three hit albums and scoring a half-dozen Top Ten singles before disbanding four years later. Kane resurfaced with a more austere, folk-influenced sound in 1993 with the solo effort Find My Way Home, issued on Atlantic; soon after he formed the Nashville-based indie label Dead Reckoning with fellow singer/songwriters Kevin Welch, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson, issuing the album Dead Rekoning in 1995. Six Months, No Sun followed in 1998, and Blue Chair was issued in fall 2000. In 2002 Kane released the primarily acoustic Shadows on the Ground, a pared-down collection of plaintive, powerful, and heartbreaking songs dedicated to his son Lucas, who had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. You Can't Save Everybody (2004), Lost John Dean (2006), and Kane Welch Kaplin (2007) found Kane collaborating with Nashville crooner Kevin Welch and multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin on a series of spare, moody originals and covers, while 2009's Somewhere Beyond the Roses was backed by a bass-less quartet held down by Lambchop's Deanna Varagona.
© Photo credit: Alan Messer
© Photo credit: Ron Baker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake) / Kieran Kane (right) with Kevin Welch at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (2005)/Date: 2 October 2005
Discography:
Albums:
Year / Album / US Country / Label
• 1982 Kieran Kane #38 Elektra
• 1993 Find My Way Home Atlantic
• 1995 Dead Reckoning Dead Reckoning
• 1998 Six Months, No Sun DR
• 2000 11/12/13: Live from Melbourne, Australia DR
• 2000 The Blue Chair DR
• 2002 Shadows on the Ground DR
• 2004 You Can't Save Everybody DR
• 2006 Lost John Dean DR
• 2007 Kane Welch Kaplin DR
• 2009 Somewhere Beyond the Roses DR
Singles:
Year / Single / US Country / Album
• 1981 "The Baby" #80 single only
• 1981 "You're the Best" #14 Kieran Kane
• 1982 "It's Who You Love" #16
• 1982 "I Feel It with You" #26
• 1982 "I'll Be Your Man Around the House" #26
• 1982 "Gonna Have a Party" #45 single only
• 1983 "It's You" #30
• 1984 "Dedicate" #28
• 1993 "I'm Here to Love You" Find My Way Home
• 1993 "Find My Way Home"
• 1995 "This Dirty Little Town" Dead Reckoning
Also:
• http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Kieran-Kane.html
| Kieran Kane — The Blue Chair (2000) |
Kieran Kane — The Blue Chair
© Photo credit: Alan Messer
© Photo credit: Alan Messer
Born: October 7, 1949 in Queens, New York
Origin: Nashville, Tennessee (1980) ~ Queens, New York, USA
Instruments: Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Percussion
Album release: October 24, 2000
Record Label: Dead Reckoning Records / DEAR0018
Duration: 39:32
Tracks:
01 Honeymoon Wine (Kieran Kane) 4:23
02 Love Is Fair (Jesse Winchester) 4:34
03 Same Old Blues (Kieran Kane / Allison Moorer / Kevin Welch) 4:05
04 Four Questions (Kieran Kane) 3:06
05 I'm Sorry (Kieran Kane) 3:33
06 Tu Es Avec Moi (Kieran Kane) 3:43
07 Irish Heartbeat (Van Morrison) 4:22
08 I'll Go on Loving You (Kieran Kane) 4:01
09 Nous Sommes Les Memes (Kieran Kane) 3:56
10 Rosie's Gone (Kieran Kane / Jamie O'Hara) 3:48
Credits:
• Dan Dugmore Dobro, Guitars (Ac+El), Gut String Guitar, Pedal Steel
• Tabitha Fair Vocals (Background)
• John Jarvis Organ (Hammond), Piano
• Kieran Kane Composer, Cover Paint, Guitar (Ac), Gut String Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Vocals
• Mills Logan Engineer, Mixing
• Brent Maher Engineer
• Steve Mandile Synthesizer
• Allison Moorer Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Van Morrison Composer
• Jamie O'Hara Composer
• Philip Scoggins Engineer
• David K. Shipley Mastering
• Harry Stinson Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
• Kevin Welch Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Jesse Winchester Composer
• Glenn Worf Bass
Website: http://www.kierankane.com/
Label site: http://www.deadreckoners.com/artists/kieran_kane.html
Quotes:
• "Intelligent and Somber Songs About Love and Relationships" **** (Ron Frankl)
• "Kane Is On Top Of His Game" ***** (John Stinson)
Biography by Jason Ankeny
• Best known as one half of the acclaimed new traditionalist country duo the O'Kanes, singer/songwriter Kieran Kane was born in Queens, NY, on October 7, 1949; by age nine, he was drumming in his older brother's rock band, while in his teens he turned his focus to bluegrass and folk, performing at festivals throughout the Northeast. At 21, Kane relocated to Los Angeles, where he labored as a songwriter and session guitarist; by the late '70s he had moved on to Nashville, where he landed a writing contract with Tree Publishing Co. A deal with Elektra followed, but despite notching a pair of Top Ten country singles -- "You're the Best" and "It's Who You Love" -- he found himself at odds with the label and soon returned to composing. Teaming with fellow Tree staff writer Jamie O'Hara, he formed the O'Kanes in 1985, issuing three hit albums and scoring a half-dozen Top Ten singles before disbanding four years later. Kane resurfaced with a more austere, folk-influenced sound in 1993 with the solo effort Find My Way Home, issued on Atlantic; soon after he formed the Nashville-based indie label Dead Reckoning with fellow singer/songwriters Kevin Welch, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson, issuing the album Dead Rekoning in 1995. Six Months, No Sun followed in 1998, and Blue Chair was issued in fall 2000. In 2002 Kane released the primarily acoustic Shadows on the Ground, a pared-down collection of plaintive, powerful, and heartbreaking songs dedicated to his son Lucas, who had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. You Can't Save Everybody (2004), Lost John Dean (2006), and Kane Welch Kaplin (2007) found Kane collaborating with Nashville crooner Kevin Welch and multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin on a series of spare, moody originals and covers, while 2009's Somewhere Beyond the Roses was backed by a bass-less quartet held down by Lambchop's Deanna Varagona.
Discography:
Albums:
Year / Album / US Country / Label
• 1982 Kieran Kane #38 Elektra
• 1993 Find My Way Home Atlantic
• 1995 Dead Reckoning Dead Reckoning
• 1998 Six Months, No Sun DR
• 2000 11/12/13: Live from Melbourne, Australia DR
• 2000 The Blue Chair DR
• 2002 Shadows on the Ground DR
• 2004 You Can't Save Everybody DR
• 2006 Lost John Dean DR
• 2007 Kane Welch Kaplin DR
• 2009 Somewhere Beyond the Roses DR
Singles:
Year / Single / US Country / Album
• 1981 "The Baby" #80 single only
• 1981 "You're the Best" #14 Kieran Kane
• 1982 "It's Who You Love" #16
• 1982 "I Feel It with You" #26
• 1982 "I'll Be Your Man Around the House" #26
• 1982 "Gonna Have a Party" #45 single only
• 1983 "It's You" #30
• 1984 "Dedicate" #28
• 1993 "I'm Here to Love You" Find My Way Home
• 1993 "Find My Way Home"
• 1995 "This Dirty Little Town" Dead Reckoning
Also:
• http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Kieran-Kane.html