M.C. RECORDS NEWSLETTER (ANDERS OBSBORNE, KIM WILSON, ETC.)

Contact: Mark Carpentieri
631-754-8725
www.mc-records.com

M.C. Records is proud to announce that Anders Osborne's Coming Down received a tremendous review in this week's Folkwax. FolkWax is the largest singer-songwriter publication in the world. It is delivered via email to more than 50,000 subscribers around the world each week.

Anders Osborne
Coming Down
M.C. Records

FolkWax rating - 10 out of 10

A Perfect Mix

Every once in a great while a recording comes along that defies being pigeonholed into one genre or category. Whether it is for composition, writing, musicianship, or all of the above, there is just something that keeps you listening time after time. These songs reach down deep into all of us where we can relate to the tale being told. Sometimes it is pain and suffering endured. Sometimes it is the fond memory of a place or time past. Regardless of how, these songs will touch some part of everyone in some way.

Anders Osborne makes no attempt to disguise the depths to which he has fallen, only to rise again. In his own words he has walked the edge more than most. Well traveled since his youth in Stockholm, Sweden, Osborne uses this worldly experience to craft his songs with maturity and profound meaning. Each tells the tale of dues paid, the saving grace of a loving wife, and his fondness for an adopted hometown.

This is the first studio album in five years for Swedish-born, New Orleans resident, Anders Osborne. Coming Down offers the type of storytelling and melody reminiscent of acoustic Springsteen, Billy Joel on Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, early Van Morrison. By comparing Anders Osborne to them, I do not imply that he in any way copies their style. His style is his own, but that style has subtle reminders of these classic songwriters.

Osborne has been traveling to Nashville every month since 1994 to write songs, first for Polygram and then Universal. His song, "Watch the Wind Blow By", was a number one hit for Country superstar Tim McGraw. After his contract with Universal recently ended, he decided to spend more time focusing on his own music and family.

All ten tracks on Coming Down were written by Osborne, whose plaintive vocals only add to the poignancy and emotion of the lyrics. While his guitar and voice are perfectly intertwined into each melody, it is his songwriting that is the cornerstone of this record. The production on Coming Down is sparse and well mixed, with the perfect balance of instrument and voice. Kirk Joseph, formerly of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, adds the only instrument that seems oddly out of place with the normal combination of guitar, piano, bass, and drums. However, his sousaphone lends a unique flavor to the mix, like the file‚ to the gumbo.

Anders will be performing on the syndicated radio program, "Beale Street Caravan", starting the week of Feb. 6. The show is the most widely distributed blues radio program in the world, attracting over 2.4 million listeners a week. To find a station in your area go to http://www.bealestreetcaravan.com.

Anders Osborne Tour Dates

* Apr 25 2008 - New Orleans JazzFest - New Orleans, Louisiana
* Apr 27 2008 - New Orleans JazzFest w/ Voice of the Wetlands
* May 3 2008 - dba - New Orleans, Louisiana
* Aug 24 2008 - Fillmore w/ Voice of the Wetlands - Denver, Colorado
* Sep 1 2008 - Voice of the Wetlands - Minneapolis, Minnesota


If you missed Odetta's appearance on "The Tavis Smiley Show", you can check it out via this link, http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200801/20080125.html.


Blues harmonica master Kim Wilson will be doing some solo dates in the U.S. & Canada.

Kim Wilson Solo Dates

* Saturday Feb. 2 with Marie Knight, Monroe Community College, Monroe, MI
* Saturday Feb 16th @ The Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI.

Tickets are $20 advance or $25 at door. Doors at 5pm, showtime is 8pm.

* Friday Feb 22nd@ The Oasis, 7515 Forrest Glade Dr., Windsor, Ont.

Tickets are $15 and showtime is 7:30

* Saturday Feb 23rd @ The Dawg House, 699 Wilkins, London, Ont.

Tickets are $20 and showtime is 8pm


Thanks for taking the time to read this.



Mark Carpentieri
President
M.C. Records

www.mc-records.com


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