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"Little Cargo" Mo McMorrow

a song about stuff... Watch for the little Occupy protest at 1.25 seconds : ) with their signs of "Stop That" and "Big Bullies Are Dum" etc. Come v...

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Ray Bonneville "Nightwalker"

http://musicfog.com Ray Bonneville, John Fullbright (keys), and Radoslav Lorkovic (accordion) perform at the Music Fog ranch house during the 2011 ...

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Ray Bonneville "Mississippi"

http://musicfog.com Live version of Ray Bonneville's "Mississippi," with Rad Lorkovic (accordion) and John Fullbright (keys). Recorded live at the...

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Help Support Ray Bonneville's New Album - Bad Man's Blood

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Ray Bonneville - "Goin' By Feel"

Ray Bonneville - Goin By Feel - FolkAlley.com

Ray Bonneville - Gust of Wind

Ray Bonneville "Roll It Down"

Ray Bonneville - Run Jolee Run - FolkAlley.com

Ray Bonneville - Who's Talkin' to Me?

Ray Bonnneville "Stand Real Still"

Shetland Folk Festival 2007: Ray Bonneville
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RAY BONNEVILLE & BAND LIVE IN THE CLUB THE Q-bus ciyt leiden holland 2009-05-19

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Ray Bonneville - Shy Star (Montreal July 12, 2009)

Ray Bonneville performs Shy Star at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (July 12, 2009).

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Ray Bonneville at 2010 SXSW Barn Dance

Ray Bonneville performs at Leeann Atherton's 2010 SXSW Barn Dance.

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Folk Alliance 2009 Song of The Year: Ray Bonneville "I Am The Big Easy"

Ray Bonneville performs on the Music Fog bus. Ray won the Folk Alliance 2009 "Song of The Year" for this track.

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Ray Bonneville "Run Jolee Run"

Ray Bonneville performs, along with Mike Meadows, aboard the Music Fog/Celebrity Coaches bus in Memphis during Folk Alliance. (2/18/10) http://musi...

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Ray Bonnneville "Stand Real Still"

http://musicfog.com Ray Bonneville, accompanied by Mike Meadows, performs "Stand Real Still" on the Music Fog Bus during Folk Alliance 2010. Reco...

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Ray Bonneville at the Mucky Duck

Ray Bonneville playing at the Mucky Duck 4/7/2009

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Ray Bonneville "Going By Feel"

The Music Fog showcase at Threadgill's south continues with Ray Bonneville. SXSW 2009.

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Crow John by Ray Bonneville

Ray gave two outstanding performances during his recent opening gig at Anderson Fair for porterdavis. He's another musician we'll have to go see wh...

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Shetland Folk Festival 2007: Ray Bonneville

Boston based Ray Bonneville at the Shetland Folk Festival 'singing concert', in May 2007. Filmed by Norman Strachan Video Limited for use by the S...

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Ray Bonneville @ Folk Alliance 2009

Ray Bonneville is amazing. Thanks to Jonathan Byrd, also amazing, for making sure I caught him in Memphis.

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Ray Bonneville - "Goin' By Feel"

This archival clip of Front Row features Ray Bonneville from Season Four playing "Goin' by feel"

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Ray Bonneville - Going By Feel

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Ray Bonneville - Who's Talkin' to Me?

Ray Bonneville performs Who's Talkin' to Me? for fans of SpotlightON, the original intimate acoustic songwriters showcase produced by MC Ensemble -...

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Ray Bonneville - Gust of Wind

Ray Bonneville performs Gust of Wind for fans of SpotlightON, the original intimate acoustic songwriters showcase produced by MC Ensemble - http://...

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Ray Bonneville - Come Back Baby

Ray Bonneville Performing Come Back Baby for fans of SpotlightON, the original intimate acoustic songwriters showcase produced by MC Ensemble - ht...

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Ray Bonneville - Crow John - FolkAlley.com

Ray Bonneville performs his song "Crow John" live in Folk Alley's studios.

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Ray Bonneville - I Am The Big Easy - FolkAlley.com

Ray Bonneville performs his song "I Am The Big Easy" live in Folk Alley's studios.

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Ray Bonneville - Goin By Feel - FolkAlley.com

Ray Bonneville performs his song "Goin' By Feel" live in Folk Alley's studios.

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Ray Bonneville - Run Jolee Run - FolkAlley.com

Ray Bonneville performs his song "Run Jolee Run" live in Folk Alley's studios.

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About Ray Bonneville

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Ray Bonneville is a roaming blues poet, inspired by the road and the many other places he has called home—New Orleans, Colorado, Arkansas, Alaska, Boston, Seattle, Paris, France, Montreal and Austin Texas. Born in Canada and raised in the United States, Bonneville has lived all over. No place, however, has been more influential than New Orleans.

In the streets and clubs of New Orleans, Bonneville soaked up the prevalent take-your-time attitude that ran through the music being played there. "There's something about the heat and humidity that makes people slow down," he says. "New Orleans is where I learned to take my time, to allow space between the notes so the songs could truly groove." That groove is at the core of Bonneville's sound. A one-man band, he backs up weathered, storytelling vocals with a highly percussive guitar style, dramatic harmonica lines and a foot that keeps the rock steady beat. The result is a big sound with an almost primitive quality. It's visceral, raw music.

Like the great American writers of the south and his favorite authors Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O'Connor, Bonneville is inspired by the places he has been and the unusual people he has met throughout his travels. His songs are like short stories, evoking true-to-life characters that stumble their way through a rough and tumble world of violence, hope and despair. Heavily influenced by the natural world, Bonneville finds himself splitting his time these days between Montreal, Austin and Cotter, Arkansas, where he likes to write songs and fly-fish the White River.

Honing his craft for the last 30 years, Bonneville's gritty storytelling and deep-grooving blues style has won him much critical attention. In 1999, Ray won the prestigious Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for his third album Gust of Wind. His fourth release, Rough Luck, was also nominated for the coveted award. With his 2004 Red House debut Roll It Down, Ray made himself a name in blues and roots music circles, garnering rave reviews from DownBeat and No Depression. He has toured all over the world, sharing the bill with such blues legends as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, J.J. Cale and Robert Cray and in 2007 wowed the music industry with his bring-down-the-house performances at the South By Southwest and Folk Alliance conference. A world-class guitarist, harmonica player and hard-hitting songwriter, it is no wonder that Ray has received rave reviews from blues, jazz and roots critics alike and can count among his fans such artists as Chris Smither and Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Ray is currently touring across North America in support of his new Red House record Goin' By Feel, which was released in early 2008. Co-produced by Rob Heaney (Cirque du Soleil, Kate & Anna McGarrigle), Gurf Morlix (Mary Gauthier, Lucinda Williams), and himself, the album features a special guest appearance by Eliza Gilkyson, who sings on "I Am the Big Easy" and "Carry the Fallen," his dark portrait of war's damaging consequences. This power-packed album of smoky groove-laden story songs proves once again that he "creates his own powerful and unique version of the blues" (Dirty Linen).

Hometown

Austin, TX

Country

United States

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