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New CD, "Guitar Songs"
available here!
2/27/10
MusicTampaBay.com Reviews "Guitar Songs"
"Tampa Bay's most seasoned and professional original singer/songwriter" - MTB " Fremont John's treatment of the songs in his new, all instrumental collection is often light and lively, always meticulous and masterful, from a career showman who commutes regularly between Sarasota and Key West to entertain a sizeable league of followers in both local markets. Ten songs in all, one called The Storm might easily be seen as a sequel to his vocal Storm Warning that wound up at #69 on last year's Top 100 on MTB. Various tracks display the artist’s easy command of the instrument with serene and tranquil renderings, punctuated at times with thunder and lightning, that all make for an adventurous listening experience. Titles like Peace, Slippery When Wet, and the pre-lease to the CD currently in the Big Bay 99, Heavy in the Middle all serve as testament to an artist who may be Tampa Bay's most seasoned and professional original singer/songwriter. One track deserves special mention, said to be the artist's favorite, and the only cover in the collection - a Santana tribute called Europa, that showcases an extraordinary talent in a package given a plain and simple title, Guitar Songs."
The "Guitar Songs" CD is by far my best seller to date! You can order your copy here. Just click the "BUY NOW" button below. 12/06/09 Please accept my heartfelt thank you to all of you who ordered and prepaid your order for the new GUITAR SONGS CD. There are a lot of you! I am honestly amazed at the number of pre-orders I received. I more than met my pre-orders goal. Once again, thank you so much! You can expect delivery of your CDs around Dec. 15-18. There is still time to place your order for pre-holiday delivery. Click on "BUY NOW" toward the bottom of this page, to purchase via PayPal. Orders placed between now and Dec. 8 will be shipped with other pre-paid orders for mid-Dec delivery. 11/02/09 THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING! Are you wondering what to buy people for Christmas this year? (Oops! Well,I do Christmas but, let's say "Holiday of Choice") Do you want to save time from shopping cause you're just too busy? Why not purchase 5 or 10 CDs. You'd be giving them a great gift! "Music, the gift that keeps on giving." And, you would be helping me out a ton! I'll sign them if you buy 5 or more. But, if you buy 10 as gifts (or maybe, cause you wanna start dealin'' for me on the side), I will personalize them for each recipient. ABOUT THE CD, "GUITAR SONGS" "GUITAR SONGS" consists of 10 acoustic guitar instrumentals including 9 great originals and 1 cover, Santana's most beloved, "Europa". About "Europa", this version is really going to blow your socks clean off and into the washer! Like Margi said after she first heard it "Wow...!" It doesn't stop there. Like I said, there are 9 great originals!
THE BAND The band is primarily an acoustic trio format. I play the acoustic guitars and keyboards. Michael Carden plays percussion ("percussion - things you beat, or shake, using your hands, sticks or mallets") In this case, percussion is congas, djimbae, bongos, shakers, rain-stick, 'n' stuff. There is no drum set on this CD. "Europa" features a very special guest, Fernando Saunders, on bass. Fernando is one of a handful of bassists in the world who is on a level to play with Eric Clapton, Jan Hammer, Joan Baez, Pat Benatar, Lou Reed, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and Marianne Faithful to name a few. Fernando has been bassist to all of these people at one time or other. He is also the bassist on my previous CD release, "Timeline". www.fernandosaunders.com. "Friend" him on FaceBook or MySpace and follow Fernando on Twitter, as I do.
TRACK LISTING 1. Open Up! - If you've heard me play my opener lately, you've heard this upbeat, lightly jazzy tune. People love this one! It makes me friends. 2. Europa - This is Santana's most known and beloved guitar instrumental. Our version really rocks! We have Fernando Saunders on bass. This is Margi's fave. 3. Walkin' Song - This tune reminds me a bit of Craig Chaquico. It's happy, lightly jazzy and sounds like a walkin' song. 4. Heavy In The Middle - Well, because it is. It's kinda Celtic with a booming djimbae (jim'-bay) and hand-clapping and some pretty quick guitar. Margi's next fave. 5. Daddy's Daughter - On "Acoustic Thunder", it was "Dirril's Daughter" The change was requested and involves a story 'bout Margi's dads (bio and step). 6. Dolphins Playin' in the Marco - Marco River, Marco Island, that is. I saw them there just this past weekend as I was playing this tune at the Snook Inn. It was then, I knew the title. 7. Robbies Tune - Beautiful ballad written by me on the day I got the call that my ex-bassist, Rob Leon had passed away. First, the song then, the call. 8. Slippery When Wet - If Steely Dan did an acoustic guitar instrumental Blues tune?? It is kinda slippery. Must be wet. This one grows on you. It is quickly becoming Margi's next fave. 9. The Storm - With some liberal use of imagination, you might hear the storm happening in this tune. Finger-style back-up to a flat-pick lead. 10. Peace - is what it brings me. This is a lone acoustic guitar played finger-style. It is my first finger-style guitar composition and recording. What a nice way to close-out GUITAR SONGS.
SPREAD THE WORD - AN IMPORTANT WAY TO HELP! You could help me out even more by sending this text around to your friends on FaceBook, MySpace, Tagged, etc. and also your E-mail list. Viral online marketing is what would really rock my world. Help me get this word out to help sales continue.
YES, YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS! Maybe you can't buy CDs right now. But, you can tell others about it now that you've read this and if they buy, you've helped me a lot! And if they tell others who buy heck, we're viral, Baby! Thanks for reading all of this and especially, for your support.
10/17/09: Fernando Saunders featured on new CD World-class musician and "Timeline" bassist, Fernando Saunders (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Joe Cocker), just completed the bass track for "Europa" on the new CD. Final mixing is now in process and should be complete by end of October then, it's off for mastering and duplication for Holiday release. If you like my guitar playing, you are going to love this CD! 10/15/09: LOOKING FOR ACOUSTIC GUITARIST TO COMPLETE NEW TRIO
I have written new instrumentals that will be coming out on CD late this year. Most of these songs require at least a trio to properly perform them. ONGOING: GET A FREE CD and DVD! Send me YOUR video from yourYour video may just show up on a DVD we’re working on. If we use your video, I’ll send you a free copy of Timeline (or, the new CD) and, of course, you will get a free copy of the DVD too. NEW CD AND DVD COMING SOON! My new all-instrumental CD is coming along well and the plan is to release it in time for the holidays. PRE-ORDER now and Robin Cochran is working on a new DVD consisting of a really cool Key West picture slide-show backed by my recorded music and including lots of video footage of the band at The Bull, Dante’s and…..hopefully, Sloppy Joe’s. That’s where you come in. We need that Sloppy Joe’s video from you.
Send it to fremontjohn@fremontjohn.com _________________________ See photos from a killer show at West Shore Community College!
The band was incredible but that's what you get when the band is made of such talented people. Thanks to all who made the show at WSCC such a success. Jeff Nixon, Owner - Instrumental Music and Sound Co. Tom and Sharon Snyder -
_______________________________________ WE'RE STARTING A STREET TEAM ! Visit: FREMONT JOHN'S FAN SITE ON MYSPACE
This site was created by Robin Cochran of Homestead. Robin is initiating the the new fan page and starting a FAN CLUB too. Robin is President of the the new Fan Club/Street Team. We will explain more in an upcoming e-mail. Robin is seeking volunteers to help promote my music, shows, radio play and so forth. If you are looking for a new hobby or a new and different way to have some fun in your spare time, this could be for you. e-mail Robin at robincoch@gmail.com. __________________________________________
"DEVILS DUNE" (a soldier's song) is on NEIL YOUNG'S WEB SITE FOR SONGS ABOUT THE WAR. Fans can help to move "Devil's Dune" up the charts at www.NeilYoung.com by streaming the song there.
"DEVIL'S DUNE" SELECTED FOR "HOLIDAY SPIRIT" COMPILATION DISK going to the troops in Iraq and Afganistan. It's not even a Christmas song but it is a song so directly appropriate for the soldiers, it beat out many other entries for this SonicBids.com opportunity. See press release:
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Awesomeradio.net (DJ Sunni or Shoshana) For other towns and FM station, perhaps in your town, click the magenta link above. HOUSE CONCERTS: - Check into hosting one in your home right here. Click here to learn more
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