For Immediate Release
March 8, 2010
DAVID OLNEY
CONTINUES TO CULTIVATE HIS OWN GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK ON NEW
DUTCHMAN's CURVE ALBUM
Thirteen New Songs Coming 'Round the Bend on April 13,
2010
Nashville, TN—“There
are, maybe, 20 interesting people in the world,” says legendary
Folk-Blues performer/songwriter, published author & rising YouTube star
DAVID OLNEY. And, they all seem to exist somewhere within his music. On
his new DUTCHMAN’s CURVE (Deadbeet Records, April 13, 2010)
album, David continues to cultivate his own Great American Songbook
featuring his multi-dimensional character studies with unparalleled
perspective.
That perspective finds David Olney writing songs and prose about the
OTHER characters who encounter these “interesting people,” giving us yet
another view of the extraordinary to the mundane and why it all matters.
From a master painter's subject (“Mister Vermeer”), a master painteršs
style (“Red Tail Hawk”) and a famous French singer (“Little Sparrow”) to
a sweet train
robbery (“Covington
Girl”) and the largest train disaster in early American history (“Train
Wreck”), Olney is inspired by and finds insight worth sharing about each
of these people and events.
The DUTCHMAN’s
CURVE album title acknowledges the site of the worst train wreck in
early American history, which happens to be located in Nashville, TN
near the studio where David recorded the album with producer Jack
Irwin.
"From the wreckage,
beneath which many still lived, shrieks and muffled cries arose, and
here and there helpless yet visible victims prayed for
speedy delivery or death. Everywhere there was blood and suffering and
chaos." ~ From The Nashville Tennessean - July 10, 1918
The
title also nods at David's acquired Dutch “heritage” after having toured
heavily in The Netherlands and other European countries for the past 15
years, in addition to his non-stop touring in the States that began in
the 70’s.
While the album
features more of David's contemporary, reclaimed blues-rock sound he has
grown in recent years with guitarist Sergio Webb (Reckless Kelly, Pinto
Bennett), it also marks a return to his more gentle, folk tunes and
unforgettable melodies, reminding the listener of the power of love and
what it can do to bridge any gap. DUTCHMAN’s CURVE also reveals a
stretch
for
Olney, incorporating big horns and groovy, hippie keys with ukulele, tin
whistles and autoharp. With Jack Irwin returning behind the console, the
keys and the slap box and Sergio Webb on guitar and other stringed
instruments, David again tapped bassist Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Allison
Moorer) & multi-instrumentalist Jim Hoke (NRBQ, Webb Wilder) to ride the
CURVE with him. Cellist/violinist David Henry (Vic Chesnutt, Yo La Tengo)
and vocalist Laurie Webb add to the lush, scenic presentation.
Continuing to
support the arts with his art, the DUTCHMAN’s CURVE digi-pak
features original hand-carved images from Ms. Julie Sola as printed on
an old-school letterpress at Hatch Show Print. Ms. Sola’s artwork is
also featured on David's 2008 landmark Live at Norm's River Road
House, Volume 1 album (Deadbeet Records).
In late 2009, David
Olney launched his UStream.tv “Hear & Now” 30-minute live, interactive
weekly broadcast in addition to posting videos of his stellar classic
poetry interpretations on YouTube. David also became a published author
in 2009 with "A Sign From God" as featured in the release of “Amplified:
Fiction From Leading Alt-Country, Indy Rock, Blues and Folk Musicians”
(Melville House). The year also marked his Fan-Exclusive CD release of
Ol' Diz: A Musical Baseball Story about Hall Of Fame St. Louis
Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean. David Olney's intelligent compositions
have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Tim
O'Brien, Slaid Cleaves, Dale Ann Bradley, Ann Rabson, Kane/Welch/Kaplin,
Niamh Parsons, Chatham County Line, and others.
For more information, please visit
www.davidolney.com
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