Eric Taylor (American musician)

Eric Taylor

Taylor performing in Wexford, Ireland Photo: Sean Rowe
Background information
Birth name Eric Taylor
Born (1949-09-25) 25 September 1949
Atlanta, Georgia United States
Genres Americana, country, folk
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Labels E1 Music, Blue Ruby Records, Eminent Records
Website bluerubymusic.com

Eric Taylor (born September 25, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter from Texas. He is known for his anecdotal songs which often take the form of short stories. In addition to Taylor's seven solo releases, his songs have been recorded by Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and many others.[1]

Taylor has toured extensively in the United States and Europe, playing notable venues such as Club Passim, The Bottom Line, Caffe Lena, The Bluebird Cafe, Eddie's Attic, The Ark, CSPS, Freight & Salvage, Paradiso (Amsterdam), Theatre Kikker (Utrecht), The Real Music Club (Belfast), Hotel du Nord (Paris), Grey's Pub (Brighton), and The Bein Inn (Perth). Festival appearances include Kerrville, Newport Folk Festival, Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Take Root (The Netherlands), and Roots of Heaven Festival (The Netherlands). He has taught at the Kerrville Song School, and has conducted songwriting workshops at the Fulston Manor Performing Arts Centre (Sittingbourne, England), CARAD (Rhayader, Wales), and the Plowshares Coffeehouse (Pennsylvania).

In 2009, Lovett released his second cover album, Natural Forces - and once again included a Taylor song. This time it was "Whooping Crane," from Taylor's 1995, self-titled album.[2]

Taylor's most recent release was Studio 10 in 2013, which was recorded at the Red Shack Studio in Houston and features nine original songs and a cover of Tim Grimm's "Cover These Bones."[3]

Discography

References

  1. "folkville-introduction". myweb.tiscali.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. Arthur Wood, Eric Taylor, Folkwax (link requires free subscription) Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "News". www.bluerubymusic.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

External links

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