Ky Summers + Musician in Wilmslow, EN

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ABOUT

I signed up to this many years ago when I was more actively gigging in Bristol...I've since moved up North, just south of Manchester, but would still potentially be interested in a jam or collaboration.

I have a bit of amateur recording equipment, and I play the occasional acoustic night (less at the moment while I write a thesis) I work full time so don't have time to be ultra-committed, but do enjoy music and am passionate. I write songs, also do select covers. The main type of stuff I play is acoustic folk / alt. country / celtic range of influences, although I also love a bit of electric blues, and can play a bit of blues lead, just never got into a band to be able to follow that up properly. My own writing tends to steer towards country, although I always used to say I hated country. I used to say the same about geology aswel though, and now I'm a country singing geochemist. There's probably an Alanis Morisette song about that somewhere...

Contact on kysummers h o t m a i l .co.uk

Screen name:

Ky Summers

Member since:

Jan 03 2010

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Just for Fun

Years playing music:

15

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

John Martyn, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ricky Warwick, Steve Earle, Ryan Bingham, Ryan Adams, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Roddy Woomble, Oysterband, Levellers, Eddie Vedder, Damien Rice, Jonathan Rice, Ray Lamontagne, Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty, Iron & Wine, Lloyd Cole...many more.

EQUIPMENT

Zoom 10-track recording desk with CD/RW, Marshall condenser microphone, Yamaha 12-string electro-acoustic, Takemine 6-string electro acoustic, electric Mandolin, Fender Strat), electro-acoustic dobro, harmonicas (plus holder for live playing)

In the tracks uploaded : 'Show a Little Courage' and 'The Ballad of Short Heel Joe & Bible Mary' are my own, 'Heart of Gold' is the Neil Young staple... all instruments/vocals/mixing/production are all me so I can't blame anyone else...

MUSIC