Dave Turner Music Blog

Tonight in Weaverville, NC

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:35:00 GMT

Hello, Everyone – If you're in or near Weaverville, NC, this evening, please join us:

Monday, May 13 6:30 pm
Singer-Songwriters In The Round
Jack of Hearts:
10 S. Main St., Weaverville, NC 28787, Weaverville, NC (MAP)
Free

Featuring...

Dave Turner
His songs and stories are inspired by subjects such as empty pockets and starry skies, bourbon, late-night diners, old lovers, Blue Ridge mountains, California dreams, desperation, roadside shrines, the solitude of the road, New York City subway rides, hangovers, unsent letters, adolescent kisses, tattoos, beer joints, bar buddies, staying put and getting away—just to name a few.

Noah Stockdale
Noah Stockdale is a singer/songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. His music aims to lift spirits and inspire joy in each moment. Although his style and influences are far reaching, his work most comfortably fits under the category of Conscious Music: a genre that focuses on the celebration of our common humanity and the exploration of solutions to today's challenges.

Alex Krug
An authentically sincere and contemplative songsmith, Alex Krug re-creates genres with her folk-jazz melodies. Translates straight to your soul through emotive sounds and impassioned vocals. She has a lifetime of exploration in disintegrating musical classifications. Winner of Modaddy’s Brown Bag Songwriter Contest. Explores the bounds of songwriting, and encourages you to connect yourself to the music community around you.

Thanks for supporting original independent live music in Western North Carolina!

Dave Turner Music
828-713-9206
www.daveturnermusic.com

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Habitat for Humanity benefit w/ Malcolm Holcombe, Aaron Price, others

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:31:00 GMT

On Sunday, April 21, 6:30 pm, I'll be performing in a Habitat for Humanity Benefit Concert with Malcolm Holcombe, Freewheelin' Mamas, Aaron Price?, Caleb Beissert, Jamie and Renae Brame, James Lewis, and others!

Where: West Asheville Presbyterian Church: 690 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC (MAP)

See more on Facebook.

Raising money to benefit Habitat For Humanity in WNC. Admission is free and donations are accepted. Hope to see you there!

– Dave

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828-713-9206

Download 11.23.10

Order CALICARO 2-CD compilation

Download Could Have Talked All Night

Download Stories That Are True

New printing, CALICARO hand-signed two-disc album, available now online

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:36:05 GMT

In response to requests, a new printing of Dave Turner's two-disc limited edition CD compilation CALICARO is now available to order online. If you missed the opportunity to buy a copy of the original printing, click here to order now

Unlike the original version, each disc in this set is hand-signed. The collection includes the following tracks:

Disc 1: Lumberton, Damn She's Aged, Billy Ray's Chevrolet, Not As Old As Daddy, Never Meant to Stay, Belly at the Bar, Tears on the Page, Down to $2, Beer Joint, Painful Damned Hangovers, Could Have Talked All Night, Amber River

Disc 2: Hideaway, Color of Grey, Coffee in the Kitchen, Solitaire, Don't Know Jesus, Far to Go, Hot Pavement, Katie Swain, Tattoo, When the Flowers Bloom, Widower's Face, Might As Well.

All the best,
-Dave

www.daveturnermusic.com
828-713-9206

Just announced: White Horse Black Mountain show 3/1

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:54:15 GMT

I'm happy to announce that I'll be performing tomorrow, Friday, March 1, at 8pm in the Songwriters in the Round show at White Horse Black Mountain. If you're in Western North Carolina, come out for an evening of music with:

Michael Gaffney
Linda Go
Bob Hinkle
Dave Turner

White Horse Black Mountain
105-C Montreat Road
Black Mountain NC 28711 (Map)
828-669-0816
www.whitehorseblackmountain.com

All the best,
-Dave

Dave Turner Music
www.daveturnermusic.com
828-713-9206

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Writings and photographs from a Southern Appalachian Valley

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:12:15 GMT

Hello, Everyone!

My audiobook and eBook, Billy Ray's Chevrolet and Other Writings and Photographs from a Southern Appalachian Valley, is available this week for download at 50% off - just $5 - includes MP3 audio book and eBook in PDF. For anyone interested in slices of life and perspective from a unique Southern Appalachian valley near Asheville, this is great to listen to while traveling, or to listen on your computer while flipping through the pages and images.

Click here or on one of the images below to look inside:

Thanks for reading and listening!

All the best,

-Dave
www.daveturnermusic.com
828-713-9206

Free Music Dowloads

Tonight, 6-9pm, in Black Mountain, NC

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:10:00 GMT

If you're in WNC, come out tonight (Friday, February 15) and sit by the fire at The Straightaway Cafe, where I'll be performing from 6-9pm.

The Straightaway Cafe
1722 North Carolina Highway 9, Black Mountain, NC (MAP)
(828) 669-8856

All the best,
Dave

Dave Turner Music

Free Music Downloads:
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"Yesterdays"
"Wired"

Yesterdays (vintage song, obscure recording, free download)

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:05:00 GMT

Having just moved I'm discovering in my boxes some old recordings, this one a recording of the oldest song of mine (and a friend) that I still perform, with the lyric by my old friend Doris Reed King (written in the back row of English class at Owen High School in 1978) and the music written by me on the piano in the chapel at Warren Wilson College the same year (yes, I'm that old). It features also Julie Loyd on backing vocal and James Richards on backing vocal and guitar, from a compilation album entitled Live at Karmasonics, Vol. 1. One of the coolest things about this recording is that there are several children in the audience at Karmasonics, including my own. And you can hear their joyful noises here and there.

Listen and download the track free here or click below.

You can also download all three of Dave's complete albums free.

All the best,
-Dave

Download or stream Wired by Dave Turner

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:25:00 GMT

Here's a new track by Dave Turner, a song he wrote in 2010, that you can download free.

You can also download all three of Dave's complete albums free.

Wired

Words and music written by and performed on piano and vocal by Dave Turner
© 2010 David Dwight Turner BMI

It's 2am, I'm wide awake, can't get you off my mind.
You're deep within, I'll never make it, unless you're by my side.
You ran away, said you can't take it any more, you're tired.
Said you can't change how I was made, the way that I am wired.

But I'll cut these wires and get a soldering iron,
Retrofit my circuit board and re-run all the lines,
Harness all my power to overcome your doubt
And turn back on the love I can't live without.

Television, flipping through the channels, nothing's on.
I'd rather be in bed with you, but I'm on the couch alone.
You put me out and told me of my bullshit you are tired.
Said you can't change how I was made, the way that I am wired.

Lately you'd been coming back, said there had been a spark.
You were falling for me once again, and we made love in the dark.
Before too long I fucked up again, and now you're feeling tired.
Said you can't change how I was made, the way that I am wired.

Facebook pages: Dave Turner Music and Dave Turner Creative

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:37:42 GMT

On Facebook, be sure to "like" Dave's music page and the page for Dave Turner Creative. Thanks for reading, looking, listening and "liking."

Look inside Billy Ray's Chevrolet (and listen)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:09:01 GMT

Dave Turner's audio book and eBook, Billy Ray's Chevrolet And Other Writings And Photographs From A Southern Appalachian Valley, is available online at daveturnermusic.com/store.cfm. You can hear audio excerpts from the book here, as well as look inside at 13 pages to read excerpts and see selected photographs.

Asteroid and piano songs

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:00:00 GMT

I read on MSNBC.com that "asteroid 2012 DA14 will be coming closer to Earth than telecommunication satellites on Feb. 15, but don't panic: Earth's gravitational field will give it such a kick that we'll never have to worry about it again." So assuming that NASA's Near Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is correct, I'll be performing in Black Mountain, NC, that evening:

Friday, February 15, 6-9pm ($No Cover)
Straightaway Cafe: 1722 North Carolina Highway 9, Black Mountain, NC (MAP)

Three albums, all free
Don't forget: All three of my albums are available now to download free. I encourage everyone to not only download them, but also to share the music as widely as you wish. Feel free to copy this link and send it to anyone you think would enjoy the tunes:

http://daveturnermusic.com/freedownloads.cfm

All the best,
-Dave

Dave Turner Music
http://daveturnermusic.com
828-713-9206

NYC-based award-winning singer-songwriter Rupert Wates to perform 3/3 at White Horse Black Mountain

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:36:46 GMT

Press Release

Contact:
Leo Green | loanmeaspaceship@live.com
Dave Turner | dave@daveturnercreative.com | 828-713-9206

Print-ready photos:
http://rupertwatesmusic.com/pressphoto.cfm
http://rupertwatesmusic.com/bio.cfm
http://rupertwatesmusic.com/files/losersmotelrupertwatescover.jpg

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/RupertWates

NYC-based award-winning singer-songwriter Rupert Wates to perform at White Horse Black Mountain March 3
Touring to support his At The Losers’ Motel album, recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain; to be accompanied at White Horse by Mike Holstein on bass

NEW YORK (For immediate release: February 1, 2013) – Award-winning singer-songwriter Rupert Wates (www.rupertwatesmusic.com), who recorded his most recent album At The Losers’ Motel at Asheville’s Echo Mountain recording studio supported by local talent, will perform with bassist Mike Holstein at 7pm Sunday, March 3, 2013, at White Horse Black Mountain at 105-C Montreat Road in Black Mountain, N.C.

WNC ties
Although Wates is based in New York, he has Western North Carolina ties having completed the Losers’ Motel album at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording Studio in just three days in early 2012, and he was joined in the studio for the critically acclaimed project by locals Valorie Miller on backing vocal, Mike Holstein on double bass, Byron Hedgepeth on percussion, Amy Lovinger on violin, and Frankin Keel on cello, and Chris Medrano was the engineer. (Strings were arranged by Toronto-based jazz pianist Bartosz Hadala, whose accomplishments include a Carnegie Hall performance among many others.) Wates worked with Miller concurrently at Echo Mountain on her highly praised Turtle Shell album, and he has toured nationwide with her.

Born in London, a prime figure in American music
Losers’ Motel has garnered considerable attention among reviewers since its release last year. Mark S. Tucker of Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange (FAME), wrote, “I'm not sure which to praise more: Rupert Wates' marvelous lyrics, the spotless music, or that streetside cabaret folk voice of his, a crafted instrument which seduces as it gently reproves. This is one gifted S.O.B., throwing off song after affecting song with what appears to be complete ease. If you're not hip to this guy, you're missing a lot.” Tucker considers Wates, who is from London but based in the U.S. since September 2006, to be “a prime figure in American music who's just biding his time until he's discovered.”

A review of the album by Rootstime calls Losers’ Motel “exceptionally beautiful. From the first number you are unarguably on his side. When Love Came To Stay and Be Near Me hit you in the depths of your being. And as Bird Of Dawn emerges from the speakers, you can't resist accompanying the songsmith on his journey. I can without doubt affirm that this is one of the most beautiful discs I have heard this year. Is it because of the top musicians who accompany the disc, or is it that the arrangements are so modest that it charms one? Is it Wates' voice, fragile at times, his finely tuned and perfectly measured lyrics and his flawless guitar playing that make At The Losers’ Motel a top disc? I think you will agree that this CD has everything a good disc should have.”

The Ectophiles’ Guide to Good Music calls Losers’ Motel “another solid effort from the ever-reliable Wates. He's written some truly affecting song and gets great support from the band. Fools' Parade is a strong song with a powerful lyric about the follies of humanity. Why I Had to Leave is a reflective song of love lost that gets a lovely treatment. Be Near Me is a warm, comforting song that shows Wates at his best. He's made another fine album.”

Extensive U.S. touring, warm receptions and numerous awards
Wates plays between 120 and 150 live shows a year, and he has performed in every state in America to critical acclaim.

“[Wates] made us all sit up pop-eyed at what he could do with six strings," wrote Keith Harrelson, founder of Moonlight on the Mountain in Birmingham, Ala. In Concerts In Your Home reviews, C. Murphy wrote, “Our audience was spellbound for the duration of his performance.” And Kitchen Sink House Concerts in Arizona said he is “a ridiculously talented musician.”

He has been a full-time songwriter since 1992 when he signed an exclusive deal with Eaton Music Publishing. He has written songs in all kinds of styles for all kinds of artists. During the 1990s he worked with jazz singer Liz Fletcher, recording the albums Mellowmania and Live in the Park, both released on the Sanctuary label, and Blue Afternoons on Mainstem.

Wayne Slater-Lunsford, writing in Concerts In Your Home reviews, said Rupert is “one of those rare artists who leaves an audience better than he found them.” And Ryan Moore of AMP The Magazine wrote that he is “more compelling, more sympathetic and more emotionally accessible than many other modern performers.”

Moving to Paris in 2001, Rupert developed his skills as a singer and performer and formed his own group. In 2005 he recorded the album Sweet or Bitter Wine, his first as a solo artist. The album was released on the Mainstem label in autumn 2005.

Wates’ music has found a warm reception in America. The Forwardian Arts Society, in describing a recent performance, wrote, "It was as if Mr. Wates was standing at the well of humanity and drawing up the emotions and experiences of mankind to the surface where they could nourish those who partook of them from his vocal and musical instruments."

Between 2007 and 2011, Rupert has won over 25 songwriting awards.

All five of his solo discs have gained outstanding reviews and continue to be aired on college and mainstream radio all over the world.

In 2010 Wates released Joe’s Café, an album of 15 original songs based on true stories, each interpreted by a different vocalist, retelling the stories of ordinary American people. Through them we trace the story of America itself: through two world wars, the Dust Bowl depression, Vietnam and the struggle for Civil Rights, all the way to the present day. Recorded live in the studio in a single weekend, the album's warm sound evokes the welcoming atmosphere of an all-night café, where friends gather to share their stories. Featured virtuoso musicians on the recording include Darol Anger on violin and Michael Manring on bass.

Joe’s Café has been presented very successfully at the Fringe Festivals throughout North America including Hamilton (Ontario), Kansas City, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Victoria (British Columbia) and San Francisco, and in other venues from New York City to the Southeastern United States. The show won Best Music Revue in the San Francisco Fringe Festival.

Audiences everywhere respond to Rupert Wates' brand of melodic art/folk—haunting songs that ring true. More information, audio and video is available online at www.rupertwatesmusic.com.

Please share this - it's really easy and will be a great help

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:35:00 GMT

In advance of touring I am organizing for this year, I have made all of my albums downloadable for free to anyone. They need only to enter their email address for my email list (from which they can unsubscribe at any time).

To download the three albums, click here.

And it would really help if you'd use the share links below to share this on the network(s) of your choice. My goal is to share my music widely and grow my email list so I can let interested folks know where I'll be performing.

And let me know how I can return the favor.

Many thanks,
-Dave

All albums downloadable now for FREE

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:30:00 GMT

Hi, Folks -

All three of my albums, 11-23-10, Could Have Talked All Night, and Stories That Are True are now downloadable for FREE.

Click here for more information.

All the best,
Dave

December 27th show in downtown Asheville rescheduled for January 2nd

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:44:11 GMT

My show at Heavenly Spirits, 22 Church Street in downtown Asheville, NC, did not take place as planned on December 27, and it has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, January 2nd from 6:30-9:30pm. They have a nice grand piano there, excellent wine and a lovely atmosphere, and I'll be performing solo, no cover. See you there? Map

The return of the $3 album

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:37:12 GMT

One album, 12 songs, only $3 to download (includes full liner notes and lyrics in PDF): http://daveturnermusic.com/download112310.cfm

Three shows coming up in Western North Carolina, new CD available

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:38:25 GMT

Posted by Webmaster
Asheville, NC

Dave Turner performs three shows in Western North Carolina:

Friday, November 9th, 5-7pm
5 Walnut in downtown Asheville

Monday, December 3rd, 6:30-8:30pm
Jack of Hearts in Weaverville

Friday, December 7th, 6-9pm
Straightaway Cafe in Black Mountain

Also, a new CD release (a re-issue):
Originally released in 2010 as an MP3 download only album, Dave Turner's 11.23.10 has been remastered and re-released in a deluxe, full-color CD package with complete lyrics. It is an intimate piano-vocal solo performance recorded live in studio on November 23, 2010, in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. MP3 album download now includes PDF with complete album liner notes and lyrics.

Can you introduce me?

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:37:09 GMT

As always, thanks to all of you who subscribe to my blog. As I work on booking shows and scheduling tours for the coming months, I have a pressing need to introduce my music to a wider audience. So I'm asking a small favor. Will you send an email to introduce me to your circle of friends and family anywhere in the world who you think would enjoy my recordings and shows, and recommend that they subscribe to my blog?

They can read the blog and provide their email address (will not be shared) here:
http://daveturnermusic.com/blog.cfm

They can also listen to several tracks of my music free on the site, see video and and show dates, and more from this link.

Many thanks again for staying in touch and for your consideration of this request.

Yours in music,
-Dave Turner

New CD out, new website up

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:53:43 GMT

NEW RELEASE: October 10, 2012
Originally released in 2010 as an MP3 download only album, Dave Turner's 11.23.10 has been remastered and is now available in a deluxe, full-color CD package with complete lyrics. It is an intimate piano-vocal solo performance recorded live in studio on November 23, 2010, in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. MP3 album download now includes PDF with complete album liner notes and lyrics. Details on newly designed website.

Learn more

Dave Turner performs Oct 16 @ One Stop in downtown Asheville

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:25:00 GMT

Posted by: Webmaster
Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Geniass Presents “2 For Tuesday”
8-10pm Tuesday, October 16 @ The One Stop
55 College St, Downtown Asheville
Joel Summer 8pm, Dave Turner 9pm
All Ages, only $2 At the Door

“Candid and visceral portraits of real life against a hearty background of piano driven songs.”
- Southeast Performer

“Dave Turner knows how to relate a memorable story over a simple yet well-crafted melody.”
- Mountain Xpress

“A soulful slice of American life that I could listen to all night.”
- Music Movies and Media (Ireland)

http://www.daveturnermusic.com/

(Download poster PDF to print/share)