Bill Madison

Rank #2 Lehigh Acres, FL Americana / Country Rock / Singer/Songwr...

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Sounds Like: Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Andersen, Rodney Crowell (Official), Waylon Jennings

Label: Independent

Bio: I started playing in bands in High School and through college (University of Rhode Island) where I became involved in the folk music revival of the early 60's. I played all the popular folk venues in New York, Boston and Montreal as well as touring Canada and as far West as Kansas City, and south... See Full Bio

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“ Sunday Mornin’ Hayride Bill Madison YOGA BY NATHAN SALSBURG With all the talk of braying cattle, dungaree silk, Palominos and Pintos, you’d be surprised to discover that the hippie-folkie-cowboy singer-songwriter Bill Madison recorded his debut record in rural New Hampshire. Originally released in 1973 as a private pressing on Madison’s own Saloon label, Sunday Mornin’ Hayride is an exceedingly enjoyable breeze back to those halcyon days when a gang of folked-up friends could make a record that un-self consciously synthesized their pastoral interests — blues, booze, pot, Western kitsch, the out-of-doors — without succumbing to cliché. That it has aged so well is remarkable, and fans of Chris Smither and Jackson C. Frank are advised to take note. Madison now lives in Lehigh Acres, Fla., where his co-songwriter wife quilts and where he continues privately pressing (CD-R) albums with a happy cabal of other paunchy, gray-haired, sunshine cowboys. ”

— Nathan Salsburg, Leo Weekly

“It is the best of the best - the music, the songwriting, and Bill's incredible voice. On Bill Madison's All She Wanted CD”

— N.G. Bartlett, Comment on Facebook

“ I bought a copy of it last month and, I absolutely love it! For me, every time I play it, it is like having a glass of fine wine with cheddar on a Ritz. It is something you can savor and enjoy, knowing that it was made by one who has spent a lifetime tempering lyrics with notes - to a point where they eloquently connect you with life's experiences and intimately reach your soul. About Bill Madison's All She Wanted CD”

— M. Burke, Comment on Facebook

"Here's a rural singer-songwriter album which deserves more exposure. While there's nothing deeply original about it, Madison displays class and ability across the board; he can play guitar, he can write good songs, and he can arrange them. At it's best Sunday Mornin' Hayride sounds like Michigan's Drendall-Thrower axis in top form, painting a similarly broad, fully realized canvas of prairie Americana and good-hearted drifters. Side 1 impresses with strong melodies and a rich palette of moods, from the upbeat"SunshineCowboy" to the dark, ugly past of the traditional number"Buffalo Skinners".Accompanied by a low-key but adept band of stringpickers, Madison displays a broad understanding of pre-electric roots music, integrating folk,blues,country and mountain elements into a consistant whole that doesn't belong to one genre, and sounds entirely modern(for the 1970's). Millard-Dyce spring to mind, perhaps via a shared love for Tim Hardin's rootsier side.

— Patrick Lundborg, Acid Archives - 2nd edition

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2011
Nov 12

Red Parka Pub
Glen, NH, US | 8:00pm
Red Parka Pub
Glen, NH, US
Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:00pm
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Them Fargo Brothers are playing to benefit the Dewey Mark Red Parka Pub Scholarship Fund
2011
Nov 11

Horsefeathers
North Conway, NH, US | 8:00pm
Horsefeathers
North Conway, NH, US
Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:00pm
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Them Fargo Brothers performing their "Last Blast" Concert
2011
Nov 10

Horsefeathers
North Conway, NH, US | 8:00pm
Horsefeathers
North Conway, NH, US
Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:00pm
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I am with my band Them Fargo Brothers performing our Last Blast Concert. We are also playing at Horsefeathers on Friday Nov. 11th at 8pm
2010
Sep 19

The Shannon Door Pub
Jackson, NH, US | 6:00pm
The Shannon Door Pub
Jackson, NH, US
Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:00pm
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All proceeds to Benefit Kennet High School Music Scholarship

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Peter Holmqvist
Very nice folksinging. I start thinking about the time I often went to Ireland.
Helder Rock a.k.a. T...
Stopping by to Show some Support. And Listen to Some of Your Awesome Music! Wishing You Success.
Eddie Ray Franks Jr
Wishing much success with your music. Eddie Ray
David Flow
great music and feeling keep up the nice style all the best
Michelle Kasajian
Loved the listen, very heartfelt, your talent shines through in your music!
Wolfgang Leng - Art,...
Very nice Tracks Bill !...Blessings - Wolfgang