May Dates, EU Tour, Amendment One

I'm Voting AGAINST Amendment One on Tuesday May 8th, and I hope you'll do the same. Read an interesting article about the subject, if you're uninformed or on the fence. Here's my youtube version of the Laurelynn Dosset-penned tune, Vote AGAINST Amendment One - have a listen and share. We need to beat this and set an inclusive, open-minded trajectory for North Carolina.

Bringing a band of HOBEX All-Stars (Andy Ware, Mark Raudabaugh, Dave McCracken, Cyril Lance, Robert Cantrell, Tim Smith) to an outdoor stage at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, May 12th, for The NC Beer & Band Festival! Enjoy unlimited samples of North Carolina's best beers, NC bands on two stages, and food trucks. It'll be from 3 - 8 pm... you can buy advance tickets and get more details here.

Have a couple of Memorial day weekend shows before I head to the EU this Summer. Bringing an Organ Trio (Doug Largent, Eric Mrozkowski, and myself) to Hillsborough NC on Friday May 25th for their Last Fridays Concert Series, held on the Old Courthouse lawn at 6:30 pm. Returning to the second annual NC Hops and Roots Festival for an afternoon solo set on Saturday May 27th. It'll be at the Shakori Hills Festival site... come see me before i fly across the pond!

Headed back to Europe! Playing the United Islands Festival again (third year in a row) in beautiful Prague CZ. So psyched! I will have a familiar band of talented Prague-based cohorts (De Kuzmin, Anar Yusufov, Ben McGarr et al) backing me up for this HOBEX International set. We'll be on the Garage Stage this year. Here's my Itinerary for June and July - so far, shows booked in CZ and UK. Still working on dates in DE, DK, and NE... more to be announced soon.

Had a great April. Our closing HOBEX All-Stars set on Sunday night at Shakori Hills Festival was epic; after moving into the Dance Tent because of rain, we enjoyed vocal turns from Jeanne Jolly, Cyril Lance, Sol, Tim Smith, Lizzy Ross, and Andy Ware. We ended up morphing into a funk orchestra jam session as well, with sit-ins from members of Suenalo, Kairaba, Driftwood, Big Fat Gap, and more. At one point, we had 4 guitars, 4 horns, and 4 percussionists on stage. Whew, hope somebody taped that one! Sunday morning's Song Circle was inspiring as well, if a bit damp. Here's a photo travelogue of Spring Shakori from my personal FB page, if you'd like to peruse.

Still working on songs and recordings for a follow-up to People You May Know; 'til then, have a preview listen to a newer song, Sayin' What You Mean. Enjoy May, and I'll see you down the road.

1. Only One Of Me 2:49
2. Must be the Moon 3:35
3. Alice in the Morning 2:31
4. Oo La La (I Love You) 3:12
5. Low and Meddlesome Sound 3:11
6. The Passionate Shepherd 3:25
7. Be Home Soon 3:55
8. You're Gonna Change Your Mind 2:49
9. Running Away 3:44
10. Dani-Lynn 1:12

People You May Know is a series of character sketches inspired by experience, observation, imagination, and affairs of the heart. You may know these people. You may even be one of these people. Every song is a story.

Of course, the album title is also a wink and a nod at social networks' current ubiquity and how these networks have changed our interactions with the world. They connect and reveal us to each other, but their presence can also serve to isolate us or complicate relationships.

People You May Know is my third solo album, following 2009's Trunk Songs and 2010's Realign Your Mind. While I'm still hewing roughly to the troubador's path, my genre adventures in songwriting continue. Jazz Standards, Soul Classics, Folk Songs, Beach Music, Murder Ballads, and Classic Pop Hits (among other things) flavor the gumbo this time around.

Many of these recordings were realized with the able collaboration of some very talented musicians and songwriters: Pianist Eric Hirsh, Bassist Peter Kimosh, Drummer Stephen Coffman, Guitarist Gibb Droll, multi-instrumentalist / engineer Eric Fritsch, Bassist Aaron Oliva, and songwriters Nancy Armstrong and Brian Ashley Jones. Thanks to these folks for their help. As always, Thank *YOU* for listening.

"People You May Know," "Realign your Mind," and "Trunk Songs" CDs are available online here via paypal. Please specify which CD(s) you want! All three albums are also available on iTunes, Amazon, and other digital outlets.

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UPCOMING SHOWS
Cafe Con Leche	Maastricht, NL	Fri Jun 28 13	08:00 PM	Tickets
House concert	Liempde, NL	Sat Jun 29 13	08:00 PM
The Hague International Singer-Songwriter Festival	The Hague, NL	Sun Jun 30 13	08:00 PM
Napa Bar	Prague, CZ	Tue Jul 02 13	08:00 PM
RedRoom	Praha, CZ	Wed Jul 03 13	08:00 PM
Joy	Prague, CZ	Thu Jul 04 13	08:00 PM
James Joyce	Praha 1, CZ	Fri Jul 05 13	08:00 PM
Caffreys	Prague, CZ	Sun Jul 07 13	08:00 PM
The 12 Bar Club	London, UK	Tue Jul 09 13	07:00 PM	Tickets
Betsey Trotwood	London, UK	Wed Jul 10 13	08:00 PM
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PRESS CLIPPINGS

"Beginning in piano jazz territory, Humphreys initially unleashes a hitherto unknown crooner side (though flecked with earthy humor – 'there are plenty of dudes that will do you but there’s only one of me'), gliding seductively over Eric Hirsch’s skipping, grin-raising piano for a couple cuts. He does strap on a guitar and get down to his usual lovingly handcrafted music but the whole journey on People You May Know (released September 18) flows with seemingly effortless silkiness... early sides from Bill Withers and Joni Mitchell come to mind as Humphreys ushers us into his folds with a sure hand... there’s an inescapable sense that Greg was born a few decades too late, today’s shitty radio fare many notches below the sweet rambles bouncing around this set. There’s no doubting how personal these pieces are to their creator, but Humphreys has the rare gift of transmuting what he sees in the mirror into something the rest of us can hum along to. (DC) " Dennis Cook, Dirty Impound

"People You May Know may be the best set of late night standards released this year. Except for the fact that these songs aren't standards at all, but rather some very supple originals. North Carolina native Greg Humphreys has undergone several musical transformations over the years, from the modest countrified pop musings proffered by his first band, Dillon Fence, to the rarified funk of his previous outfit Hobex. Yet this new, all-so-mellow solo collection not only finds Humphreys in a reflective state but dabbling in a more sophisticated style as well. An unassuming set of songs overall - the quiet yearning of the supremely soulful "Comin' Home Soon" offers a prime example of how Humphreys accomplishes more with less -- People You May Know is like the return embrace from a long-lost lover, one who's calm and comforting, and yet sensuous and seductive." Lee Zimmerman, Blurt Online

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