Malcolm Holcombe

Rank #9 Swannanoa, NC Folk / Singer/Songwriter / Americana

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Sounds Like: David Olney, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits

Bio: Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, Malcolm Holcombe is being recognized by the contemporary U.S and European folk/americana community as a performer of national stature, and an uncommonly unique guitarist/vocalist about whom Rolling Stone Magazine says: "Haunted countr... See Full Bio

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Thanks to all who came out to the Buffalo & ON, Canada shows! This weekend shows in Philly, Phoenicia, NY & Brick, NJ.

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“Malcolm Holcombe is like a myth. A backwoods character in a Southern Gothic novel with a voice filled with a grave-dirt rattle and telling tales of simpler, and harder, times. Times he knows about. Surviving brushes with Nasvhille Big Labels, addictions and demons – No less than Steve Earle once famously said of him “”Malcolm Holcombe is the best songwriter I ever threw out of my recording studio.” Strong praise from a man that knows a thing or two about demons... Malcolm Holcombe isn’t for everybody. But if you love music with heart and soul. Music that’s been somewhere and seen a thing or two, then he might be just the man for you. ”

— Baron Lane, Twang Nation

"These days, there are hordes of performers who truck in “Americana” or “roots” or “folk” music. But Holcombe’s art is no phony drawl, pearl-snap affectation. Nor is it sterile, by-the-numbers old-timey music, suffocated by joyless authenticity. It is the real thing. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you’d best not miss him the next time he comes to town."

— Robert Bell, Arkansas Times

“Holcombe can have fun, conjuring the energy and legacy of loose-spirited jug-band music or country swing. But he can also capture the heartbreak of despair... in a way that is sorrowful but never maudlin or sentimental."”

— Michael Rosen, Blurt Magazine

“Haunted acoustic country blues, folk and gospel fervour all converge in the rugged output of Malcolm Holcombe, whose visage, as one reviewer put it, "appears carved out of granite and whose voice is sculpted from tree bark and disregarded rail road lines". North Carolina-born and bred, he is, in short, the real deal. ”

— The Plymouth Herald, UK

"His latest CD, For the Mission Baby, is about as potent as it can get — gutsy, rootsy, bluesy, Americana where Holcombe’s lyrics mark him a wordsmith of legend proportions, comfortably perched on the upper rungs."

— Samir Shukla, Creative Loafing

"...he gives new meaning to the words honesty and intensity."

— Darryl Smyers, Dallas Observer

"...a hardscrabble troubadour in the tradition of Townes Van Zandt, Dock Boggs, and Mississippi John Hurt, a roots-soaked storyteller for whom tradition is a living entity, rather than an heirloom to be taken out and polished."

— Big Takeover Magazine

"The paradox is that while Malcolm’s music sounds totally raw and authentic with a wellspring deep in rustic tradition it’s also pretty much unique and personal, with a born-songwriter’s lyricism that’s somehow illogical in this context but hey, it’s a hell of a combination."- David Kidman

— Folk and Roots UK

"The insouciant, rumpled aura that Malcolm Holcombe gives off may well be the way he really is, but it’s not what he is. And everyone knows that, and it’s that contrast that makes his performances spellbinding."

— Backroads UK

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summer 2010
Jul 3, 2010
Malcolm is working on songs for an upcoming winter 2011 CD release. More to come... [more]

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In Your Mercy

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Down the River

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Butcher in Town

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The Mighty City

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Malcolm Holcombe @ Paradiso - Amsterdam 23.03.11

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Sat
May 25

Jammin' at Hippie Jack's
Crawford, TN, US | 10:00am
Jammin' at Hippie Jack's
Crawford, TN, US
Sat May 25 10:00am
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12:00 PM, in-the-round with Darrell Scott and Ben Bullington; 4:15 PM solo performance. For more info, to order tickets, or for schedule line-up, please check out the website at: www.myhippiejack.com
Fri
Jun 7

White Horse Black Mount…
Black Mountain, NC, US | 8:00pm
White Horse Black Mountain
Black Mountain, NC, US
Fri Jun 07 8:00pm
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The Everydays open 8:00 PM, Info/tickets: 828-669-0816 www.whitehorseblackmountain.com
Sat
Jun 8

Blue Plum Festival
Johnson City, TN, US | 12:00pm
Blue Plum Festival
Johnson City, TN, US
Sat Jun 08 12:00pm
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show time TBA www.blueplum.org
Fri
Jun 14

Harmony in the House Co…
Harmony, PA, US | 7:00pm
Harmony in the House Concerts
Harmony, PA, US
Fri Jun 14 7:00pm
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Doors/opening act 7:00 PM, info/tickets:www.bottlebrusharts.com, www.facebook.com/harmonyinthehouse 724.452.0539
Sat
Jun 15

Honky Tonk House Concer…
Cleveland, OH, US | 6:00pm
Honky Tonk House Concerts
Cleveland, OH, US
Sat Jun 15 6:00pm
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doors at 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM show, info/reservations(required): jjohnson@honkytonkhouseconcerts.com www.honkytonkhouseconcerts.com

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Down the River
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Butcher In Town
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In Your Mercy
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Jim "Freight Train" ...
What album is "Thank you loard for my Job" on... Thanks Sir
LOST CITY BAND
Outstanding music Malcolm, superb vocals and stellar accompaniment !!! Peace, LCB/jeffrey
Smith III
Nice work! I came by to show you some love and support, you can return the favor by stopping by out page. Put A Stamp On it!
LEO SEEGER
Good voice
The Valley The Storm
We're really looking forward to opening up for you at Jack Rabbits tomorrow night!
Ice
Tracks on point, sounding good so far