String Bone
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Bio
String Bone (aka Barry James Payne) is a Stratford, Ontario songwriter.
Payne creates stories and statements with his songs. Sometimes about himself, sometimes about others, sometimes about his observations of the world around him. Typical stuff, until you hear how he puts his lyrics together with melody.
He has been described as "soulful & dynamic" and his lyrics have been described as "painting vivid portraits" of the world around him and "powerful".
He is on the brink of his second release - the full-length titled "nadir", produced by the one and only "Shannon Lyon", which includes Blue Rodeo peddle steel player, Bob Egan on several tracks and a host of other well known local talent/artists - Romney Getty, Mike Alviano, Chris Giesbrecht, and others.
String Bone's tunes are diverse in approach and style, often changing from traditional country to intimate folk to bluesy to rock. Some call it roots, some call it Americana/Canadiana - we just simply call it good songwriting.
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String Bone - nadir
Super debut CD from Barry James Payne, who along with upright bass player Dan Henshall performs under the name String Bone. The duo has filled out their sound with contributions from such heavyweights as Blue Rodeo's Bob Egan on peddle and lap steel, guitar and keyboards courtesy of co-producers Shannon Lyon and Chris Giesbrecht and additional vocals by Romney Getty, just to name a few. But the bones of the CD is the fine songwriting, from the dramatic opener 'Nietzsche Finds A Bullfight' with Antonia Munro's gypsy violin prelude, (to) the bittersweet ballad, 'Midnight Train' with Bob Egan's peddle steel and supporting vocals from Nicole Andrea Aube, and 'Too Young For Romance', which reminded me of Nick Lowe. If one can believe the liner notes, the latter tune was written by Payne way back in 1983, which is a long time to be sitting on such a catchy tune. (Performance: A- / Production: A-) Dave Clarke - Scene Magazine, London, ON, July 2-15, 2009
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