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"It's high time everyone heard more of that humble troubadour Verlon Thompson. He is a fantastic guitar picker and songwriter whose only career shortcoming is that he performs in Guy Clark's enormous shadow". - Lonely Goat Magazine
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...(at the Newport Folk Festival, 2009).....Verlon Thompson was great! Seriously. Nobody at the festival played guitar like him. His song "Everywhere...Yet" stunned the crowd and "Joe Walker's Mare" was country storytelling at it's best. Did I mention he could play the guitar? Really ..... Thompson was electrifying. -Boston Music Review ......................................................................................................................................................................... Thompson is the quintessential troubadour, although he's known as much for his association with country legend Guy Clark as for his own stellar songwriting talents. Thompson has worked with Guy on every recording since Old Friends. He's also racked up producer credits on Cold Dog Soup (1992/Sugar Hill Records), The Dark (2002/Sugar Hill Records), Workbench Songs (2006/Dualton Music Group), and Somedays The Song Writes You (2009/Dualtone Music Group). Verlon Thompson isn't a household name. He's not played on Top 40 radio stations. But he's building a massive street team of music lovers. -Myrtle Beach Alternatives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verlon Thompson .......a name that means nothing to the average Joe, but everything to the die-hard singer/songwriter fan. -The Weekly Surge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the fans are saying.........."I'm so glad I stumbled out of the rain into your show. I bought your cd...Literally the first cd I've bought in years. Dan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the fans are saying......"I was completely unprepared for this. I would pay to hear this guy 2 or 3 times a year, easily. His guitar work to Chris Smither was like comparing Baltimore to New York. Bob --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verlon Thompson
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Everywhere...Yet (VNS Records) This little album, only 37 minutes long, is an example of real home-made music. All instruments and vocals by Verlon Thompson. I can hear bass, mandolin, and guitars. It's marvelous in it's simplicity. Recorded "out at the barn" in a studio he built for his last album, the sound is as cozy as an Indian blanket in front of a log fire....It's almost as if Thompson was singing for you in your living room. And he is one fine guitar player! -David Kidney, "Green Man Review" greenmanreview.com Everywhere...Yet
Verlon Thompson's musical career spans two decades of many facets of the industry as a songwriter, solo artist, sideman and collaborator (many of these roles with country hero Guy Clark). His latest solo project is a chronicle of his vast career, pooling his experiences and paying tribute to influences. Calling this a solo album is an understatement. Thompson played every instrument, sang every harmony and recorded the album "out at the barn" in the studio that he built. All this creates the organic, engaging and tangible character of the album. -Performing Songwriter ....................................................................................................................................................... What the fans are saying .........My husband and I were at Suwannee Springfest and you had us tearing up all over the place on Sunday (in a good way)!..Thanks for all the great inspiring music! We can't wait to hear you again! Julie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the fans are saying......Your music tells a vivid story and the compositions
are just fantastic. My camp tell me they hear a lot of honesty and openness in your music and we couldn't agree with them more. Dave and the family -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Out At The Barn (VNS REcords) Verlon Thompson is best known as Guy Clark's second guitarist, but he's cut three albums on his own VNS Records. Out At The Barn is Thompson's latest celebration of simple, down home music recorded, as the title suggests, at his refurbished barn in the countryside near Nashville.....If you dig Thompson's work with Clark, this disc should grace your collection as well. -Thirsty Ear A Non Tuxedo Music and Culture Joint |
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