John Craigie (musician)
Encyclopedia
John Craigie is an American singer-songwriter
who currently resides in San Francisco, CA. Hailed as a "Modern-Day Troubadour" in the style of Woody Guthrie
and Ramblin' Jack Elliott
, Craigie has been touring the United States for the past 6 years, playing in a diverse style of venues including center camp at Burning Man
, local bars and coffee shops, and a number of radio shows such as KPIG
, KHUM
, KRCL
. He has performed with many musicians, including Zach Gill
, Emily Picha, Brett Dennen
, Randy Schwartz
, and Pete Anderson
. Craigie is best known for his storytelling at his live shows, which stays true to the folk singer
tradition.
His music and performance style has been compared to Greg Brown, Bob Dylan
, Dan Bern
, and Mitch Hedberg
.
He is also the grandson of U.S. Air Force general Laurence Craigie.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
who currently resides in San Francisco, CA. Hailed as a "Modern-Day Troubadour" in the style of Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
and Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an American folk singer and performer.-Life and career:Elliot Charles Adnopoz was born in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents in 1931. Elliott grew up inspired by the rodeos at Madison Square Garden, and wanted to be a cowboy...
, Craigie has been touring the United States for the past 6 years, playing in a diverse style of venues including center camp at Burning Man
Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening...
, local bars and coffee shops, and a number of radio shows such as KPIG
KPIG
KPIG-FM is a radio station located near the city of Santa Cruz, California, USA. Founded in 1988, the studio is based in Watsonville, California, and broadcasts to the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey. It also has a radio repeater on 94.9 MHz FM in San Luis Obispo County as KPYG...
, KHUM
KHUM
KHUM is a commercial Freeform music radio station in Ferndale, California, broadcasting to Humboldt County, Mendocino County, as well as Eureka, California, Arcata, California, and Humboldt State University on 104.7 FM. KHUM also broadcasts on translator K282AD 104.3 FM...
, KRCL
KRCL
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. He has performed with many musicians, including Zach Gill
Zach Gill
Zach Gill is a multi instrumentalist/singer/songwriter/member of the rock band ALO and a member of Jack Johnson's band. He also performs regularly as a solo artist.- History :...
, Emily Picha, Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen is a folk/pop singer and songwriter from Northern California.-Biography:Brett Dennen attended UC Santa Cruz from 2000–2004, where he was a student at Kresge College....
, Randy Schwartz
Randy Schwartz
Douglas Randall "Randy" Schwartz is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Schwartz played for the Kansas City Athletics in and .-External links:*...
, and Pete Anderson
Pete Anderson
Pete Anderson is an American guitarist and music producer.Anderson is most known for his guitar work with, and critically acclaimed production of, country music star Dwight Yoakam from 1984 through 2002...
. Craigie is best known for his storytelling at his live shows, which stays true to the folk singer
Folk Singer
Folk Singer is a 1964 album by Muddy Waters. Waters plays acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar...
tradition.
His music and performance style has been compared to Greg Brown, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Dan Bern
Dan Bern
Dan Bern is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music is often compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello....
, and Mitch Hedberg
Mitch Hedberg
Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes, mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs...
.
He is also the grandson of U.S. Air Force general Laurence Craigie.
Discography
- i always -ed youI always -ed youI always -ed you is the debut album by folk singer John Craigie. It is considered a classic by most fans and contains many of Craigie staples such as "Nalgene Bottle", "Make Respect", and "Still Exists"....
(2003) - Second Grade AwakeningSecond Grade AwakeningSecond Grade Awakening is a 2004 album by folk singer John Craigie. It is his second album, and the first to feature backing band The Accidental Poets...
(2004) - Daddy LonglegsDaddy Longlegs (album)Daddy Longlegs is a 2006 record by folk singer John Craigie. It is his third album, and the second to feature backing band The Accidental Poets...
(2005) - A Picnic on the 405A Picnic on the 405A Picnic on the 405 is a record by folk-singer John Craigie. It was released in 2007 on Zabriskie Point Records. It is his fourth album, and his most involved project to date. Again being backed by The Accidental Poets, Craigie brought in a few more musicians to beef up the sound for this record...
(2007) - Soft HailSoft HailSoft Hail is an album by folk-singer John Craigie. It was released on February 25, 2008. It features a more mellow and folkier sound similar to his first album "i always -ed you".-Track listing:#"Soft Hail" - 3:07#"Dragon's Breath" - 3:47...
(2008) - Live in the Living RoomLive in the Living RoomLive in the Living Room is a live album by folk-singer John Craigie. It is John's first live album, and features many of the famed aspects of his live show including "Too Much Dylan", his famous "Water into Wine" bit, and the definitive version of his "baseball story"...
(2008) - Montana TaleMontana TaleMontana Tale is the sixth studio album by folk-singer John Craigie. It was released in December of 2009 on Zabriskie Point Records. It is his first album since i always -ed you to not feature the line up of Trent Boeschen and Kevin Hobson, and not to be recorded at Boeschen Studios. Montana Tale...
(2009) - October is the Kindest Month (2011)