Romi Mayes
Encyclopedia
Romi Mayes is a Canadian born musician. Romi Mayes was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and began performing on stage at the age of 15 years, and touring throughout the United States
and the UK
playing at festivals, theatres, bars, halls, cafes and even living rooms.
, Billy Joe Shaver
, Corb Lund, Iris DeMent
, Jim Cuddy
, Joe Ely
, Fred Eaglesmith
, Sue Foley
, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock
, Bo Ramsay, Martha Wainwright
, Hayes Carll
, Lynn Miles
, Gurf Morlix
, and Barney Bentall
.
"Underneath the cursed swilling beer infested bluegrass tinges from her past albums, breathes the heart of Winnipeg songster Romi Mayes now covered with the subtle beauty of dirt jangled guitars bursting with confident sparse arrangements unearthing the gritty heart of 'I eat nails for breakfast before I hand out a whupin' woman with a passion for life, living and music rarely seen in her genre....and she can play her f**king guitar." -
- Gordie Tentrees, Musician
"Romi Mayes has been quoted as being one of the hardest working independent singer/musicians in Canada, and at 33 years of age she is not going to slow down, in fact she is already planning her next album for release before the end of 2008."
- Maverick Magazine-UK (rated Romi 5 stars)
She has also performed on various compilations such as:
Romi's band members that have been touring with her since 2004 include:
Jaxon Haldane, Tom Fodey, Chris Carmichael
, Dan Walsh, Luke Stackhouse, Tania Elizabeth, Grant Siemens, Gurf Morlix
, Ray Bonneville, Rick Richards
, Ashley Mayes, Andrew Neville and The Poor Choices, Matt Masters
, Sam Baker
, Chris Saywell, Rob Pachol, The Weber Brothers, Darcy Yates, Christine Bougie, Donny Zueff, Aaron Goss, Ken McMahon, Sky Onosson, Joel Titchkosky, Pineapple Frank Barth, Scott Nolan, Rob Wrigley, Chris Bauer
, Lance Loree, Washboard Hank, Ken McMahon, Joanna Miller, Darrek Anderson, Tom Murray
, Matt King
, Ken Hermanson, Dustin Bentall, Kent McAlister, Kendel Carson
, Adam Dobres, Jeff Plankenorn, Michael O'Connor
, and Barney Bentall's Grand Cariboo Opry.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the UK
United Kingdom
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playing at festivals, theatres, bars, halls, cafes and even living rooms.
Styles
Mayes' style has been described as edgy, bourbon-infused country blues and bluegrass, characterized by sympathy and honesty. She has been linked to various artists from around the globe which have helped her to be recognized- these artists include Ricky SkaggsRicky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
, Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:...
, Corb Lund, Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres country and folk music.-Early life:...
, Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. He has also recorded three solo albums with the Jim Cuddy Band, which features musicians Bazil Donovan, Colin Cripps, Joel Anderson, Anne Lindsay and Gavin Brown...
, Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Joe Ely is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll....
, Fred Eaglesmith
Fred Eaglesmith
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, Sue Foley
Sue Foley
Sue Foley is a Canadian blues singer and guitarist.-Career:Foley has been writing and playing professionally since 1984. She has recorded ten albums, for both Antone's Records and Shanachie Records. She has spent over fourteen years on the road as a bandleader, lead vocalist, guitarist and...
, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are a Canadian folk rock/alternative country band with blues and country influences. The band was formed in 1996, in Hamilton, Ontario, by Tom Wilson, Stephen Fearing, and Colin Linden.-Early Period: 1990s:...
, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock is a country/folk music recording artist and song writer. He was born July 12, 1945 in Lubbock, Texas. Hancock is a member of The Flatlanders along with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but he has principally performed a solo career....
, Bo Ramsay, Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...
, Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Joshua Hayes Carll , known as Hayes Carll, is a Texas Country singer-songwriter from The Woodlands, Texas ....
, Lynn Miles
Lynn Miles
Lynn Miles is a Canadian singer-songwriter and winner of the 2003 Juno Award.-Early life and education:Miles was born outside Montreal in the town of Sweetsburg, Quebec. Her father was a harmonica player and jazz fan while her mother listened to both opera and country music. Miles learned to...
, Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer residing for many years in Austin, Texas. He has worked with many of the best known performers of Americana and alternative country music. His most notable works include albums by Lucinda Williams, Robert...
, and Barney Bentall
Barney Bentall
Barnard Franklin "Barney" Bentall is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter who is most well known for his 1990s-era band, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts. Their most successful Canadian singles included "Something to Live For", "Life Could Be Worse", "Crime Against Love" and "Come Back to...
.
Awards and Reviews
Romi Mayes has recently been awarded Song Writer of the Year and Album of the Year at the 2007 Western Canadian Music Awards and has had various other nominations for her latest albums, “Living Room Sessions” (2005) and “Sweet Somethin’ Steady” (2006)."Underneath the cursed swilling beer infested bluegrass tinges from her past albums, breathes the heart of Winnipeg songster Romi Mayes now covered with the subtle beauty of dirt jangled guitars bursting with confident sparse arrangements unearthing the gritty heart of 'I eat nails for breakfast before I hand out a whupin' woman with a passion for life, living and music rarely seen in her genre....and she can play her f**king guitar." -
- Gordie Tentrees, Musician
"Romi Mayes has been quoted as being one of the hardest working independent singer/musicians in Canada, and at 33 years of age she is not going to slow down, in fact she is already planning her next album for release before the end of 2008."
- Maverick Magazine-UK (rated Romi 5 stars)
Albums (Discography)
- 1997 - Off The Wagon
- 2002 - On The Road in 2 Days
- 2004 - Mayes and Carmichael
- 2005 - The Living Room Sessions Volume 1 (Romi Mayes and the Temporarily Unemployed
- 2006 - Sweet Somethin' Steady
- 2007 - Beverley Street - The Songs of David Essig (Romi Mayes and The D.Rangers)
- 2009 - Achin' In Your Bones
She has also performed on various compilations such as:
- 2004 - Guess Who’s Home (Hand Me Down World)
- 2006 - High Roads
- 2006 - High Water Everywhere
- 2006 - The Life and Times of Christian Banks
- 2006 - Don't You Think We Should Be Closer
- 2006 - Comin’ Home Soon
- 2007 - Let’R Buck
- 2009 - Where Great Oaks Grow
Romi's band members that have been touring with her since 2004 include:
Jaxon Haldane, Tom Fodey, Chris Carmichael
Chris Carmichael (musician)
Chris Carmichael is a musician and arranger born in San Antonio, Texas on July 6, 1962. The son of an Air Force fighter pilot, Chris moved extensively before taking up the violin while living in Hampton, Virginia...
, Dan Walsh, Luke Stackhouse, Tania Elizabeth, Grant Siemens, Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer residing for many years in Austin, Texas. He has worked with many of the best known performers of Americana and alternative country music. His most notable works include albums by Lucinda Williams, Robert...
, Ray Bonneville, Rick Richards
Rick Richards
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, Ashley Mayes, Andrew Neville and The Poor Choices, Matt Masters
Matt Masters
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, Sam Baker
Sam Baker
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, Chris Saywell, Rob Pachol, The Weber Brothers, Darcy Yates, Christine Bougie, Donny Zueff, Aaron Goss, Ken McMahon, Sky Onosson, Joel Titchkosky, Pineapple Frank Barth, Scott Nolan, Rob Wrigley, Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer
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, Lance Loree, Washboard Hank, Ken McMahon, Joanna Miller, Darrek Anderson, Tom Murray
Tom Murray
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, Matt King
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, Ken Hermanson, Dustin Bentall, Kent McAlister, Kendel Carson
Kendel Carson
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, Adam Dobres, Jeff Plankenorn, Michael O'Connor
Michael O'Connor
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, and Barney Bentall's Grand Cariboo Opry.