Bob And Wendy - On The Spot (c) 1999 Bob and Wendy
Artist....: Bob And Wendy
Album.....: On The Spot
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 12
Genre.....: Folk
Label.....: Bob and Wendy
Catalogue#: n/a
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://bobwendy.com/bio.html
Tracklist:
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01 Cool Water Canyon 03:25
02 Poison 04:29
03 Nothing 03:30
04 On The Spot 04:43
05 Outer Banks 03:52
06 Changing Of The Guard 03:42
07 Place In My Life 02:31
08 Biplane 04:31
09 Diving For Coins 03:25
10 Heart Of Slo Town 02:55
11 Little Buddha 03:04
12 Lullaby Lament 03:16
Total:53,3 MB / 43:23 min
Release Notes:
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When asked to describe her songwriting Wendy Liepman states, "Every
song contains a grain of truth, although some of the names and stories
have been changed to protect the innocent." Wendy wrote her first song
"Endless Highway" at the age of ten, and continues to play her mother's
1944 Martin guitar. She grew up to the sound of 60's folk music; The
Weavers, Kingston Trio, and later Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and the
Beatles. Current influences include Buddy and Julie Miller, Sam
Phillips, and Aimee Mann.
After starting out on cello, Bob discovered a 1921 Gibson mandocello
and joined an L.A. rock band. He became a founding member of the Venice
Canaligators with Clyde "Hook" McGuire and made annual pilgrimages to
New Orleans to play Mardi Gras. He is principal cellist for the San
Luis Chamber Orchestra and a member of Cello Bossa in addition to
recording cello and mandocello for local musicians.
Bob and Wendy met in Los Angeles in 1984 while performing music at a
party thrown by Wendy's sister. On their first "official" date Wendy
was prodded to pass the hat at a Canaligators gig! The Canaligators
later played at Bob and Wendy's wedding.
In 1987 Bob and Wendy moved to San Luis Obispo, California. Since then,
they have been involved in the local music scene, playing coffee
houses, book stores, clubs, wineries, the KCBX Live Oak Music Festival,
SLO Unplugged, and Inglish Fest. Their first album, "Plum Champagne"
was recorded in 1992 by Frank Warren. "Vagabond for Beauty", produced
by Richard Green, was released on CD in 1996. Since then, it has
received regular airplay on KCBX public radio and the late KOTR FM in
Cambria. The song "Margaritte" was included in a CD that raised $18,000
for a local homeless shelter.
While in Austin, Texas where they performed at the 1997 Kerrville Music
Festival, Bob and Wendy recorded four new songs at Congress House
Studio. Their friend Michael Fracasso produced the sessions, bringing
in some of AustinΓs finest musicians to play on the tracks. These
sessions launched their album titled On the Spot, released in March
1999. Two of the songs won them a spot at the Emerging Songwriter
showcase at the Napa Valley Music Festival the same year.
On June 30th, 2001, Behind the Blue was released. It is the latest
collection of Wendy's songs. This project was produced by Charles
Duncan of Cambria and includes the violin of Sal Garza. In January
2002, it was #12 on the Freeform American Roots (FAR) chart and is
getting airplay in Berkeley, Austin, Paris, France and across North
America.
Little Light and Dharma Dream followed and the current recording
project is taking place in collaboration with local
musicians/producers, David Radmacher and Butch Boswell in an old movie
theatre in Guadalupe, CA.