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Jim Drew is an unforgettable performer. He cranks hard on the rock n' roll stuff and slides sweet on the gentle stuff – he gets intimate with his audiences in either style. Jim brings folks along for an energetic ride with both his music and his lyrics. No one is just "a listener" with Jim, as if he was some pleasant background noise. Jim's popularity (equally with patrons in a bar, a concert hall, or a sanctuary) arises from his deep devotion to excellence in the crafting of a profound musical experience. He does so much more than play a six-string – that guitar speaks, weeps, cries, yells, and celebrates in Jim's hands.
People today crave much more than just some good tunes. They want a significant moment through a concert master, someone who knows how to treat them and not just the instrument up on the stage. This is the expertise of Jim Drew: taking pain, hilarity, disaster, reality, and fantasy from the lives of the audience, weaving it with his own journey, and producing "a moment" in the mix of music and message. What people yearn for – it happens. Truly unforgettable.
Some performers have a singular comfort zone – hard rock or suave folk or country ballad – but when you've heard one or two songs, that's about it. More of the same. Not with Jim. He can grab you hard and throw you on a roller coaster that's crazy wild, and in a few minutes bring you around a nostalgic campfire with everyone singing along… and then light a fuse and shock you with a bomb. He calls his music "pizza rock" – great, true Americana music that goes best with a bunch of friends and a chance to chew on what it all means for a while – topped with just about everything in the house. Some of it's hot, some sweet, some spicy, some cheesy, but all of it's delicious.
Contact Jim Drew. Check him out. Look at what he has done in churches, bars, conventions, concerts, back yards, camps, or on the street. The setting is just a place – it's the people of your place that matter the most to Jim. You will find that what you want most in your place, Jim can help you accomplish, with excellence, humor, depth, emotion – and a plain old good time.
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A thought from Jim:
"When is the past not the past?
I have always liked riddles, though I am not sure I am really good at them. I loved the whole riddle game in the book "The Hobbit". Way cool! So why do I pose this particular riddle? I suppose that to me this riddle is more than a game. It is a part of the songs I sing and I hope you will join me in turning it around a little for an evening.Let's take a journey of music and thought together.
While you are here:
Take some time to peruse the site. hit the listen tab and it will bring up a myspace page, (though I am looking to have a player right here soon). There are downloads available for individual songs.
Also, while you are here go ahead and sign up for the newsletter which will keep you up to date on gigs and news and recordings but will also announce some free downloads once in a while. I try to put it out once a month so here ya go. Then check the calendar for concerts in your area. See ya soon! Jim"
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