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SOLID AIR * Allegra Broughton * Sam Page * P.O. Box 733, Penngrove, CA 94951 * ph(707)778-1466 * fax(707)778-3735 solidair@earthlink.net www.globerecords.com/solidair BRIEF MUSICAL BIO: Solid Air is a music group based north of San Francisco, led by co-founders Allegra Broughton (vocals, guitar, songwriter), and Sam Page (vocals, bass, co-writer), native Californians who perform and record with many ensembles. (Sam: New Riders of the Purple Sage, Cajun Coyotes, Hot Frittatas, Sarah Campbell; Allegra: SoulJoy Gospel R'n'B Revue, Laughing Gravy, Country All-Stars). Solid Air has five albums to their credit and has performed for eighteen years at fairs, festivals, clubs, concert stages and coffeehouses. Credits include a feature in Jan.'95 Acoustic Guitar Magazine; a nomination for 1992 S.F. WAMMIES; Kerrville Music Festival Song Finalists 1989; continuous international radio airplay and rave reviews in publications worldwide. QUOTES: "We've been called everything from Americana to acoustic rock to folk-roots," says singer/ songwriter Allegra Broughton. If reviews of current CD "Tailgates and Substitutes" are any indication, favorable comparisons are in order with 10,000 Maniacs, Lucinda Willliams, the We Five and Bonnie Raitt. Quite a spread, but all in a day's work to this band, whose love of American & British folk/rock spans many decades and styles. Press Democrat Arts Online "Great Alterna-Country rockin' band from northern California...Broughton warbles like a bird in one breath and rocks hard when the material demands it", River Reporter, NY "Soulfully incandescent vocals; an enormously gifted band", Chris Garcia, Press Democrat "Somewhere between the We Five and 10,000 Maniacs", Bill Frater, freighttrainboogie.com. "Built around the songwriting-singing duo of Allegra Broughton and Sam Page... can breeze through sunny-day acoustic folk; and rock harder as a quartet, deepening the grooves and sharpening the bluesy edges. With Broughton's throaty vocals out front, the crisply produced CD's 10 original songs stand up well in the company of Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm" and Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," fitting into the same engaging alternative, country-tinged, folk-rock fold that embraces Lucinda Williams and Mare Winningham.", Derk Richardson, SF BAY GUARDIAN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. Solid Air Discography: 1981 - Songs From the Heart (solo album/cassette/out of print/Allegra Records) 1984 - Slow Fire (duo album/cassette/out of print/Allegra Records) 1988 - Across the River (duo plus guests/cassette only/Allegra Records) 1990 - Stand Up for Love (duo plus guests/CD/Allegra Records) 1992 - Love and Desire (duo and band/CD/Allegra Records) 1996 - Heartbreak Town (band/CD/Globe Records) 1997 - Connections (band/Sonoma Co.compilation/CD/Jackalope Recs.) 1999 - Tailgates and Substitutes (band/CD/Globe Records) 2000 - Freight Train Boogie (band/Americana Music compilation/CD/Jackalope Recs.) Record Label: Globe Records, Mill Valley www.globerecords.com/solidair Genre: Americana, Folk-Rock, Acoustic-Electric, songwriter, country-rock & blues Radio Airplay: Regional, National, International (playlists available upon request) Other People's Comparisons of Who We Sound Like: Bonnie Raitt, Beth Orton, We Five, 10,000 Maniacs, Emmylou Harris, Richard & Linda Thompson, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gr Check out the artist's website: http://www.globerecords.com/solidair Track List: 1. Little Bird 2. Take a Walk 3. Whistle of the Wheels 4. If You Took the Time 5. In the Summertime 6. Old Salt Pail 7. Leavin' This Town 8. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 9. Taste of Love 10. Get Rhythm 11. Storm Damage Report 12. Wrap It Around Your Finger Other Genres:
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