Artist description The Northeast's hottest pickers. Burrows' acoustic guitar work provides the foundation for the kick-butt electric band. The pickers frame each song with taste and sublimely injected energy. The lyrics take target practice at the subject matter with a sometimes irreverant sense of humor. Four pieces that paint the music of 6.

Music Style Country, Folk Rock, Popular, Caribbean

Musical Influences Gordon Lightfoot, Poco, Eagles, Buffett,

Similar Artists Gordon Lightfoot, Kenny Loggins, Buffett, Alan Jackson

Artist History Burrows played pedal steel with several major country acts after fronting the smokin' Silverado Band. He met the best pickers and brought them all together to produce his album "The Perfect Storm". The band features FACE! the band's music director on keys, bass and vocals. "The finest I've played with" says Burrows. Their live show features drummer/vocalist JD Foster. On lead guitar/vocals is Rich St. Michael and replacing John on steel guitar/harmony vocals in live shows is Ducky Belleveau. Sawin' fiddle is the inimitable Larry Dejong. The members of the John Burrow's Band have paid their musical dues!

Group Members John Burrows: acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro, octopus guitar*, banjo. FACE!: Musical Director, bass, keys, synth, vocals. JD Foster: drums/vocals. Rich St Michael: electric guitar. Mike Ihde: electric guitar. Larry Dejong and Brad Parker on Fiddle. Ducky Belleveau: Pedal Steel Guitar/electric guitar. David Burns: Harmonica.Aaron Burrows: Mandolin

Instruments 6/12 acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitar, bass, keyboards, electric guitars, fiddles, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, drums and percussion

Albums THE PERFECT STORM

Press Reviews "If anyone is qualified to write "The Perfect Storm" its John Burrows since he, too, was confronted by a violent storm while captaining a 53 foot sailboat on a journey from Falmouth to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. " Metrowest Daily News "Well crafted and pristenely recorded" (Burrows has) "an uncanny knack for songwriting in any genre" Metronome Magazine

Location Boston, MA. - USA

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