Artist description Eric Andersen ia a legendary singer/songwriter whose career spans over 35 years. He plays acoustic guitar and harmonica. He uses his voice like an instrument and writes compelling songs.

Music Style Folk

Musical Influences Jazz, blues

Artist History Solo singer-songwriter who has been performing for 35 years. Came up in the ranks of the Village Folk scene and has had covers done by many.

Group Members Eric Andersen

Instruments Guitar, harmonica, vocals. Many distinguished musicians contribute a variety of sound on his albums

Albums Over 25 albums to his credit.

Press Reviews "Andersen is the most elegant of singers. He is powered by the singular mix of irony and high romanticism that fuels his classic work." Paul Evans, Rolling Stone Magazine"It's a poetic quest, kind of like summoning a memory of the future. It is also what Eric Andersen does best and that is why he still matters." Anthony DeCurtis, Rolling Stone Magazine"You know the way whiskey, good Irish whiskey, real drinking man's whiskey feels when hits your stomach and your face flushes and you catch your breath a moment before your throat closes and suddenly the world is a dimmer place. Sometimes it's a better place, definitely different place with a different perspective. You know that feeling? That's Andersen's voice - not just his singing voice, mind you, but his VOICE." Michael Patrick Harrington, Rockpile"He still hasn't abandoned his quest for perfect words." Evan Brooker, The Globe"Andersen is one of America's finest lyric-poet songwriters...he stands with his contemporaries Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell - as one of the few remaining pioneers of the 60's singer/songwriter movement continuing to do important work." Aquarian Weekly"Memory of the Future is a stunning, seven-years-in-the-making jewel which features contributions from Jonas Field, Rick Danko, Richard Thompson, Howie Epstein, Benmont Tench, and Garth Hudson." No Depression The Alternative Country Music Magazine"Eric Andersen's personal songwriting style is in its own superior class." Jam MagazineEric is devilishly handsome-dark and lean with piercing eyes and a grab bag of gentle, sensitive songs about love and the lure of the road." Greg Haymes, Freelance writer Eric AndersenEric Andersen follows his critically acclaimed CD Memory of the Future with his newest CD You Can't Relive the Past, an album that explores the breath and depth of Eric's musical talents. He ventures in fresh musical directions on this CD, which integrates the best of "classic" Eric Andersen soulfulness, his unique songwriting craft and sweetness with the Mississippi blues sounds of "Super Chikan," the gritty NY edge of Lou Reed and folksy, woeful echoes of Townes Van Zandt. Starting off this eclectic mix is a classically beautiful, poignant song, "Eyes of the Immigrant," destined to strike a chord amidst the melting pot in all of us. This deeply moving song features the title song "You Can't Relive the Past," co-written and performed by Eric and rocker Lou Reed in an Everly Brothers acoustic guitar - driven style. Anthony DeCurtis, rock critic and writer for Rolling Stone Magazine, says this song "comes together exactly right and is a defiant rebuke to the dying of the light."The CD also features four songs never previously recorded that were co-written by Eric and the late great Townes Van Zandt (The Meadowlark, The Blue March, Night Train and The Road). These never before released songs were rediscovered last year on a tape of songs that Eric and Townes wrote together in New York City in 1986. Showcasing the broad expanse of Eric's musical ability to weave words, this collection includes 5 songs Eric recorded on location in Mississippi with musicians from Fat Possum Studios. On these bluesy driven songs, Andersen jams with such famed musicians as drummer Sam Carr, guitarist James "Super Chikan" Johnson and slide guitarist Kenny Brown. All legends in their own time and have recently been featured in two New York Times articles. Andersen flexes some musical muscles that don't typically get exercised in his work here."Eric Andersen is living quite compellingly in the present, making music that tells us resonant truths about our own movement through time." Anthony DeCurtis Rolling Stone Magazine. "Andersen's music is sleek and adventurous." Entertainment Weekly"One of the best ballad writers." Bob DylanFor additional information on Eric Andersen, visit his website at www.ericandersen.com

Location New York, New York - USA

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