Artist description Somewhere in the realms of Americana, Alt Country, Powerfolk and Porch Pop.

Music Style americana/country rock/folk

Musical Influences Paul Westerberg, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, John Lennon

Similar Artists Son Volt, Wilco, Estil C. Ball

Artist History Growing up in the foothills of North Carolina, Seven Harkey swished with country music, gargled with pop, and spit southern rock. Greyhounding our to San Francisco during the early-Nineties Alt-Country surge, he found a bed for his voice by co-founding Farmgirl, a bar band's bar band best described as Garage Country Pop. Naturally, after developing a loyal and heavily drinking fanbase, they broke up. Seven dealt with the loss by hooking up with drummer Michael Israel and forming the Lomaxes--a beat and acoustic rhythm-driven quartet lightly sweetened with accordian and distortion--in short, Powerfolk. But critical acclaim didn't sooth Seven's hunger for a change of atmosphere, so he headed east for Chicago, where he took a break from music to work on a collection of short stories. But music crept back in, and Seven has returned to the studio with Israel and other tri-coastal musicians capture his unique guitar-playing and word-singing. Get ready to sing along.

Group Members Seven Harkey, Michael Israel, sporadically featuring David Reidy, Greg Reeves, James Israel, David Gilmour (not of Pink Floyd), Mike Lapchick, Emily Cunningham and others.

Instruments Acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, mtn. dulcimer, vocals, drums, bass, accordian, piano, mandolin, fiddle

Press Reviews "Woody Guthrie and Leonard Cohen shove R.E.M.'s rhythm section into a convertible to drive them around the Southwest and show them how it's done" ---Lewis Buzbee

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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