Artist description What is "anti-folk"? It is a form of alternative acoustic music that moves to wrest acoustic music from the James Taylor crowd and infuse it with a punk sensibility.

Music Style Anti-Folk Songsmith

Musical Influences The Silos, Beatles, REM, Tom Petty

Similar Artists Tom Petty, REM. Mathew Sweet

Artist History "I like to think of myself as the *anti-folksinger's folk singer," say's songsmith Ken Ledbetter. Hailing from Greenville, SC, Ken's music blends both the southern narrative and the train of thought surreal. His acoustic show would be quite at home with a Matthew Sweet or a Tom Petty. With a scheduled release of his first solo CD due out in Fall 2001, Ken is taking his Rock-n-Roll folk acoustic show on the road to promote a new collection of songs. He will be visiting various cities in the southeast presenting this CD with local radio, record stores and printed media promotion. At age 17 as a freshman in college, Ken started writing songs and soon found local support from local musicians and fans alike. While in school, Ken's music was featured while playing in a local band and enjoying the honor of having his music performed by a campus musical production. In 1991, Ken moved to Atlanta Ga. to further hone his songwriting skills while playing in several bands including Local Color and Woodlore. A moved to Columbia SC in 1995 had Ken fronting a new band, Flatland 2 Step. Now living in upstate South Carolina, Ken is completing his first CD recording in his home studio and plans to release this disc on his own label, ID10T Records. "I want people to hear my music and realize that an acoustic artist doesn't have to be about hugging tree's or saving the planet, but can be fun? and most importantly it can rock". An anti-folksinger's folk singer indeed. (*What is "anti-folk"? It is a form of alternative acoustic music that moves to wrest acoustic music from the James Taylor crowd and infuse it with a punk sensibility.)

Group Members kenledbetter

Instruments Guitar/vocals

Location Simpsonville, SC - USA

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