Artist description Swan songs written around creative acoustic/electric folk storytelling mood music...Sometimes simple...Sometimes not so simple.

Music Style progressive rolling new age folk

Musical Influences John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Peter Paul and Mary and Tori Amos

Similar Artists A Slick Mitchell Raitt combo

Artist History From the land of 2 seasons (short summers and long winters)and inspired by National Geographic magazine, pamme swan began writng song lyrics and ballads at the age of 13. Shortly afterward came the first guitar and she hasn't let go of it yet. Pamme has performed in countless bars, cafes, dinner clubs, frats and private parties in the Central New York, Pennsylvannia, Florida and New Hampshire for over 2 decades where she mixes classic covers and original others. Pamme also belongs to the popular rock and roll dance and Colgate University's house band "CLUB ED" in sunny Hamilton N.Y. Now with a little recording knowledge under her belt pamme is excited to finially be catching up on recording the many songs she's written over the years. Pamarama, the follow up to her first disc, Tango Tree was recorded in her home, Swan studios. "Sprinkles" cd#3 is near completion. A few samples have been uploaded recently...Click away! Sprinkles is done and on sale at the Colgate Bookstore!

Group Members Pamme Swan

Instruments Taylor 514CE, Guild F47RCE, Telecaster, Ovation a little green Egg

Albums Tango Tree, Pamarama and Sprinkles

Press Reviews "Unique vision and cool voice" Mark Bialczak-Syracuse Post Standard "Put Pam Swan in front of a microphone, hand her a guitar and stand back" Sue Barker-Binghamton Press SWAN SHOWS ACOUSTIC COOL..."pamme swan uses 13 songs on Pamarama to share her thoughts big and small. With rich acoustic guitar and vocals, the Hamilton singer-songwriter can set a pretty mood. The opener, Keep It Simple, starts the disc off in a sunny way. There are plenty happy moments throughout, too. Yet life's not all giggles, as the edgy stuff like "Meltdown" and "You Snuck Around" illustrates. The big picture has more depth the her debut disc."Tango Tree." Put it on when: You seek the blend of acoustic guitar and wise voice in a fine singer-songwriter style. MODERN FOLK WITH SWAN BY MARK BIALCZAK Music Critic for Post Standard, Syracuse. Pamme Swan isn't afraid to let the world look at her life. With her latest disc "Sprinkles" the singer-songwriter from Hamilton uses her ringing guitar and unique vocals to detail what makes her tick. With her Joni Mitchell like vocals unrolling in "Calico Crowns" you just want to know whether her friend Jen helps her sort it all out. Then there's the good time "Jammin" with some guys from Hamiltonio on "Tequila Manhattans" "There's more to a buzz than a worm and a lime," she says. The kiddie story "Ed" tells of how she and her kids came upon their little rat dog Ed. Now he devotedly guards her band stand. Good boy, Ed! Great songs Pamme. "Sprinkles" has 12 songs and it runs 42:01. Put it on when: You feel like hearing a story teller share her tales on life- past, present, and future. Mostly happiness and satisfaction. REGIONAL ARTISTS ROCK THE EARLVILLE OPERA HOUSE. Ed Vollmer and Zach Flietz, Bag A Bones, Swan Road Trio, and Audrey's Stone. The Swan Road Trio based in Hamilton brings singer/guitarist Pamme Swan, Jimmy Wunderlich, and professor Scott Kraley together to play a set of new age folk. ACOUSTIC FOLK SINGER SONGWRITER SWAN COMES TO NORWICH, by Jude Seymour Sun Staff Writer When Pamme Swan takes the stage on August 7th, as the opening act for the Mario DeSantis orchestra, her face may strike a familiar cord. That's because Swan, a South Hamilton Native is part of three unique groups that play in and around the Chenango County Area. She'll take the stage in her solo "Incarnation" at 6 PM at West Side Park. Both her performance of a style which she dubbed "new age folk" and that of the orchestra are free as part of the Chenango Blues Associations Summer Concert Series. "I've been writing stories since I was old enough to hold a pencil," said Swan who is originally from Sherburne. "My uncle bought me a subscription to National Geographic magazine when I was 7 or 8 and I remember being so enthralled in the stories I would make up stories about them." Swan continues, "my father got a job running Chenango Mutual Insurance in Norwich so we moved to Sherburne where I met up with the wonderful, musical Keefe family. That's where I picked up a guitar. That's where it all began." She added, "My parents loved country music so I started out on Johnny Cash, Peter Paul and Mary, and Patsy Cline." but she cited singer/songwriters from the 1960's such as Joni Mitchell and Cat Stevens as influences on her musical spirit as well. I started downsizing my stories to song lyrics when I was about 13. I've been playing around for a long time. Now she has preserved some of her music onto a more permanent medium. "Thanks to digital recording I have a studio set up in my house where I have been busy catching up on recording all the songs I've written over the past 25 years," said Swan. She has three releases which will be available for purchase- 1998's "Tango Tree," and 2002's "Pamorama," and 2003's "Sprinkles." Her next album which she starts recording this fall will be of an acoustic, bluesy nature. I hope to have it out by 2004. As a solo artist, Swan has toured extensively through out venues all across central New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and New Hampshire. I recently did a show on "Rhythms" out of Syracuse back in March, followed by a radio interview on the Home Grown Music Radio out of Syracuse as well. I like to keep busy. Norwich residents may remember her from a performance at the farmers market on July 23rd. She also just finished a gig with Gilbertsville based hipsters "Fetish Lane" at the Outskirts Bluegrass Festival on July 26th. Swan will head up the Swan Road Trio for an 8 PM gig at the Earlville Opera House as part of the regional artist showcase on August 22nd. The Earlville based band will join Hamilton's Ed Vollmer and Zach Flietz, Binghamtons Audrey's Stone, and Hamilton's Bag A Bones at the performance. And finally, Swan is the lead voice for Club Ed, a classic rock band based out of hamilton. "We're mostly a private party band," said Swan, "we've had 15 gigs so far this summer doing just that, we also have done a lot for Colgate University over the years." The songwriter said she is excited for the upcoming summer concert series performance. "I really hope people come out for this," she said, "it's a wonderful thing to pull communities together. More people should take advantage of them. There's no place like Central New York in the summer." She's also excited to reimmerse herself in the previously polluted bar scene. "I'd like to start playing more lounge acts now that the non-smoking law is passed. I can't wait. Maybe now more people will come out to enjoy music without stinking like a cigarette and getting choked up."

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Location Earlville, N.Y. - USA

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