Bill Reid's Fewer Sorrows Music

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Last updated October, 2014

 

   

 

Blues & TexAmericana with
The Bill Reid Trio!

This is not your standard band! We play blues, Americana, and some pretty nice Austin (Texas) standards, but if you're looking for serious kickers, read no further. (No offense to our country and honky-tonk friends!) There are just three of us. We settle into the music. Sometimes, we focus on serious blues. We pick it up when it gets too slow. We play it so your patrons can hear it, but still eat, drink, and talk (not too loud, please) to each other. The folks sitting near the stage aren't blown away, and those in the back can enjoy . . . well, whatever they came for.

Bill Reid (guitar & vocals) started playing in Midwestern blues joints and coffeehouses over 50 years ago. His recent albums include Blues for Lost Dreams, Country Blues and Story Songs, and A Place Inside My Heart (with two of his Austin Songwriter Competition winners). Blues for Lost Dreams and Songs for My Family were on the 2013 Grammy® ballot. His recording of "Georgia on my Mind" was nominated for a 2014 Texas Music Award.

Duke Davis (stand-up bass) has played for decades with the likes of Lightnin' Hopkins and The 13th Floor Elevators. He's a seasoned musician who has worked with the very best, and (often with his former band Buckshot) won many Vocalist-of-the-Year and Band-of-the-Year honors.

Rick Boss, Luckenbach's "Harmonica Man," is a Texas legend. (Watch him stop the show with "The Orange Blossom Special" on YouTube.) He's backed John Lee Hooker, the Ben Beckendorf Blues Band, the Mark Searcy Combo, and many others.

Give us a call. Set up a gig. Arrange a house concert. Or just come out and see us the next time we're playing near YOU!

 

Solo Blues & Americana with
Bill Reid

When the venue calls for a solo show (or our band's off doing something else), Bill Reid performs great blues and American roots music all by himself. The show features tunes from his recent CDs, such as Blues for Lost Dreams, about which national Grammy ® Board president Christine Albert wrote, “. . . world-class musicians . . . playing with heart, integrity and respect for the music . . . (in ‘Miss Otis Regrets’), we hang on every word. ”

Bill started playing in Midwestern blues joints and coffeehouses some 50 years ago, and now lives in central Texas. In over five decades of writing and performing, he says, "I've played blues with the best, folk with the folksiest, and Americana all over America."

Bill's first album, The Folk Singer Cometh, was released in Minneapolis 'way back in 1964. In 2010, he recorded A Place Inside My Heart, featuring two of his Austin Songwriter Competition winners and The Fewer Sorrows Band (at that time, Chris Reeves, Ron Knuth, Tony "Little Sun" Glover on blues harp, and background vocalists Christine Albert and Mike Blakely).

Country Blues and Story Songs was recorded in Nashville in 2011 with an evolved Fewer Sorrows Band. It's a combination of hard blues, country blues, and ballads, some written by Bill and his friends. The CD was produced by Grammy® nominee and million-seller Brian Collins (“Hello, Texas,” “Statue of a Fool”), and features J’Nae Fincannon's additional vocals.

Bill and the new band – Bill Hullett, lead guitar; Clayton Ivey, piano; Glen Duncan, fiddle; Mike Douchette, steel & blues harp; Dow Tomlin, bass; Denis Solee, sax; Tommy Wells, drums (formerly -- rest in peace, Tommy); and Vickie Carrico and Etta Britt, background vocals – have continued to record at Hilltop Studios in Nashville for the past few years. Their most recent CDs are Songs for My Family (original songs for and about children) and Blues for Lost Dreams, both featured on the 2013 Grammy® ballot. Their recording of the classic "Georgia on my Mind" was nominated for a 2014 Texas Music Award.

NEWS FLASH! Bill and The Fewer Sorrows Band are headed back to Nashville's Hilltop Studios to record Hard Blues and Soft Songs (tentative title). Watch for it in mid-2015!

NEWS FLASH!

Bill and The Fewer Sorrows Band are headed back to Nashville's Hilltop Studios to record Hard Blues and Soft Songs (tentative title). Watch for it in mid-2015!

 

House Concerts with
Bill Reid or The Bill Reid Trio!

"House concerts are my favorite venue," says long-time blues and Americana performer and Texas singer-songwriter Bill Reid. "They're intimate showcases for the music, everyone's among friends, and there's hardly ever a drunk or a heckler!"

What's a "house concert"? It's your concert! The host invites 15-50 guests to his or her home for an evening of music, snacks, and drink (often pot luck), or may promote the concert as a fee or donation event. We (Fewer Sorrows Music) provide all stage and PA equipment. We'll schedule the concert for your convenience and supply preparation details to make the process fun for everyone. It’s a great way to have a party, celebrate a special event, or even kick off a political campaign! Contact us to make it happen in your home !

Whether you choose Bill solo or the Bill Reid Trio, you and your guests will hear great blues and American roots music. The show often features tunes from the band's recent albums, such as Blues for Lost Dreams, about which national Grammy® Board president Christine Albert wrote, “... world-class musicians ... playing with heart, integrity and respect for the music.”

Bill Reid (guitar & vocals) started playing in Midwestern blues joints and coffeehouses over 50 years ago. His recent albums include Blues for Lost Dreams, Country Blues and Story Songs, and A Place Inside My Heart (with two of his Austin Songwriter Competition winners). Blues for Lost Dreams and Songs for My Family were on the 2013 Grammy® ballot. His recording of "Georgia on my Mind" was nominated for a 2014 Texas Music Award.

Duke Davis (stand-up bass) has played for decades with the likes of Lightnin' Hopkins and The 13th Floor Elevators. He's a seasoned musician who has worked with the very best, and (often with his former band Buckshot) won many Vocalist-of-the-Year and Band-of-the-Year honors.

Rick Boss, Luckenbach's "Harmonica Man," is a Texas legend. (Watch him stop the show with "The Orange Blossom Special" on YouTube.) He's backed John Lee Hooker, the Ben Beckendorf Blues Band, the Mark Searcy Combo, and many others.

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