Fiona's World by Bob Cheevers

 Bob's songs include tales of romance, a personal look at the world thru his own eyes and character studies of people who were caught up in the Civil War... rootsy, blues flavoured tales of the Mississippi Delta delivered in a conversational language of the heart. A master tune-smith, Bob is rounding out his 4th decade as a songwriting troubadour, About his songs he says, "I don't know if these stories are true, but they happened to me".

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Six commercial CDs 2 of which charted Americana Top 20.

• Selected by Johnny Cash to open Cash’s final tour.

• Winner of prestigious Kerrville New Folk competition.

• Winner of Napa Valley Folk Festival Songwriting Award.

• Emmy Award for Music Video of "Big City Gambler"

• Sang theme song to Love American Style as member of Peppermint Trolly Co.

ARTICLES AND/OR REVIEWS:

Performing Songwriter, Acoustic Musician, BMI Magazine, Country Standard Time, Music Row Magazine, Gavin Americana Magazine, No Depression, RootsTown Music Magazine (Belgium), Late For The Sky (Italy), Country Music People (England) Maverick (England) Get Rhythm &Flying Shoes (England), Hot Press & Country Music Plus(Ireland). Featured in 1998 CBS television show Eye On America .

PERFORMING:

Fall 2007 Memphis Heritage Festival

Summer 2007...46 shows in England and Scotland

Sept 2006...South West Folk Alliance panel on International Touring

Nov 2006...Far West Folk Alliance Conference MainStage Performer and panel member on International touring

Nov 2006...12 show mini-tour of California

Sept-Oct 2006...6 show mini-tour of Texas

Sept 2006...Americana Music Association Conference panel member on International Touring

June-August 2006...58 shows in Scotland and England

Feb-March 2006...12 show mini-tour of California

August 2005...6 shows in southern France & 7 in Scotland

April-June 2005...40 show tour of Ireland, Scotland and England

June-August 2004...60 show tour of Ireland, Scotland,England and France

June/July 2003...40 show tour of Ireland, Scotland and England

Memphis In May Festival 2003

Nov/Dec 2002...25 show tour of England and Scotland

April/May 2002...40 show tour of Ireland,Scotland & England

October/November 2001...30 show tour of Ireland, Scotland and England

March 2001...Tour of Italy

February 2001...25 show tour of Ireland, Scotland and England

May 2000...22 show tour of Holland, Belgium, France and England

Special guest artist at Gavin Americana Conference in 1998 and 1999

Regular performer on the Delta Queen, Mississippi Queen and American Queen paddlewheelers

Year- round USA singer/songwriter venues including clubs, concerts and festivals from coast to coast

PERFORMED WITH:

Michael McDonald, Johnny Cash, Delbert McClinton, Hal Ketchum, Dash Crofts, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Kim Carnes, Kevin Welch, Dougie MacLean, Kim Richie, Gillian Welch, Dave Olney, John Sebastian, Chris Smither, Tom Russell, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Tim Grimm and others.

QUOTES:

Neil Fagen of Performing Songwriter on Bob’s songs“...a book of short stories, bound together flawlessly by a natural born story teller”

Shelby Foote, renowned Civil War historian: Bob’s Southern songs “show an understanding of war as a thing of shame as well as glory”.

John Tita of Polygram Music NY:“Bob is the new Mark Twain and The Great American Writer”.

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