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15 tracks | 53 minutes
Released Apr 2005
on Chris Volpe
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 Shoes lyrics BUY MP3 03:52 Shoes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:52 Shoes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:29 Wait 'til Tomorrow lyrics BUY MP3 04:29 Wait 'til Tomorrow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:29 Wait 'til Tomorrow
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 1849 Revisited lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 1849 Revisited lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 1849 Revisited
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 The Bandwagon Farm lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 The Bandwagon Farm lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 The Bandwagon Farm
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:27 Your Little Toy lyrics BUY MP3 02:27 Your Little Toy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:27 Your Little Toy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Lay Low lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Lay Low lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Lay Low
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:02 The Good Life lyrics BUY MP3 03:02 The Good Life lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:02 The Good Life
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:30 Albuquerque lyrics BUY MP3 03:30 Albuquerque lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:30 Albuquerque
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Finger-pickin guitar/harmonica heaven, this album won Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album in the international 2006 Independent Music Awards.
Bio / Background
*International Winner--2006 Album of the Year/Singer-Songwriter--
Independent Music Awards for "Refugee Blues"
*International Winner--2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards--
We Are Listening, London ("Shoes")
*International Best Folk Song Finalist--
2006 International John Lennon Songwriting Contest--
(Round I)"Where the Rubber Meets the Road" (Track 5)
*International Best Folk Song Finalist--
2006 International John Lennon Songwriting Contest--
(Round II)"Shoes"
*Billboard 14th Annual World Songwriting Contest-Honorable Mention Award-"Shoes"
*Billboard 14th Annual World Songwriting Contest-Honorable Mention Award-"Jersey Sun"
*International Finalist & Honorable Mention Award--
2006 International USA Songwriting Competition-"Shoes"
*International Best Folk Song Honorable Mention Award--
2006 International SongPrize.
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*International Songwriting Competition 2006 Semi-Finalist--
"Albuquerque" (Instrumental)
*Winner of "Best Song Award"--the West Coast
Songwriting Association Contest(October 2004)-"Shoes"
*International Finalist-2007 Song of the Year Award--
"Shoes"
[Chris Volpe is extremely honored and expresses sincere gratitude for being recognized by the aforementioned musical organizations]
Chris Volpe, winner of the 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards, returned from his complimentary production trip to London to a series of nationwide licensing opportunities in the US. His debut album release, "Refugee Blues", was licensed to MTV for MTV Real World, MTV Real World Extreme and MTV Road Rules. He also scored by licensing all of his album's tracks for Bad Girls Club on Oxygen.
Folk/Americana artist,Chris Volpe, is a self-taught guitar virtuoso and skilled singer/songwriter. In addition to complex finger-picking styles akin to Leo Kottke and Nick Drake, Volpe's lyrics are nothing short of poetry. Witness an excerpt from "1849 Revisited": "For all along the river banks there lives/A residue collected in the weeds/It smells of tasteless regret: a faint glimpse/Of hearts that sold the life they own to lease". Volpe has also taught himself to play piano, banjo, bass and drums, among other instruments.
All 15 songs on the CD were recorded live in one take--a stellar recording feat--which only adds credence to Volpe's innate musical abilities. He won the studio time after winning "Best Song" at a West Coast Songwriter Assoc. contest.
Volpe is earning recognition for his self-taught, self-made, self-released album by winning the 2006 Folk Album of the Year through the Independent Music Awards (IMA) for "Refugee Blues". Judges for the competition to name a few were, Norah Jones, Melissa Etheridge and Bill Wyman. He is also the winner of the Singer/Songwriter Awards, an international competition based in London (We Are Listening).
"Refugee Blues" is being played on radio stations throughout the United Sates and Canada, and has officially charted on the "CMJ Charts" in 8 states.
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Great for long travelsbiver656 wrote on April 09, 2008
So I have listened to the album once over and it instantly fell into a classic category that I distinguish on my own. Basically as a long time traveller, if you have a long bus ride with nothing to read. Put this album on and stare at the country side going by. It's inspirational and feel good. It's an album to reflect on the past in hopes for the future. You'll like this album if you like Paul Simon, Ryan Mantleau (sp?), Greg Brown type singer-songwriters. Enjoy!





