Opinions please...new female fronted acoustic group

[Farpoint Kevin]

Hey all...So I have started a new acoustic project with an amazing singer named AshLee Holloman. While primarily a duo, we have a couple of friends who help us out at times, mainly a pair of very talented sisters on guitar and percussion...Anyway, we are called FROM THE MORNING (borrowed from the Nick Drake song) and we are sort of leaning in an art-folk direction. A mix of covers and originals...We just started playing out in December and have begun recording our debut album, hopefully to have it out by the end of this year. Anyway, I'd love to get some feedback on the videos below. Also, those of you who are facebook users can "like" us, if so inclined, at the following link:
www.facebook.com/fromthemorningmusic

Here are some videos:

[Farpoint Kevin]

And here's one more...a pared down cover of a song from my "prog" band, Farpoint...

[Nijinsky Hind]

Awesome... Great voice, nice stuff. . She does halleluia just perfect.

[Lopez]

Wow! What a great voice! Will she be part of Farpoint, Kevin?

[Farpoint Kevin]

Awesome... Great voice, nice stuff. . She does halleluia just perfect.

Thanks! Yeah, that's one of my favorites too...

[Farpoint Kevin]

Wow! What a great voice! Will she be part of Farpoint, Kevin?

Thanks Lou. Not sure about Farpoint, but if we do any more recording any time soon, I'm sure I'll talk with her about it. Right now we are putting a lot of focus into this project, but who knows what the future may hold!

[Farpoint Kevin]

From the latest show...

[Farpoint Kevin]

Just a quick update on this duo...Our first single is available as a download...It's called "The Bridge," and it was written in response to the tragic shootings that too place at Mother Emanuel church in Charleston, SC this summer...It's kind of a reminder of how the community came together in love and unity...Please check it out if so inclined. Thanks in advance!
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fromthemorning

[interbellum]

I've collected quite some covers of songs by Nick Drake and this is a very nice addition.

[Farpoint Kevin]

I've collected quite some covers of songs by Nick Drake and this is a very nice addition.

Thanks! We will be including the Nick Drake cover on our debut album, which will be out probably early next year. But since you mention ND covers, have you heard "Which Will" by Matt Auten? It's beautifully well done.

You can sample it here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mattauten

(Matt was a super talented guy, and a friend of my sister's, who tragically passed away recently, leaving a wife and 2 kids...Every purchase would be helpful to them.)

[interbellum]

Thanks for the link to Matt. Didn't know him nor his music.

This is a list of all cover-versions I have:
Tribute-albums by one artist/band

Scott Appel: Nine Of Swords (CD)

Bird Flew By
Far Leys
Blossom
Our Season
Place To Be
Parasite

Blend: Far Leys : Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Parasite
Rider On The Wheel
Joey
From The Morning
Things Behind The Sun
River Man

Danny Cavanagh: A Place To Be : A Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

‘Cello Song
One Of These Things First
Place To Be
Road
Rider On The Wheel
Black Eyed Dog
River Man
Clothes Of Sand
Fly
Northern Sky
From The Morning

Joel Frederiksen & Ensemble Phoenix Munic: Requiem For A Pink Moon : An Elizabethan Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Road
Pink Moon
Horn
Place To Be
Which Will
Rider On The Wheel
Time Has Told Me
Hanging On A Star
Horn (reprise in F)
Voice From The Mountain
Northern Sky
Harvest Breed
From The Morning
(coupled with songs from John Dowland, Michael Cavendish, Thomas Campion, Joel Frederiksen and from the Gregorian Requiem Mass)

Gilbert Isbin: Plays Nick Drake : A Tribute To His Music (CD)

River Man
Horn
Free Ride
Day Is Done
Place To Be
Parasite
Road
Three Hours
Way To Blue
Which Will

Keith James: The Songs Of Nick Drake (CD)

Fruit Tree
At The Chime Of The City Clock
Pink Moon
Day Is Done
Rider On The Wheel
Northern Sky
Three Hours
One Of These Things First
River Man
Black Eyed Dog
Time Has Told Me
Things Behind The Sun

Keith James And Rick Foot: The Songs Of Nick Drake : Live At The High Barn (CD)

Things Behind The Sun
Clothes Of Sand
Place To Be
Northern Sky
Fruit Tree
(Solid Air)
(Couldn’t Love You More)
Pink Moon
Chime Of A City Clock
‘Cello Song
Thoughts Of Mary Jane
Black Eyed Dog / Three Hours
River Man
Day Is Done

Nick’s Quest: Hielke De Boer Plays Nick Drake (CDR)

Pink Moon
Place To Be
Which Will
Ride
Harvest Breed
Parasite
Been Smoking Too Long
Day Is Done

Christopher O’Riley: Second Grace : The Music Of Nick Drake (CD)

Rider On The Wheel
Pink Moon
Fly
Parasite
River Man
One Of These Things First
Joey
Introduction-Bryter Layter
Northern Sky
Hanging On A Star
Harvest Breed
Place To Be
Three Hours
From The Morning


Jason Parker Quartet: Five Leaves Left – A Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Time Has Told Me
River Man
Three Hours
Way To Blue
Day Is Done
‘Cello Song
The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
Man In A Shed
Fruit Tree
Saturday Sun

The Rabbit’s Hat: Flesh & Nail : A Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Joey
From The Morning
Thoughts Of Mary Jane
Place To Be
Strange Meeting II
Harvest Breed
‘Cello Song
Clothes Of Sand
Parasite
Things Behind The Sun
Voice From The Mountain

Mr. Reginald (=Elton John): Nick Drake : The Sweet Suggestion Of The Pink Moon (CD-single + book)

When Day Is Done
Saturday Sun
Way To Blue
Time Has Told Me

Nick Smart’s Black Eyed Dog: Remembering Nick Drake (CD)

Know/From The Morning
Three Hours
River Man
Way To Bluy
Hazey Jane II
Black Eyed Dog
Poor Boy
Horn/Saturday Sun





Pics On Corn: Solid Air : A Nick Drake Tribute (CD)

Solid Air
Northern Sky
One Of These Things First
Solid Air – single version

Tribute-albums with more artists/bands

Brittle Days : A Tribute To Nick Drake

The Changelings: River Man
The High Llamas: Chime Of A City Clock
Loop: Pink Man
No Man: Road
The Walkabouts: ‘Cello Song
Shellyann Orphan: Joey
Scott Appel: From The Morning
The Times: Fruit Tree
Martyn Bates: Know
The Swinging Swine: Voice From The Mountain
Nikki Sudden & The French Revolution: Time Has Told Me
Tracy Santa: Fly
Clive Gregson: Northern Sky
Scott Appel: Hazey Jane
R. Stevie Moore: River Man

Elsie And Jack And Nick Drake: Sculpting From Drake – Volume One (CD)

Archer Prewitt: Parasite
Au Revoir Borealis: Fruit Tree
Flashpapr : Northern Sky
Ben Vida : Horn
Northern Song Dynasty: Place To Be
Electroscope with Zurich: Things Behind The Sun
Warn Defever: Which Will
Drekka: Know
The Autumns with Simon Raymonde: Time Of No Reply
Ray Speedway: Pink Moon

Five Leaves Theft : Musical Notes On Nick Drake’s First Album (CD)

Circo Fantasma: Time Has Told Me
L’Upo: River Man
Laghisecchi E Amerigo Verardi: Three Hours
Corman E Tuscadu: Way To Blue
La Malaora: Day Is Done
Snaporaz E Supernova: ‘Cello Song
Sonica: Thoughts Of Mary Jane
Lubna: Man In A Shed
Virginiana Miller: Fruit Tree
Roots Connection: Saturday Sun

In Search Of A Master – In Search Of A Slave : A Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Blackmail: Parasite
Scumbucket: Place To Be
Blimps Go ’90: Harvest Breed
Ulme: Black Eyed Dog
Pendikel: River Man
Miles: Mayfair
Sandycoates: From The Morning
Mumble & Peg: Which Will
Honey For Petzi: Horn
Favez: Saturday Sun
Blackmail: River Man
Bugs Know Best: Pink Moon
Blimps Go ’90: From The Morning
Prof: Place To Be
Lude: Way To Blue

Jeremy Flies… : A Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Deadly Nightshades: Black Eyed Dog
Joy & Lara: Northern Sky
Paul Greene: Free Ride
Melanie Horsnell: Which Will
Raoul Graf: Way To Blue
Dominique Fraissard: Three Hours
Floyd Vincent: Pink Moon
Robyne Dunn: Parasite
Denvar: River Man
Steve Balbi: Been Smoking Too Long
The Fantastic Leslie: A The Chime Of A City Clock
Andy Gordon: Fruit Tree

Jeremy Flies – Volume 2 : A Tribute To Nick Drake (CD)

Cellar Door: Hanging On A Star
Deadly Nightshades: Day Is Done
Marty Willson-Piper: Fly
Raoul Graf: Magic
Tania Bowra: Time Of No Reply
Lior: ‘Cello Song
Joy & Lara: One Of These Things First
Matt Tonks: From The Morning
Michael Azzopardi: Hazey Jane 2
Melanie Horsnell: Place To Be
Andy Gordon: Clothes Of Sand
Mick Hart: Things Behind The Sun
Edoardo Santoni: Saturday Sun

Tribute To Nick Drake (2-CDR)

Vincent Swierstra & Roy Groeneveld:
Things Behind The Sun
Strange Meeting II
Winter Is Gone
Three Hours
Blue Season
Remco Paalman:
Blues Run The Game
Things Behind The Sun
Flood (Jars Of Clay)
Martijn de Block:
What I See
Northern Sky
Voice Of A Mountain
Bernard Brogue:
Pink Moon
Living Without A Skin
Horn
Hangin’ On A Star
Roland v.d. Klooster & Paul op de Weegh:
Day Is Done
Way To Blue
‘Cello Song
Fruit Tree

Massey Parr:
Time Of No Reply
Man In A Shed
Chime Of A City Clock
River Man
Tow The Line
Northern Sky
From Te Morning
Johan Leugs:
Hazey Jane II
The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
Rider On The Wheel
Mayfair
Clothes Of Sand
If You Leave Me Pretty Mama
How Wild The Wind Blows
Joey
One Of These Things First
Leaving Me Behind
If It’s Strange Outside

Poor Boy : Songs Of Nick Drake (SACD)

Bill Horist & Aiko Shimada: ‘Cello Song
Kate Hammett-Vaughan: Clothes Of Sand
Chris Gestrin & Simon Fisk: One Of These Things First
Jason Michas & Christ Gestrin: Three Hours
Robin Holcomb & Veda Hille: Hanging On A Star
François Houle 6 + Danielle Hébert : For Nick/Horn/Know
Kate Hammett-Vaughan : Poor Boy
Mike Dumovich: Fly
Friendly Science Orchestra: Parasite
Veda Hille &
Robin Holcomb/François Houle: Road
Bill Horist & Sam Mickens: Things Behind The Sun
Mount Analog with Jesse Sykes: River Man
Ian Moore & Eyvind Kang: Black Eyed Dog
Mike Dumovich: From The Morning







Covered Songs

Andy Bey: Shades Of Bey (CD)

River Man

The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez: Dark Was The Night (Compilation CD)

‘Cello Song

Tim Bowness/Samuel Smiles: The Way We Used To Live (CD) and Hidden Art Sampler (Compilation CD)

Fly
Black Eyed Dog

Till Brönner: Oceana (CD)

River Man

Day Is Done: Eventide (CDR)

Day Is Done

Caroline Henderson: No. 8 (CD)

River Man

Katell Keineg: What’s The Only Thing Worse Than the End Of Time? (mini-CD)

River Man


Ricky Koole: No Use Crying (LP+CD)

Things Behind The Sun

The Nigel Kennedy Quintet....: Shhh! (CD)

River Man

Rhys Marsh: Suspended In A Weightless Wind (Covers – Volume I) (EP)

Things Behind The Sun

Claire Martin: Take My Heart (SACD)

River Man

Brad Mehldau: Songs : The Art Of The Trio – Volume Three (CD)

River Man

Brad Mehldau: Live In Tokyo – Solo Piano (CD)

Things Behind The Sun
River Man

Brad Mehldau Trio: Day Is Done (CD)

Day Is Done

No-Man: Heaven Taste (CD)

Road

No-Man: Speak (CD)

Pink Moon

Jason Parker Quartet: No More, No Less (CD)

Three Hours

Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrød: If Grief Could Wait (CD)

Which Will

Duncan Sheik: Humming Along (promotional mini-CD

River Man

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives: Communion (2-CD)

Fly

Norma Waterson: The Very Thought Of You (CD)

River Man

Cassell Webb: Songs Of A Stranger (CD)

Time Has Told Me

Lucinda Williams: Sweet Old World (CD)

Which Will

[trurl]

Well there ya go.

[Farpoint Kevin]

Well there ya go.

For real!

I had NO idea that there were that many Nick Drake covers and tributes. That's incredible!

[Rarebird]

A nice version of Hallelujah. Alas this song is been played to death by all singers in talent-contests on television.

[interbellum]

For real!

I had NO idea that there were that many Nick Drake covers and tributes. That's incredible!

There's even more: http://www.algonet.se/~iguana/DRAKE/covers.html

[Farpoint Kevin]

A nice version of Hallelujah. Alas this song is been played to death by all singers in talent-contests on television.

I don't watch television.
Did you by chance check out any of the others...?
There's this one, too...

[Farpoint Kevin]

There's even more: http://www.algonet.se/~iguana/DRAKE/covers.html

Wow. Unreal. I knew that he was a fantastic songwriter, and that he had become quite influential...But I had no idea just HOW much so.

[Rarebird]

I don't watch television.
Did you by chance check out any of the others...?
There's this one, too...

I never watched that talent shows, but once and again, it is played on the radio. I'm defenitly going to check out the other stuff.

[Farpoint Kevin]

I never watched that talent shows, but once and again, it is played on the radio. I'm defenitly going to check out the other stuff.

Well thank you. We appreciate it.

[Rarebird]

Listening to the other stuff and I really love The Bridge.

[Farpoint Kevin]

Listening to the other stuff and I really love The Bridge.

Why thank you! I love AshLee's voice on it, and I felt like it was one of the better songs I've written...Not complex or "proggy" in any way, just a simple melody and simple words that I think convey what I was hoping to convey pretty effectively. Again, thanks for the kind words.

[Farpoint Kevin]

I've collected quite some covers of songs by Nick Drake and this is a very nice addition.

Hey Interbellum, just wanted to let you know, our album is now available in physical and digital versions, including the studio version of the Nick Drake song, "From the Morning." If you are interested you can sample and purchase it here:

www.cdbaby.com/fromthemorning3

Thanks!

[interbellum]

Hey Interbellum, just wanted to let you know, our album is now available in physical and digital versions, including the studio version of the Nick Drake song, "From the Morning." If you are interested you can sample and purchase it here:

www.cdbaby.com/fromthemorning3

Thanks!

Thanks for letting me/us know.

[Farpoint Kevin]

For any Nick Drake fans out there...Just now uploaded to Youtube, here's our studio version of the song that gave us our name...

[Farpoint Kevin]

Just for the heck of it, a cover of U2's "One," with me on lead vocals and AshLee on harmony. Any feedback appreciated, as always!