Hello one and all,
Great news. My fundraising campaign for the new record, Night Owl, was a success. I raised over $7,000 to finish the record. I have been hard at work overdubbing and mixing. I should be done with the music this month. Then on to the photos shoots and graphic design... I want to thank everyone who contributed (again). I hope you enjoy this record as much as my earlier records.
And I had a great three week tour in Europe. Thanks to everyone who I worked with on a show and all the new friends I made - and to all those in the US who stayed in touch and were supportive from afar. Holland, Germany, Finland and Belgium were all great.
GET BACK TO THE LAND came out in the US in MAY '11. It made the top 100 Americana Records of 2011 and debuted at #1 on the Euroamericana Chart.
You can listen or buy the new album at www.tedrussellkamp.com or on iTunes
June Tour - Southeast & L.A.
June 7 Thu - The Well - 4620 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 865-851-7459
Jun 9 Sat - Mad Donna's - (615) 226-1617 · 1313 Woodland St Nashville, TN 37206 10pm
June 10 Sun - 12th and Porter - 114 12th Ave. N. Nashville TN 37203 615 320 3754
with Allen Thompson and Rich Mahan I go on at 9:30
June 13 Wed - Chattanooga - Bud's - 5751 Brainerd Road Chattanooga, TN 37411 (423) 499-9878
with Cliff Beach 9pm
Jun 15 Fri - Chattanooga - Bud's - 9pm full band and we will play all night
Jun 16 Sat - Pickens, SC - June Cruise-In - (outside of Greenville) show is at 8pm
Jun 20 Wed - Irelands 32, Van Nuys CA 9:30pm to close
Jun 22 Fri - San Diego, CA - Lestat's - Lou 3343 Adams Ave San Diego CA 92116, 8-9pm, opening for Granville Automatic
Jun 24 Sun - Grand Ole Echo - www.attheecho.com 1822 w. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 7pm
I will do a set with Granville Automatic, and then do a full band set of my own.
I produced the Granville Automatic CD and this is their release party. It should be a great night.
July and August with Whitey Morgan and the 78s
I will be on the road playing bass with my old friend and badass outlaw Country musician Whitey and his band.
Please check www.whiteymorgan.com for tour dates.
NEW VIDEOS:
Here is a new L.A. band I play in with a bunch of old friends with a rock and roll voodoo queen as the lead singer.
We just did our debut gig in L.A. - Funky Jenn and the Bad Intentions.
I Shall Be Released - www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uol48c5CY&feature=related
Here is the video for the song 'If I Had a Dollar'. Shot at the Cowboy Club in Van Alstytne, TX.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BESzSjjQyA&feature=youtu.be
Here is a cool one I did on a tour in Sweden with the great band Little Green backing me up - Better Before You Were Big Time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdCTYe0aQRg
www.turnstyledjunkpiled.com is a great Americana website that asked me to be a part of a Levon Helm tribute. Here is Long Black Vail with special guest Mark Lennon:
PRESS
"Ted is a star on the rise ... in the tradition of great troubadours such as Guy Clark" - Adam Sheets
www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/steady-at-the-wheel-a?xg_source=activity
"One of the best bits about this music critic gig is watching gifted artists get better and better. Kamp simply knocks one ball after another out of the park. Clichés become new ideas in Kamp’s mind. The strings, horns and the singing couldn’t be any more personable and heartfelt. - Michael Toland
www.bigtakeover.com/recordings/ted-russell-kamp-get-back-to-the-land-poetry-of-the-moment-dualtone
There is a lot going on in, as you can see.
If you would like to be a part of the action, join the TED HEAD STREET TEAM.
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And thank you again to those of you who are already on board and are helping to spread the word.
Thanks again,
Ted
www.tedrusselkamp.com
