Monday, January 14, 2013

I'm back - new CD and Europe CD Release Tour

Hello.
Family, fans and friends.
I hope you are all doing well.

The new record, Night Owl, is done and set to be released on January 22.
It is up for sale on my website if you want to check it out - www.tedrussellkamp.com
And it willbe up on iTunes, Amazon and everywhere else on the release date.

I am headed to Europe for the first CD release tour and am excited to get back.
I will be re-connecting with my old friends Thomas Ponten and Christian Smedstrom in Sweden
and I am very excited for the full band shows in Finland where I will play with the amazing Tommi Voksten, Jann Haavisto and Tokela.

Sweden - co-billing with Christian Smedstrom
1/24 Thu - Uddevalla, SE - Uddevallakassetten
1/25 Fri - Gothenburg, SE - Dirty Records in-store 6-6:40
    Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik Gothenburg Film Festival 10:00-10:30
1/26 Sat - Kalmar, SE - Resturang Stortorget
1/27 Sun - Växjö, SE - Kafe Deluxe

Finland
1/29 Tue - Helsinki, FI - Livegraphy
1/30 Wed - Espoo, FI - Sellosali
1/31 Thu - Pori, FI - Kulttuurikulma
2/1 Fri - Kemi, FI - Pakkasukko Blues & Jazz Festival
2/2 Sat - Äkäslompolo, FI - Ylläs Jazz & Blues Festival

Holland, Belgium and Germany
2/4 Mon - Kontich, BE - Café De Wipschutter 
2/5 Tue - Heerlen, NL - Cultuurhuis’ Tuesday Rootscafé - with Lynn Miles
2/6 Wed - Soest, DE - Alter Schlachthof
2/7 Thu - Wilhelmshaven, DE - Café Henry
2/8 Fri - Rotterdam, NL - Live Uit Lloyd - on the air radio performance 10-11pm
2/9 Sat - Rotterdam, NL - house concert (please be in touch if you want to attend)
2/10 Sun - Almelo, NL - Cafe Belgie - with LT and the Winedrunk Patrolmen
2/12 Tue - Nijmegen, NL - Cafe Trianon's 'Ramble on Tuesday' Series with Eric de Vries
2/13 Wed - Winschoten, NL - Radio Girl Special Edition - live on the air on Dollard Radio 5-6pm
    Leeuwarden, NL - Paddy O'Ryan's  10pm-12:30am
2/14 Thu - Duisburg, DE - Pauluskirche
2/15 Fri - Vriezenveen, NL - Wapen van Vriezenveen - with LT and the Winedrunk Patrolmen

I will have some small US CD release tours planned as well:
In March, I will be headed out to TX for SXSW and a 10 day tour.
In May I will be back in the Southeast to play in Nashville, Atlanta and other shows
and I am planning the L.A. CD release party as I write this.

We have also already gotten some great reviews for the new record:

"If country music was like old school wrestling, then Ted Russell Kamp would be one of the good guys." SavingCountryMusic.com

Night Owl is a ... well played, meaty record ... a train well worth boarding. - Chris Spector of The Midwest Record

Wistful, raspy vocals and engaging lyrics ... Recommended listening. - Robert K. Oermann at MusicRow.com

With his gritty self styled voice, the Laurel Canyon mythos rings true throughout this Americana set. This is definitely California desert country with the top down. - Dan Harr of Music News Nashville

If only Nashville was pumping out country songs with this kind of understated pathos ... another fine set of melodic country rock tunes. Don’t let the heartfelt, soulful music pass you by.  Michael Toland of The Big Takeover.com

A terrific release, spanning 14 songs and some 50 minutes of great music ... fine arrangements and atmospheric  playing. The experience and maturity of all the musicians is ... the future should hold greater recognition for Ted Russell Kamp on the evidence (of these tracks). - Paul McGee of Lonesome Highway.com

Also, I just contributed a song to a great on-line only compilation called "Songs For Sandy Hook
http://www.facebook.com/SongsForSandyHook?fref=ts
100% of the proceeds got the Danbury Hospital in Connecticut to benefit local families who survived Hurricane Sandy.
Please check it out.

It's all about the music.

Thanks again,
I appreciate you all caring about me and my music.
And in most cases - thanks for the friendship too.
I couldn't do it without you.
Ted