Jazz Articles about Ramsay Midwood
About Ramsay Midwood
Instrument: Guitar
Article Coverage | Calendar | Albums | Photos | Similar ArtistsRamsay Midwood: Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant
by C. Michael Bailey
Ramsey Midwood performs a brand of “roots" music more authentic than anything Sun Volt, Wilco, or the Scud Mountain Boys could possibly conceive. The Austin Texas cum Arlington Virginia native produces a beautifully legitimate low-fi version of an American musical sour mash. The closest thing I can think of would be the love child of Hank Williams (senior, if you have to ask) and John Lee Hooker. Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant was originally released on ...
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by David Ginochio
The other day on the way home from work I stopped into the grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends, and made the inevitable side trip to the wine aisle. A wine label featuring a somewhat abstract photomontage of a dog, along with a rather cutesy, dog specific slogan, definitely inspired the “too clever, I must wince now" reflex. But then I read that the wine itself was a zinfandel/carignane blend, at about 14 1/2 percent alcohol, ...
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by Glenn Astarita
Subsequent to creating a buzz out on the West Coast, vocalist/guitarist Ramsay Midwood relocated to Austin Texas, performing amongst the nouveau crop of rock-based C&W bands. But this Virginia native’s rather asymmetrical past, including stints as a bike messenger and bit actor, only bespeaks part of the story. His affections for bluegrass and American roots music came to fruition during his upbringing in Virginia. Moving forward, Midwood toured Europe, where this outing was initially issued for the German Glitterhouse label ...
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