THE WEDDING-May 31"midnight"--Kerrville Folk Festival-Camp Coho
**************************************************Bruce Balmer-atomic guitar, boogie woogie keys song-writing and vocals*********************************************Lisa Markley-rhythm guitar, twisted banjo, the odd piano, song-writing and vocals
Influences
Lisa has a dangerous contralto that vanquishes Bruce's studious attitude on an antique guitar.
Sounds Like
Polarized -by Bruce Balmer
"Don't Make Me Do It" by Bruce Balmer
A FEW WORDS ABOUT LISA MARKLEY AND BRUCE BALMER******************************
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"...ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL ACTS I'VE SEEN LIVE IN A LONG TIME. THEIR MUSICIANSHIP AS WELL AS THEIR EASY RAPORT WITH THEIR AUDIENCE--AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN TAP YOUR TOES TO IT SEALS THE DEAL FOR ME. THEY ARE THE REAL DEAL." --Terri Hendrix
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"...SOME OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS I'VE EVER HEARD. THE SECOND COMING OF ELLA AND BIRD,...THE TUCK AND PATTI OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER WORLD." --Tom Prasada-Rao
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"[BALMER'S] SONGS CHOC FULL OF COOLNESS." --Ken Beasley, Greenwich Village Songwriters' Collective++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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"MARKLEY HAS MORE DEPTH CONTROL AND BEAUTY TO HER VOICE IN A LIVE CONCERT SETTING THAN MOST SINGERS GET IN A STUDIO." --Paul Slavens, KERA Dallas**********************
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"ELEMENTS, WRITTEN BY GUITARIST BRUCE BALMER REVEALS ANOTHER TALENT OF LISA MARKLEY. A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO INTERPRET NEW SONGS, AN ADROIT RARITY." --Dick Crockett, "The Voice", 88.7fm, Sacramento++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Bruce was born a guitar player in Margaretville, NY, from a musical family. After music at Marlboro college, he’s played lead guitar for rock, jazz, and country bands, and composed for film (including credits on a Bill Plympton animated film) and dance performance. He is a singer/songwriter recently of the NYC area. He and his thousand pound upright piano have now officially transplanted themselves to Texas. He pounds nails while singing.***********************************
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Lisa was born a three-and-a-half pound Capricorn with a set of lungs. She is a survivor of the University of North Texas where she played trombone in the lab bands, sang in the Jazz Singers, skipped out on music history classes, composed suitably atonal pieces for an assortment of instruments, and crashed the hard-drive on the Synclavier (many times). Lisa tours performing her songs (and more) as a soloist, as one third of The Malvinas, and with her partner in crime here--the lovely and talented Mr. Bruce Balmer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
View Markley & Balmer's EPK
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Nice energy in your music. New videos now at Myspace! Wishing you all the best. David Rice Liston to my song for peace in this world "Where are we going to" at cdbaby. com/all/collection
Hi you two, Thanks for the very enjoyable late night showcase at Sweetness and Light. It was really nice to get to hear you do a full set. And Bruce... I'm still giggling about your late night visit with Butch and RB. The more I think about it the more I like the idea of a spaghetti western version of that Bee Gees song. Ya'll might be onto something big.
Thanks for the kind words about the blog, it was fun to write, and it was SUCH a magical wedding/moment, I'm so grateful I was there. Thanks for showing the world Love is possible....
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus Songwriter Circle with Lisa Markley, Bruce Balmer @ Opening Bell Coffee 1409 S. Lamar Suite #012 Basement (Belleview street entrance) Dallas, Texas 75215
Opening Bell Coffee is located in the basement of the South Side on Lamar Lofts (the Historic Sears Roebuck Building) just south of I-30 between the Dallas Convention Center and the Jack Evans Police Headquarters. Parking is FREE in the black gated Retail Parking Lot. Take a right from the Light at Lamar onto Belleview.
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus OnTour in June Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, and Missouri New CD < Plans Gang Aft Agley > #9 on Roots Music Folk Radio
Mazel tov! The wedding was wonderful....the perfect way to seal your already beautiful union....I was honored to be there...may the honeymoon go on, and on, and on.....
Second half off Oct. is best - (Hoping to go to Ireland first half, but it's just in the dream state now...) But yes! Come! Minnie would love your sound....
Please give my Love to Michael, sorry I missed saying buh-bye to y'all, thank you for filling up my spirit bucket.
