Ralston Bowles
"music has not addressed midlife with this much dignity since Neil Young's "Freedom"."
- Boston Globe
"If Steve Earle ever gets back to writing 'chick songs' he may find that Ralston's 'What About Me' got there before him. And the Earle connection doesn't end there, although Ralston isn't overtly political, he and Earle share a burning desire to tell the truth and nothing but the truth"
- Americana-UK
"Mature, Thoughtful. Carwreck Conversations, Ralston Bowles' debut, is a mature, thoughtful portrait of age, youth, and the place 'where dreams and truth collide'. Along the way he aims more questions inward than at the outside world, without ever falling prey to easy rationalizations or self-pity."
- All Music Guide
"Carwreck Conversations is chock-full of the smart and catchy, rock and folk-tinged material that has long made Bowles a coveted performer throughout the Midwest."
- The Grand Rapids Press
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Born in the midwest. My dad was an Appalachian transplant who moved to the big city to make a go of things. My mom was an southern Indiana orphan looking for love and they met in Calumet and thus begins my history. Instuments were alway around the and I still have the one I learned on, an old Biltmore Diana. It's the one in the picture.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play live anywhere there is an audience willing to listen. It has included Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and points between.
Your musical influences
Influences are a wide range from Tex Ritter to The Clash and Van Morrison. My music falls has been shaped by the narrative of Emily Dickenson to Dylan Thomas. I love British Music early and contemporary. The Irish reels to Waterboys and Hothouse Flowers.
What equipment do you use?
Martin D-28, Mark Swanson Bouzouki, Lee Oskar Harmonicas,
Anything else?
Love to receive postcards from all over the world with interesting postage and points of interest.
