If you’re hoping to hear familiar, popular hits from the bygone era of your formative youth, this is not the act you want to hear. But if you want to discover great songs you probably have never heard before, superbly performed, from a variety of eras, cultures, and traditions, you’ve come to the right place. It’s free range Americana.
Axon has been collecting and arranging songs that pack an emotional payload, an instructive parable, or a bellylaugh of humor, for decades. His musical tapestry is woven from skeins of musical threads from traditional folk, vaudeville, swing, old school country, and new school Americana (for very large values of “American”; if it originated anywhere in the western hemisphere, at any time since the invention of the phonograph, it’s Americana). His original songs blend this melting pot of influences into a uniquely western style of singer-songwriter material; songs you feel. So no, you won’t hear a lot of radio hits from the days when radio hits meant something to you. Axon does have some timeless favorites in his portfolio, but they are included because they are great songs, and delivered in an inventive and engaging arrangement that makes the best use of his expressive voice and impressive guitar stylings.
His seasoned baritone voice and signature guitar technique deliver an authentic performance one reviewer labeled “Hayseed Jazz”. Another impresario and fellow entertainer introduces Axon as “the great American troubadour”. A half a century of performing experience, across a variety of genres, infuses his roots repertoire with elements of folk, blues, jazz, tonk and gospel, informed by a healthy reverence for the soundtrack of “the Sixties”.
– Warm baritone vocal interprets a curated collection of story songs, including folk, blues, gospel, western and jazz
– Roots repertoire drawn from diverse genres showcases a signature arpeggiated finger picking guitar technique
– Superb songwriting, song selection and sequencing sets sail for a cinematic musical voyage
