Saturday, 10pm
Duane Carleton and The Backwoods Messiahs, West Rutland VT
Duane Carleton is the newest voice of rural America. His songs capture the essence of working class life. Whether he is describing the everyday people of small town America and their relationships or the struggles that they encounter in their day-to-day lives, he conveys the beauty and tragedy of a disappearing lifestyle.
His music falls into the Americana style. He paints a vast and colorful landscape with his songwriting as he covers the spectrum from poetic ballads, to upbeat rockers, to political story songs that could be aptly described as the offspring of Steve Earle and The Rolling Stones.
Duane was born, raised and continues to reside in rural New England and his upbringing is evident in his work ethic. He currently plays 250 - 300 dates a year, has released 14 albums as well as 1 DVD. He has completed four music videos and has recently released his latest cd entitled "Once Lost, Then Torn Down" on the Higher Road Records label which is currently receiving airplay on several radio stations. He has also appeared as a guest on no less than 15 other cd’s by artists as varied as, Bicycle Mary, John Erlandson, and Laura Molinelli. He has opened shows and played with such luminaries as Rick Danko of The Band, Steve Miller, Gov’t Mule, Don McLean, Bret Michaels, Eddie Money, Loverboy, The Fixx, Jimmy LaFave and Steve Forbert to name just a few.
In addition, he has had songs placed in films such as the HBO documentary, "Dirty Driving-Thunder Cars of Indiana", the Edgewood Entertainment horror film, "Arachnia" which has been aired on the Starz Edge, Encore, and Encore Action channels, and the snowboard video, "Pipe Dreams". He has also had songs used in television ads for Killington Ski Resort, Taylor’s Clear River Tavern, and Advance Music Center.
Duane Carleton and The Backwoods Messiahs are:
Duane Carleton-lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
Tim Lynch-keyboards
Jeff Poremski-backup vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, mandolin
Ben Butterworth-bass
Jim Parvis-drums
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