Gavin Wahl-Stephens

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This debut album has a wide range of influences and styles, from folk to blues to rock; all of which are linked by honest songwriting.

tracks

: 1 Taylor's
: 2 Out of Range
: 3 Backwards Grin
: 4 Snitched Out Blues
: 5 Long Road
: 6 Hammer
: 7 Stride
: 8 Red Flag
: 9 Write a Letter
: 10 Good Thing

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The local bars around Portland, Oregon are the places to find Gavin Wahl-Stephens playing his music. A local from the beginning he is making his way into a music scene with much to offer to its fans. Gavin's first CD offers honest songwriting and a variety of tones.

Playing guitar sparingly as a teenager, he devoted most of his time to baseball, which brought him into college. Although he graduated University of Oregon, in Cultural Anthropology, the vast majority of studying was not books, but records. After attending the Waterfront Blues Festival in 2003, blues became the driving style of his playing and he worked hard to capture the feel of what he heard, and not just the licks. The first shows he play were at the dorm coffee shops and the local blues jams.

After graduation he began writing his own songs, some of which appear on this first self-titled album. Described as a love-hate relationship, Eugene, Oregon inspired ongs like "Taylor's" (named for the campus-edge bar that was destination of many nights with friends) and "Good Thing." The music Gavin is writing now comes from his take on the blues, from all he has learned from them and what he holds within. Gavin's first album has a consistent positive sentiment that doesn't hold back anything from the listener.

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author: Eddie Owens
I stumbled upon Gavin's music (I am on the east coast) and thought I would give it a shot. I ordered the CD and got it a few days later. WOW, is all I can say. If you like great music with a blues touch then you should not pass this CD up. I have not stopped listening to it. The CD is great and CD Baby is great. SPREAD THE WORD
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author: Brown
The only way to put it! Just genuine great music Love it! Keep up the hard work G Double...

Gavin Wahl-Stephens