N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News http://sigpaulson.com/news.html Sig Paulson: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:04:19 -0700 News For March2010 http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#32 Lots of good happenings right now in hippiebilly land! ...


Recently, I was included on the K.C. Cafe radio download album. If you follow this link...


www.kccaferadio.com  

You can get a free album of downloads! Including 3 of my songs. You will be asked to do a short listeners survey.


Songs for Download Survey


 Andrew Foshee -  For You


Buck 69 – Cold Wind, Whispers Your Name, No Time for Love




 Elliott Ranney – An Aging Sailors Dream, Sailing Through, Ellen Claire


 Forrest Whitlow – Banda Lou, Vanilla Stolli, On My Way to See Amiee Mann




 Gidgets Gaga – Good Enough




 Jane Ellen – Colors of My Life, Following My Heart, Visions of the Past




 Jeff Brodnax – Cleverly, Forcing Me to Bend, It’s Only Air




 Kathy Forste – Big Blue Beautiful World, Let it Go, 33 1/3




 Paul Vens – For the Unborn




 Sarah Pierce – Cowboy’s Daughter, My Day in the Sun, Sun Falling Down




 Sig Paulson – This Town, We Got Rain, Your Heaven




 Teri Wilder – I See Love, Only One World, Rise Up




 Tracy Newman – Alone (Performed by Kevin Fisher) sent through email




 Whitehouse – Gonna Make It Up to You, Games that People Play, I Wonder Where You  Are Tonight 


On Valentines day, I was part of a great day of music at Artichoke Music in Portland. Artichoke is not just a store. It is a community... folk music school, performing arts center. This place needs continued support. Richard and Jim who run the place have really created a great place or musician's in the N.W. If you are in Portland on S.E. Hawthorne stop by and check it out. They have a great store. Also... Buy something there if you can... anything... a book, strings whatever. We need to keep this place alive. COME TO A SHOW!!! Lots and lots of good shows at the Backstage Gate. Maybe you want to learn an instrument, or how to sing harmony. Okay... I'll get off of my soap box now... but please help support Artichoke Music. The Valentines Day show raised approximately half of what was really needed to keep Richard and Jim and our community alive.


New Gigs!...



Saturday, March 13th, 2010


McMenamin's Hotel Oregon



Cellar Bar - 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.


310 N.E. Evans Street
McMinnville Oregon 97128
U.S (503) 472-8427

Price: No Cover



Saturday, March 27th, 2010


McMenamin's Edgefield in the wine bar (2126 S.W. Halsey St. Troutdale, OR 97060)



A Tribute to N.W. Songwriters - 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.


2126 S.W. Halsey St.
Troutdale, Oregon 97060
U.S (503) 669-8610

Price: No Cover




Friday, April 23rd, 2010


McMenamin's Hotel Oregon



Sig Paulson's Tribute To N.W. Songwriters - 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.


310 N.E. Evans Street
McMinnville Oregon 97128
U.S (503) 472-8427

Price: No Cover




Sunday, July 18th, 2010


Trout Lake Festival Of The Arts



Sig Paulson N.W. Renegade Troubadour - 12:00 to 12:50 P.M.


The Farm B & B. / 490 Sunnyside Road
Trout Lake Washington U.S 509-395-2488

Price: No Admission fee! Free Parking



Fine Arts, Music and good food

 


At The Base Of Mt. Adams!

Come on out and support live music. And don't forget to check out the store... all 3 albums are available there.


Sig 








 



 

 





]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#32 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News Summertime News http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#31
It's been a long, hard winter but I'm finally out of the day job for the summer and things are looking up. I did geat airplay this winter on KINK radio in Portland. They played my song "Everybody Wants To Drive My Car" from "Tangled In My Roots.

I have FINALLY got my new album "Totem Pole" mixed, mastered and the graphics for the cover are done... it has been sent to the reproduction house and they say they will be done in sixteen working days. That would put it in my hands on about... the 21st of July. So soon after that, my manager Ronnie Jade will be announcing our CD release party! Yipppeee!!!
Remember, you can get a copy from me directly at a live show or... you can go to my web-site and buy one by clicking on the "Buy" link and it will take you to CD Baby and you can buy one on line.

I will be visiting many radio stations as soon as "Totem Pole" is out. I think the lead song "We Got Rain" would work well on any station as a lead in for the weather. Actually, I'd like to start a movement to have it adopted as our state song because I truly believe it's a much better song than the one we got right now. Be a renegade! Join the movement now!!!

Please check the calendar page because there have been a few new gigs added. I'll be hitting the telephone hard for the rest of the summer to see what else I can come up with.

Please stay in touch by signing in to the guestbook if you get a chance. I love to hear from all of you.

Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#31 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News Dear Fellow Renegades, http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#30 I was watching an old western last Saturday morning and someone called this guy a “Deserter”. The guy says back”¦ “I prefer the term ”˜Renegade””¦ it implies a spirit of adventure.” I totally concur! It has been and continues to be quite an adventure. I have beefed up my press kit”¦ the third album has but one cut left to go”¦ and then back-up vocals”¦ then mix and master and Walla! Walla! Washington”¦. We’re done!
I wanted to pass on these upcoming live dates to you”¦
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
BROWN'S TOWN LOUNGE
Troubadour Tuesday and Tribute to N.W. Songwriters - 6:00 to 9:00 P.M.
189 Liberty St. N.E.
Salem Oregon 97301
U. S. of A.
503-391-9977
Price: No Cover
My favorite place to play in Salem!
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
BOON'S TREASURY
Tribute to N.W. Songwriters - 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.
888 Liberty N. E.
Salem Oregon 97301
U. S. of A.
503) 399-9062
Price: No Cover
In the original State Treasury Building for the State of Oregon. Party with the ghosts of the pioneers! I have played gigs from time to time since 1981 here.
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
MCMENAMINS GRAND LODGE
Tribute to N.W. Songwriters - 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.
3505 Pacific Ave
Forest Grove Oregon 97116
U. S. of A.
503-992-9533
Price: No Cover
By the big garage door downstairs. What a great place to play! It makes me think of Grand Central Station (but I've really never been to grand Central Station)
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
HOTEL OREGON
Tribute to N.W. Songwriters - 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
310 N.E. Evans Street
McMinnville OR 97128
U. S. of A.
Local: (503) 472-8427
Price: No cover
In the Cellar Bar. Like a little Irish pub. This is over all my favorite gig. Great atmosphere.
I was once again a finalist in this years “Best Performing Songwriter” put on by Portland Songwriters Association. It was a lot of fun”¦ thank you PSA!
I hope everyone is weathering the economic storm well”¦ keep on paddling”¦ as Steve Forbert would say”¦ “What good would breaking down do?!”
Oh! I almost forgot! I have added a player to my web site! So, now when the site opens up you hear a selection of some of my songs. In addition, the Bio has been updated. Please check it all out at WWW.Sigpaulson.com
And keep on renegading!!!
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#30 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News Update for http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#29 Happy birthday to me! I want to tell you all that's going on... seems like a lot to me right now. First of all, if you are in the Salem area... the new DVD of me "Live" at the Grass Roots Concert Series filmed by Pat Sevigny will be airing on CCTV channel 22. The dates and times are as follows...
November 8th, 2008 (Saturday) 05:00pm
November 17th, 2008 (Monday) 05:00pm
November 18th, 2008 (Tuesday) 09:00pm
November 23rd, 2008 (Sunday) 10:00am
November 24th, 2008 (Monday) 08:00pm
November 25th, 2008 (Tuesday) 06:00pm
November 27th, 2008 (Thursday) 05:30pm
November 30th, 2008 (Sunday) 12:00pm
December 2nd, 2008 (Tuesday) 06:00pm
December 4th, 2008 (Thursday) 05:30pm
So... if you watch and have any comments please write in to the guestbook... I'd love to hear from you.

Also... Live dates... I only have two right now... We are working hard to get the new CD "Totem Pole" finished... more on that after I give you the live dates. They are as follows...
Thursday, November 20th at 7:00 P.M. @ Artichoke Music 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, Or. 97214
AND... Friday, December 19th @ Hotel Oregon 310 Evans St. McMinnville, Or. 97124 From 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
I will be playing holiday songs as well as my own originals.

Okay... Work continues on "Totem Pole" and we are coming down to just a few tracks... a little Hammond B3 organ and honky-tonk piano by my friend Skip Jones from Eugene, pedal steel guitar by Bryan Daste of Scottland Barr and the Slow Drags from Portland and dualing electrics by Orvil Ivie and Garry Mezier. Garry will also lay down an acoustic track to "Comin' Apart At The Seams" my song for those days when nothing goes right. I hope to see you all soon and want to say thank you to everyone who shows up at the live dates. It sure wouldn't be worth it with out you! Now Michele and I are going to the Coast to have dinner for my birthday... Yaaaahooooooo!!!
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#29 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News Back from the barrage... http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#28 Soooo... what went on from February until now? Lots and lots of stuff. Not all good. Unfortunately, my brother Butch passed away from a heart attack back in Wisconsin. So I was on a plane back to the frozen land in February. Butch was my older brother by 16 years. He hepled me out in many ways over the years. I'll miss him a lot! Once back I played at the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove and Edgefield in Troutdale. Both were really fun gigs and places I hope to return to soon. Then Michele and I met her sister Colleen and Jim Shaw in Virginia City Nevada at the end of March. Jim is a great drummer and percussionist and one of the funniest people walking the earth I think. We had a great time there checking out the town and playing music in the hotel room. In April I played at the Grass Roots Concert Series at the Evergreen Presbeterian Church in Salem. Stephen Lewis is the pastor there and hosts the event. He's an incredible pleasure to work with. My friend Patrick Sevigne video taped the performance and it came out great visually. Unfortunately the sound portion was not as good as I'd hoped so I'm not sure how much will make it out to the public but we are still working on that. There may be a tune or two that we put on U-tube. Anyways... Stephen Lewis called me up for a couple more gigs @ other events and I hope I will be invited back for the Grass Roots concert series. It was a joy to play. I played the Grand Lodge again in mid May and competed in the Portalnd Songwriters Association "Road To The Bite" songwriters contest at Mississippi Pizza in Portland as well as playing Hotel Oregon in McMinnville again in June. We lost my brother-in-law Bill Millican to cancer in mid June so we were on the road to his funeral down by Sacramento. Bill was a great guy. He one time rescued me and a couple of buddies when I was in the Air Force. We couldn't get any rides hitch hiking back to the base after a weekend in the bay area. He drove us well over a hundred miles one way. He was always so up and happy. Another one we will miss.
Okay... soooo
The last event was about the most fun you can have with your pants on. My brother in law Jim and Michele's sister Colleen came up from L.A. and Jim and I rehearsed in the hot garage for several days getting ready to play at Copprjohn's in downtown Salem on Thursday, July 10th. We got Mickey Grossman to help us out on bass. It was a great gig... a ton of fun. A lot of people turned out and I hope we can do some more things like this in the future.
But... Now I have to get DOWN TO BUSINESS on this next album!!! I have 3 new songs ready to go. But, before Fuzzy and I can record them I have to sit down and polish them up. Also... this leaves me still short one last tune for the line up on the album. Hopefully inspiration will hit me soon and we will be on to recording the complimentary tracks for "Totem Pole" my 3rd CD.
I guess that catches us all up. Until next time buckeroos!!
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#28 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News New Gigs added New releases by friends etc. etc. etc. http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#27 Before the month gets totally away from me I'd like to share with you five new gigs that have been added to the calendar. This next Monday, February 18th (president's day) I will be live and in person at the Gotham Tavern 2240 N Interstate Ave Ste 160 in Portland Oregon. There will be four songwriters including myself and my good friend Tom Arnold. I'll be performing from 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. Next I will be at the McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove by the big Garage door downstairs on Friday, March 21st. That's at 3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove. The time there is from 7 to 10 P.M. This is a really fun gig... please come down and check it out. The next night, Saturday, March 22nd I'll be at McMenamin's Edgefield in the winery. The time is 7 to 9 P.M. This is also an interesting and groovey place to play. Edgefield's address is 2126 SW Halsey in Troutdale, Oregon. On Friday, April 18th I'll be playing at the Grass Roots Festival concert series. I'll give you more info on this at a later date because I left my scribbled notepad at work and I'm at home now. I know the place is D street and Cottage in Salem. Anyways... they haven't made a firm decision on time yet so like I said I'll get more info to you later. I was also given a date and time for the Oregon State Fair. I will be at the Artisan's Village stage from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Friday, August 22nd. This was a lot of fun last year and if you're going to the fair please stop by and say hello.
I'd also like to tell you about two great albums released by friends of mine. The first is by Donny Wright from Portland. His album is called "Donny Wright" (Imagine that!) Donny write's great songs and has incredible musician's on his album. I'd have to say my favorite cut is Dear Aunty Em... kind of a new take on the Wizard odf Oz. He also does a killer version of "Ricky Don't Loose That Number". Check him out at WWW.donnywrightsongs.com
The other album I wanted to tell you about is. "Blue Roads and Red Wine" by Tom May. Tom has been traveling the country as a folk singer since the early seventies and he's a friend of Gordon Lightfoot and David Rae who played guitar for Lightfoot. Anyway, he is a great writer too and he has a great song about Celilo Falls... I won't tell you about it because his song (Co-written by my friend Fuzzy Purcell) does a lot better job than I could. Also... "Blue Roads and Red Wine" the title track is awesome. Tom is also the host of "River City Folk" A syndicated radio show from Nebraska. You can check out Tom at his web-site http://www.tommayfolk.com
Work continues on my new album "Totem Pole". We got the 9th basic rhythm track with vocals done last night. Hopefully to release this summer folks! Well... I must take my leave now. Oh yeah! Michele and I are way in to Deadwood the HBO series It's already cancelled but we got all the box sets. Warning... if swearing bothers you then you won't like it! Anyways...
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#27 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News January 2008 http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#26 Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#26 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News News for Sept/Oct http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#25 Played two nice gigs recently. Both were at McMenamins Brothers clubs. Hotel Oregon in McMinnville and Edgefield out in Troutdale. Nice rooms and nice folks working there. I bought a Taylor 355 Jumbo 12 string and got to play it at Edgefield. Although, I tried that gig acoustically... no PA. If I play there again I'll bring my Mackie PA. It's kind of a long hallway of cement and glass where they had me play but my feedback says it still needs a boost for the vocals. I just got the 12 string back today after sending it in for the Taylor Expressions pick up to be installed. I can't wait to try it out.
NEXT... Far West Region Folk Alliance at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington. That's this weekend, November 2nd, 3rd and 4th. I have 5 showcases I'm playing there.SUSAN MILSAPS Memorial coffee house :10:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2nd. And Portland Songwriters Showcase from 1:30 to 2:00 a.m. (That's either really late Friday night or really early Sat. Morning folks!) Then on Saturday night the 3rd I will be at WEST COAST SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE:10:30 p.m. and RED NEWT RECORDS SHOWCASE at 1:00 a.m. and back to the PORTLAND SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE at 1:30 a.m. (That's either really early Sat. night or really early Sunday morning which ever you prefer!) Anywho... it should be a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to seeing and hearing some great music and attending a few breakout sessions... trying to hook up with some house concert promoters and some festival and venue people. I'll tell you all about it in the next post. For now... gotta go.
Peace
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#25 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News News for August/September http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#24 Also... I will be attending the Folk Alliance Region West Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver Washington November 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Hopefully I will have a showcase spot at the conference but that is as yet uncertain. The conference looks to be great though, with talent, agents and people from all angles of "The business". (Hey! Quit givin' me the business Wally!)
ANYWAY...
Many things happening in late July, August and September. My Mother Passed away on July 29th. I'll miss her very much. That of course got most of the family out here and ... well as anyone knows who's been through that kind of thing there is just a lot to deal with. So... that is one of the reasons why I haven't written to the site in so long... that and all the other things one has to do on a daily basis to sustain life as we know it.
On the positive side though one nice thing that happened was my first gig at the Hotel Oregon in McMinnville. It's a very cool place. The cellar bar is a very "Irish Pub" style bar. Not very big but the audience was very attentive and appreciative.
Another nice gig was the one at Highland Park. My buddy Stan Scharry was up from California and with Mickey Grossman playing bass and Fuzzy Purcel on Mandolin and guitar we had a great time. Other than it was about 103 that day! But the park is really quite shady and it was more comfortable than I thought it might be.
I would like to start a new feature here on the news page. I'd like to tell you about some other music... albums specifically (although it might be something live) that I enjoy and that I think you might enjoy. I'd like to invite you to respond on my guest page... maybey you have something you enjoy... maybe you thought an album I suggested sucked. Whatever... Just an ongoing feature where we can communicate about music and feel like we live in less of a vaccume.
My first album I'd like to suggest to you is "The Knuckleball Suite" by Peter Mulvey. Mulvey is a master lyracist. He's got sort of a hoarse voice and in a lower range.. sort of intrigueing. Many of the tunes are jazz flavored. I'd say it's mainly an acoustic album but there is a rocker here and there. It's an album I can't get out of my stereo... I like it that much. My favorite songs on it are "Abilene (The Eisenhower Waltz)", "Girl In The High Tops", "Thorn" (very haunting love song... all the good and bad thrown in at the same time) "Lila Blue" and "Marty and Lou". Peter Mulvey from Milwaukee Wisconsin. Check him out and let me know what you think.
That's it for now. Come out to one of the shows and say hello!
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#24 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News News for July/August http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#23 Stuff just keeps happening here in hippiebilly land. I sent in my entry for Gig Harbor Folk festival with 5 tunes on it. Gig Harbor folk Festival will be August 25th and 26th this year. John Gorka and Jesse Winchester will be there this year... and many other great folk singers. Hopefully I'll be able to go back this year and compete in their songwriting competition.
I did compete on Wednesday, June 11th at Mississippi Pizza Pub in the Road To The Bite Competiton through Portland Songwriters Association. Out of 12 songwriters I was able to place in the top 3 and move on to the Semi Finals which will take place on Wednesday, August 8th. If I place in the top 3 at that competition I will go on to compete for the top spot in the competition at the Bite itself which is on Sunday, August 12th
Next... The City of Salem has waived the noise ordinance and cost of Riverfront Park for a series of concerts in the park on Tuesday nights throughout the summer and fall. I was lucky enough to secure one of those evenings. I'll be presenting a songwriters in the round with my friends Dan Lowe and Tom Arnold (with Paul Kwitike) and one other songwriter (TBA). The show will take place on Tuesday, august 21st from 6:30 to 8:30.
AND... I received my copy of the "River City Folk... best of 2006" which included my song "Parking Lot Ponies" on it. It was a great show and I was very proud to be included with so many really great writers and performers from the acoustic world. Thank you Tom May! Please check out the shows archives which can be navigated through Tom's website. I guess that's all the news from me right now. Come on down to one of the shows and say hi! I miss you when you stay in the woodwork like that.
Sig]]> http://sigpaulson.com/news.html#23 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 N.W. Renegade Troubadour - Sig Paulson - News