neil bradley owen
With 3 well received Independently released CD's behind him, and another coming soon, award-winning songwriter neil bradley owen, or “blue” as many of his close friends call him, seems to be on his way. A genuine, heartfelt, bluesy, singer/songwriter of the first degree, Neil’s songs prove to be instantly memorable, with melodies and lyrics that speak to the soul......just picture if you will, a bunch of folks with guitars, upright bass, harmonica, and anything else anyone can shake or beat, sitting around on an old, wooden, rustic front porch, playing and singing songs about what makes life worth living. Music that just makes you feel good. Bluesy, acoustic soul/folk with that ever present earthy undertone, of those warm acoustic instruments... that's Neil Bradley Owen music.
Neil is the recent winner of the 15th Annual Telluride Blues Festival's- 2008 Solo Acoustic Blue's Competition. This prestigious award places him in the big leagues when it comes to shouting the Blues.
neil bradley owen, put out his first album in the early 90's, called "Just Blue." Neil and "Just Blue" got some limited radio play in the Northeast United States where he was living at the time.
After a move to Phoenix, songwriting began in earnest again, with a new emphasis on acoustic instruments and a bluesy soul/folk type of groove. Think Muddy Waters meets Van Morrison... After a stint with the acoustic trio "The Bums" neil began focusing on Songwriting and Solo Blues.
The latest release is "Peace & Harmony" (2007) - a 13 track album with 11 new neil bradley owen tunes, and 2 covers from the 60's- SuzieQ and For What It's Worth, the old Buffalo Springfield song. Says neil- "this new record has a very live/studio type of feel, I love the instrument and vocal tones we were able to find, and it's almost entirely blues". Produced by neil and producer/player Ryan Tilby, you won't want to miss this new independent release.