greg whitfield: News

GW is now available for digital download from CDBaby at a reduced price of $10.00. Go to the link below
www.cdbaby.com/cd/gregw

New video of a couple of new Whitfield songs is available on line at
http://www.hi-iqmusic.com/thecrossings.html
The footage was shot at The Crossings in Austin, TX Dec 16, 2007 at a show with Tina and Walt Wilkins. Check out this site for some great Texas music.

October 26 Whitfield played at the best little listening room in Texas, the Bugle Boy in La Grange. Perfect sound and intimate atmosphere make this a most enjoyable venue for songwriters and audiences. Check out their website www.thebugleboy.com
for info on upcoming shows.

Recently released recordings feature songs written by Greg Whitfield including the Geezinslaw Brothers version of Whitfield's "My Teacher Showed Me How" on their new children's CD. Fred Fuller has released the CD "To Sing Once Again" featuring Greg on guitars, as well as his song "Upper Middle Class." Most recently, Whitfield's "Martin's Song" was recorded by Devon Heath on his "Give It To Me Straight" CD, which also features Greg on guitars and backing vocals. And Bonnie Bishop has released a live acoustic CD featuring Greg on guitars and vocals, as well as a version of Whitfield's "You Don't Laugh Anymore" (originally recorded on Pauline Reese's debut CD).

Whitfield's Live Set performance is available online at www.kut.org. Click on music, and underneath click on vault. You can access numerous live performances taped recently at the station. Check it out!
Whitfield also appears on two recently released live albums by George Ensle and Bonnie Bishop. Check out their websites for these CDs and Whitfield's calendar for live dates with these two great artists.

Greg Whitfield and band have taped a live set with Larry Monroe for KUT-FM. The program will air November 11, 2006 at 3:00 pm on KUT (90.5). The set includes songs from the GW cd as well as several new songs. Whitfield was joined in the studio by Mark Dotson, Mike Rieman, Ken Johnson and Greg Lawry. In addition, Whitfield video taped a segment for KUT's website. Log on to www.kut.org in the near future to view this segment.

Recorded this month and released to radio is Kevin Fowler's new Single "What I Wouldn't Give for your Love". It is always fun to record with Kevin and the musicians he surrounds himself with. Listen for Whitfield's intentionally schmaltzy guitar on the intro.

If you haven't seen the Bonnie Bishop band live, go to bonniebishop.com for tour dates and come see this band. I am proud to be a part of this project!
GW

Bonnie Bishop has just completed her second CD, due out early November titiled "Soft to the Touch". Produced by Walt Wilkins and Tim Lorsch, the CD features new songs by Bonnie with co-writers Ray Wylie Hubbard, David Grissom, and Walt Wilkins. Give this one a listen!

Two new acoustic songs titled "MONDAY" and "GOODBYE OLD FRIEND" have been added. The lyrics are less than cheerful, you may want to light a candle.

A couple of early songs from the new acoustic project have been added to the "songs" page on this site. Click the song title first, then click to listen. As with all the songs that's how you get lyrics to read as you listen.

These two new ones are in their infant stages, and they should continue to confuse you about Whitfield's direction and style. Enjoy!

Greg has added a string of dates with Bonnie Bishop to his calendar, check for a show near you. In addition Greg is in the studio with ex-Too Smooth drummer Tom Holden adding guitar tracks for the upcoming Holden On CD. More dates with Fred Fuller and Pauline Reese are coming up this spring as well, and studio work on the more acoustic-flavored follow-up to GW is continuing. More to come...

Greg Whitfield returns to the studio in January to begin tracks on the follow-up CD to GW. Expect the return of Mike Rieman on bass and Ken Johnson on drums, plus a sampling of other TX musicians. Scott Reynolds will once again engineer. Watch this site for sample audio clips of the new stuff!

A busy month for Greg Whitfield, December included shows with Kevin Fowler, Bonnie Bishop, Fred Fuller as well as studio work for two new Fowler songs. On December 12 Whitfield took part in the 12-Man Jam at Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth with Fowler, Mark Chestnut, Dierks Bentley, Cody Canada, Stoney LaRue, Gary P. Nunn, Jack Ingram, Robert Earl Keen and others. Too much fun!