Jeffrey Foucault
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Jeffrey Foucault is a singer-songwriter
from Whitewater, Wisconsin
. His 2001 debut album, Miles from the Lightning, won much praise from critics and helped to kick-start a career of tours across the United States
, Canada
, and Europe
. Along the way, he has played with such artists as Greg Brown, Gillian Welch
, Todd Snider
, Chris Smither
, and Rosanne Cash
. Foucault is married to fellow singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst
.
In 2003, Foucault, Delmhorst, and Peter Mulvey released an album entitled Redbird. Foucault's 2004 album, Stripping Cane, was produced by David "Goody" Goodrich, and included collaborations with Redbird's Mulvey and Delmhorst.
In 2006, Foucault released his third solo album, Ghost Repeater
. Produced by Bo Ramsey, the album includes guest appearances by Dave Moore on harp and accordion and Son Volt
's Eric Heywood
on pedal steel.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from Whitewater, Wisconsin
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Whitewater is a city in Jefferson and Walworth Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located near the southern portion of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.-Geography:...
. His 2001 debut album, Miles from the Lightning, won much praise from critics and helped to kick-start a career of tours across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Along the way, he has played with such artists as Greg Brown, Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...
, Todd Snider
Todd Snider
Todd Daniel Snider is an American singer-songwriter with a musical style that combines Americana, alt-country, and folk.-Biography:...
, Chris Smither
Chris Smither
Chris Smither is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers.-Early life, influences and education:...
, and Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
. Foucault is married to fellow singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter who is part of the Boston folk scene. She was involved in producing 1998's Respond compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups, and it included her song Weatherman. In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band,...
.
In 2003, Foucault, Delmhorst, and Peter Mulvey released an album entitled Redbird. Foucault's 2004 album, Stripping Cane, was produced by David "Goody" Goodrich, and included collaborations with Redbird's Mulvey and Delmhorst.
In 2006, Foucault released his third solo album, Ghost Repeater
Ghost Repeater
Ghost Repeater is the third solo album from singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault. Produced by Bo Ramsey, Ghost Repeater was released on May 23, 2006, two years after the release of Foucault's previous effort, Stripping Cane...
. Produced by Bo Ramsey, the album includes guest appearances by Dave Moore on harp and accordion and Son Volt
Son Volt
Son Volt is an alternative country group formed by Jay Farrar in 1994 after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo.-History:The group formed after Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the final Uncle Tupelo tour. Together with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn, the band rehearsed and...
's Eric Heywood
Eric Heywood
Eric Heywood is an American guitarist and musician.- Biography :Heywood grew up in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a little college town of about 3,500. His parents both taught at a small liberal-arts college, and artistic ambitions were encouraged and pursued...
on pedal steel.
Discography
- 2001 – Miles from the LightningMiles from the LightningMiles from the Lightning is the debut album of singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2001. It is a low-key album mainly consisting of ballads...
- 2003 – RedbirdRedbird (Redbird album)Redbird is the title of a recording by Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey, released in 2003.-History:All three are artists on the Signature Sounds label and regularly toured together. Foucault and Delmhorst are married. The trio worked out many of the songs on the road allowing them...
(with Peter MulveyPeter MulveyPeter Mulvey is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums. Starting his musical career in Milwaukee while at...
and Kris DelmhorstKris DelmhorstKris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter who is part of the Boston folk scene. She was involved in producing 1998's Respond compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups, and it included her song Weatherman. In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band,...
) - 2004 – Stripping CaneStripping CaneStripping Cane is the second solo album from American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2004.-Reception:Writing for Allmusic, critic Jason McNeil wrote that "The thread that seems to hold this album so tightly is how Foucault paints a vivid vignette with simple turns of phrases,...
- 2006 – Ghost RepeaterGhost RepeaterGhost Repeater is the third solo album from singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault. Produced by Bo Ramsey, Ghost Repeater was released on May 23, 2006, two years after the release of Foucault's previous effort, Stripping Cane...
- 2009 - Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes: Jeffrey Foucault Sings the Songs of John PrineShoot the Moon Right Between the EyesShoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes is an album by singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2009...
- 2010 - Seven Curses (with Mark ErelliMark ErelliMark Erelli is an American folk singer/songwriter from Reading, Massachusetts. He currently resides in Massachusetts. Erelli is a 1996 graduate of Bates College, where he majored in Biology, and holds a Master's Degree in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Massachusetts...
) - 2010 - Cold Satellite
- 2011 - Horse LatitudesHorse Latitudes (album)Horse Latitudes is an album by American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2011.-Reception:Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote that "Singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault likes to play in a familiar, slow-moving country-folk style; this is a guy who has been to the desert...
External links
- Official Website
- Official website for the Cold Satellite album
- Jeffrey Foucault Guitar Chords
- Jeffrey Foucault collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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