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Eric Taylor (born September 25, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter from Texas. He is known for his anecdotal songs which often take the form of short stories. In addition to Taylor's seven solo releases, his songs have been recorded by Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and many others. Taylor has toured extensively in the United States and Europe, playing notable venues such as Club Passim, The Bottom Line, Caffe Lena, The Bluebird Cafe, Eddie's Attic, The Ark, CSPS, Freight & Salvage, Paradiso (Amsterdam), Theatre Kikker (Utrecht), The Real Music Club (Belfast), Hotel du Nord (Paris), Grey's Pub (Brighton), and The Bein Inn (Perth). Festival appearances include Kerrville, Newport Folk Festival, Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Take Root (The Netherlands), and Roots of Heaven Festival (The Netherlands). He has taught at the Kerrville Song School, and has conducted songwriting workshops at the Fulston Manor Performing Arts Centre (Sittingbourne, England), CARAD (Rhayader, Wales), and the Plowshares Coffeehouse (Pennsylvania). In 2009, Lovett released his second cover album, ''Natural Forces'' - and once again included a Taylor song. This time it was "Whooping Crane," from Taylor's 1995, self-titled album.〔Arthur Wood, (Eric Taylor ), ''Folkwax'' (link requires free subscription)〕 Taylor's most recent release was ''Studio 10'' in 2013, which was recorded at the Red Shack Studio in Houston and features nine original songs and a cover of Tim Grimm's "Cover These Bones." ==Discography== * ''Through The Dark Nightly'' (1976) - (Retail Records, compilation with other Houston songwriters: Bill Cade, Stephen Jarrard, Lynn Langman, Don Sanders ) * ''Shameless Love'' (1981, Featherbed; reissued 2004, Blue Ruby Music) * ''Eric Taylor'' (1995, Watermelon) * ''Resurrect'' (1998, E1 Music) * ''Scuffletown'' (2001, Eminent Records) * ''The Kerrville Tapes'' (2003, Silverwolf) * ''The Great Divide'' (2005, Blue Ruby Music) * ''Hollywood Pocketknife'' (2007, Blue Ruby Music) * ''Live at the Red Shack'' (2011, Blue Ruby Music) * ''Studio 10'' (2013, Blue Ruby Music) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Taylor (American musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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