AWARD WINNING SOUND, AWARD WINNING TALENT
2nd Place: Acoustic Hero International Singer/Songwriter Competition 2007
2nd Place: Emergenza International Music Festival Band Competition 2007
2nd Place: Solarfest Singer/Songwriter Competition 2006
Nominated "Poet of the Year" by the International Society of Poets 2007, 2008
Appeared with:
Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Ellis Paul, Dar Williams, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother & The Holding Co., Quicksilver, Guy Davis, The Mammals, Albert Cummings Band, Max Creek, Strangefolk, Bobby Sweet, Electric Blue and the Kozmic Truth, RAQ, Spookie Daly Pride, Oak Street Jam Band, The Recipe, Psychedelic Breakfast, Gordon Stone, Fungus Amungus, Flipper Dave, The Reverend Tor Band, Horace Godwink (Eric Fowler), Xavier, and many more . . .
Recent Venues Include:
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Okemah, OK; Summer of Love, Tri-County Fair Grounds, Northampton, MA; The Bitter End, NYC; Folk Alliance National Conference, Memphis, TN; The Opus Theatre, Nyack NY; Up or On The Rocks, Hartford CT; John & Peter's, New Hope PA; Strange Creek Wormtown Festival, Greenfield MA; The Rhineborn, Keene NH; The Radio Bean, Burlington VT; The Guthrie Center, Housatonic MA; Sullys Pub, Hartford CT; Jamazon Festival, Washington MA; The Weather Vane, Brattleboro VT; Mass MoCA, N. Adams, MA; Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, Becket MA; ACME Underground, New York NY
"I sang a freshly practiced 'Turn Turn Turn' by the Byrds. I couldn't understand it then, but in retrospect, I realize that the old man had lived through turbulent times in our nation's history, for which that song was the soundtrack. Maybe he lost someone, maybe he was lost; still that memory is a constant reminder of how a single song can strike your heart like a hammer. And why music is a strong way to tell a story, and an honest way to be heard."
-Tony Lee Thomas
Martin Sexton meets The Allman Brothers Band as Tony Lee Thomas brings a fresh and distinctive sound to the musical community; successfully blending his funk, rock, folk, blues and jam influences with his own innovative songwriting.
A student of voice from age 4, his vocal endeavors have included classical technique, various choral ensembles, even barbershop and doo-wop quartets. He has sung in, directed and arranged for many such projects and has gained a deep understanding of vocal harmony.
Tony began guitar at seven years old with acoustic folk under Alice Spatz and was soon learning American Appalachian traditionals, and the music of popular artists from the 60s including the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor. He took up the double bass at age 12 hauling the sizeable upright to the third floor of the Pittsfield music school for weekly lessons, also with Alice. As an adult, he has spent the last ten years getting his chops together on the electric guitar.
After having developed his own songs with bands like Reed St. and recently Harvest Mountain, Tony discovered that he had compiled a strong bank of original music. 20 years of experience pushing the vocal envelope, and his ever evolving guitar work lends Tony a comfortable versatility that allows the freedom of tailoring his arrangement to any audience.
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