NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - July 27, 2010) - Ryko Recording artist Mark Olson, founder of legendary Americana band The Jayhawks, is set to release today "Many Colored Kite," his follow-up solo CD. The critically-acclaimed artist, whose influential catalogue spans 25 years, has also just announced his upcoming U.S. tour in support of the July 27th release. Olson will be accompanied on this acoustic tour by multi-instrumentalist Ingunn Ringvold, who co-wrote two songs with Olson on "Many Colored Kite."
Also in support of the new CD, Ryko offers a download/stream of the new single, "Bluebell Song": http://rykodisc.edgeboss.net/download/rykodisc/markolson/bluebellblast/bluebell_song.mp3
"Many Colored Kite" is the gifted troubadour's long-awaited follow-up to his 2007 personal milestone, "Salvation Blues," a soul-searching album of loss and change which further cemented Olson's reputation as one of the true heroes of the folk/roots scene and garnered rave reviews for its autobiographical, often painful songs, as noted by The New York Times Critics pick.
It's a hopeful Olson who greets the listener on "Many Colored Kite," with its earthy, neo-folk feel. Paste Magazine observes "'Many Colored Kite' finds Olson fusing his 'desert country' sound with classic and '60s British folk tropes for an album buoyed by harmonies from girlfriend Ingunn Ringvold... opening track 'Little Bird of Freedom' features vocals from Jolie Holland... Vashti Bunyan lends her talents to 'No Time to Live Without Her,' a song that celebrates love." The Dallas Observer calls Olson, "a songwriter of unique vision..." and Popmatters considers "Many Colored Kite" "unpretentious but not un-ambitious -- daring to be almost embarrassingly forthright and earnest," adding "that's always been Olson's way: never trendy... so steeped in classic American song that his body of work seems to exist out of time."
Produced and engineered by Beau Raymond (Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Mark Olson and Gary Louris) and featuring the core group of Olson, Neal Casal and Danny Frankel, this is a wide-eyed, uplifting album with soaring, ethereal harmonies contributed by Ringvold.
The opening track, "Little Bird of Freedom" sets the tone of the album: these are songs by a man who has made it through the eye of the tempest and is looking at the world as if he's seeing it for the first time. Elsewhere "Many Colored Kite's" airy, uncluttered songs celebrate life and nature ("Wind and Rain," "Morning Dove") and love ("Bluebell Song" and "No Time to Live Without Her," featuring renowned folk legend Vashti Bunyan).
Track Listing:
Little Bird Of Freedom
Morning Dove
Many Colored Kite
Bluebell Song
Beehive
No Time To Live Without Her
Your Life Beside Us
Scholastica
Kingsnake
Wind & Rain
More Hours
| MARK OLSON SUMMER/FALL 2010 U.S. TOUR DATES | ||
| 08/27 | Los Angeles, CA | McCabe's Guitar Shop |
| 09/07 | San Francisco, CA | Café du Nord |
| 09/09 | Portland, OR | Mississippi Studios |
| 09/10 | Seattle, WA | The Triple Door |
| 09/11 | Bellingham, WA | Green Frog Café Acoustic Tavern |
| 09/12 | Minneapolis, MN | Varsity Theater |
| 09/14 | Duluth, MN | Pizza Luce |
| 09/15 | Madison, WI | High Noon Saloon |
| 09/16 | Milwaukee, WI | Club Garibaldi |
| 09/17 | Chicago, IL | Schuba's |
| 09/18 | Louisville, KY | The Rudyard Kipling |
| 09/19 | St. Louis, MO | The Old Rock House |
| 09/21 | Easton, MD | Nightcat |
| 09/22 | Philadelphia, PA | World Café Live |
| 09/23 | Vienna, VA | Jammin' Java |
| 09/24 | New York, NY | Joe's Pub |
| 09/25 | Northampton, MA | Iron Horse Music Hall |
| 09/26 | Cambridge, MA | Club Passim |
| 09/27 | Portland, ME | Online Longfellow Square |
| 09/28 | Ithaca, NY | Wildfire Lounge |
| 09/29 | Brooklyn, NY | The Rock Shop |
For more information on Mark Olson visit www.rykopress.com
Contact Information:
Contacts:
Tiffany Mea
Ryko
212.707.2867
tiffany.mea@wmg.com
Patti Conte
Plan A Media
212.337.1406, ext 16
PattiConte@nyc.rr.com
Melani Rogers
Plan A Media
212.337.2034, ext 18
MelaniRogersny@aol.com
Amanda Charney
Plan A Media
212.337.1406, ext 15
AmandaCharney@planamedia.com
Daria Coppock
Plan A Media
212.337.1406, ext 10
Daria1521@gmail.com