Terry Lee Hale - Evergreen

Terry Lee Hale & Fingerbones at the Pomme d’Eve. So far, the best Acoustic In Paris evening for me and one of the finest shows that I attended this year.
Yes, last Thursday night, it was easy to catch the magic of what live music can bring. You had one of the best singer-songwriter in town, in a comfortable place, backed by a perfect contra bass player, Mister Farris Smith, Jr. from San Francisco also called Fingerbones, a very good audience and some friends like Joseph Parsons to come on stage for two songs.
Apart from being a brilliant folk/blues songwriter, Terry Lee Hale (San Antonio, Texas) is also an amazing guitar player. I was astonished by his facility to give life to his 6, 12 or Dobro strings. During 2 hours, Terry Lee helped by a Farris in a great shape showed positive energy and generosity still after years of touring and making records, both as solo artist and with various bands.
Up to now, there are 12 CD's released in Europe, all of them on German recording labels starting in 1993 with Oh What A World on Normal Records. The next 8 CD's (including, Tender Loving Hell: The Best Of…) were with Glitterhouse and the last release, Celebration What For, in 2004 with Blue Rose Records. Also with Blue Rose was one self-titled release called Hardpan and one live CD/DVD- Hardpan Live featuring Chris Burroughs, Joseph Parsons, Todd Thibaud and Terry Lee Hale. Many songs from is forthcoming CD Shotgun Pillowcase (February, 2007) were performed last Thursday and showed the most promising and creative work from Terry Lee since years. I can’t wait hearing those songs on cd.

Next week at La Pomme d’Eve, Acoustic In Paris : J. Tillman – Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13.

Terry Lee Hale & Fingerbones – La Pomme d’Eve, Paris – December 7, 2006

Cable Ballad Blues (*)
2 Windows
Glitterati (Chris Eckman cover) (*)
Untitled instrumental
Christmas In The Chapel
Hearts (*)
Big Sigh (*)
Rainer’s Song
Look Over All The World
Streets Of Stone
Old Hand
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Dakota (solo)
Forget About Love (solo)
No Distance Left To Run (Blur cover) (solo) (*)
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High Noon
Evergreen (*)
Black Cloud (w/ Joseph Parsons)
King Of The World
3 Days
Work Song (*)
Bad Luck Hand
Watershed
No Disguise (w/ Joseph Parsons)

(*) Songs from Shotgun Pillowcase (February 2007)
Photo (Katy): Joseph Parsons, Farris Smith, Jr., Terry Lee Hale

Website: terryleehale.com
MySpace: myspace.com/terryleehale

Terry Lee Hale - Work Song (demo) .mp3

On October 4, 2003 Terry Lee Hale was invited by his German friend Peter Weber to play at his unique EdenlessBar. Free download on Blue Rose Records mp3 section. Here are two songs from that evening:

Terry Lee Hale - Eye Of The Moon .mp3
Terry Lee Hale - Take It Back .mp3