The Redding Brothers, rocking God's Words

I have to admit that it always does my heart good to see young people really work at the things that they aspire to.Part of it for me is remembering when I was young and how I tried so hard to be in this business, and seeing all that I worked for come true.
In my case though, I stupidly threw it all away...

In the case of these fellas, believe me, we will be seeing a whole lot of them, if they continue their present course and stay together in love.
Ladies and gentleman sit back and get comfy, it's time to read about 3 fantastic musicians...The Redding Brothers.
Let me start by saying that these guys come from truly one of the nicest familes that I've ever met...all 11 of them.Yep, you read it correctly 11, and from Mom and Dad down to the youngest you won't find a greater family, unless of course you say "goodnight John Boy,"
Anyway, Micah, Josiah and Gabriel ( guitar, bass and drums respectively) have carved out quite a niche' for themselves, by themselves
and in the process have created a huge buzz around West Virginia and in Nashville.
When the Carpenter Ants decided to start doing some gospel music to add to our shows, I was to say the least, skeptical, 9 years later and still going strong with that direction I can't believe that all musicians aren't taking that route.Well the Reddings have taken it to a different level, they're writing songs about the life God intends for us, but they've regenerated the folk era of the 60's and put their own spin on it. The Redding Brothers are rocking God's words. They may not directly quote the Bible but believe me the spirit is definitely in there.
What makes what they do so refreshing is that these brothers are absolutely sincere, there is an honesty to their work that will garner them fans for a long time to come.
The thing that I'm proudest of is through them, they saved a deserving young lady from giving up on life, and helping her to change her life, and to me that's worth the price of admission.
Whoever said that youth is wasted on the young apparently has not been to a Redding Brothers concert...well isn't it time?
Go out and catch the Redding Brothers at a locale near you, you won't be sorry.

Click here for more info on The Redding Brothers .
ps. their website is AWESOME !!!

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Laura Nadeau, the real singer

I've known some outstanding singers in my lifetime, but much of the time they only know their audience enough to be able to go for the schmooze aspect of singing a song; meaning that they really just effect the mannerisms rather than going for what they know and just singing, but sit back and let me change your mind and tell you about a real singer...
Laura Nadeau of Athens Ohio.
Folks, there are singers and then there are SINGERS...
I mean Patti LaBelle, Aretha,Vonda Shepard, Eva Cassidy and many more; well please, add the name of Ms.Laura Nadeau to your list of people that you must listen to.
Now I'm the kind of guy who likes and needs pictures painted when listening to singers, I like for them to use their voices and carry me away, so it's a joy for me when I know Ms.Laura is going to be joining us for a song or 10 because she raises the bar for my band...and then some.
I first met Laura when the Carpenter Ants played at the Blue Gator about 3 years ago. She was also there with her band Stella, which she is the frontlady, and to be honest, I was too focused on my Carpenter Ant job to really pay attention, so regretfully I didn't, and because of that I didn't see that Stella is really a power packed unit that goes for the jugular of emotions. I missed how they captured their crowd and moved them (Can I add, how stupid it was of me to do that ?!!).
Well, now that I do know, as the saying goes, I'm a changed man...
Recently we had the great fortune to gain the valued assistance of Laura on one of our new songs entitled "The Sausage Song." When she stepped up to the plate she completely changed my outlook, my beliefs and my feelings.Put simply, she sang her ASS off. Not too much longer, the Ants went on the road and I shared a ride with Ted Harrison (our bassist), he and I were enjoying the ride when he pulls out a CD by Stella entitled "Pony Girl,"needless to say, now I'm kicking myself because I had never heard the CD, and Laura kicked major rear end, singing ( I won't use that A** word twice, but you get the picture.)
Folks, Laura Nadeau is singer of major proportion, and I want to tell you that she can move you like no other, she can interpret a song like nobody's business and when she comes in to do a vocal part believe me it will bring a song roaring to life. To get the picture of what I'm saying, click on the Carpenter Ants link (above) and listen to her arrangement of our vocals on the Sausage Song, or pick up a copy of Pony Girl, or even better still drive up to Athens Ohio, and catch her with her great band Stella, and you'll see that Ms.Laura Nadaeu is...the real singer. You'll be overjoyed that you did.

Catch Laura Nadeau with Stella locally and regionally.
Click here for their website Stella and contact info.

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