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Calaveras is featured on Outbound Radio |
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 Calaveras is a river that runs through the oak-covered foothills of California. It's the spanish word for "skulls." And it's a Bay Area acoustic trio whose original songs evoke a blend of their urbane SF bay surroundings and their rural roots. Singer songwriters Greg Beattie and Victoria Blythe, with Dave Decker on lead guitar and backup vocals, combine folk, jazz and blues into a completely original roots mix that is both fresh and timeless. Their songs have captured the prestigious Kerrville New Folk prize, grand prize in the West Coast Songwriters International Song Contest as well as first place in two additional categories, the Napa Valley Emerging Songwriter award, West Coast Songwriter’s Song of the Year honors, and have appeared in TV shows and movies. Their songs have been recorded by other artists and featured in several compilation albums. Their live show is a mix of Victoria’s soaring, ethereal vocals and hauntingly beautiful fiddle on pure folk ballads and sultry jazz-fusion torch songs, Greg’s energetic and insightful musical treatment of birth, death and everything in between, and Dave’s constantly creative lead-guitar commentary. Their most recent album, Green Girl, which is already receiving widespread, critical acclaim, was co-produced with John Jacob and features 12 original, all-acoustic songs with roots in a wide range of American song styles culled from ten years of writing and exploration. The band is joined by Sam Bevan, Joe Craven, Tim Ellis and Jim Norris, among several others, on these recordings. |
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