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Open Road was a short-lived band originally assembled by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan for his 1970 album of the same name, with original members Mike Thomson on guitar, bass and vocals and John Carr on drums and vocals. [1]
Open Road is the eighth studio album, and ninth overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan and the debut album from the short-lived band Open Road. [1] While his previous work was composed by his playing solo on acoustic guitar and then recorded with a shifting cast of session musicians, Open Road was Donovan's effort toward writing and recording music as a member of a band.
He launched his independent record label, Kitchen Table Records, in 2001 and released a concert album called Live Wide Open. [2] His album, Seeds, was released in 2007. [2] In 2008, he released a second live album called Solo. [2] Subsequent albums included Sugarcoating (2010), Fall Like Rain (2012). [2] and Mixtape of the Open Road (2015). [2]
The two halves met at Falkirk folk festival in Scotland, and formed Boys of the Lough. In 1973, Gaughan left to pursue a solo career and the Northumberland musician Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern) joined. [3] This line-up was constant for the next six albums. [3] Richardson was also a writer of new material.
Big Road is a truly masterful work." [4] In Folk Alley, Henry Carrigan said, "Listening to David Bromberg and his band's Big Road is like driving on the open road with the windows down, letting the breezes of various musical styles wash over you.... Multi-instrumentalist Bromberg knows how to have fun playing music, and he gives each of [his ...
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The results were predictable: the first track we recorded, "Wide Open Road," sounded awful, and it didn't get any better. After three or four songs, Red packed up his steel and left. "This music business is not for me," he said, and I didn't contest the point. After that we settled down a little and managed to get a respectable take on "Hey ...
His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings ). He was the opening act at Woodstock , sang many jingles for television commercials, and was also the voice of the GeoSafari toys.