Rooster Blackspur is an award winning Singer-Songwriter who has had a big and undeniable voice since she was a small kid raised in the Alaskan wilderness.
A bolt of lightning live on stage, she is guaranteed to captivate any audience.
From festivals, concert halls, and wilderness shows, her fans easily find themselves in the lyrics of a singing powerhouse who's message is to brave your own personal wilderness..live a courageous life..and above all ..to be yourself.
John’s Minnesota upbringing had him singing and playing guitar at age 15 in youth camps and church services. Before long, he would be writing “spiritual songs,” teaching, and leading worship bands in Minneapolis churches. But, not satisfied with merely “preaching to the choir,” he moved to Colorado and soon took his music, lyrical lucidity and melodic magic into the mainstream. In ’95, after attending the heralded Song School in Lyons, CO, John began writing songs to play in coffeehouses, bars and even right out in the street. Initiating the “street music” movement in Evergreen, CO led to regular gigs at the world-famous Little Bear Saloon where he collaborated with many of Denver’s finest musicians and opened for national acts.
In his 'Ready For Your Heart' CD, one hears the musical influences of James Taylor, John Denver, and Scottish folk-icon, Dougie MacLean. His ‘These Things Matter’ picks up traces of Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne, but the songwriting and melody line is distinctly John’s. And if you listen closely, you’ll also hear the influence of numerous strong social and spiritual leaders, from Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King, Jr., to the always radical truth-in-love teachings manifest in the life and works of Jesus. Ethos (integrity), pathos (compassion), and Logos (God-truth)... these are the threads, intimately and intricately woven into the music of John Erlandson. Together they shape a melodic tapestry of agape-love which is purely other-directed, seeking nothing in return, sheer self-gift. John’s art is an open invitation to listen, not just to him and his heartfelt music, but to the voices inside ourselves.
-Kevin Deforrest… author, songwriter, fellow-musician
An Afternoon with Rooster & John
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