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LIVE AT NORM'S RIVER ROADHOUSE (VOLUME ONE)
Deadbeet Records - 2008
NEW in 2008!! Norm's River Road House, the small listening room in West
Nashville, TN, has become known for its electrifying music as well as killer
live shows from regular performers David Olney & Sergio Webb. The boys are
joined by percussionist/producer Jack Irwin on this FIRST-EVER self-released
LIVE album recorded earlier this year.
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ONE
TOUGH TOWN
Red Parlor Records - 2007
Throwing out his own book, David Olney reinvented himself with 2008's
gritty, electric "One Tough Town" record by enlisting producer Jack Irwin. Irwin invited other top-notch musicians with whom
Olney's never worked. With a nothing holding them back, they turned loose on a batch of new Olney songs
resulting in one David's most fan- & critically-acclaimed albums to-date.
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Lenora
- "Live"
SCR Productions - 2006
Recorded during his 2004 & 2005 European tours, Lenora
is David's fourth "live" release on Strictly
Country Records and features stellar accompaniment from
Sergio Webb and Thomm Jutz.
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Migration
Loud House Records - 2005
David’s
16th release, Migration, features 11 new character-rich
songs with inspired,
theatrical acoustic and electric performances ranging from
“vintage” Olney to the alternative edge.
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Illegal
Cargo - "Live"
SCR Productions - 2004
The
latest release featuring a collection of David's recent
unparalleled live performances in Europe.
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The
Wheel
Loud House Records - 2003
A musical and lyrical touch
that ranges from the shattering surprise of a sucker punch
to the piquant delicacy of a kiss.
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Women
Across the River -
"Live"
SCR Productions - 2002
Olney's amazing originality as
a writer is only equalled by his stunning powers as a performer.
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Omar's
Blues
Dead Reckoning - 2000
Atmospheric and cerebral, austere and lushly beautiful
is the writing of David Olney.
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Ghosts
in the Wind -
"Live"
Barbed Wire Records - 1999
A live recording featuring performances from
1992, 1993 and 1994 during the La Casa Music Series in Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan.
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Through
a Glass Darkly
Rounder Philo Records - 1999
Olney has the very special talent
of inhabitating the characters he sings about. He doesn't
just tell their stories, he becomes them.
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Real
Lies
Rounder Philo Records - 1997
...as varied as it is rich, and his albums go on the short
shelf with those few others you have that you can play over
and over again.
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High,
Wide and Lonesome
Rounder Philo Records - 1995
Few musicians can touch Olney when it comes to irony,
story-telling and tongue-in-cheek humor.
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Live
in Holland - "Live"
SCR Productions - 1994
Olney appears alone in an acoustic setting that only
heightens the drama of his songs.
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Ache
of Longing
Veracity/Roadsongs - 1994
...piercingly intelligent and empathetic tunes that immediately
engage both the head and the gut.
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Border
Crossing
Corazong Records - 1992
...one of the most powerful
and most fiercely principled songwriters of his generation.
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Top
to Bottom
Appaloosa Records - 1991
In a set of David Olney songs, you have an entire vivid
cross-section of life.
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Roses
Rounder/Philo Records - 1991
...besides his deft guitar playing and clear, lived-in,
soulful voice, he has the twin gifts of perspective and
narration in abundance.
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Deeper
Well
Rounder/Philo Records - 1989
In the on-going debate of substance vs. form...there is
only one conclusion to be made about David Olney:...he is
the genuine article.
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Nashville
Jug Band
Rounder Records - 1988
A hard band to pin down with
all the classic jug band elements: crazy words, crazy tunes,
hot musicianship and engaging personalities.
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Eye
of the Storm
Rounder Records - 1986
[Olney's] songs sound at
once timeless and fresh, with shimmers and shades from many
influences...free of the fickle stamps of time and style.
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Contender
Rounder Records - 1981
Ten early Olney originals, recorded with his rock band,
the X-Rays.
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