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LOCATION:
Venice,
Florida
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 100 miles from Venice, FL.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Laurel, Englewood, Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, Port Charlotte, El Jobean, Punta Gorda, Rotonda West, Sarasota, Placida, Murdock, Boca Grande, Myakka City, Bradenton, Tallevast, Manasota, Longboat Key, Oneco, Captiva, Bay Pines, Bokeelia, Pineland, Arcadia, Ellenton, Cortez, Holmes Beach, Palmetto, Terra Ceia, Nocatee.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Acoustic Guitar
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Singer
GENRE:
60's Hits, 70's Hits, 90's Hits, Folk
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Grand Openings, Hotels, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, TV Soundtracks
PERFORMING SINCE:
1971
PAY RANGE:
$150-$700 per event
INFLUENCES:
Neil Young, James Tayor, Paul Simon, Mark Knopfler, Bob and Jakob Dylan, The Eagles, Edwin McCain, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, The Band, Anybody who can be covered with an acoustic guitar and a smooth vocal.
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01 Let Me Go
- Demo version. Hear full CD: http://sonicbids.com/budbuckley 
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DESCRIPTION:
Bud Buckley is a singer/songwriter with a new critically acclaimed CD who also covers hits from the 60's to the present. His album was Number One for 10 weeks on London's web radio chart. Bud's soothing vocal blend of classic folk /pop/rock with contemporary acoustic sounds is the very essence of music that would happen if Dylan ever managed to swallow Paul Simon and James Taylor and their guitars. He never fails to please his audience with his sound whether he's covering oldies or performing acoustic versions of his own tunes. Drawing strong comparisons to Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler, Bud Buckley has come on to the indie acoustic rock scene by blending thoughtful fingerstyle acoustic guitar with thoughtful vignette-style lyrics. His second CD, It’s About Time, was released at the end of 2007 and brought more of the same musical stylings after his debut release, Feel My Love, in 2004. Overall, however, the 10-track CD has a more mature, refined tone. “Can’t Leave My Mind,” features intricate strings precisely mixed while Bud’s thoughtful lyrics depict an endearing relationship. In it, he sings, “You blow through my hair even when it’s still/ I feel you in everything you’ve touched/ You seep into me against my will.” His track “Underground” offers a true acoustic rock sound ala John Mellencamp with a humane message as he sings, “The air is getting filthy so we’ll call it nice and clean/ The rivers run with mercury and the fish are turning mean.” “To me songs are more about the words and the vocal delivery. My lyrics speak to our humanity, our wins and losses, our draws and each of those is equally valuable. I also strive not to use clichés either lyrically or vocally. Damn hard to do in this day and age and still be at all intelligible.” It’s About Time features appearances by a variety of noted musicians. Helen Avakian, a singer/songwriter who has opened for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marshall Crenshaw and the New York Philharmonic, produced and contributed acoustic guitar as well as etherial back-up vocals to the album. Other musicians who contributed to It’s About Time include Terry Champlin played classical guitar. His music has been performed worldwide by such groups and artists as David Starobin, Evangelos and Liza, The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra and The Highlands Symphony. Grammy-nominated producer Scott Petito, who engineered, mixed and mastered at his NRS Studios in Woodstock, NY, and whose recording credits include The Band, James and Livingston Taylor, Mark Knopfler, Keith Richards, Bela Fleck, and Stevie Wonder, played bass, piano, B2 organ, acoustic and electric guitar. Deni Bonet, a Lilith Fair singer/songwriter/musician who has recorded and/or performed with REM, Sarah McLachlan and Cyndi Lauper, added violin, viola and electric violin. Beth Reineke served as a vocal coach and production assistant. Reviewers have glowed about the release. Creative Loafing called Bud’s music “…a sincere set of acoustic folk rock, elevated by mature arrangements.” Among a slew of other positive comments have earned Bud a positive reputation. “Bud Buckley makes the kind of music that I want to hear when I listen to the radio, and that's why I don't listen to the radio,” claims Chris Propfe of Hailing from Venice, Florida, Bud has also lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Bud spent most of his adult life in the Woodstock, New York, region. A self-taught guitarist, he was also an elementary school teacher. It was then he met his mentor Helen Avakian, a resident Flamenco guitarist at Bard College and multi-talented singer/songwriter, who educated him in fingerstyle guitar. She was a driving force in challenging him to write and worked with Bud’s wife, Cathy Lewis, to connect him with voice instructor Leslie Ritter (of the duo Leslie Ritter and Amy Fradon). “Helen set me loose and my musician friend Davis Turner on Amelia Island, Florida, coaxed me to perform. I started doing open mic and bars and coffee houses and started getting steady gigs and eventually had enough material to record two CDs,” says Bud. “Writing is my first strength, certainly. But I love the process of striving to become better and better at writing music. The same is true of my performance skills. I like to think I get better all the time. I certainly work at it,” says Bud, who plays harmonica as well as guitar. Bud’s music has been featured on compilation CDs such as Moozikoo’s Best of Indies and Indie Music for Life, Positively Music Benefit Music Compilation and Quickstar’s Chill Out. His song “Crowded Memory” has been placed in a public service advertisement in California.
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GROUP MEMBERS:
Bud Buckley - Acoustic guitar
Bud Buckley - harmonica
SONG LIST:
Songs from my CD - Bud Buckley
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Melissa - Alman Brothers
Third Rate Romance - Amazin' Rhythm Aces
Old Apartment, Brian Wilson, others - Barenaked ladies
Large assortment - Beatles
To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
She Talks to the Angels - Black Crows
These Days, Late for the Sky - Jackson Browne
Assortment - Jimmy Buffett
Assortment - Eagles
Dream, Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
Superman - Five for Fighting
Landslide, Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Next Year, Timnes Like These - Foo Fighters
Assortment - Grateful Dead
Babylon, Nightblindness - David Gray
Drift Away - Dobbie Gray
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
I'm a Believer - Monkeys
Brown Eyed Girl, Wild Night - Van Morrison
Breakdown, American Girl - Tom Petty
Crazy Love - Poco
Aimie - Pure Prairie League
Louise, Angel from Montgomery and I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raite
Everybody Hurts, To The One I Love - REM
My Girl - Smokey Robinson
Wild Horses, Angie, Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones
Assortment - James Taylor
Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Old Love, Layla - Eric Clapton
Mr. Jones, Round Here, others - Counting Crows
Bad Moon Risin', have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
My Old Friend - John Hiatt
Just the Way You Are, NY State of Mind - Billy Joel
Flake - Jack Johnson
Tiny Dancer, Your Song - Elton John
Imagine - John Lennon
Cool Change - Little River Band
If I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett
Willin' - Little Feat
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
Disease, Unwell - Matchbox 20
Be Like That - Three Doors Down
Handle Me With Care - Traveling Willburys
Slip Slidin Away, Me and Julio, others - Paul Simon
Father and Son, Wild World - Cat Stevens
Jersey Girl, The River - Bruce Springsteen
Sleepwalker, One Headlight, others - Wallflowers
Assortment - Bob Dylan
Where Are You Going - Dave Matthews
Sign on the Door, I'll Be - EdwinMcCain
Hurts So Good, Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Hey Hey My My, Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Strange Condition, Life on a Chain - Pete Yorn
Romeo and Juliet - Mark Knofler
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Othes possible upon request
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Bud was wonderful to work with! Great at returning emails and a very willing to work with us to get our wedding music just as we wanted it. He was prompt, professional, and I don't have a thing to complain about. Highly recommended.
--Marissa M.
Sarasota, FL
10/18/2008
Bud was wonderful, professional and a joy to work with. He did a wonderful job and we would highly recommend him.
--Carole M.
Osprey, FL
6/7/2008
Bud was very professional and very easy to work with picked up on the vibe we were looking for quickly, would definitely reccomend
--Ki M.
Bradenton, FL
10/11/2008
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Thursday, April 16, 2009
5:30PM - Wedding
Sarasota, FL
Friday, April 24, 2009
6:00PM - Wedding
Clearwater, FL
PAST APPEARANCES:
Friday, November 14, 2008
5:00PM - Community Event
Dade City, FL
Saturday, October 18, 2008
6:00PM - Wedding
Sarasota, FL
Client Feedback
Saturday, October 11, 2008
5:30PM - Wedding
Bradenton, FL
Client Feedback
Saturday, June 07, 2008
5:30PM - Wedding
Osprey, FL
Client Feedback
Saturday, May 31, 2008
5:00PM - Wedding
Tampa, FL
Sunday, April 06, 2008
2:30PM - Lock and Key Restaurant
Englewood, FL
Saturday, March 22, 2008
5:00PM - Althea's Restaurant
Venice, FL
Friday, March 21, 2008
5:00PM - Althea's Restaurant
Venice, FL
Saturday, March 15, 2008
5:00PM - Althea's Restaurant
Venice, FL
Friday, March 14, 2008
5:00PM - Althea's Restaurant
Venice, FL
Saturday, March 08, 2008
5:00PM - Althea's Restaurant
Venice, FL
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Please note, in addition to Venice, Bud Buckley also serves the surrounding towns of Laurel, Englewood, Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, Port Charlotte, El Jobean, Punta Gorda, Rotonda West, Sarasota, Placida, Murdock, Boca Grande, Myakka City, Bradenton, Tallevast, Manasota, Longboat Key, Oneco, Captiva, Bay Pines, Bokeelia, Pineland, Arcadia, Ellenton, Cortez, Holmes Beach, Palmetto, Terra Ceia, Nocatee and many other locations in and around the Venice area.
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