"Geoff Bartley is great and always will be." - Chris Smither
"Bartley's subject matter and use of language reveal an uplifting intelligence... hot guitar too." - Richard Cromelin, The Los Angeles Times
Bartley was born in New York City, into a musical family, and grew up on Maryland's eastern shore, switching from clarinet to guitar along the way. His family's taste in music ran from classical to show tunes but Geoff soon discovered traditional music and began to inhale it in all its forms; from folk to jazz to roots blues; from Robert Johnson to Bob Dylan and all points in between. |
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| 2010 |
Put the Big Stone Down
| Magic Crow Records
"Geoff Bartley’s music combines great guitar playing with brilliant imagery... I think Geoff has been very successful on a human and artistic level in what he’s done with his music. What he’s given goes beyond anything you could put a price tag on." ~ John Gorka
Of the thirteen songs here, eight (three instrumentals) were written by Geoff. They range from the bluesy swagger of the title song to a journey through the night of the heart (Muscle for the Wing) to the humorous... More>>> |
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| 2008 |
Blackbirds in the Pie
| 1 Candy Man (Reverend Gary Davis)
2 I Could Dance All Night to the Blues (Bartley)
3 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair (George Brooks)
4 I Fall Up (Ed White)
5 Who Do You Love? (Ellas McDaniel aka Bo Diddley)
6 Moonrise (Bartley)
7 Play the Cards the Way They Lie (Bartley)
8 Bozos on the Road No. 2 (Bartley)
9 Lemonade Redux (Bartley)
10 The Song of Imaginary Gifts (Bartley)
11 Raleigh and Spencer (traditional)
12 Moonset (Bartley)
13 Backwater Blues (p.d., Ma... More>>> |
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| 1997 |
Hear That Wind Howl
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Hear That Wind Howl features
acoustic Delta and Country Blues,
with some early rock 'n' roll and Tin Pan Alley thrown in. Sparingly
produced using wooden and resonator guitars, harmonica, string bass
accordion, & percussion, with guest appearances by Johnny Cunningham,
fiddle, and Billy Novick, clarinet.
"Bartley...shows that he can play and sing the classic songs with the
restraint and dignity of a performer who has mastered the techniques,... More>>> |
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| 1997 |
One Kind Word
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"This is a wonderful album,
full of soul, full of grace, overflowing
with gems." -Richard Shindell
"...a stunning, deeply intelligent and beautiful CD of original songs."
-Boston Globe
Arrangements from solo guitar to full band.
The band: Ben Wittman, drums; Mike Rivard, basses; Matt Jenson,
Hammond B-3; Seth Connelly; piano, lap steel, dobro, mandolin, and
electric guitars; Ricardo Monzon, percussion; Geoff, guitars, vocals,
ocarina. Backing vocals... More>>> |
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| 1994 |
Blues Beneath the Surface
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Blues Beneath the Surface
(Swallowtail Records)
Blues Beneath the Surface
is a reissue of an earlier LP w/ 5
additional tracks. Swingin', vibrant, soulful music from the
masterful Mr. Bartley.
1. Hallelujah I Just Love Her So (Ray Charles)
2. King Jelly's Good Morning Irene Song (Bill Morrissey)
3. It'll Be Me (Jack Clement)
4. Blues Beneath the Surface (Bartley)
5. Don't Want to Know (John Martyn)
6. Up Here With the Moon (Bartley)
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| 1986 |
Interstates
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Geoff Bartley
Interstates
(Magic Crow, 1986)
Interstates (from 1986, reissued
in 1998) features "Sanderlings,"
Bartley's spoken word piece on night driving and bird migrations; a
finely sketched portrait of bleak "New England Towns;" and an artful
father/son relationship piece, "When The Bow Is Pulled," with its
verse-to-chorus magnetic motion. With drums and percussion, bass,
piano, alto flute, tenor sax, bow chime, guitar, clay whistle; Anne
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