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"...romance, longing, catchy tunes, lovely melodies, rock, blues . . . and twists in perspectives, all wrapped in finely crafted stanzas. The lyrics stand alone as pure poetry...this thoughtful artist will make you think, ponder, and wonder - right along with him.” Dirty Linen Magazine - January 2006 Jaime sings. He always has. Always wanted to. Except maybe when he was in the fourth grade and Sister Mary Eymard used to traipse him and his two brothers around St. Mary’s and force them to harmonize to Maguire Sisters tunes. Fortunately not too long after that he discovered what was going on up the road from the old Rhode Island homestead. And from the first act he ever saw at the Newport Folk Festival, a very young Tom Paxton, he knew what he wanted to do. That. And damned if that’s not what he wound up doing. Well, more like this and that . . . a few years of sincere sixties singer songwriting in Cambridge trying to steal some of Tom Rush’s tunings and Bonnie Raitt’s rasp, opening shows with his then partner, the late Jesse Brown, for Dave van Ronk, Doc Watson, John Hammond and Jesse Colin Young . . . a couple of more solo years worshipping at the alter the Saints Tim, Buckley and Hardin . . . a fondly remembered stint as bass player/guitarist for the acoustic trio Beckett, touring and opening shows for Livingston Taylor, Jonathan Edwards and Earl Scruggs. Following time spent in Vermont teamed with guitarist Ron Renninger and saxophonist Leon Future in the band Favorite Cousins, Jaime left New England in 1980 for the shores of South Carolina. What followed was at least a lifetime and a half touring the deep South as lead singer for the Truly Dangerous Swamp Band, learning how to drive a truck while sleeping . . . actually, the tour lasted for a pretty constant 8 ˝ years . . . the Swamp Band was out there rocking college campuses and clubs from Oxford, Mississippi to New York City, Princeton to Key West, opening shows for Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton, Poco, Roseanne Cash and Vince Gill among others . . . and all the time Jaime's been gathering up the pieces of his particular musical puzzle . . . Living now in Santa Fe, New Mexico and back on the solo acoustic circuit for the past eight years, Jaime in 2004 released his fourth solo album titled wicked dreams second chances, joining the previously released a quiet heart (1994) and the critically acclaimed little dreams (1999) and angelus (2002)). This newest album was once again produced by fellow Santa Fe (via NYC) writer/musician Jono Manson at his MedioMedia Studios. Meanwhile, what Jaime likes to call his "Back for More" tour continues as it has for so long with festival, club and house concert appearances in 25 states, Canada and the Caribbean including appearances as a three time NEW FOLK FINALIST at the ’03, ’04 & ‘06 Kerrville Folk Festivals. In February 2004, Jaime journeyed to Italy where he toured with Jono Manson. While there he recorded a new album, once or twice upon a time, this time using Italian musicians. Future dates include a fall ‘06 tour of the mid west and mid atlantic states and a return tour of Italy in September, ‘06. The new album was be released in March, 2006, on the Italian label Club de Musique Records. ...Jaime Michaels' songs are as elusive as smoke and mirrors...His voice raspy with sadness and longing, Michaels pens contemporary tunes where love shines from within like a falling star...Michaels can kick up the tempo with Jono Manson's electric guitar...but this Kerrville New Folk finalist is at his best when his music goes celestial and he leaves woes on terra firma. Sing Out! magazine - summer 2004 | |||||
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