BIO
Scott Sheldon is a new jersey singer-songwriter
whose music has been described as the product of "a drunken meeting of
Cole Porter and Tom Lehrer." From the wry (covering such topics as the
history of sex and the last sour years of Frodo Baggins) to the heartfelt
(including wistful songs about coming of age, the creative life, and the
"little miracle" of love), his songs are moving and funny, and his performances
use humor and audience involvement to keep listeners entertained and captivated.
Scott has been writing and performing since
the 1970's (he is listed as the first headliner ever to perform at the
Folk Project's Minstrel Coffeehouse, in June 1978), and performs regularly
in the NY/NJ area. He has done several shows at NJ's premier weekly acoustic
venue, the Minstrel Coffeehouse, as headliner, opener, and festival
performer. He has also performed at the New Jersey Folk Festival and at
most major acoustic stages in the area.
RADIO STATIONS PLAYING
"TICKLE" Nationally-Syndicated
Shows: The Dr. Demento Show ("It's
All Been Done Before" and "Old Dark Lord of Mordor") The
Midnight Special (Named "Pick Hit of the Week" two weeks running) Regional
Shows: -WDIY,
Allentown, PA (Otto Bost) "Sanctuary"; "Mnemonics" -WLRN,
Miami, FL (Michael Stock) "All Been Done Before," "Mordor,"
"Mnemonics" -WRFG,
Atlanta (Harlan Joye) "Fridge," "Jersey Girls," -1431kHz
AM, Hastings, New Zealand (Mitch Park) "Promised Land,"
"Irish Bachelor Farmer," "Mnemonics,"
"Sunday" -WFDU,
Teaneck, NJ (Ron Olesko) "Jersey Girl" -WTBQ,
Florida, NY (Jon Stein) "Lullabye of Broadway" -WKHS
Wharton, MD (Clark Bjorke) "No Remorse" -WDVR,
Sergeantsville, NJ (live appearances) -2MCE-FM,
Bathurst, Australia (Bruce Cameron) "Mordor" -WJFF,
Jeffersonville, NY (Angela Page) "Ba Ba Lu!" -WPRB,
Princeton, NJ (John Weingart) "All Been Done Before" |
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QUOTES
Winner, NJ Folk Festival New Folk Showcase
competition (2001)
"Fine work! I'll be playing your songs
again." Dr. Demento, radio host. Tom
Lehrer move over! I laughed,
I cried (just kidding) and totally enjoyed song after song of this recording.
-Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step
"Excellent!" Bob Makin, The Courier
News (Gannett Newspapers)
"I enjoyed both your sets: Plenty of variety
and good solid ideas and musicality. I thought 'It's All Been Done Before'
was wonderful." John Forster, Philo/Rounder recording artist ("Entering
Marion")
"A delightful CD. I really enjoyed it." -Stephanie
Ledgin, editor, The Traditional Music Line "Scott...I
gotta tell you how much I enjoyed your cd..what a great surprise! A wordsmith Ye
be! I got jealous at some of those rhymes." -Eric Schwartz, comic
songwriter
"'No Remorse' is my new favorite song. Absolutely
totally brilliant!" Sue Trainor of Hot Soup
"Wonderful voice, nice wit, pro delivery, real
easy on the ears...a keeper!" Les Sampou
"Meredith and I have been listening to Tickle
on our journeys here and there. Its great! I love the production, and of course
the lyrics are top notch." -Chris (of Chris & Meredith) Thompson "A
fine, fine CD that made my day on a morning
that started all wrong." -David Pyles, acousticmusic.com
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