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ABOUT GREG HORNE

Style: Americana, Roots Music, Folk, and Old-Time

Greg Horne original recordings:

Basically Sane (2010) - solo acoustic guitar and vocal
Live at Hippie Jacks (DVD, 2010) - solo concert set recorded in 2007, guitar, voice, fiddle
Ought 2, Ought 3 (demos and bootlegs 2003 - out of print)
Floating World (1999)
Exploding Band Live at Hawkeye's (1999 - out of print)
Old Baggage, New Suitcase (1992/2000 - out of print)

Greg's playing and studio work can also be heard on:

Artist: Jodie Manross
"Myth of Solid Ground" (2009, produced by GH)
"Don't Save the Kisses" (2005, produced by GH)
"Still" (1999, produced by GH)

Artist: Jeff Heiskell
"Clip-on Nosering" (2009)

Artist: Tim Lee
"Concrete Dog" (2006)
and "No Discretion" (2005)

Artist: Beth Wood
"Marigolds" (2005)

Artist: Deirdre Flint
"Then Again" (2003, produced by GH)
"Shuffleboard Queens" (1999, produced by GH)

Artist: Maggie Longmire
"Teachers and Travelers" (2002, produced by GH, winner of Best Local Release, MetroPulse Readers Poll 2003)

Artist: Back Porch Rockers, "Come on Around Back" (1997)

Books:
Teach Yourself Songwriting (2006, Alfred Publishing)
Complete Mandolin Method, Volumes 1 and 2 (2005, Alfred Publishing)
Multi-Instrumental Guitarist (2002, Alfred Publishing)
Complete Acoustic Guitar Method, Volumes 1-3 (2000, Alfred Publishing)

BIO:

Ohio-born Greg Horne has been based in Knoxville, Tennessee since 1994. He was a 1992 graduate of the College of Wooster in Ohio, and spent some time at the University of Mississippi studying Southern Culture (no conclusions were reached).

Greg has always kept one foot in rock and roll, and one foot in traditional folk music. Any given week will see him sawing away on old-time fiddle tunes at a dance or jam session, blasting rootsy original rock and roll at a bar with his band, or fingerpicking his own folk and blues songs at a coffeehouse.

Greg's songs paint a world of characters exploring the boundaries of humanity. The landscape is often convoluted and dream-like, sometimes starkly realistic, occasionally hilarious.

In the press, Greg's music has drawn comparisons to musicians as diverse as Pete Townshend, Gram Parsons, John Prine, Little Feat, Bob Mould, and even Peter Frampton.

Greg's newest CD, Basically Sane, showcases new songs in the same stripped-down acoustic guitar/vocal arrangements he plays live. Greg has also become known in his hometown as an old-time fiddler. His DVD Live at Hippie Jack's features Greg's guitar playing, singing, and fiddling.

In addition to his own releases, Greg has produced successful albums for other artists.

Deirdre Flint's debut CD, "Shuffleboard Queens" was given a great review in the July 8, 2000 issue of Billboard. It was also a top seller among independent folk recordings on Amazon.com. Greg produced the album and provided guitar and bass support. The album features such hits as "Boob Fairy," and "Intro to Belly Dancing."

Greg also produced "Still", the debut release of Knoxville's Jodie Manross. The disc, along with Greg's "Floating World", was named one of the standout releases of 1999 by the MetroPulse weekly.

Greg is also a recognized teacher and nationally published author. He has been a faculty member of the National Guitar Workshop for nearly 20 years. His three-volume instructional series The Complete Acoustic Guitar Method was published by Workshop Arts/Alfred in Summer 2000, followed by a Mandolin Series, and books on Songwriting and Multi-Instrumental playing.

Praise for Floating World:

"Say this for Greg Horne: he never met a genre he didn't like. ["Calling From Where I Am" and "Risks of Exposure"] evoke real emotion and bring the record to life. [On "She Moves Through Time"] Horne's vocals recall Sugar-era Bob Mould. Guitar prowess is Mr. Horne's calling card, and there are cuts here that prove that."

"Greg Horne makes music that is both easy to enjoy and hard to classify. While his work offers whiffs of barn-dance country and barroom rock 'n' roll, every so often something pops up that turns your head in a new direction. The overriding sensation is of a man who knows what he's doing and enjoys doing it - immensely."

"Floating World may be the best sounding self-written, performed, produced and mixed CD I've heard. Buy one of these dang good discs."

"a fine collection of well written songs, accompanied by some fine musicianship. But, knowing Greg, it couldn't have been anything less."

"Floating World is not what you would call world music - it would, however, fit right in on public radio show World Cafe...boogie woogie tunes reminiscent of Little Feat...wistful, intellectual folk ballads in the style of Loudon Wainwright III/John Prine. You simply cannot pin Horne down..."