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A guitarist since age 6, and a songwriter since age 15, John has been performing publicly since 1978. After years in original and cover bands, he moved to performing his own acoustic material in the early 1990's, and hasn't stopped since. John performs extensively at many Detroit-area venues, and, since 1997, has hosted the Wednesday night open mic at Xhedos Cafe in Ferndale, MI., where he actively supports and encourages local music and musicians. His music has been heard on Kelly Brown’s “Homeboys” show on WRIF in Detroit. In 1999, he won 3 Aurora Borealis Awards, in including Male Vocalist of the Year. During a 3-year stint on the now-sold Mp3.Com, his online songs were downloaded and played over 10,000 times across the globe - including plays in Afghanistan by our troops during early-mid 2003. His songs have even spent time on the playlist of Dutch National Radio.
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In 1999 he released his first CD for his own BFE label, Observations & Complaints - a lushly crafted album painstakingly recorded over 18 months. His second, demo-style-with chops CD, Make It Good, came out in June of 2001. This CD features forays into both rock and folk styles, and includes the notorious hit "Refrigerator Science Projects". His 2002 offering, Sweet Oblivion, is another self-recorded disc, but with newer, digital equipment. Again, he skillfully plays all the instruments (including guitars, bass, percussion and mandolin), and continues to display his excellent songwriting. His subjects include the local music press (“Name in the Paper”), a Very Famous Celebrity (“The O.R.P.S. Confusion Blues”), hope (“Glory Up Ahead”), regret (“Sweet Oblivion”), and September 11th (“A Sky That Wasn’t There”). John is currently recording his next CD, to be titled Land of the Living , with a tentative Fall 2004 release date. |
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John Finan Lists the following Influences
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Beatles, Paul Simon, Richard Thompson, Peter Gabriel, Dougie MacLean and many others..
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