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Not your Walmart country. This duo from Texas sing and play their own brand of lyrical, organic country. Washboard, spurs, bass, guitar and harmonica come together with harmony vocals in an album of clear simplicity and direct songwriting.
Genre:
Country: Country Folk
Release Date:
2004
As Far As I Can See
© Copyright-Robert Ackerman
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THE ACKERMANS: INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS OF TEXAS MUSIC
The Ackermans have been described as Dallas' most amiable folk-rock act. Their music, rooted firmly in Texas, spans eras and genres, ranging from a variety of original songs to covers like Guy Clark's "Texas Cookin'" and Jimmie Dale Gilmore's "Dallas."
Bob and Sally perform regularly in the Dallas area and at festivals all over the United States and Europe. Every summer, they tour France, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland with their two globe-hopping children.
Musician/writer Josh Alan Friedman called Bob Ackerman "a country Cole Porter. He has a prolific catalog of originals, some of them sung with a twang, but somehow reminiscent of Jacques Brel or even Charles Aznavour."
Some of the major venues they've played include the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland; the Fiddler's Green Festival and the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland; the Texas House, Oklahoma Saloon, and Baton Rouge
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