Album Notes

After successfully touring with the rock band “St. Laurent,” James returned to his acoustic guitar roots. Schooled by Slack Key masters Keola Beamer and John Keawe, James recently began on an inspirational journey, setting out to bring the Slack Key guitar style to a broader more global audience, with a more "urban" feel. The result is "Urban Slack", a melodic and soothing sound that invites the listener to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Offering robust undertones, interlaced with intricate enrapturing melodies, Urban Slack is sure to satisfy the listener’s cupidity for sounds that inspire and mentally unbind. In his spare time James farms in the Napa valley with his wife and two children. He now spends time between Napa, Nashville and the Napali coast of Kaua’i. James Patrick Regan uses George L's cables exclusively (www.georgels.com), and is endorsed by Bogner Amplification (www.bogneramplification.com) James Patrick Regan and Urban Slack are the sound of Pure Stock Racing, check it out www.purestock.tv

James would like to thank his family his wife Anita for her love and support, his kids Hailey and Nic. His brother Dan for the push, Bob St. Laurent (I got a record first!) for his friendship.

Also special thanks to KVYN and Dangerous Downtown Ron Brown and Kellie in the morning, Jon Nae'ole for introducing me to Gabby, Expression Digital Arts College, Jeff at Brainwash, Daniel "Barn" Cantrell, Jeff "Chango" Craft, Mark Tate, Keola Beamer, John Keawe, J o r g at Bogner Amplification, George L's cables, Rosanne, Angela and Richard at the W Silicon Valley, Darcey Lewis at Live Nation, Rich Rachel for all the help with the amps, George Silvers for the sound, Sean Sanders, Bradley for the help, and so many more including most likely you..........

To find out more about James Patrick Regan and Urban Slack, and for tour dates go to urbanslack dot com, or visit him on MySpace