Wade Ogle:
Born February 21st, 1964. Purchased first guitar and amplifier at age 19 years. In 1987, formed first band, Declaration Of Love, with Paul Boatright (Faith Healers, Punkinhead) and Paula Frazer (Tarnation). 1988 saw the beginning of the infamous psyche rock group The Faith Healers (later Dali Automatic) with Paul Boatright, Brian Petty and David Garrett. Shortly thereafter their debut "Camera Psyche Soul Head" LP (now trading on eBay for $100+) was released. Numerous cassette and CD releases followed culminating with 1994's critically acclaimed "Kiss Yr Universe" CD. Relentless touring throughout the US during those years included touring dates with The Butthole Surfers, The Flaming Lips and several high profile opening slots (including one with a very young Radiohead). After the disbanding of Dali Automatic, Ogle released the solo cassette album The Everlasting Headphone along with an accompanying 7" record. Turning his back on rock bombast, Ogle formed the more subdued yet beautiful Honey Died who released 2 CD eps before disbanding. Ogle then formed the Delta Spacemen with guitarist Mathew Kesner...which was more of a return to his psychedelic rock band roots. Sadly, the band was never recorded. In 2000, after 13 years of continuous "get in the van" band life, Ogle stepped away from performing and recording altogether. Fast forward 7 years. Finding a new sense of musical purpose, Ogle begins writing songs that surface as the Fort Destroyer demo. Seven new songs all recorded quietly at home. The momentum of those songs have lead to Ogle's first new record in 10 years...Songs From Winter. A collection of stunning folk-blues originals with personal takes on Dylan, Nick Cave and Fred McDowell. The psyche roots still swirl about but the songwriting and voice now belong to an older man. Witnessing a recent live solo performance, it's clear Ogle has lost none of the intense stage presence he possessed in his earlier bands. Although solo, by night's end, he'd stolen the multi-band show completely. Live, he's found an intoxicating blend of dynamics, texture and emotion that is both powerful and heady. He was and appears to still be...a great conjurer.
Wade Ogle - Songs From Winter
Lost All Beliefs
Your Side Of The Mountain
Girl From The North Country* (B. Dylan)
Captain Of My Pain
New Morning* (N. Cave)
The Real Masterpiece
William Bonney
Bonnie & Clyde
Huddie Leadbetter
Robert Johnson
Got To Move / Amazing Grace* (F. McDowell/traditional)
Wade Ogle - Vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, harmonica, organ
Stacy Liles – Bass guitar on all songs
Joe Katzbeck – Piano & organ on all songs except track 11
Matthew Kesner – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, electric sitar
Brock Mitchell – Drums
Dwight Chalmers – Percussion, loops, drums on track 3
Cody Russell – Pedal steel guitar
Dustin Bartholomew – Backing vocals, piano on track 11
John Kennedy - Violin
Songs From Winter was recorded over winter 2007/08. It contains new songs, reworkings of a handful of songs from the Fort Destroyer demo as well as songs written by Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and Mississippi Fred McDowell. A great deal of it was recorded late at night alone in my home studio...a green outbuilding lovingly named Chateau ' Gle. The rest was recorded with Dwight Chalmers engineering at his Listen Laboratories studios. I had help from some really wonderful friends including: Stacy Liles & Cody Russell from Charliehorse, Brock Mitchell from Holy Ghost Children, Dustin Bartholomew from The Good Fear, Joe Katzbeck of the Boston Mountain Playboys, Matt Kesner plus Dwight Chalmers on drums, loops etc...
Most of these song's beginnings presented themselves late at night while toiling away in my very humble home studio. It's a smallish green outbuilding situated near my house. Even when not playing, I like to go there to relax, listen to old records, smoke cigarettes and think. It's a calm place and I'm reasonably sure that I'm not bothering anyone nor am I likely to be bothered. They were all written and recorded during the winter months. -Wade Ogle
sounds like: night time, winter, shamanism, psychedelia, clear night skies full of stars, big fucking trees, murder ballads, folk songs about rough men in rough times, drones & dirges, old photos of strangers, dirty boots, a hidden knife, a worried man relieved by the sight of his children, beauty in strange places, darkness, calm, a ghost in the corner, life, death and the life thereafter, time spent alone.
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