Luke Redfield
Luke Redfield | |
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 Luke Redfield | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1983 |
| Origin | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Genres | Folk, indie |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Website | www |
Luke Redfield is an American indie folk singer-songwriter. Born in Duluth, MN, Redfield grew up in rural Minnesota and Nebraska. He currently resides in Austin, Texas. [1] His music has been compared to Iron and Wine, M Ward, and Townes Van Zandt.[1][2]
Early life
Redfield was born in Duluth, Minnesota and grew up in the small towns of Cannon Falls and Kenyon, the son of a hippie songwriter turned Lutheran minister. Redfield's family moved a lot during his youth, also living in Alliance, located in Nebraska Panhandle. Redfield attributes his vagabond spirit to his parents: “Dad’s lineage of Norwegian Viking and my ma’s Bohemian Gypsy blood pretty much cursed, or blessed, me to be a wanderer by nature...so I figured I’d write some songs along the way.[3]
While dabbling in hip hop in his teens, Redfield heard a cassette copy of Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited in his dad's Buick and suddenly had an epiphany to switch genres. Teaching himself guitar, he became a folk-rock troubadour heavily influenced by Dylan's early work, as well as the albums Revival and Soul Journey, by Gillian Welch, and Nebraska, by Bruce Springsteen.[4]
Travels & Music
Following an unfruitful year at Music Tech (now McNally Smith) College in St. Paul, Minnesota, a young Redfield set out on a voyage to see the world. In 2006, he busked his way through Europe, sleeping in hostels and at homes of musician friends he met in London, Edinburgh, Oslo, Dublin, and Rome. Networking through Myspace, he got his first break when he was invited to open for London-based songwriter, Nick Harper.[5]
Redfield returned to the United States in 2007 and booked his first tour, which consisted of solo acoustic bar gigs and street performances in Madison, Chicago, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, and Austin, where Redfield ended up living for an extended period. It was on this trip that Redfield and his traveling pal, Drew Swenhaugen, met Willie Nelson, Riders in the Sky, and Ke$ha, whose family treated the boys to backstage passes at the Grand Ole Opry.[4]
In summer 2008, Redfield sojourned in Homer, Alaska, where he lived a Thoreau-like lifestyle without the conveniences of modernity. Living in a seven-by-seven foot shack nicknamed "The Birdhouse," Redfield used this meditative time for self-inquiry and wrote some his most stirring material to date, including the song "Find Me in the Light," which attempts to explain Nondualism in layman's terms.
Redfield's music was first recognized in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he released his studio debut, Ephemeral Eon, in March 2010. The Star Tribune and City Pages both gave rave reviews, while Minnesota Public Radio and Cities 97 continue to play several of its tracks, many of which were mixed by Eyedea and feature Jeremy Ylvisaker and Haley Bonar. Redfield was "Picked 2 Click" by City Pages[6] in August 2010 and Ephemeral Eon earned honorable mention on critic Rob Van Alstyne's list of the year's best local records.
Redfield has collaborated and performed with artists such as Dosh, Gregory Alan Isakov, Marissa Nadler, Haley Bonar, and The Tiny, and shares live/studio band members with Peter Wolf Crier, Sound Team, Bon Iver and Andrew Bird.
Disc golf
Redfield is a professional disc golfer who has had moderate success on the PDGA tour, competing against Ken Climo and others. He is known for his unique sidearm and tomahawk throwing techniques.[7] His PDGA number is 19123.[7]
Discography
- Fire Mountain (2008)
- Ephemeral Eon (2010)
- Tusen Takk (2012)
- East of Santa Fe (2013)
References
- ^ a b "Luke Redfield Brings It All Back Home, by Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune
- ^ City Pages,
- ^ Star-Herald,
- ^ a b Argus Leader,
- ^ Vita.MN, Wandering Son
- ^ First Avenue,
- ^ a b Player Throw Analysis, Cite error: The named reference "p. 13" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).