User:Warren james love

Aged 58 Warren Love is a New Zealand born country folk acoustic roots singer and songwriter. (b1951 - )His debut self-titled album - warren love band - was released in January 2006 on Elite to critical acclaim. It was a NZ Music Awards finalist in 2007 - losing out to The Topp Twins more country friendly album but stunning the audience at the awards ceremony in Gore with his solo rendition of the hit tune from the album, the Barry Hennessey and Kevin Byrt penned Autographed Picture of Jesus.  The New Zealand Listener review called the album "kiwi country with class." A  street musician. Love lives in a small mobile home on the outskirts of the capital city of Wellington where he works part time as a high school teacher of transition to work and lifeskills programs for 15 - 18 year old working class kids. He has been a teacher for 32 years starting first as a teacher of English after gaining a double major in English and political Science from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand in 1973. Love works with a band including some of NZ's finest alternative country musicians but continues to perform on the streets with a quite simply amazing busking rig. Pure class A street sounds with a German AER battery powered amp and a sweet Swedish headset mic from industry leader DPA. His trademark tenor guitar was made by Wellington Luthier Paddy Bergin of Bergin Guitars (David Lindlay bought two of Bergins weisenbourne style guitars). His debut album was recorded at 'Braeburn Studios' Wellington by engineer Robbie Duncan and produced by Clinton Brown, featuring Steve Cournane on drums, Brown on bass, Bernard Wells on mandolin and whistle. His site (3 months old in August 2009) will have it's official launch late 2009 with fully configured and secure payments systems offering music downloads, memorabilia, out takes and more  - and some real good  FREE STUFF - including photos, artist information, contact news and a NEW ZEALAND music savvy blogg - with frequently changing, interesting low -fi video  - updates too of what's going on for the artist.

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