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Wink Burcham Is An American Blues Singer And Songwriter From Tulsa Oklahoma. Burcham Is An Integral Part Of The “New Tulsa Sound.” He Has Developed A Very Loyal Following In Tulsa And Northwest Arkansas. Performing A Style That Easily Slips Between Old-Fashioned Country Grass-Roots Folk And Motown-Inspired Blues It's Easy To Understand His Appeal. His Soulful Melodies Support Witty And Heartfelt Lyrics In The Tradition Of John Prine Townes Van Zandt Hank Williams And John Lee Hooker. His. Debut Studio Album Irene Vennie Was Recorded At The Legendary Church Studio In Tulsa. Press Ahhh Wink. He'd Probably Never Admit It But Behind The Trucker Hat The Overalls And The Big Bushy Beard And Shaggy Hair The Man Exudes Cool In An Unnoticeable Skewed-From-The-Cool-Norm Sort Of Way. His Music Does All The Talking. He's A Storyteller And His Music Tells Really Really Good Stories. Gon' To Lay You Down However Is Not So Much A Story As It Is A Slightly Funky Blues And New Folk Masterpiece That Grinds It Out For Three-Plus Minutes Before The Big Finish Kicks In. There's A Guitar Lick At 3 29 Right Before That Big Finish That Absolutely Freezes The Listener. Simple But Knee-Buckling. It's Not Flashy But It's Genuine And Reliable And Feels Like Home. Just Like Tulsa. - Jive Wired For Those Well Versed On The Local Music Scene Wink Burcham Is A Familiar Name And Face. He's Been A Staple Of The Local Club Scene For Years Playing At Least Four Nights A Week At Various Spots Around Tulsa And Become A Favorite For Many. He Has Become Quite An Astute And Prolific Songwriter During That Time As Well But Even Though He's Got A Solid Following And A Catalogue Of Songs He's Never Released A CD Of His Own Material. Until Now That Is. It's Not That He Hasn't Tried. According To Burcham He's Got Studio Recordings That Sit And Collect Dust At Home -- Some Of Them Eight Years Old Or More. He's Just Never Been Happy With What He Captured. Burcham Is Getting Close However. Last Year He Cut Basic Tracks For 12 Songs At The Church And Flew To Philadelphia Where His Engineer Had Moved Back To To Track Another Four Or Five Songs. With Those Tracks Still Awaiting A Few Finishing Touches However Burcham Decided To Go Ahead And Make His Official Debut With Live At The Colony Recorded In A Single Monday Night Nearly A Year Ago With A Cast Friends And Regulars At His Weekly Gig On South Harvard. Although Not Particularly Polished The Tracks Are Befitting Both The Artist And Locale The Mood Is Relaxed And Shines A Light On Burcham In His Comfort Zone -- Behind A Guitar And Microphone And Finding A Groove With Friends. The Songs Are A Little Bluesy A Little Jazzy And Ring Of Classic Rock Nuance -- Basically All Of The Qualities That The Colony And The Bands Associated With "The New Tulsa" Sound Have Become Known For. When Asked Even Burcham Has A Hard Time Describing His Sound. "In A General Sense It's All Folk And All Jazz And All Blues It's For Folks With The Blues And Jazzy Enough To Get Them To Move " He Said. Ultimately However When Referring Back To The Classic Tulsa Sound Burcham Referenced One Of The Masters. "J.J. Cale Used To Say It's Just A Bunch Of White Boys In Tulsa Trying To Play The Blues And That's How It Came Out " He Said. "Cale's Music Was Really Just Rock 'n' Roll At Its Core But He Put His Own Stamp On It." When Taking The Live Disc For A Quick Spin It Seems Burcham Is Doing Something Similar By Following His Own Muse. "Pay Your Dues To Sing The Blues" Is More Jazz Than Blues Although "Listerine Woman" And "The Robinsons" Definitely Fall In A More Traditional Blues Vein. Elsewhere Burcham And His Band Get Funky On "Gon' Lay You Down" And "Tryin' To Get Paid." Perhaps The Most Telling However Are "I Don't Write Songs About You " Which Ultimately Sounds Like A Song Clapton Would Have Recorded In The Mid To Late '70s And "Shadows " Which Is Simply Classic Folk Based Songwriting. "I Write A Lot Of Acoustic Music And There's Some That I Refuse To Play With A Band Because It Just Doesn't Fit The Vibe " He Said. "I Think It's Better For Just Me A Harmonica And Maybe A Banjo Player." That's Telling Of Burcham's Vision For His Music. Although He Seems Incredibly Laid Back He Knows Exactly How He Wants His Songs To Be Played And Represented. He Even Said That For The CD Release He Plans On Stripping "Listerine Woman" Down To Just Himself On Guitar And Harmonica And Perhaps A Few Key Guitar Lines From Cody Clinton. With So Many Songs Already In Process And At Least Partially Recorded In The Studio I Had To Ask Why Burcham Chose To Debut With A Live Disc. "Basically I Wanted To Get Something Out As Quick As Possible But Not Sound Like Shit " He Laughed. "We Had Been Doing Some Live Pilgrim Recordings At The Colony On Sunday Nights And Eric Arndt Bassist Talked To Chad Copelin And Asked If He Just Wanted To Leave The Equipment Set Up Overnight And Record Our Set The Next Night. He Said 'Yeah Sure' So That's Exactly What We Did." That Impromptu Vibe Is Exactly What Gives The Disc It's Relaxed Yet Comfortable Energy And Vibe. Looking Forward Burcham Is Ripe With Ideas. "I Think It Would Be Cool If We Could Get Someone To Record The CD Release. Maybe Call It 'A Night At The Colony At Fassler Hall' Or Something " He Laughed. "I've Already Got Another 18 Or 19 Original Songs Worked Up " He Continued. "We Could Do Another Live Album With All New Songs." When Pushed However He Ultimately Relented That The Next Step Is Getting His Studio Album Out. "I've Learned That You Just Can't Rush It In The Studio " He Said When Discussing How Long The Process Has Taken. "You've Got To Just Let It Happen. I've Just Figured That Out Over The Last Two Years And I Still Don't Have It Figured Out. "The Problem With The Studio Is The Longer You Sit On It The More Unhappy You Become With It " He Explained. "There's Always Something Else You Want To Change Or Make Better But You Need To Finally Just Put Your Stamp On It And Get It Out There." Hopefully Burcham Will Put His Stamp On The Studio Recordings And Get Them Out Near The End Of The Summer. There Are Still A Few Things He Wants To Touch Up And Finish Though Like Adding Horns To Tracks Like "Tryin' To Get Paid" And "Feelin' Fine." Before That Happens However The New Live Disc Gets An Official Release Party At Fassler Hall This Friday Night At 10pm. Armed With A Full Band Burcham Will Be Leading The Proceedings With Eric Arndt On Bass Cody Clinton And Jeff Coleman On Guitars Paddy Ryan On Drums Chris Kyle On Rhodes Organ Dave Marlow On Harmonica And A Small Horn Section Headed Up By Mike Staub. In Other Words All The Usual Suspects And Then Some. Burcham Says The Group Has Worked Up 24 Or 25 Songs And Four Or Five Covers For Full Ongoing Night Of Music Which Will Probably Include A Short Acoustic Set In The Middle. "We've Actually Worked In A Couple Of Rehearsals " He Shared. "It's Not Too Polished But We Kind Of Know What Each Person Will Be Thinking. We Try To Do The Improve Thing But Not Be Thought Of As A Jam Band By Any Means." Whether You're A Regular At One Of Burcham's Standing Weekly Gigs Or Just Now Becoming Familiar With His Songwriting And Playing This Saturday Night's Show At Fassler Hall Is The Perfect Gig To Catch Him At. With A Full Night On Fassler's Stage And A New CD To Celebrate Burcham And His Band Should Be At Their Prime And Ready To Take Him To The Next Stage Of His Career. When Discussing That Next Stage Burcham Admitted To Being Ready To Start Touring And Playing Out Of Town More Frequently But He Also Knows That He Want To Let It Grow Organically. "I'd Rather Be Infamous Than Famous " He Winked Knowingly. I'd Like To Be More Like Townes Van Zandt Or Willis Alan Ramsey -- One Of Those Guys That Only A Handful Of People Really Know How Good They Are But The Audience Grows Because They're So Good." If Burcham Can Manage To Capture The Magic Of His Love Performances In The Studio That Shouldn't Be Much Of An Issue. After All His Songs Flow So Naturally It's Like He's Always Playing In The Pocket And Enjoying His Comfort Zone. Once Everyone Else Settles In There With Him The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself. Just Make Sure To Settle In With Him This Friday Night At Fassler Hall. - Urban Tulsa Young Tulsan Troubadour Wink Burcham Proudly Presents His First Official Live Recording A Night At The Colony Which Showcases His Down- Home Songwriting And Instrumental Command And A Staunch ‘Tulsa Sound’ Backing Band. A Night Was Captured During One Of Burcham’s Regular Monday Night Gigs On May 24 2010 And Puts You Right In One Of Tulsa’s Finest Live Music Dives Complete With Bar Room Banter Clinking Glass And A Rotating Cast Of Guest Musicians Who Frequent The Spot Like Saxophonist Mike Staub Guitarist Mike Hopper And Chad Copelin On Rhodes. Those Familiar With JJ Cale And G Love Will Rejoice In Wink’s Songwriting. Tunes Like “I Don’t Write Songs About You” And “Hallelujah” Can Go One Way Or Another Capable Of Enthrall- Ing A Club Full Of Drunken Dames And Dudes While At The Same Time Speaking Sobering Satirical Lines About Life Lib- Erty And The Pursuit Of Happiness. Casual Listeners Will Delight In The Fret Work Of Burcham Band Sta- Ples Cody Clinton And Eric Arndt And The Well-Kept Time Of Drummer Paddy Ryan. Hear Samples Order Your Copy And Learn More At Www.Winkburcham. Com And Those Who Can Make It To Fassler Hall In Tulsa On Friday May 13 Can Get A Copy Hot Off The Press At The Official CD Release Party. - The Current read less