Steve
Balsamo and Rosalie Deighton met over 10 years ago at Grammy award winning
producerMartin Terefe's London recording studio where he was
working on their respective major label debut albums. Bonding over a
love of 70's singer/
songwriters, country music and cake, they vowed one day to
record together as they felt their voices would blend and give what Emmylou
Harris calls 'the rub'.
Several
times around the world in various musical guises and Balsamo Deighton's paths
crossed again when Rosalie supported Steve's highly regarded
country/rock bandThe Storys.
Having
returned from touring with the likes of Elton John, Santana, Celine
Dion and Joe Cocker, The Storys asked Rosalie to join and
help write and record for their 3rd album, "Luck"
When The Storys
decided to call it a day, Steve and Rosalie took it as a sign that the
time was right to make some music together. They called on friend and ace
songwriter Julian Wilson of Grand Drive, and slowly and quietly kicked some
ideas around at his South London studio
These
initial sessions were inspiring, fun and very rewarding and all three
realised that indeed they had found 'the rub'.
Recording
began in earnest with producer and songwriter John Reynolds ,who has
worked with Sinead O'Connor, The Indigo Girls and U2, tracking the first song
ideas at his North London Studio.
nfluenced
by everyone from Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, Crowded House, Steve Earle,
Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Jackson Browne,
Ryan Adams, Bryan Adams and Douglas Adams, Balsamo Deighton's songs pretty much
nod, wink and steal from them all.
The duo
have released a couple of cover songs to whet peoples' appetites; 'Sky Blue and
Black' by Jackson Browne, and Shawn Colvin's 'I Don't Know Why' for which they
have made a remarkable, hair raising/removing video.
The duo Balsamo
Deighton are currently putting the finishing touches to their debut album with
producers Tim Hamill and Ben Robbins and are looking forward to sharing
the fruits of their labour both on record and on the road very soon.
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