Romi mayes

Romi Mayes is a Canadian born musician. Romi Mayes was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and began performing on stage at the age of 15 years, and touring throughtout the United States and the UK playing at festivals, theatres, bars, halls, cafes and even living rooms.Fact|date=August 2008

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Romi Mayes is a talented, independent Canadian musician whose style in music has been noted as edgy, bourbon infused country blues and country blues, bluegrass genre. Her songs express feelings of sympathy and honesty, such as her ballad "Angeline," and brings the listener to understand her emotions and where they are directed.Fact|date=August 2008

Romi has been linked to various artists from around the globe which have helped her to be recognized- these artists include, but are not limited to: Ricky Skaggs, Billy Joe Shaver, Corb Lund, Iris Dement, Jim Cuddy, Joe Ely, Fred Eaglesmith, Sue Foley, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Bo Ramsay, Martha Wainwright, Hayes Carll, Lynn Miles, Gurf Morlix, and Barney Bentall.Fact|date=August 2008

Awards and Reviews

Romi Mayes has recently been awarded Song Writer of the Year and Album of the Year at the 2007 Western Canadian Music Awards and has had various other nominations for her latest albums, “Living Room Sessions” (2005) and “Sweet Somethin’ Steady” (2006).Fact|date=August 2008

"Underneath the cursed swilling beer infested bluegrass tinges from her past albums, breathes the heart of Winnipeg songster Romi Mayes now covered with the subtle beauty of dirt jangled guitars bursting with confident sparse arrangements unearthing the gritty heart of 'I eat nails for breakfast before I hand out a whupin' woman with a passion for life, living and music rarely seen in her genre....and she can play her f**king guitar." - - Gordie Tentrees, MusicianFact|date=August 2008

"Romi Mayes has been quoted as being one of the hardest working independent singer/musicians in Canada, and at 33 years of age she is not going to slow down, in fact she is already planning her next album for release before the end of 2008."- Maverick Magazine-UK (rated Romi 5 stars)Fact|date=August 2008

Albums (Discography)

*Sweet Somethin’ Steady- 2006

*Romi Mayes and the Temporarily Unemployed: The Living Room Sessions Volume 1-2005

*Mayes and Carmichael- 2004

*Romi Mayes- On the Road in 2 Days-2002

*Off the Wagon-1997

She has also performed on various compilations such as:
*Beverly Street-2007

*Guess Who’s Home-2004

*High Roads-2006

*High Water Everywhere -2006

*The Life and Times of Christian Banks -2006

*Don't You Think We Should Be Closer -2006

*Comin’ Home Soon- 2006

*Let’R Buck-2007 Romi's band members that have been touring with her since 2004 include:
Jaxon Haldane, Tom Fodey, Chris Carmichael, Dan Walsh, Luke Stackhouse, Tania Elizabeth, Grant Siemens, Gurf Morlix, Ray Bonneville, Rick Richards, Ashley Mayes, Andrew Neville and The Poor Choices, Matt Masters, Sam Baker, Chris Saywell, Rob Pachol, The Weber Brothers, Darcy Yates, Christine Bougie, Donny Zueff, Aaron Goss, Ken McMahon, Sky Onosson, Joel Titchkosky, Pineapple Frank Barth, Scott Nolan, Rob Wrigley, Chris Bauer, Lance Loree, Washboard Hank, Ken McMahon, Joanna Miller, Darrek Anderson, Tom Murray, Matt King, Ken Hermanson, Dustin Bentall, Kent McAlister, Kendel Carson, Adam Dobres, Jeff Plankenorn, Michael O'Connor, and Barney Bentall's Grand Cariboo Opry.

Notes and References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/romimayes www.myspace.com/romimayes]
* [http://www.romimayes.com www.romimayes.com]