David Feder: Press clips

Here is the Link to my official Press Kit and a Video from the Celebration of the Sea.
Other artists performing were Steven Tyler, Skunk Baxter, DMC, Chuck Berry, Brian Oneil, Johnny A,.....

...Hillbilly Flamenco, An irresistible audio image. You have to listen to it at least once just to see what it means. And it pulls you in. His music is smooth and sweet and gentle but not too much. You know what I mean?
There's a rural, outdoorsy freedom that swings just where it should. There's also a hardly hidden, say, low profile kind of melancholy thread woven through it that, for me, gives David's music it's greatest opportunity for greatness. A universality.
Call it a bond of sympathy among countless souls.
This might sound heavy but it isn't. David's hands flutter around a guitar creating cascades of sparkling notes; some drift away, others fall into places in ourselves seemingly pre-shaped just to hold them.
Not one note is thrown away, a quality shared with only the best writers, composers.
Tyler Everett
The Independent

The hard knocks of waiting to be heard in the music world can either redirect someone's career out of the business or embitter some of the brightest lights into dullness. And sometimes a seasoned artist can get so lost in the seduction of mercenary musical survival that their childhood dreams are lost forever. But occasionally, in a rare moment, we are blessed with the kind of talent that waits for it's time and refuses to compromise.

After years of traveling down some challenging musical slopes David Feder has emerged as just that kind of musician with a truthful creative vision all his own. He reminds us that the struggle was worth the wait and inspires us to try it ourselves. He has gifted us with an untainted collection of musical ideas that are savvy yet innocent, intelligent yet accessible. Playing from his heart he shows us more than just a glimpse of his soul. His musicianship incorporates miles of styles, woven into a personal journey telling stories about life through the strings of his guitar.

Hillbilly Flamenco, his self-created genre, is a recipe of grits and gravy with a side of Spanish rice. The music filled with virtuosity is not just about that; the real flavor comes from the humor behind the technique, and the fusion of unlikely cultures that ultimately are tied together in a common folk heritage. When you experience Feder performing live, you get what’s it’s really about. He commands the fretboard with jazz, blues, flamenco and bluegrass riffs that become dazzling guitar dances. And the story he tells about each composition gives insight so unsuspectingly into the psyche of a man full of life and love.

Music conceived from a cross-country motor cycle ride as in "The Ride" and his own interpretation of a young girl’s dream in "Leila's Dream" shows how Feder uses his guitar not only to play but to illustrate.
He is very amusing when he tells of how "Salagua" was created in a real life club experience with his band when a request for a Gypsy Kings style tune turned into a Latin jam. It is especially touching when he shares his feelings for his wife Suzi (whose actual name is Sara) in "Saranade" and his son Nyan in my personal favorite the "Bun".

David Feder’s music needs to be heard and his show needs to be experienced. After listening to Feder this past weekend at his concert at the TRIAD Theatre in New York City, it is evident that he has much to offer to the guitar repertoire. And he brings with him an abundance of entertainment to the stage!

Dave Feder's show at The Main Street Cafe last Friday was highly entertaining from start to finish. He engages the audience with a humorous wit as he tells stories of life on the road and in the Keys. He then breaks into some of the most progressive Flamenco Jazz-style guitar ever played. He has an eclectic 'folk meets Celtic meets Samba' musical twist to his songs that are full of smart philosophical lyrics. The audience was dazzled and delighted.
Laurie Oudin Main Street Cafe

"Black Emerald is David Feder's best work yet. I've listened to it over and over, and each time I'm knocked out by the energy of the music. It's one of those special albums that stands as a singular creative vision, not just a collection of songs. Dave's touch with the Latin guitar is magic."
Carl Hiaasen

David Feder - Black Emerald
Self-described as "hillbilly flamenco", David Feder puts together a great album in "Black Emerald". Showing off his skills on guitar, songwriter, and indeed as a producer (production values contained within are of the peak of a professional's career), David blends Latin jazz, funk, and the traditional (and not so traditional) sounds of flamenco for a superb experience in sound. I like that he puts "Please adopt a homeless animal" on all of his CDs; it's that sort of genuine sense of earthly gratitude that so often gets misplaced in the music world. He could easily be the hottest thing out of the Florida Keys right now.

On a scale of one to seven, this one's a 10--this hillbilly-jazz artist everybody should talk about. The distillation of David Feder's music as an art form features unforgettable wider geographic explorations, with flamenco, country, rock or jazz--the advent of cool world music, with magnificent, economical arrangements and sublime performances by this bandit.