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Status: Married
City: SARASOTA & KEY WEST
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 6/25/2005

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Monday, October 27, 2008 

Category: Music

JERICHO'S WALL


Words & Music by Fremont John Ashton @ 2003


CD:  "Timeline"




You want to talk.   What would we say?


It's all been said in a thousand ways


To be redundant Is to me repugnant


I've got nothin' to say you haven't heard before.



We built a wall both, you and I


With stones of words that made us cry.


Like Jerico's Wall, let it tumble down.



Hold me in your arms and say no words.


And then, this wall will seem absurd.


Like Jerico's Wall, let it tumble down.



Why waste our breath, get more upset


Let's take some time and, just let it rest.



Silence is golden so, I've been told


Come to me now.  Don't say anything more.



We built a wall both, you and I


With stones of words that made us cry.


Like Jerico's Wall, let it tumble down.



Hold me in your arms and say no words.


And then, this wall will seem absurd.


Like Jerico's Wall, let it tumble down.




Let's go to bed it's getting late.  This stacking stones can surely wait.


Like Jerico's Wall, let it tumble down.


And, in the morning when we rise we're bound to see through different eyes


And then, this wall can tumble down.



Let it tumble down, yeah


Let it tumble down, yeah


Like Jericho's Wall, let it tumble down



Let it tumble down.  Let it tumble down


Like Jericho's Wall let it tumble down.



We built a wall both, you and I


With stones of words that made us cry.


Like Jericho's Wall let it tumble.


Wednesday, June 25, 2008 

Current mood:  blessed

FREMONT JOHN

BIO

"If you want a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things." - Albert Einstein



Fremont John and his band, Acoustic Thunder, performed for 2,000 people this past New Year's Eve at the Wild-in-the-Winter gala event in Chattanooga, TN surprising everyone there when "They had them out of their seats on the first song!" 

Touring continually throughout the state of Florida, John plays at least, 200 gigs per year while steadily broadening his worldwide fan base.  It's a fan base that took root during his 6 years of daily performances on Duval St. in Key West.  There, in 2003, he was doing up to 15 shows per week!  He currently boasts over 3,000 people on his e-mail list and connects with another 2,500 online via MySpace and FaceBook as well as several other music networking sites.  In 2006, he was the 1 Top-booked artist at SonicBids.com beating out over 150,000 member artists!  He continues to rank steadily in the Top-20!  He has twice been featured on Tampa's large public radio station, WMNF-88.5FM and is scheduled for another live, on-air show on August 21, 2008. 

The intense attraction people feel with Fremont John is to the sheer intensity of his emotion coupled with his strong performance ability and unique style.  Whether he's playing one of his brilliant originals or a discriminately selected cover tune, he totally owns the song, playing it in a way that only he will.  Edgar Struble, Music Director - 2008 Country Music Awards " says of John: "He sings like a man on a mission of purpose!" It's almost as if he bleeds, sweats and wrenches the songs from some deep inner place.   Vocally, think Jonny Lang or Rob Thomas.  His melodic, hook-laden guitar leads soar like a wonderfully fresh acoustic blend of Santana and David Gilmour as he layers and loops part after part bringing forth a sort of guitar orchestra.  His ability, sound quality and emotion cross the generation lines giving his fan-base a wide age demographic. 

A powerful songwriter, Fremont John shows immense respect for his audience by sculpting songs with intelligent lyrics, and resonant messages.   A TAXI reviewer recently wrote, "songs…show a vast understanding of writing, arranging, and overall musical wisdom."

His song-demo wowed NYC record producer Larry Baeder, leading to the 2006 indie CD release, "Timeline".  Two songs from that CD, "No Pity On Me" and "Devil's Dune" were semi-finalists in the 2006 Dallas Songwriters Assn. songwriting contest.  Neil Young includes "Devil's Dune" on his web site and, the song appears on several compilation CDs sent to our troops in the Mid-East. A national radio campaign for "Timeline" resulted in FM airplay in many cities while global airplay comes via hundreds of Internet stations. 

Sunday, December 16, 2007 

Category: Life

SEASONS GREETINGS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

I received the following e-mail from Lady Qi.  I watched and decided that the "Story of Stuff" video is much too timely and too well done not to share it with all of you.  Margi, "Lady Qi" writes:

"This is so important ... especially at this time of year when we are SO focused on what to 'buy' for each other for the holidays.  Please take a few minutes to watch this critical message and then think of ways to make a difference this year.
 
Bright blessings,
Margi~*"
 
Go to:  http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Enjoy,

Fremont John
www.fremontjohn.com

Saturday, June 30, 2007 

Current mood:  accomplished

"Devil's Dune" Lyrics (honoring the soldiers)


DEVIL'S DUNE
(A soldier's song)
words and music by Fremont John Ashton
Copyright 2003
CD: "Timeline"

I left my wife and little kids behind
Now, I'm holed up in this desert blind
oh, oh I wanna go home.
And leave this Devil's Dune.
I'm here to fight in this Iraqi war.
To take a life is something I abhor, oh oh I wanna go home.
And leave this Devil's Dune.
Sleepless nights for endless
Days we fight that menace
In this sandy haze
As the oil wells blaze.
Wind and sand are blinding
Here we stand not finding
Any hope of rest
Still, we give our best.
They said this war wouldn't last too long.
We'll hit 'em hard with our "Shock and Awe"
oh, oh I wanna go home.
And leave this Devil's Dune.
And though, it's harder than at first we planned.
Let freedom ring in this desert land oh, oh
Then, we can all go home.
And, leave this Devil's Dune.
Sleepless nights for endless
Days we fight that menace
In this sandy haze
As the oil wells blaze.
Wind and sand are blinding
Here we stand not finding
Any hope of rest.
Still, we give our best.
We fought a bloody battle through the night.
I lost my buddy in the firefight oh, oh
Some good American's died.
On this Devil's Dune.
I pray this war will be over soon.
We'll be the victors on this Devil's Dune oh, oh.
Still, I wanna go home
And leave this Devil's Dune.
Oh oh. I wanna go home and leave this Devil's Dune Oh oh.
I'll bid salaam, shalom to this Devil's Dune.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Music
This last trip to Key West, earlier this month, was not only to play gigs but to get some recording done. The stars, the planets and the moon all lined up. Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley (bass) was in from NYC as was Richard Crooks (drums), you remember Richard from my "Timeline" CD. Our focus this time was to just get the bass and drum tracks recorded for use later. We recorded 12 songs, half original and half cover-tunes. Ivan played bass on all the original songs and on 3 of the covers. Ivan and Richard have a long history of playing together and gave me just what I needed. These guys are just incredible!

Bubba Lownotes played on the other 3 cover tunes. I have to say that Bubba played brilliantly. Wait 'til you hear the groove he laid down on "The Thrill Is Gone".

Ivan was just featured in the March issues of "Bass Player Magazine" as well as in "Bass Guitar Magazine". Ivan is a Berklee grad and a world-class musician who has played with many greats. You can check him out here on MySpace. He's in my Top-20 along with my other favorite bass player, Fernando Saunders (from the "Timeline" CD).

Larry Baeder was on hand as Producer, once again. Larry produced "Timeline" and that album is absolutely freakin' great! Just in case you don't already know that. The new album will be just as good and in some ways, even better.

I am genuinely and deeply honored and privileged to have these opportunities to play with the likes of Ivan Bodley, Fernando Saunders, Rob Leon, Richard Crooks, Larry Baeder and many other world-class musicians who have made a career of supporting the greats in music. I am just as honored to now have them as friends, too.

The new CD remains nameless though, some of the songs that may give title to it include "Back In The Game" and "Contrarian". But who knows, maybe the CD title won't be a song title.

It is an expensive process to produce a great CD. I am in the process now of finding funding. The first step is paid for. The rest will be completed as the money is there to do it.

If you would be interested in kicking in to help get this new CD completed, contact me here or at my regular e-mail: fremontjohn@fremontjohn.com


Best,

Fremont John