Jon Rauhouse » pedal steel http://www.jonrauhouse.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:22:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Source Victoria – Slow Luck http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2011/11/26/source-victoria-slow-luck/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2011/11/26/source-victoria-slow-luck/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:42:52 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/?p=486 Jon appears on the Source Victoria album “Slow Luck” which was released yesterday (November 25th, 2011).

He played on a few tracks including pedal steel on the album’s final track “Once I’m Dead” – It’s just acoustic guitar, pedal steel played by the ever-awesome Jon Rauhouse and my vocal Brendan Murphy

Info about the album is up in the Discography section where you can listen to the full album by clicking the “audio sample” link.

You can download the album at iTunes.

]]> http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2011/11/26/source-victoria-slow-luck/feed/ 0 Being a marketable musician. http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2011/09/24/being-a-marketable-musician/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2011/09/24/being-a-marketable-musician/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:56:53 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/?p=469 There’s an article up on the Electronic Musician website in their Master Class tutorial section entitled “Being a marketable musician means broadening your skill set – and mindset.”

Well playing the pedal steel, banjo, Hawaiian, standard guitar etc etc. There’s a certain person fits right in with having both a broad skill and mind set.

Check out the article for what Jon has to say about it all.

]]> http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2011/09/24/being-a-marketable-musician/feed/ 0 Witchcraft http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2010/12/06/witchcraft/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2010/12/06/witchcraft/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:12:40 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/?p=438 The Jon Rauhouse Sestet has a new single out…

Who: the Jon Rauhouse Sestet featuring
Rachel Flotard: singing
Jon Rauhouse: pedal steel guitar
Tommy Connell: guitar
Kevin O’Donnell: drums
Will Lovell: bass
Jeff Livingston: piano
Jacob Valenzuela: trumpet

What: release of the single “Witchcraft” on Itunes

When: Dec 1, 2010

Where: the World

Why: because it is awesome

Get it today and pass it on

]]> http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2010/12/06/witchcraft/feed/ 2 Home http://www.jonrauhouse.com/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:06:58 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/?page_id=4 http://www.jonrauhouse.com/home/feed/ 0 Pics & Videos – Oran Mor, Glasgow 2009 http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2009/09/10/pics-videos-oran-mor-glasgow-2009/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2009/09/10/pics-videos-oran-mor-glasgow-2009/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:05:26 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/?p=276 I met up with Jon at the recent gig in Glasgow, at the Oran Mor on Sept 7th, he was in top form as was Neko Case and her band – Jon, Paul Rigby, Barry Mirochnick, Tom V Ray & Kelly Hogan – who put on a great set, from the new album, “Middle Cyclone”, and some old favourites.

Some dark and blurry pics from side stage are up on the site in the “On Tour” “Tour Pics” section.

There’s also a couple of videos up on the site as well, both are from the soundcheck with Jon putting his pedal steel, Eastwood and Epiphone through their paces, along with a bit of Paul Rigby. It’s in the “Video” section of the “On Tour” pages.

The tour of the UK still has a number of dates to go so if you can get along and enjoy a great band play some top class music.

]]> http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2009/09/10/pics-videos-oran-mor-glasgow-2009/feed/ 0 Compilations 1995 – 2005 http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/compilations-1995-2005/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/compilations-1995-2005/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:38:54 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/compilations-1995-2000/
  • For A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot RecordsArtist : Jon Rauhouse
  • Album : For A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records
  • Released & Label : 2005 Bloodshot Records
  • Credits : Magnificent Seven – played everything (pedal steel, hawaiian guitar, and guitars) except drums and bass which were played by Bill Herzog
  • Audio sample & Download at eMusicFor A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records
    • Sweetheart 2005
      Artist : Neko Case
    • Album : Sweetheart 2005
    • Released & Label : 2005 Hear Music Starbucks
    • Credits : Hawaiian Guitar
    • Hard Headed Woman : A Celebration of Wanda JacksonArtist : Neko Case
    • Album : Hard Headed Woman : A Celebration of Wanda Jackson
    • Released & Label : 2004 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicHard Headed Woman : A Celebration of Wanda Jackson
    • 2 Hours From AnywhereArtist : Jon Rauhouse
    • Album : 2 Hours From Anywhere – A Collection of Arizona Songwriters
    • Released & Label : 2004 Perfect Circle Records
    • Credits : Plays and wrote the album’s hidden track
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusic2 Hours From Anywhere
    • Live From Studio 2 Volume IIArtist : Neko Case
    • Album : Live From Studio 2 Volume II
    • Released & Label : 2003 104.1 KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe
    • The Pine Valley Cosmonauts - The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 2 & 3Artist : The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
    • Album : The Executioner’s Last Songs, Vol. 2 & 3
    • Released & Label : 2003 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Hawaiian Guitar, Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicThe Pine Valley Cosmonauts - The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 2 & 3
    • The Bottle Let Me DownArtist : Jon Rauhouse/Andy Hopkins
    • Album : The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs for Bumpy Wagon Rides
    • Released & Label : 2002 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Vocals, Sample Arrangements, Guitar, Pedal Steel
      • Audio sample & >Download at eMusicThe Bottle Let Me Down
    • respond 2Artist : Various Artists
    • Album : Respond, Vol. 2
    • Released & Label : 2002 Signature Records
    • Credits : Pedal Steel
    • Making Singles Drinking DoublesArtist : Various Artists
    • Album : Making Singles, Drinking Doubles
    • Released & Label : 2002 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Guitar (Steel), Guest Appearance, Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicMaking Singles Drinking Doubles
    • Carolyn Mark - A Tribute to Robert Altman's NashvilleArtist : Carolyn Mark & Her Room-mates
    • Album : A Tribute to Robert Altman’s Nashville
    • Released & Label : 2002 Mint Records
    • Credits : Vocals, Pedal Steel
    • The Pine Valley Cosmonauts - The Executioner's Last SongsArtist : The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
    • Album : The Executioner’s Last Songs
    • Released & Label : 2002 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Engineer, Banjo
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicThe Pine Valley Cosmonauts - The Executioner's Last Songs
    • Dont Let The Bastards Get You DownArtist : John Langford & Kelly Hogan
    • Album : Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down: A Tribute to Kris Kristofferson
    • Released & Label : 2002 Jackpine Social Club
    • Credits : Hawaiian Guitar, Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicDont Let The Bastards Get You Down
    • The Gift SoundtrackArtist : Neko Case
    • Album : The Gift (Original Soundtrack)
    • Released & Label : 2001 Will Records
    • Credits : Banjo, Pedal Steel
    • Down To The Promised LandArtist : Neko Case & Grievous Angels
    • Album : Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records
    • Released & Label : 2000 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Producer, Pedal Steel Banjo
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicDown To The Promised Land
    • Poor Little Knitter On The RoadArtist : Anna Fermin & Friends
    • Album : Poor Little Knitter on the Road: A Tribute to the Knitters
    • Released & Label : 1999 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicPoor Little Knitter On The Road
    • Jukebox Cantina Combo PlatterArtist : Various Artists
    • Album : Jukebox Cantina Combo Platter
    • Released & Label : 1998 Hayden’s Ferry
    • Credits : Mandolin, Pedal Steel
    • Straight Outta Boone CountyArtist : Earl C. Whitehead & The Grievous Angels
    • Album : Straight Outta Boone County
    • Released & Label : 1997 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicStraight Outta Boone County
    • Hell-Bent: Insurgent Country, Volume 2Artist : Earl C. Whitehead & The Grievous Angels
    • Album : Hell-Bent: Insurgent Country, Volume 2
    • Released & Label : 1995 Bloodshot Records
    • Credits : Pedal Steel
    • Audio sample & Download at eMusicHell-Bent: Insurgent Country, Volume 2
    ]]>     http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/compilations-1995-2005/feed/ 0     Steel Guitar Air Show http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/steel-guitar-air-show/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/steel-guitar-air-show/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:24:24 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/steel-guitar-air-show/
    Jon Rauhouse - Steel Guitar Air Show

    Back in the day, when musicianship was still valued by the music industry, any respectable record collection had more than a few instrumental records. These records were perfect for stacking on the LP. They were good for dinner music, wiling away the hours or even better, getting busy. That’s right, grandma and grandpa were putting that Jackie Gleason record on AFTER they turned off the Lawrence Welk show.

    Above all this music was fun. And its that spirit of fun that is captured on “Steel Guitar Air Show” We tried to convince Jon that the lounge revival was over. Undaunted, he donned his smoking jacket and broke out his pick and slide. Chock fill of classics like Perfidia, the Lonely Bull, and Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie, a mix of spunky originals and guest stars like Neko Case, Sally Timms, Calexico and more, it’s part Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant back from the grave and part Esquivel wearing spurs. Add up all these parts, throw in the unquestionable technical mastery of one tricky instrument and “Steel Guitar Air Show” will guarantee your next dinner party or lazy afternoon won’t crash and burn.

    It is, simply put, the last word in tiki-inflected, spaghetti western, when’s-the-Rat-Pack-showin’-up? geezer rock. We highly recommend mixing a pitcher of Mai Tais, slipping into those silk pajamas (you know, the ones with the little horsies and ukeleles on them), turn up the heat to 85 degrees, and get real, REAL gone. Seriously, if you can listen to this record without being put in a better mood, without a content, distant smile creeping up on you, you should see a specialist. Really.

    #

    Track List

    Jon Rauhouse - Steel Guitar Air Show
    1. The Glow Worm
    2. F86
    3. The World Is Waiting For A Sunrise*
    4. Circle the Wagons Babe
    5. Who’s the Baddie? Says Alan Laddie
    6. Hula Blues
    7. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
    8. The Lonely Bull
    9. Beer & Lettuce
    10. Summer Samba
    11. Perfidia
    12. Choo Cho Ch’ Boogie
    13. Homie’s Parade
    14. Agent Burns (Theme)
    15. Can ‘O’ Corn*
    16. Million Dollar Mermaid

    Audio Clips
    *MP3 Download courtesy of Bloodshot Records

    #

    Artists

    • Jon Rauhouse – pedal steel & Hawaiian guitar
    • Tommy Connell – all guitars
    • Neko Case – Vocals on The World Is Waiting For A Sunrise
    • Kelly Hogan – Vocals on Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive & The Lonely Bull
    • Sally Timms – Vocals on Perfidia
    • Joey Burns – Bass on tracks 1,4,8,9,10,12,14 & nylon string guitar on The Lonely Bull
    • John Convertino – Drums on tracks 1,4,8,9,10,12,14 & percussion on The Lonely Bull
    • Tom V. Ray – Bass on tracks 2,3,5,7,11,15
    • Kevin O’Donell – Drums on tracks 2,3,5,7,11,15
    • Nick Luna – Piano on Choo Choo Ch’Boogie, vibes on Agent Burns (Theme) & organ on Summer Samba
    • Craig Schumacher – percussion on Summer Samba
    • Frank Judge – Voice over on Million Dollar Mermaid
    • Jon, Tommy & Craig – Haole Choir on Hola Blues

    Production

    • Tracks 1,4,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,16 – recorded & mixed by Craig Schumacher at WaveLab in Tuscon AZ
    • Tracks 2,3,5,7,11,15 – recorded & mixed by Mike Hagler at Kingsize in Chicago IL
    • Mastered by Mike Hagler at Kingsize in Chicago IL

    Pictures of Tommy Connell and some of the gear used to record Steel Guitar Air Show, taken in the Wavelab studio.

    #

    BUY IT

    #

    Reviews

    Bloodshot Records now has another quality performer to brag about, and listeners can look forward to Rauhouse’s follow-up recordings. There are no stunts to hear in this Air Show, just quality music.
    Read more at Atomic Online

    And ‘phenomenal job’ really sums up the entire record. There’s not a bad performance on here; everything smacks of style and grace, and Jon’s genuine love for good music is presented in a tight, tasty package.
    Read more at Indie Workshop

    Jon Rauhouse’s STEEL GUITAR AIR SHOW is a spirited romp. It’s part Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant back from the grave, part Esquivel wearing spurs, and part Santo & Johnny scoring a Spaghetti Western.
    Read more at La Chunga

    The entire production drips with the coolness of a Harlem cocktail lounge at 3 a.m. Rauhouse proves he’s no slouch as an arranger, producer, or musician. The project required more conceptual thinking than one might imagine “just a steel guitar album” would. Rauhouse has done a masterful management job. It is indeed a real steel guitar air show.
    Read more at Rockzilla World

    ]]>     http://www.jonrauhouse.com/discography/steel-guitar-air-show/feed/ 0     About http://www.jonrauhouse.com/about/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/about/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:49:02 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/about/

    Nicknames: “Orchid Fingers” “Pumpkinhead” “Nicest Guy in Show Biz”

    Jon Rauhouse playing banjo

    Raised on Easter Island in the Southern Pacific, his destiny as the next tribal chief was derailed when he was struck on his ample head by an eleven-pound coconut…* OK this is how it really happened in his own words…

    I started playing the banjo in 1977 (I was 19) on a dare and ended up playing in a bluegrass band for several years, in the late 70′s I started up on the pedal steel. Tommy Connell joined the band in the late 70′s early 80′s and they played music that sounded like Air Show, we actually used to play “Choo Choo Ch’boogie” back then.

    After that I played multi-instrumentalist for years in a dozen bands, lost track of Tommy and lost track of my mind. Joined Grievous Angels mid 90′s, got the Bloodshot deal and the rest is history.

    Jon Rauhouse laid back with Slingerland Arch-Top

    Touring with Neko opening up for the Jayhawks in Los Angeles, Tommy Connell was in the crowd. Got reacquainted after 18 years.

    Always wanted to make a steel guitar record paying homage to previous steel players who made (good) bad steel records and I wanted to record with friends (and great musician) Neko, Kelly, Sally, Tommy, Tom V. Ray, Joey, John, Kevin, Nick and Craig.

    Since I knew Tommy again, it added a Speedy & Jimmy element not to mention his amazing ability.

    Played for years and made my own style without using effects and then hooked up with Jamal Ruhe and formed Sleepwalker which, by the way the steel was saturated with effects. One released Sleepwalker record and two in the can waiting.

    Been touring fairly heavily for the past 3 to 4 years with Neko Case (this was in about 2003, so it’s been longer now) and before that with Grievous Angels, Waco Brothers, John Langford, Chris Mills, Sally Timms, and Kelly Hogan.

    Influences & Heroes

    Jon Rauhouse with Slingerland Arch Top

    Pure Prairie League with John David Call on steel guitar
    Joe Ely with Lloyd Maines
    Asleep at the Wheel with Lucky Oceans
    Commander Cody with Bobby Black

    All Big Band music and the Big Band leader Alvino Rey whose instrument was steel guitar.
    Definitely Speedy West and a Guy in Austin named Mike Hardwick.

    He is also revered in Nottingham, England. Seriously.
    *Find the end of this story at Bloodshot Records

    ]]>     http://www.jonrauhouse.com/about/feed/ 0     Site http://www.jonrauhouse.com/site/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/site/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:16:55 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/site/ The official site for Mr. Orchid Fingers, Jon Rauhouse one of the world’s finest multi-instrumentalists, being much called on to provide pedal steel, Hawaiian guitar and banjo for many artists.

    Jon Rauhouse at his pedal steel guitar 2009 © Jason Creps

    pic thanks to Jason Creps click for bigger pic

    In the end the blues (music) are not the paper they’re written on, we agreed, it’s the horn and the slapped bass, it’s the singer and the voice, it’s the smoke in the room, it’s the people listening, bent foreward, eyes closed or shiny, it’s the time and place and the ache inside that matches the ache in the words and music. It isn’t something to take apart to much, to analyze. Hoagy Carmichael expresses exactly the way Jon feels about music

    From the menu on the left you’ll find your way round the site:

    Details about Jon, his appearances on albums (On Disc), tour dates, tour pictures and videos (On Tour), his Friends sites and the latest news.

    ]]>     http://www.jonrauhouse.com/site/feed/ 4     Two Chicago shows. http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2007/09/20/two-chicago-shows/ http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2007/09/20/two-chicago-shows/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:22:42 +0000 Toxic Web http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2007/09/20/two-chicago-shows/ Jon plays two dates in Chicago near the end of October, both dates and details are up in the “On Tour” section of the site.

    ]]>     http://www.jonrauhouse.com/news/2007/09/20/two-chicago-shows/feed/ 0