All Are Welcome... Some May Stay
Keep to Movin'
Graylight Campfire's debut CD "All Are Welcome…Some May Stay" is the sound of a dream being dreamt in a moving car. The
rhythm of the road intrudes and coaxes us, produces pretty views of the sun going down over the dirty Sound and of the new
century's American landscape; of the highway more traveled and the hundred years of popular music that beams in from long gone
radio stations, where Lester Flatt and Jimi Hendrix sound natural playing aside each other, where The Grand Ole Opry goes electric
and distorts into the sound of factories closing and money tight, where a voice howls back to the history of howling, of wolves and
Wolf. Where Harry Smith-gone-psychedelic frames songs about loss and songs about hope and songs about whiskey and smoke
and relationships that save your life and lay waste to you.
Graylight Campfire’s "All Are Welcome…" is a blues record in weight, a country record in accent and an Appalachian folk tale in
longing. It’s a Rock And Roll record.
Dave Hogan (guitars/vocals) and Brian O'Callaghan (bass/vocals) cut their teeth in The Rafter Bats, who garnered a diehard
following on the Northeastern festival circuit, as recognized in the media the likes of 'Relix' and 'Dirty Linen' magazines, in addition
to multiple awards as 'Bluegrass' and Roots Rock' champions in local press (The Fairfield County Weekly, New Haven Advocate -
New Mass Media). The love of acoustic music is what brought them together, but it was soon a shared love of music history. Of
influences passed down and around, and of electricity.
Graylight Campfire was started as a notion but soon became all consuming; the three piece electric rock band is eternal and a
tradition. It’s as old as 'Stagger Lee' in influence, in desire to get the point across with a voice, a warm and jagged slash of the Les
Paul and a driving backbeat. When former ‘Bats drummer M.D. Rickers moved on, the seat was filled by Pete May, who brought the
live bash and tight kick that drives the songs. After taking it on the road (most notably, taking part in The Gathering of the Vibes,
unheard of for a new band), Graylight Campfire settled in to the studio to make a proper record…but they brought the road in with
them. All the laughs and time spent riding, all the late night campfire folk and head rattling gigs, all the dancing, conscious and
unconscious, all the kicks and tricks and alcohol. All the friends lost and remembered. You hear it all on "All Are Welcome… Some
May Stay," the recognition that songs can sell and tell and preach. But the best songs commiserate with you and make you laugh
and let you bum a smoke.
rhythm of the road intrudes and coaxes us, produces pretty views of the sun going down over the dirty Sound and of the new
century's American landscape; of the highway more traveled and the hundred years of popular music that beams in from long gone
radio stations, where Lester Flatt and Jimi Hendrix sound natural playing aside each other, where The Grand Ole Opry goes electric
and distorts into the sound of factories closing and money tight, where a voice howls back to the history of howling, of wolves and
Wolf. Where Harry Smith-gone-psychedelic frames songs about loss and songs about hope and songs about whiskey and smoke
and relationships that save your life and lay waste to you.
Graylight Campfire’s "All Are Welcome…" is a blues record in weight, a country record in accent and an Appalachian folk tale in
longing. It’s a Rock And Roll record.
Dave Hogan (guitars/vocals) and Brian O'Callaghan (bass/vocals) cut their teeth in The Rafter Bats, who garnered a diehard
following on the Northeastern festival circuit, as recognized in the media the likes of 'Relix' and 'Dirty Linen' magazines, in addition
to multiple awards as 'Bluegrass' and Roots Rock' champions in local press (The Fairfield County Weekly, New Haven Advocate -
New Mass Media). The love of acoustic music is what brought them together, but it was soon a shared love of music history. Of
influences passed down and around, and of electricity.
Graylight Campfire was started as a notion but soon became all consuming; the three piece electric rock band is eternal and a
tradition. It’s as old as 'Stagger Lee' in influence, in desire to get the point across with a voice, a warm and jagged slash of the Les
Paul and a driving backbeat. When former ‘Bats drummer M.D. Rickers moved on, the seat was filled by Pete May, who brought the
live bash and tight kick that drives the songs. After taking it on the road (most notably, taking part in The Gathering of the Vibes,
unheard of for a new band), Graylight Campfire settled in to the studio to make a proper record…but they brought the road in with
them. All the laughs and time spent riding, all the late night campfire folk and head rattling gigs, all the dancing, conscious and
unconscious, all the kicks and tricks and alcohol. All the friends lost and remembered. You hear it all on "All Are Welcome… Some
May Stay," the recognition that songs can sell and tell and preach. But the best songs commiserate with you and make you laugh
and let you bum a smoke.
| Dave Hogan, guitar/vocals; Brian O'Callaghan, bass/vocals; Dennis Jackson, drums/vocals. Straight up 3-piece rock and/or roll with a little twang and a positive vibe, who critics have called "quite possibly the finest musical act to emerge from Fairfield County." Dave and Brian also perform as an acoustic duo, and with special guests Scott Camara on dobro and Tim "T-Bone" Stone on keys. Good times. Great songs. Check it out. |
Blood of the Saints
| Graylight Campfire's latest release! A full-length album with brand new, original songs, from all three guys. |
Halloween / Christmas Every Day
| Graylight Campfire's Holiday 45! Features "Halloween," a scary song for scary times. Also includes "Christmas Every Day," Graylight's critically-acclaimed holiday favorite. |
