Zurich, Switzerland 2010

"...a rare example of a songwriter taking a moment to love the world he lives in."

Flagpole Magazine, Athens, GA

Musician, professional songwriter, record producer, and event promoter Stuart Oliver's harmonica-accompanied acoustic act has taken him as far afield as New Zealand, Switzerland, and Hawaii. Inspired by the "Cosmic Americana" genre, coined by Emmylou Harris describing the marriage of psychedelic rock and country music, Oliver's song-writing is akin to that of Gram Parsons and Kris Kristopherson, while drawing from modern influences Ryan Adams and Elliott Smith.

Oliver is co-founder of The Dusty Buskers (3 time TAMMIE Award winners), and is founder and producer of Old Bisbee Records ("A beatific record label that unearths and immortalizes the talent of the SouthWest" (Downtown Tucsonan). He founded the label for local artists following a banner 2 1/2 year booking career, putting "The Hut" (4th Ave, Tucson) on the map.

Other projects Oliver has produced include Kate Becker & The Zodiacs, Family of Light, Feta & Shiraz (featured on KXCI's Live From Studio 2A Vol. 5), and jazz/fusion band Fuzzy Warbles.

 Family Of Light (feat. Laura Kepner-Adney [Silver Thread Trio] and Robin Messing [The Tangelos]) 2008, Tucson Street Fair

Releases

"Sheddin'Every Skin" (Coming in 2011)

Stuart Oliver

 

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 James of TucsonScene.Com and writer for Tucson Weekly writes...

...the opener tonight will freaking blow you away. Spearheaded by Stu from the Dusty Buskers and augmented by the harmonies of the lovely ladies of Silver Thread Trio, Family of Light is most ambitious project I’ve seen in town since Campo Bravo (or, of course, Golden Boots), featuring mandolins, strings, pedals steel, harmonica and a heavy helping of reverb. They‘ve posted some demos on their MySpace, which barely touches on the overwhelming experience of seeing them in a live setting, but the cut “The Salad Days” comes damn close... keep an eye on these kids.