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Yn dalent newydd arbennig, ganed Ernie Payne yn Louisiana ac mae’n awr yn byw yn Los Angeles. Mae’n gitarydd a chwaraewr dobro gwych, ac mae ganddo un o’r lleisiau gorau glywch chi ar yr amdaith gerddoriaeth roots yn unrhyw le drwy’r byd.
Ernie Payne is an African American musician from Louisiana's Acadia Parish. His family was large and everyone learned early to pitch in and help with chores and household duties. Their strict, religious, hard -working ethic thought music essential to a quality life, but hardly something to pursue as a way to earn a living.
Over the years Ernie has been employed as a songwriter for various publishers, front man for numerous musical entities, co-front man, civil servant, husband and father. "Somebody singing is my first memory. Music celebrated and music mourned. Everybody in my family loved some kind of music and they shared it with me. My music attempts to carry on that idea of brotherhood and sharing."
Roots orientated, delta blues, contemporary folk artist, Ernie Payne, is probably one of the most comfortable players you will ever hear. Trading off easily between guitar and dobro, his command of the various rhythms and instruments is impressive.
At the core of the music is Payne’s stunning voice, a deep, rich baritone, mournful but soothing. He can sing songs that tear at your heart, nailing the feel of each tune so well, that you instantly know the meaning, without knowing the words. The stories told in the songs are intimate and visual and as he is singing he makes the listener feel as if he is talking to them personally, directly and one on one.
Ernie’s debut CD (Coercion Street) was released on Black and Tan Records in April 2004. The record is being played all over the world and was picked up by Andy Kershaw (BBC Radio 3), on whose show he has recorded two live sessions. It also got rave reviews in, among others, Blues Wax and Blues Revue.
In Ernie’s own words:
‘I was born in Louisiana, U.S.A. Raised in Evangeline Parish and East Texas. Late blooming baby boomer, nurtured by God fearing Baptists and Creole Catholics and the powerful fun of the second line drum. I'm trying to serve the blackness well.’
‘Ernie Payne is a major, new talent’ - Andy Kershaw BBC Radio 3
’Coercion Street is one groundbreaking record from beginning to end, and it establishes Payne as an important new voice’ - Blues Revue (USA)
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