Greg Greenway
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In 1995 Greg's first national release on Eastern Front Records, Singing for the Landlord, was voted in the top five for album of the year on the Internet Folk DJ list. The accolades sent him touring coast to coast where he won the affection of his audiences. They came for "one of the strongest, and finest, voices in folk music" that they heard on his recordings, but they were won over entirely by the qualities described by The Boston Globe: "He made his mark on the national folk scene with the foot-stomping passion of his shows, but also with a winning and credible between-song intimacy." Substance is as important to the acoustic music audience as is the vehicle, however. Says Out 'n' About: "As part of the new acoustic movement that concentrates on depth and integrity as well as intelligence and innovation, Greenway proves why this 'new folk' style has more than enough strength to sustain itself. Not afraid to explore melodicals, texturals, and lyricals, Greenway has given ample proof...that he will be around for a long time."
Greenway's critically acclaimed debut album, A Road Worth Walking Down, was nominated for two Boston Music Awards. He has been included on numerous compilations including Putumayo World Music's Shelter, Christine Lavin's Big Times in a Small Town and Laugh Tracks, Performing Songwriter magazine's Top Twelve Do It Yourselfers, and Black Wolf Records' This is Boston, Not Austin. Other highlights have been a performance at Carnegie Hall in the New York Singer/Songwriter Festival which was rebroadcast on NPR's World Cafe, and an appearance at the WHYY Phil Ochs Concert in Philadelphia with Joan Baez, Dar Williams, Tom Paxton, and others.
Greg has been on a relentless touring schedule to satisfy audiences asking for one of the most exciting live performers on the circuit today.During the Phil Ochs Song Night Tour, The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote, "Greg Greenway stunned the nearly sold-out audience with a flawfless rendition of Phil Ochs' ambitious song, 'The Crucifixion'..." Greg's show is a transcendent combination of energy, involvement, and heart--the result can be described as a kind of poetry made manifest, with a beautiful balance of light and dark. The passion derives in part from his thoughtful consideration of larger issues, including South African elections and politics, racism, and Irish immigration. His songwriting is never bogged down by preoccupation with self or morose, internal musings. His observations are delivered in what Dirty Linen magazine calls "memorable, affecting melodies". After his complex rhythms, ambitious vocal phrasing, and big guitar sound, the audience is always ready for more.
