TERRY LEE HALE
"Shotgun Pillowcase"
(Borderdreams, february 2007)
Borderdreams is proud to announce the signing of American artist
Terry Lee Hale and the international release of his latest CD "
Shotgun Pillowcase", produced and recorded by
Chris Eckman (Walkabouts, Chris and Carla, Midnight Choir, Shilf) and mixed by
Tucker Martine (Jesse Sykes, Laura Veirs, Jim White, The Long Winters) at Flora –Seattle, Wa-.
Chris Eckman and
Terry Lee Hale entered Chris' home Zuma Studio's in Ljubljana, Slovenia in December of 2005 along with 10 roughed out songs and a commitment to let the studio itself become a partner in the creation of the record. They counted on a stellar cast of top Slovenian and Croatian session players as well as Norway's great
Al DeLoner (Midnight Choir, Hoest).
The result is an amazing album about risk taking, adventure, sharing and yes, even fun. It is not about an artist running away from where or what he's been before but perhaps more about taking those pieces and parts into another room. This album is an affirmation. It's not about obfuscation and cleverness. It's not about technique.
It is our belief that on all accounts
Shotgun Pillowcase is undeniable: sound, vision, song writing and performance.
TERRY LEE HALE Biography
1953-San Antonio, Texas: Born into an army family Terry Lee attended 10 schools in 10 different cities. After finishing high school in Yakima, Washington he set out for Seattle, then California and continued from there to travel in the States all the while learning to play guitar and write songs. TLH has worked as a carpenter, truck driver, farm and ranch hand, cook, laborer, bar tender, booking agent and various other occupations to support himself, his daughter (as a single parent) and his music.
From the first time he heard Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" he wanted to be a guitar player and indeed, bought his first at 14. Terry Lee has lived and traveled extensively in America and, since 1993, in Europe as well. Currently keeping a house in Seattle where he has lived since January of 1984, he spends most of his days writing and touring in Europe. While in Europe he resides in France.
His first appearances on record were on 1987's - "Lowlife" compilation from Ironwood Records and the following year with the song "Dead Is Dead" on SubPop 200. Now, there are 12 Cd's released in Europe, all of them on German recording labels starting in 1993 with "Oh What A World" on Normal Records. The next 8 CD's ("Frontier Model", "The Wilderness Years", "Tornado Alley", "Leaving West", "Old Hand", "Blue Room", "Frozen", "Tender Loving Hell: The Best Of…") were with Glitterhouse and the last release ("Celebration What For") in 2004 with Blue Rose. Also with Blue Rose was one self-titled release called Hardpan and one live CD/DVD- "Hardpan Live"- featuring Chris Burroughs, Joseph Parsons Todd Thibaud and Terry Lee Hale. Recently Terry Lee has signed with the Spanish indie label Borderdreams and will release his next recording "Shotgun Pillowcase" (produced by Chris Eckman, mixed by Tucker Martine) February 15, 2007.
