2004-07-19
27-year-old Georgia native and Harvard grad David Berkeley recently got a boost from ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, when they awarded him the Johnny Mercer award for up-and-coming songwriters. The award caps the steady progress that has come with the release of his second independent disc, After the Wrecking Ships.Berkeley’s an earnest storyteller, leaning toward the vocal style of James Taylor, Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens. Check him out.
CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST
THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM
AMANDA SHIRES
Carrying Lightning
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
Sam Morrow
There Is No Map
YUSUF ISLAAM AKA CAT STEVENS
An Other Cup
MARK ERELLI
Hope and Other Casualties
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