Travis MacRae

Travis MacRae is a Canadian singer/songwriter known for his folk (or folk blues) music, for his accomplished guitar and harmonica playing, and for his rough, somewhat Southern-styled vocals. He is often, but not always, accompanied by backing musicians on record.

Biography
Travis MacRae's first official record, titled Silhouettes on the Sunset, was released on the Canadian label Willow Tree Records. Since this release in 2002 MacRae has gone on to release three LP's titled Historic Hills (2003), Travis MacRae (2004), and The Future is the Present Wrapped (2005). Bootlegs of his large collection of demo material have also been circulating among fans and are known as A Brief History 1999-2003 (2003), The Kitchen Demos (2004), and Demos from the Attic (2005).

Trivia

 * MacRae lent his vocals to a tribute record for Pete Seeger on the song "Sailing Down My Golden River"


 * MacRae wrote and recorded a track titled "Remember This Song" specifically for a compilation CD for children.


 * His name sake is country and western musician Merle Travis, coincidentally MacRae also plays in the Travis style fingerpicking


 * He is a pescetarian


 * Frequently plays a Gibson J-45 or Martin OM-35


 * His songs often include imagery of birds, trains, clouds, and highways

Known pseudonyms

 * Blind Boy Crumble (album credit)
 * Elliott White (album credit)
 * Forrest Lint (album credit)
 * Willy Brown (Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival in Lunenburg, NS on 08/12/05)

Singles

 * "Heading For The Country" (2002)
 * "This Land Is Your Land" (2003)
 * "What Kind Of Friend Is This?" (2004)
 * "It's Hard To Repair" (2005)

Videos

 * Breakfast Television: "So Long, It's Been Good To Know Ya'" (2005)

Official sites

 * Travis MacRae

Data

 * Travis MacRae on Last.FM Radio
 * Travis MacRae on Shark & Dagger Podcast