Eric McEntee

California singer-songwriter Eric McEntee is a modern-day troubadour, a soul of the open road who pens songs like the (#23) Viral 50 charting I'm Not Bothered By The Rain; which he wrote busking in Paris, that often evoke this sense of wanderlust, carrying on in the American roots music tradition by blending diverse influences of folk, country, soul and jazz. True to the roots of his sound he has recorded and collaborated with members of Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples and Spoon and the Grammy winning producer's behind Daptone records. In McEntee one can hear echoes of his forebears: the California folk and country rock cosmos of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, the psychedelic folk of Rodriguez, the baroque-pop of Nilsson, 60's Greenwich Village folk eminences Fred Neil and Karen Dalton, a laid back soulful delivery inspired by Labi Siffre, Alan Toussaint and Bill Withers; all are the characteristic patchwork that is hand sewn into the world of his songwriting with an uncanny, timeless effect. This timelessness in McEntee's music, is not merely looking forward or looking back but a natural repose in the songs that stays grounded to the moment, whenever you find them.