Meet the Navigators

1. Christ I've Done It again

2. Get Out Of Touch

3. Hold On

4. Just Getting Started

5. One Line Epitaph

6. Nos Na Gaoithe

7. Here Comes The Hurricane

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
The Navigators, the edgy roots-folk trio born in the music clubs of lower Manhattan, have lit a campfire that both the band and its audience can sit around. They successfully combine the alt-country of Louisville’s backroom bars, the lyrical folk of Ireland and the downtown swagger of Dylan-era New York. "It might seem inconsistent," notes Dewey Kincade, "to play a pretty ballad one moment and an in-your-face rocker the next. But that's just us being honest. Music is the only thing in life I'll ever be certain about."

In late 2000, prolific singer/songwriter Dewey Kincade was 27, had written over 250 songs, and had enjoyed success on the Kentucky airwaves with his self-produced first record, Lost and Found. Then, in a sudden fit of latter-day romanticism, he threw his guitar, songbooks and harmonicas into his car and moved to New York City to follow his girlfriend. Though this questionable decision led to a classic breakup, homelessness, and a stint of subway busking, it also led Dewey to write some of his best material, South meets North songs that formed the building blocks of the Navigators’ sound.

While rebuilding life as a New Yorker, Dewey’s ex-girlfriend introduced him to upright bassist Andrew Emer, a Hollywood native transplanted to Brooklyn. Emer had been leading a seven-piece Mingus-styled big band through his jazz compositions, but he ran into the same problems that broke apart the original big bands: money, complexity, and personalities. A duo was particularly attractive, and since Andrew had grown up with a folk singin’ mom and a crate of Dylan, Guthrie and Baez records, Dewey’s material and voice felt like home. The two began to gig around the city, and the folk-roots-cum-Violet Femmes sound of Andrew’s standup bass became a core component of the band’s sound.

The duo found its backbeat in Phelim Eoin Stephen White, an Irishman with rock-solid rhythm, a piercing falsetto, and an enduring love for the folk music of his native Dublin. Understandably, Phelim was not content with minor stardom in Ireland as the voice of a Queen cover band, and emigrated to New York eight years ago. After a stint playing groove-jazz for the NYC band Topaz, Phelim found the band that reflected his own musical tastes – roots rock-n-roll, enduring lyrics, and a straight-forward, timeless musical simplicity. He also got his chance to sing again, giving the Navigators the high harmonies that completed the vocal picture.

Armed with three instruments, two voices and a batch of songs ranging from lilting ballads to brash rock-n-roll, The Navigators have honed their live show in clubs throughout New York City, playing at the Bowery Ballroom, the Mercury Lounge, CBGBs and the Knitting Factory. It has been noted, when they rock, the rush is never artificial. When they are quiet, audiences hang on every word and note. In a world where pop flashes-in-the-pan hawk music like overdressed sidewalk vendors, The Navigators forged their sound the old-fashioned way – with heart and soul, one step ahead of the machine.

Product Description:
The debut EP from The Navigators. With songs that range from in-your-face-rock to ballads, The Navigators have produced an album that will satisfy the most ardent music fan.

Tracks:

Christ I've Done It again
Get Out Of Touch
Hold On
Just Getting Started
One Line Epitaph
Nos Na Gaoithe
Here Comes The Hurricane

Album Description

The debut EP from The Navigators. With songs that range from in-your-face-rock to ballads, The Navigators have produced an album that will satisfy the most ardent music fan.

Music Album:

Music Album