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• Prairie Dance Music
• What You Blue About?
• Blues Farm
• Recycled Souls

Low down and dirty; blues played as it was originally intended to sound like
Based in the wonderfully named Fort Dodge in Iowa, Erick Hovey learnt the basic blues scale when he was only eight years old. Erick has improved on this in such a stupendous way that this album makes you wonder why you haven’t come across his name before. Out of these dozen tunes, the delightful
Patchouli certainly grabbed my attention. It is songs like this which make you yearn for an extended version as this groove never becomes tiresome. Fight That Monkey opens with guitar but this is soon joined by vocals which blew me away. Pronounced by Real Blues Magazine as being among their top one hundred new releases for 2009, I would urge others to follow their and my own advice to try their utmost to track down a copy of this very distinguished record.
Russell Hill / Maverick Magazine / UK 

Erick Hovey is from Iowa, where when he’s not busy tilling the soil as a fifth-generation farmer, he’s making some really cool music.  Hovey recently released a pair of CDs that mix blues influences with styles like rock, jazz, soul, reggae, and funk.  Hovey began playing the blues at local taverns at the tender age of 14, but has expanded over the years to take in many venues and festivals around the U.S. Midwest.

The first of these releases, Blues Farm, is the most blues-oriented of the two.  The opener, “Ball and Chain,” has a slow, moody, funky backdrop with some terrific understated guitar work.  “Know Who You Are” is more upbeat, almost blues/rock with  Hovey’s ragged but right guitar, and features some tasty harmonica from Andy Blumenthal and keyboards from Tom Gary.  “Soda Pop Girl” is a gentle swinger about a girl who drives our protagonist around town while he drinks, and “Patchouli” is highlighted by Hovey’s stinging guitar fills.
 
Other highlights include the atmospheric “Runnin’ With A Full Moon,” the jazzy workout, “Fight That Monkey,”  “Missing Part,” and the guitar-driven shuffle, “I’m Through.”  Hovey’s a fine guitarist and his vocals are solid and suit the material well, and he gets excellent support from Blumenthal (harmonica), Gary (keys), Jeff Foreman (drums), Dan Lodden (bass), and Heather Kelly (vocals).  This is a pretty solid set of Midwest blues that will please most blues fans.
A lot of the same ground is covered on Recycled Souls, but with more of a rock edge, and slightly more emphasis on songwriting.  Highlights on Recycled Souls include “When Will I See You Again,” “Half Dead,” “What You Doin’ Here,” “Ain’t Done With You,” “Here Again,” “Thousand Times,” and “Feels So Good Hurts So Bad.”  It’s a first-rate set of songs, with the same band in support (plus bass player Andy Schneider on one track).

One of the highlights of reviewing CDs for Blues Bytes over the years is that I’ve been exposed to music that I wouldn’t have otherwise heard.  Over the past few years, I’ve discovered that the Midwest is a very reliable source of blues and roots music.  Erick Hovey is another name that I’ve added to the list and he will be placed toward the top.  He’s an excellent guitarist and singer, a fine composer, and meshes various genres seamlessly to really make his own unique musical style.  I highly recommend both of these discs.

Graham Clarke / Blues Bytes 

Someone like Erick Hovey from Fort Dodge, IA, you will not find every day. He’s a fifth generation farmer who throughout the day he drives his tractor over the fields and in the evening he writes blues and roots songs. Depending on the season, sometimes he plants the seeds or he brings in the harvest and once he is done with that he will sit down with good friends and play songs and give concerts in the clubs around his neighborhood.
Now Erick has four different kinds of genera going on between Blues Farm and Recycled Souls. He published those two CDs with altogether 28 songs and they sound between delta mood and Neil Young’s Prairie Wind. So what I would like to say is that it is not 100% blues but also blues with country and rock elements. Hovey pays special attention to the unforgettable fat grooves as a guitar player and he dose like to put a dose of heavy duty grooves into his work.  Therefore you can see all the different colors of the sounds when he plays his guitar. From tender acoustic guitar all the way to the wha wha, he can take you all the way back into the 70s in his repertoire. His most important influences were Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page with Led Zeppelin. That’s what he says. And you most certainly will believe him. All you have to do is go ahead and listen to his music, and oh, in between you will also hear a little bit of Tony Joe White and JJ Cale.
The question is which one of the two CDs is better. Well actually don’t even ask yourself because there’s no way to decide. Enjoy both of them. And you can even listen to them one after the other, one after the other, one after the other, because these songs will last forever into another hundred years and still be up to date.

Bluesnews / Germany

 Erick Hovey has a double release on the market with the discs Blues Farm and Recycled Souls.
I am curious as to how in his daily life as a farmer  he is able to find time at night to make masterpieces.
These CDs take you on a trip through a landscape of music: blues, folk, jazz, pop,  latin, and reggae.
On the Blues Farm CD, you’ll be tossed from the JJ Cale-like Know Who You Are to the Jazzy Soda Pop Girl to the bluesy song Patchouli  to the laid back jazzy tearjerker Missing Part, then to a jump-blues tune I’m Through, followed with ease by the reggae styled Talkin Bout Love.
The same variation also appears on Recycled Souls which is on a whole of a more robust nature.
These CDs I can play at a higher volume at home because my better half appreciates Erick’s music greatly.
It’s unbelievable that this artist is still unknown in the Netherlands. He would not go amiss in many theaters.

Jan van Eck / VanEckBlues / Netherlands

The Iowa Source (Iowa’s Enlightening magazine) BY ANDY BARGERSTOCK

Bluesmaster with Global Influences

Erick Hovey: farmer by day, bluesman by night.

Erick Hovey lives in Fort Dodge, Iowa, where his full-time profession is running his family’s farm. He follows farming practices to preserve topsoil by tilling the ground once every two or three years instead of annually. By day, he is a farmer.  But when night comes, Erick picks up the electric guitar. Now, after four CDs with his four-piece band and many live concert performances, a growing group of people are discovering his music. Erick plays the blues from an educated perspective—completely dedicated to the tradition. Yet he offers something different through his poetic lyrics and deep insights into life’s journey.

To begin your journey with Erick, I recommend his most recent CDs, put out in 2009, Blues Farm and Recycled Souls.  These two collections will tease you with delightful hooks. From Blues Farm , start with Ball and Chain and Baby Come Home. When Erick engages in his middle eight and ending instrumental sections, don’t be surprised to find yourself swaying to the beat and dancing across the room. On Recycled Souls, where he traverses themes of reincarnation, the track Here Again speaks volumes. This one sounds like something Mark Knopfler might have conjured with tasteful, mellow guitar and simple, thoughtful lyrics, Hello, stranger. Hello, old friend. I can’t believe, can’t believe we’re here again. And all along, Hovey’s guitar dances and seduces with sparkling tones.

If you like these tracks, consider the Robert Cray-sounding Blues And Love from Prairie Dance Music (2002). Erick indicates he is currently putting together his fifth CD. Check his website for concert appearances in Iowa.

Like the blues, but want something new?  Erick Hovey’s Blues Farm cd  is the album for you. Original material, extremely well done, great to listen to.
Variety of tempos on different songs lets this CD stay in the player so it repeats several times before I go to the next one. It is really nice to understand the vocal tracks, the mix doesn't overpower them. In fact the sonics are excellant and worth listening to because of the great mixing.
So far my favorites on this CD are Patchouli and Soda Pop Girl, but only by a slim margin. Track 10-Talkin about Love has me guessing if he was going for cajun or reggae rythym- both my feet are tappin in time so it could be both. I have his other three albums and can recommend them as well.

Amazon.com review / Five Stars from Dave in WA 

Erick Hovey 'Blues Farm'
Its just less than 40 years since the release of JJ Cale's 'Naturally'. And while it took rock fans a few years more to catch up on to the septuagenarian's understated take on the blues, he perfected a style that is as enduring as it is influential all these years later.

Of course for every JJ Cale there's a coterie of guitarists of a similar persuasion who prefer to eschew volume and speed and blend together the more intricate parts of the blues tapestry. Mid-Western blues guitarist Erick Hovey is undoubtedly one of a kind, a player who celebrates the virtues of space, time and presence. His latest 'Blues Farm' cd bears a title that is almost the perfect metaphor for a hot house of the blues, developing the subtler seeds of the genre in between the cracks.

More than that, Erick is someone who is at ease with himself. He seems to be aware of his limited vocal range, but he doesn't worry about that as he lets his guitar do all the talking for him holding an exquisite bluesy tinged conversation over some smouldering fluid grooves and well crafted songs. Erick is a master of rich tones and textures, sweet melodies, expressive phrasing, real feel and always the blues.

And as he explores the blues in a sultry meandering way he's unafraid to take on board disparate influences from the almost Skanking feel of 'Baby Come Home' to the Latino/Bossa beat of 'Running With A Full Moon' as well as lovely diversions though shuffles and muscular funk ('Going Down') to the belated twin guitar intro on the cd's' outro. 'Can't Fall Down' is a succinct concluding guitar blow out that suggests he can jam with the best of them.

'Blues Farm' is an understated work of elegance and poise and fluency. Where others overstate their abilities or resort to cliché Hovey treads his own path. He may growl on 'Know Who You Are', he may add a contrasting piercing guitar line to the laid back shuffling stroll of 'Patchouli' and he may slip in a contrasting tone on the gentle shuffle rhythm of 'Missing Part', but there's a signature sound at play here. Erick Hovey's playing embodies a discernable voice and a real unique feel for the blues that will surely gain him plenty more fans.

**** (4/5) © www.getreadytorock.com
Review by Pete Feenstra / 7-5-10 / UK

Erick Hovey is an eclectic honest musician gifted with a clever inspiration, he clearly shows in his latest two cds, Blues Farm and Recycled Souls. Undoubtedly he is a very talented song writer with a seductive and sensuous qualities, who feels comfortable in all grounds of roots traditional music like blues, swing, country, pop or Americana, something not very usual on a singer, guitar player and song writer coming from Fort Dodge, Iowa who also belongs to the fifth generation of country farmers. Anyway, Eric shows himself as a poetic sensible composer with a clever sense of life reality. In fact "Recycled Souls" and "Blues Farm" are very different albums but they have a close thread about vitalist concepts and even I dare would say with a phantasmagoric touch, but at the same time with an introspective musical special charm full of groove, feeling, deep peace and a dazzling absorbing brightness able to give a sight back to a blind man. Twenty-six songs with not a single bad note on them you should calmly listen to in a peaceful atmosphere, with an open mind and a relaxed attitude to discover and savour new good feelings. VERY GOOD.
LA HORA DEL BLUES / Barcelona, Spain

I give both these CD's (Blues Farm and Recycled Souls), my highest rating, Five*****
Excellent CD's... Thoroughly enjoyed it... Highly Recommended...
John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

For the life of me I don't know why I have not heard of Erick Hovey, but I am extremely happy to now have met his acquaintance with not one but two new dynamic releases, "Recycled Souls" and "Blues Farm".
With "Recycled Souls" and "Blues Farm", Erick Hovey has firmly entrenched himself as not only a fine musician, but also a superb lyricist, with songs that have no problem connecting with all whom listen to them.
With a voice and sound similar to Mark Knopfler's, Erick Hovey had no problem hooking me in from the very first opening tracks.
Erick is certainly a real gem that clearly shines through all the clutter and pretentiousness that to often permeates our airwaves.
This is the first time I have awarded a double release my highest rating 5***** and it was also, after listening to "Recycled Souls" and "Blues Farm", one of my easiest decisions.
John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

"Erick, I listened to Blues Farm and let me tell you that I really enjoyed it, your music sounds very very good! I'm going to include the albums in our playlists. We have a Blues festival in Bogota that takes place every year. I think that may be you can get a chance to perform here in Colombia. "
- Miguel Ortiz / Javeriana Estereo 91.1 FM / Columbia

"I received the cds. Had time to listen / prep "Blues Farm". Very impressed! Professional package."
- Swede / FatCat Radio

"Rootsy, modern blues sound. Good guitar work, well crafted songs. "
- Jonathan Michael / WESU / CT

Erick Hovey did the seemingly impossible by being tight yet loose; his singing and playing style is laid back in the best JJ Cale tradition, yet his band is as tight as the proverbial ducks rear-end.
-Star Blues / UK

"ERICK HOVEY, singer-songwriter from Iowa, has a good band and a nice line in lead guitar. Recycled Souls is a powerful album of original songs for those who like good old-fashioned rock without the posing. 'Ain't Done With You' should be a world-wide smash. "
- R2 Magazine / UK

"Hi Erick, I have received two CDs. I liked them very much and I'm going to play them on Radio eM. I am also going to review them for my magazine. "
- Andrzej Matysik / www.delta.art.pl / Poland

"Erick, Thanks for the albums, very nice and a breath of fresh air. Gary Blue / STAR BLUES / UK "
- Gary Blue / STAR BLUES / UK

"Hi Erick, I will be playing your music on my radio-show. I like both of your different cd`s very much. I will send you the playlist with the titles I have played. Today I don`t know which pieces I'll play, because all are excellent. Till then greetings from Hamburg. "
- Ursula Goretzky / Germany

"Midwestern alt-bluesman Erick Hovey's music is raw, honest and very fluid. This is some of the most unique blues that I have heard in some time and I'm very pleased to have Erick as my guest ... heck ... I'm down right ... Excited! "
- Bob Rice / "Crossroads" , KYRS / Spokane, WA

"There can be no doubting Hovey's musicianship, make no mistake."
- whisperinandhollerin, Ireand

"Hey Erick. DJ Yorkie here also a musician. Got the Cds "Blues Farm " and Recycled Souls" Both are fantastic works. I am planning to do a big feature about you on my show. Maybe we could do an Interview via skype? You have a lot of fans and I'd love to get your music out there. "
- Andy (DJ Yorkie) / AiiRadio.net / Ballymoney , Ireland

"Hi Erick, I have been playing your music on "The Blues Cafe". I will be charting soon. I certainly enjoy your music. Thanks for Keeping the Blues alive!!! "
- Sherry Wine / WBZC / Waterford, NJ

"Erick, tonight on my Blues Highway Show, I spun tracks from both your cd's. Very nics stuff. I chart monthly to Living Blues and don't see any reason one or both shouldn't make it in the top 25 for next month. Thanks for sharing your wonderful music with us here at WBOR. "
- Mike Halmo / WBOR / Brunswick, Maine

"Blues guitarist, very personal, who mixes rock and roots, with strong influences by JJ Cale, Eric Clapton and Larry Carlton: that is soul, style and technique. It is not the first album, has already some behind him, his music is original, direct and pleasant. "
- Caru, Gallarate

"Hi Erick; Your CD's arrived today. They are absolutely brilliant! I am preparing them for air as we speak. I know several station that would kill to have your work. I am so pleased to be working with you. You are such an outstanding talent. "
- Wendy Shashona McCall / NSW, Australia

"Great stuff, Erick! Both discs in rotation and getting attention already! Thanks so much. "
- Suzanne Cheavens / KOTO Music Director / Telluride, CO

"Greetings, Erick, and the best of the new year to you! Music from "Blues Farm" is about to hit the airwaves of my syndicated blues radio show, At the Crossroads. I am truly enjoying the album, by the way, and more music from it will appear in the program. Thanks, Erick! "
- Brant Zwicker / At The Crossroads / Canada

"Thanks for your cds Blues Farm and Recycled Souls. I totally dig those albums. If y'all ever wanna schedule a cocert for either the Amarillo, TX or Garden City, KS studios, I'd love to make that happen."
- John Black / High Plains Public Radio

"I write for Blues In Britain magazine and the review appeared in November 09 issue. I enjoyed both CDs but particularly Blues Farm - it's good to hear a guitarist who doesn't play at a million notes a minute! I'm a big fan of Peter Green and the less is more school of play. Cheers, Jim "
- Blues In Britin Magazine / Jim Greaves

"Hello Erick Hovey, I am the webmaster of www.bluesforum.nl & www.bluesforum.com and I am sending you this note because your cd's Recycled Souls and Blues Farm are both running for the Bluesforum.nl CD Award. "
- Ziggy / Administrator / Largest Dutch-spoken blues community on the web.

"Thank you so much Erick! It's a pleasure to broadcast your music. Good, soulful blues, true and moved. (and beautiful graphics!) Thank you for your work and passion Erick! "
- Agnieszka Górka / Editor / 24hRadioDerf / POLAND

"I like your music a lot. I would call it roots music with a deep bluesy feel, very interesting. From fat grooves and rhythmic patterns, through strong vocals and meaningful lyrics, all the way to a tight backing band - makes listening to your albums a pleasure. very cool. "
- Przemek Draheim / Radio Sfera / Torun, Poland

"Erick, I gotta tell ya, I listened to 'Souls' this morning & thought it was great. Liked every track. Hits our new rock shelf tomorrow, & I'll get to your blues cd next week. thanks again for sending it along. "
- Jeff / WMHB / Waterville,ME

"I love this. (Soda Pop Girl) Gonna get it up on the station this week."
- Sheila Cain / Blues City Radio / Beaumont,TX

"Hey man - you are good. Listening to "Soda Pop Girl" and "Know Who You Are". I like it. Your music is at least as good as the best independent stuff we have received. I wish you well, hope you get lot's of airplay and I'll play your songs on my morning show as well in our regular mix. "
- Ric / gulchradio.com / AM1670 KCRJ / Jerome, AZ

"Hi Erick. This week I received the cd's, "RECYCLED SOULS" and "BLUES FARMS". Thank you very much. I heard the music and I have to say I liked it. I think the cd's are excellent, very quality. I will play them soon on my radio show. "
- Josep Palmada / Radio Vilafant / Spain

"I did receive your 2 cds : Blues farm et Recycled Souls. I really enjoy them and have already spread " Soda pop Girl " in my 183th radiobroadcast (Jazz with babou). I will broadcast 2 next music titles in my next radio show Congratulations for you 2 albums."
- Bernard BOURET / "Jazz avec babou" / Producer & Director / Orealns, France

"I've played several cuts off both "Recycled Souls" and "Blues Farm" on the air, and I have to say; I love 'em. I'd also like to extend an invitation to you if you're ever in the area again to stop by the station and do an on-air interview spot. Again...love the music."
- Gary Monte / KFMG Radio / Des Moines, IA

"Hello Erick ! I just receive this morning the two CD's you send me. At the moment I'm listening "recycled souls". I love the spirit of your music. I will begin to play one of your songs next Monday, I don't choose yet which one, but you'll receive my play list. Bravo Erick! Best regards "
- César / Radio Coteaux / Montpeza, France

"Hi. I've played "I Wanna Know Who You Are" a few times on my show. It's got a cool Howlin' Wolf-style to it. You really did a great job with the cd. Very diversified. Best of luck. Thanx for the music. "
- Cornel / Tangled Up In Blues / Ohio, USA

"Hello Erick, THANK YOU SO MUCH for send two cds recording , it's VERY VERY GOOD MUSIC BLUES , for radio show thursday night see you soon , amities "
- Jean Louis Poirier / émission Du Blues Sinon Rien / Radio BETON / France

"Hi Erick, Greetings from Skopje, Macedonia. Enclosed is one of my recent radio playlists which include your excellent material. Looking forward to presenting more from you in the future! "
- Vasja Ivanovski

"Hello Erick ! Thanks for the Cd's ! Your music is great, really !!! I hope to see you soon in France for a european tour (and a radio interview ;-)) Welcome in my playlist. All the best. Peace "
- David BAERST, RDL Radio, COLMAR FRANCE

"Blues Farm, Erick Hovey's 09 release, is listed among the top 100 new releases."
- Real Blues Magazine

"Finding Erick Hovey's two 09 releases "Blues Farm" and "Recycled Souls", was like finding that "rare blues pearl" in a sea of sound alike blues songs...this is the injection the blues needs." "
- Tom @ Rocket 88 FM

"A heady mix of meaty, soulful grooves. Just goes to show you that Iowa boys play their music card decks close to the vest until delivery - no boasting, no grandstanding, just deliver the musical goods when needed. And boy, this delivers!"
- By Mick Polich

"Erick Hovey has managed to build his own blues style….you will discover some new elements on the Blues Farm cd that will surprise you"
- Miaden Loncar, soundgaurdian.com, Croatia

"You really can't put Erick into a box. It isn't that over the top, wish I was Stevie Ray Vaughn style of guitar, but the playing of a guy who knows what he is doing and making great music."
- Tom Gary, Blues Historian

"Erick Hovey is a complete and exciting musician who at any time, knows what works and what to do….I warmly recommend that you do not miss the musical piece of work called Recycled Souls.
- Miaden Loncar, soundgaurdian.com, Croatia

"Blues Farm" and "Recylcled Souls" are two very good and pleasant albums, bluesy in the feel with echoes of J.J. Cale as well the best Americana style here and there and a bunch of very fine songs.
- Massimo Ferro, Radio Voce Spazio, ITALY

"Hovey's Midwestern sound, has become a sure bet with disc jockeys in places as far away as France, the Netherlands, South America and Canada"
- Cityview, Des Moines, IA

It is hard to believe that a farmer coming from Middle West states, can have a so wide a knowledge of black music. He skillfully mixes and develops his own blues style, full of rock and roll, country, swing and pop influences. The final result is an interesting cd, well done, with some drops of sensuality but, over all, built up with sober skill and personality. If you have some money to spend, do hot hesitate and buy it.

La Hora Del Blues
Barcelona, Spain

Erick Hovey is a native Midwesterner who has taken advantage of his central roots to draw from a variety of musical styles on his second release, Prairie Dance Music. Prairie Dance Music is an excellent follow-up to his critically acclaimed CD What You blue About?, offering blues fans a recording of excellent music and hookish lyrics. Juniors Motel Records - JMR 0028-2). With the assistance of twelve different musicians on bass, drums, keyboards, harmonica and backing vocals; Hovey sings and plays guitar on twelve original tunes. Hovey's lyrics are very original, addressing topics not normally found in blues songs. Things like cars filled with body putty to hold them together and food choices for a hungry man are among the more unique areas covered in some of Hovey's tunes. The songs cover a range of styles including roots rock and swing, along with Texas and Chicago-style blues. Juniors Motel Records - JMR 0028-2) "Blues and Love" opens the CD with some nice Texas style blues reminiscent of the style of Mike Morgan and Anson Funderburgh. One of my favorite songs on the CD is "Down the River of Love." The song includes an infectious recurring bass line by Dan Lodden and excellent harp by Mike Glass. On a CD where eleven of the twelve songs are less than four minutes long, "Down the River of Love" is comparably long at nearly five minutes. It is none-the-less an excellent tune. Another enjoyable song is "Devil in My Pocket," more of a straight ahead blues song describing the devil and angel-like aspects of women. Juniors Motel Records - JMR 0028-2). Erick Hovey is a hidden blues gem in the farmland of the Midwest. On his second CD, Prairie Dance Music, Hovey takes another step towards becoming a more familiar name in the blues community outside of the Midwest. Anyone interested in learning more about Erick Hovey, or wishing to purchase either of his fine CDs, should check out his website at http://www.erickhovey.com/.

Review: By Dave "Doc" Piltz DELTA SNAKE DAILY BLUES

"Great release!!
Intense feeling & groove. Kicking off the album with ' Blues and Love' (one of my all time favorite blues songs - period) connects you with a groove that Hovey has obviously been refining for some time."

Jeff Thornton
KZNM fm

"A CD of cool rocking blues by a songwriter from the Midwest...Lovers of rhythmic blues, this one is for you."

Le Cri du Coyote
France

Hi Erick, 
Thank you for sending your fabulous Blues Album "Prairie Dance Music" to Lochbroom FM.  I have had the pleasure of listening to it several times and its just simply brilliant, so much so, that on my radio show last night called "Kaleidoscope" where I play everything from Pop, Country, Blues, Jazz, Soul, etc - "Elvis to Jon Bon Jovi" really.  I reviewed your album last night on my show.  I played 6 tracks from your album and the listeners' just loved it.  I will now pass the album over to our Jazz & Blues Presenter for him to review on his show "Maelstrom" on Friday nights, then it will go into our new albums box in our main studio for general play.  My professional opinion is that your album will receive lots of airplay from all different Presenters'. 
If you have any more Albums, please send them to us and I can assure you of feedback and lots of airplay and once again Erick thank you for sending us such a excellent album.  
On a more personal note, I love your album and will be playing the tracks next Saturday that I did not play this Saturday and after that it will be a regularly feature in my show. 
With best wishes for your future career from everybody at Lochbroom FM. 
Sheena Guy
Director/Head of Music/Presenter
Lochbroom FM, Ross-Shire, Scotland

My name is Kenn Hinton and I am the blues programer at WTCC in
Springfield, Mass. Last Thursday I received a copy of Eric Hovey's latest
cd-"Prarie Dance Music". After being thrown back a bit by the
title(thought it was a bluegrass cd) I scanned through it quickly and
took a liking to it right away. My congrats to the studio for producing a
fine sound. Very room sounding and not over produced. Being a guitar
player my self I found Eric's playing refreshing in that he used a number
of different sounds and textures. So much of the new music I hear sounds
the same that this was a welcome change. This cd will be in regular
rotation on my show. I would be very interested in any other blues and
roots artist you have and anything from the same recording studio(the
name escapes me and the cd is at the station). Again, great job and hope
to hear from you soon.    Kenn Hinton WTCC -90.7 fm

MY GOODNESS!! WHAT A CD. IT IS JUST GREAT.........THANK YOU, AND LISTEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, I WILL BE PLAYING IT........LISTEN AT  wglt.org   click on listen. 
8 to 1 Friday and Saturday nights 
Delta Frank
Keeping The Blues Alive in Central Illinois
Web Site: Bluesblowtorch.com

Erick, I got your Prairie Dance Music CD.  I had Down the River of Love on the air less than 15 minutes later.  I really like the CD.  I listened to all but the last 3 cuts on the way home.  Very tasty.  Nice groove.  You sound like a group I could dance all night to.  If you have more material I'd love to hear it. I've been doing my show for just over a year now and I'm especially interested in regional groups that Alaska has never heard of. I'd love to hear from you.  Thanks again for the CD.  It'll be getting some regular attention on my show.  David "the Greybeard" Crewdson.  canddcrewdson@msn.com.

Hi Erick!
Hope that everything's fine at the moment.
I am still playing some of my favorite tracks from your CD and fans here seem to like it a lot.
Let me know more about your recent activities.
Regards.
Vasja Ivanovski
Classic FM  Skopje, Macedonia

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“As he says in the song, there is “Nothin’ Like A Good Guitar.”and Midwesterner (Fort Dodge, IA) bluesman Erick Hovey takes those immortal words to heart. Judging from the cover photo (it’s him as a geeky teenager doing his best blues snarl with his sister beating an indian drum), he’s been at it for some time, and this homegrown disc grows on you like the corn in his home state.”
           
                                                               Blues Access

                                                              Catfish Choice, Spring ‘97

“Hovey’s unstrained delivery and easy grace make the material seem utterly uncontrived. My guess is that you’ll like this sweet natured little collection of originals.”

                                                                 Blue Suede News

“Somewhere down on a farm in a remote corner of the US Midwest, this artist perfected his skills to become not only a skillful performer but an accomplished songwriter. This collection of fourteen songs is just a cross-section of his material, which ranges from upbeat rock to introspective blues.”

                                                            Music and Media
                                                           Europe’s Radio Active Newsweekly

“Serving up solid original blues from Fort Dodge, Iowa native Erick Hovey, What You Blue About? Has genuine heart and engaging personality. This CD is a treat, equal to or a cut above much of the material coming from established blues labels. Erick Hovey’s tunes are rooted in traditional blues and swing conventions. The songwriting is suprisingly skillful. His vocal style is swingin’ and rockin’ blues. Like Austin’s Gary Primich, Hovey pours on just enough hep-cat-daddy charm to make you listen up and snap your fingers. He also proves to be a sharp guitarist with a satisfying command of grooves and licks. There’s some smart swing stuff reminiscent of Teddy Morgan’s work, and some growly Delta-influenced guitar similar to that of Tinsley Ellis or Fast Johnny Ricker.”

                                                                 The READER
                                                                 Omaha’s Arts and Entertainment Weekly

The band doesn’t overplay, so the music has a clean, light feel. The main attractions of Hovey’s CD are the swing blues cuts, which move along well, yet never so fast that the pulse is lost. His guitar work is fluid, and solos always concise. It’s an unpretentious record that avoids flash and pyrotechnics, and as a result, serves the blues quite well.

                                                               Delta Snake Blues News

“Erick Hovey and his group of very talented musicians have put down fourteen tracks that entertain no matter what type of blues you’re into. This is like a cold drink on a hot day. Erick puts down all the right licks in all the right places and that comes from two reasons. The man wrote the numbers and he sure knows his craft. The lyrics read like a trip from early puberty to young adulthood and sometimes beyond. It’s a disc that when played the second time sounds like a whole new ball game. Hot licks, cool chops, tight rhythm sections created by all who participated in this disc, make it a winner in any collection. If it is not in your store, ask for it. Iowa has some great hidden talent. Be the first on your block to discover Erick Hovey.”

                                                           Big Al Watts
                                                           Presenter of Big Als Blues Blast
                                                           On PBS 106.7 FM Radio
                                                           Melbourne, Australia

“In this sparkling CD you will find a very pure vein of blues to mine. Erick Hovey has built his CD on the sturdy foundation of simple, easy-to-identify-with subject matter and sharply performed arrangements. At times smooth and wistful, at times rockin’ in an older sense of the word, but always cloaked in cool, cool blues. Outstanding.”

                                                                  CAKE magazine, Minneapolis, MN

“Erick Hovey has released a very fine CD that does some blues, some rock and some other kinda out there grooves; but it’s cool stuff. I found it more enjoyable than many other CDs I received from ‘big labels’…His guitar playing and singing, coupled with his own originals (and they’re all his and quite original), make a fun listen with more than a little wisdom thrown in for good measure.”

                                                                                  Blues Crier
                                                                                  Central Iowa Blues Society

“Solid instrumentals, honest forthright lyrics, and enough stylistic variety to appeal to dyed-in-the-wool blues fans, three chord rockers, and even denizens of Bob’s Country Bunker”

                                                                                The Cedar Rapids Metro

“What You Blue About? Features music that is straight-ahead and sometimes not, but is always accessible to the public ear…all of the songs are Hovey originals and they’re all good.”

                                                                               “ muzi.com” magazine
                                                                                DesMoines, IA

“Hovey and the band concentrate on upbeat, dance-worthy blues designed to move people off their chairs.”

                                                                              The DesMoines Register

“I’ve just received an excellent 14 track CD from singer and guitarist Erick Hovey entitled “What You Blue About?” on Juniors Motel Records. The entirely self-written CD starts strong with the shuffling title track and the swinging “Sleep Late” with it’s nice clean guitar solo and short but tasteful piano and drum solos. There’s something for everyone from out and out rockers(“Rockin’ The Blues”) to the heart- felt ballad “Love Affair”, the funky “Shake That Thang”, and “Wicker Benz” the jazzy Hammond based instrumental that closes the CD. Wah fans will love “Tore Me Apart” which also features harmonica from Tony Zagar. Tony also appears on my favorite low down and lazy track “Take Me Home” with it’s JJ Cale vocal style. Erick’s vocals complement his guitar very well and remind me at times of Lyle Lovett (especially “Ain’t  Nothin Like A Good Guitar”). The band/session musicians are very tight and let Erick do his thing whilst contributing some short sharp solos themselves (step forward and take a bow Mr. Doug Hines on keyboards).
                                                    
                                                                                 The UK Northern Blues Guide

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Erick Hovey's cd Blues Farm is on Learshot top 10 for the week ending March 2, 2010

Erick Hovey - Blues Farm
Erick Hovey debuts today on our radio, songs from his latest CD. The album title has a close relationship with his daily activities, since it is already the fifth-generation farmer operating a family farm in Fort Dodge, Iowa. This CD is the fourth in his artistic achievements. Erick is perfectly able to reconcile the work of the farmer and musician. He has already accumulated a large group of fans. His cheerful sounding tones are instantly well received.
delta.art.pl / Poland

Erick Hovey is from Fort Dodge, Iowa in the Midwest of the USA. He combines being a farmer (5th generation) and a musician. He is a singer and guitarist who started gigging when he was fourteen and put out his first CD about fifteen years ago. He has released these two CDs at the same time. I'm going to concentrate on Blues Farm which is the more blues oriented of the two. All songs are original and there is a core backing band of keyboards, bass, and drums together with occasional horns.
The CD opens with "Ball And Chain", which has a slow, reggae-ish beat and some really good spare and moody guitar work. And this sets the scene for the whole album with tastey and often understated guitar work rather than fret burning speed playing and high volume. "Know Who You Are" is an up-tempo blues with horns and the one appearanceof a harp player (who is good) and some tough guitar, really liked this one. A complete change of style for "Soda Pop Girl" which is a 50s style swing blues with piano and trumpet spot on. With the line "She likes driving, I like drinking beer" this song hits the spot. Another of my favorites! "Patchouli" chugs along nicely with some BB King style guitar. There is a late night feel to the mainly acoustic "Running With A Full Moon". "Fight That Monkey" is another highlight with a good guitar intro, nice stop time, good lyrics, and topped off by tasty guitar throughout. There are more good lyrics in "Baby Come Home" and then it's back to that swing jazz style on "Missing Part" where again the band have it nailed. Next another favorite, "I'm Through", which is a shuffle shot through with good guitar work. The reggae style comes up again on "Talkin Bout Love" and then it gets a bit more heavy on "Going Down" which lyrics-wise borrows from "Going Down Slow". The CD rocks out with "Can't Fall Down".
The second CD. Recycled Souls maintains the same high standard of musicianship but is more in a singer/songwriter mode with the songs showing blues influences rather than being more directly blues linked. The backing musicians don't overplay and get it right for the style of each tune. Erick has a good almost "smoky" voice and is a very tasteful guitarist (think latter-day Eric Clapton for instance). A couple of the reviews in the promo blurb call Erick a hidden gem of the US Midwest and I can only concur. I really enjoyed these CDs.

This is a great CD to pick up. I can't recommend one over the other, just buy BOTH!! CD Baby has both discs.
Tom Gary, Blues Historian

June 09
REAL BLUES TOP 100 BLUES, SOUL, GOSPEL & ZYDECO CDS

At number 40, Erick Hovey's 09 release "BLUES FARM"

Note: REAL BLUES 'Top Releases' charts are based on what CD's, DVD's, Books we have
received in the previous 12 Calendar months. Like our Top 100 List all have been graded as
'Highly Recommended Purchases' and all selections are based solely on Artistic/Spiritual
Merit. Selections have already been reviewed or will be within the next issue. This list is a
'Bribery-free' listing so you can 'take-it-to-the-bank'.

Blues Farm is a soulful groove! *****

Can't say enough about Erick and his music, which I have followed for many years now. Those of you who don't know this fifth-generation Fort Dodge, IA farmer/musician will be dutifully impressed -
The songwriting, lyrics, production, and arrangements on "Blues Farm" will have you hitting the replay button often. The great care in details - guitar tones, the homage to different eras of blues and blues-rock recording, insightful lyrics - all combine for a heady mix of meaty, soulful grooves. Just goes to show you that Iowa boys play their music card decks close to the vest until delivery - no boasting, no grandstanding, just deliver the musical goods when needed.
And boy, this delivers!

Erick Hovey, Musician and Farmer - a Blue Collar Review
By Mick Polich - 07/26/2009 - 03:10 PM EDT

Somewhere, deep in the small towns, cornfields, wind turbines, and processing plants of northwest/north central Iowa, stinging notes cry from an electric guitar as a man sings as honestly as he can about loss, life, and the afterlife…….
Folks, let me introduce you to my friend Erick Hovey, and his unique way that he approaches his vocations, missions, and passions in life and music.
Erick is farmer who has a place outside of Fort Dodge, Iowa, where he tills the land, and probably works one of the last respectable vocations left on the planet. Farming is stewardship to the earth, and in our age of more enhanced, processed, and biologically engineered 'super foods', recently more and more people have been waving their middle finger at the big food engineering companies, and getting back to the garden, so to speak.
Erick is also a master musician, and has been touring NW Iowa, playing fairs, outdoor shows, clubs, and recording music when he's not on the tractor. He's released two CD's this year, "Recycled Souls", and "Blues Farm". To Erick, the blues is the best genre to express himself in, but isn't limiting to his fertile imagination in arranging and peppering his music with seasonings of jazz, funk, old power trio rock, and newer folk fusion styles. But to me, the biggest part of Erick's approach to his art and life is the organic nature with which everything blends together - everything is explored, and added in a positive fashion.
I have listened to both "Recycled Souls" and "Blues Farm" with equal aplomb and openness - "Souls" is the more rock-oriented CD of the two, while "Blues" takes the concept of decades of blues music arrangements, throws them into the blender, and makes a nice little salsa from old-time jazz, '70's disco/funk, blues - rock, and folk blues. Yeah, Erick is a friend, but I say all this because on my way back this summer from our annual Andrews family reunion in Storm Lake, Iowa, I flipped "Blues farm" several times in my car, as it's thoughtful, spiritual -and - sensual based lyrics and music ran my brain. I'm not blowing smoke -this stuff is the real deal.
With that, let's review Erick the musician first, before we delve into Erick the farmer, and see how everything ties into his life and world.
"Blues Farm" is an apt title to this collection of essentially blues based material, but with many, many dollops of stylistic flair from other music offerings (and you can download his stuff from iTunes, or go to his website to purchase his songs). Right out of the chute comes the song "Ball And Chain" (this is my son Andrew's favorite - probably the groove - plus he likes hearing the chorus over and over). Musically, the minor key funk/disco groove of this piece reminds me of many 1970's recordings from the Kings (Freddie, Albert, B.B.), Johnny Otis, and music from perennial blues label Tomato Records. With a rhythm guitar worthy of backing James Brown, Erick's bruised tenor voice sings," I see you cut yourself, standing in the rain". From the opening line, this song could be a metaphor for 'the ball and chain' of life - depression, a bad marriage, bad luck (which are classic blues themes). The redemption, or possible release, may be hinting at suicide, perhaps in this case - and then the reasoning not to go that path. Powerful song, powerful music.
"Soda Pop Girl" has grown as a favorite of mine - it's Tin Pan Alley swing, and the encompassing lyric of having a partner who drives you around so you can merrily drink. Plus, the song is a humorous nod to the usual sexual double entendre - cars, 'riders', and 'driving home'.
"I Wanna Know Who You Are" - about really digging into the soul of a person - is another favorite. Set against a classic Howlin' Wolf styled stomp shuffle, this number features a standout harmonica solo, and gritty, small - amplifier - overdriven - sonic - crushing guitar tones, urging the listener to get up, get down with it, and find out some facts about looking into some souls. The rest of "Blues Farm" just gets better and better….
Overall, what draws me to the music of "Blues Farm" is the ability of the songs to take the myriad of blues styles that span from the early Chess sides of Muddy Waters, the electric Chicago blues of Buddy Guy and Otis Rush, and the white-boy rock-influenced power blues that many of us baby boomers grew up on, THEN, fuse lyrical content that has not only good humored nods towards classic blues and rock cliches', but spans the afterlife, and existentialism as well. Sometimes it's spooky, sometimes it's raw, spiritual, and sensual - everything for the purist and the novice as well.
Now, Erick the Farmer……
Farming is centuries old stewardship to the earth - said before, say it again, don't underestimate the importance of farming, especially now. First, I find it amazing that people are completely ignorant where their food comes from on a day - to - day basis, but when we contract diseases from overly processed food, chemically enhanced food, or destroyed food from mishandling and improper growing techniques, then we're pissed off. People just expect food to be there, especially in the United States, where over consumption seems to be the American Way. Given the recent 'back to the land' reports of young people turning to farming as a way of fully knowing how their crops are nurtured and tended, it's no small wonder that some folks are realizing conservation of the soil, the use of chemicals v.s. organic farming, and the questions of the uses of 'super seeds' - seed groups bioengineered to produce bigger, better crops. Face it, folks - the way of the farmer is the way of the world because it's the way to your survival as a species.
Why do you need to know that Erick Hovey is a farmer as well as a gifted musician/songwriter? Because not only do the two vocations define Erick as a man, they are organically tied and interwoven, as essential to his being as breathing. Erick's music needs the toil of the land, and the toil of the land needs Erick's music.
In our e-mail correspondence, Erick sent me a multi - page 'manifesto' that details everything from soil conservation to better land management, to the balance of economics of farming, providing the population with a food supply, and trying to do it al thru sustainable agriculture and a balanced, healthy respect for nature. And you know what? Those are just PART of the topics in this intriguing, yet urgent, work.
I'm convinced that we as humans are always receiving messages and signs, and it's up to us to have our antenna up if we want to decipher them. Of course, I've been reading Morgan Spurlock's "Don't Eat This Book!" which details his film documentary on eating a diet of McDonald's for a month - then, Erick sends me his study. Sure, friends, I'm from the Midwest, and have grown up around farmers and farming, so there is a predilection towards said subject. But come on, peeps - who ever considers that our resources for food production are limited, and unless some changes keep taking place, our food supply will be compromised in 30 -50 years? Laugh about 'tree hugging' all you want, but when the day comes when you have no more Chicken Mc Nuggets at the dinner table, we'll see who has the stupid grin with the thought balloon of 'damn naturalists, anyhow' above their head……..
Erick and his wife Betsy have gone from organic gardening to farming, getting it down as a sensible science, relishing it as their life's work. They are a complementary couple as most compatible couples go - Erick, with his impish, ah-shucks grin, the mover, deep thinker, and Betsy - quiet, friendly radiating charm and grace. Erick, armed with a bachelors degree in agriculture, and Betsy with a masters in English (please forgive my syntax lapses, darlin'), set out to give back to the land, their shared history and heritage, and their community. Judging from what I've observed, they've done so in fine fashion. Echoing the virtues and policies of my favorite American president, Thomas Jefferson, they have worked with nature as nature has worked with them. And in continued harmony, Erick has grown an impressive side career of making and playing music around the north central/west regions of Iowa.
I wish I had more space to delve into Erick's passion and love for the land and music - after all, what started as a simple CD review could have actually gone on for a couple of columns to get more fascinating details.
All I can end on is this - start picking up on Erick's music, and you can start with "Blues Farm". This has been a short primer, but hopefully, one that gives a little more insight on my friend, musician and farmer Erick Hovey.
By Mick Polich, Muses Muse website , "Blue Collar Rockin' 7-09

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ERICK HOVEY, singer-songwriter from Iowa, has a good band and a nice line in lead guitar. Recycled Souls is a powerful album of original songs for those who like good old-fashioned rock without the posing. 'Ain't Done With You' should be a world-wide smash.
R2 Magazine / UK

I received your CD's and took the time to listen to them. I put all of the songs on Rocket 88. I wasn't sure what to expect but for some reason I had it in my mind that this is some "bar band" that played
songs like "Wang Dang Doodle" and other standard blues songs. Boy was I suprised! We all have ideas as to what the blues is all about. Traditional, electric rock and so on. I can't classify your style of blues as I feel it is unique. Your songwriting abilities are amazing to say the least and your delivery is fresh and compares to no other. If the big recording companies haven't signed you by now, then they need to open their ears and get this music in the hands of blues lovers around this globe. My comments are more about enjoying your music as an artist. It was like finding that "rare blues pearl" in a sea of sound alike blues songs. Reviews might say "vocals similar to John Mayall or songwriting similar to John Campbell", but the truth of the matter is you are Erick Hovey, and NO ONE can write and sing songs like YOU!
I found that I am repeatedly playing your CD's and look forward for them to come up in our playlist. Erick, my only advice is to keep on doing what you are doing as hard work will pay off. Thank you for this music as this is the injection the blues needs.

P.S. Just so you know that this is not a false pat on the back I did have a negative thought when I skimmed throught the first CD. I heard a fair ammount of wah-wah that I felt might have been over done. But when I actually listened I can't recall ever hearing another guitarist master that sound with such grace and command. Absolutely a grasp on what the blues is all about. Thanks again Erick!

Tom @ Rocket 88 FM

Erick Hovey is a blues guitarist and singer from Fort Dodge in Iowa. He learned to play the blues at the age of ten years, but had already tried his hand on the old piano in the living room. Erick listened to the radio, especially station KAAY out of Little Rock, Arkansas, where he first encountered the blues-based music of Clapton, Pink Floyd or Zeppelin. He remembered well those first lessons and has followed the same path of blues.
Four years later, Erick stood on the stage. He played for years in many configurations experimenting with country blues, jazz, rock and funk music, which still echoes in his compositions. He enjoys performances in juke-joints, though famous for performances at concerts and festivals throughout the Midwest. In free moments working on his 400 acre farm, he composes records and performs. When the time comes to sow or harvest, he puts aside the guitar and sits on the tractor.
His independence has its price. Erick has not earned wealth, or media fame, while doing what he loves, developing his own original style. Blues fans in Europe are fond of him and play his music on stations from the Netherlands to Poland. Erick's music is fresh and original, he sings from the heart about what we feel about our lives, hopes and dreams.
Iowa is a land of prairies and endless fields, where the landscape dotted with a few towns, elevators, and recently, the slender towers of wind power. For Erick, farming, just as music, is not only a source of income, but a mission and a way of expressing himself. "Farming and blues has a lot of ups and downs - he says - every day is a clash of fate." Erick observes, collects impressions, and then converts it into music.
His first two albums, ''What You Blue About "and" Prairie Dance Music "gained critical acclaim for the deep, expressive groove, sincere vocals and his own, unique style. What is the recipe for the blues? "Be creative and break the rules -he says - blues is an intriguing combination of discipline and freedom, are here the structure of rhythm and chords, building bases blues groove, and a lot of room for improvisation. Blues gives rise to many different musical directions. "
Erick recently sent us the latest two CDs released in 2009,''Recycled Souls "(aimed specifically toward the blues-rock) and" Blues Farm "(based on the blues, but enriched with many other musical tones), which today we listen to on Derf Radio. Erick plays guitar and is accompanied by drummer Jeff Foreman, Doug Hines on keyboards and Dan Lodden on bass. Erick composes even while driving a harvester, using a portable digital recorder to outline the emerging ideas. "Songs come to mind at the strangest times, not always when I desire, so I always have with me the sound recorder."
Erick writes us: "I sit on this combine and listen to Radio Derf, greetings from Iowa for all Polish listeners". "Do music for yourselves, for nothing have your current trends" - advises.
Radio Derf / Poland

Scene Scribe
Cityview, Des Moines, IA
By Michael Swanger

The Erick Hovey Band performs for free on Sunday, Sept. 6 at Prairie Moon Winery in Ames from 3 to 6 p.m.
Iowa farmer-musician cultivates music, career his own way
Erick Hovey has the kind of freedom some people might envy. By day, he drives a tractor, working the tranquil 400-plus acres he inherited from his father on a farm in Fort Dodge. By night, he picks an electric guitar in local taverns and pubs, playing a mix of music that pleases him, yet doesn't fit neatly into one musical category.

He is living life on his own terms.

But freedom comes with a heavy price. The 50-year-old Hovey isn't getting rich working as a farmer and a musician, and lest some overseas airplay, he toils in relative obscurity from the media at home. Both vocations, you might say, have taught him a lot about the blues, which inform his rocking, roots sound that also encompasses pop, reggae and country.

"There are a lot of ups and downs in farming and the blues," Hovey said. "Every day's a gamble."

Hovey's Midwestern sound, however, has become a sure bet with disc jockeys in places as far away as France, the Netherlands, South America and Canada, where his two new independent albums that he released in June are enjoying airplay. "Blues Farm" includes 12 original blues-based songs like "Ball and Chain," "I'm Through" and "Goin' Down," and has landed on the charts of Real Blues magazine. Its counterpart, "Recycled Souls," includes 14 original blues-rock, reggae-tinged and pop songs like "When Will I See You Again," "Ain't Done With You" and "Ask the Stars" that revolve around a central theme of reincarnation.

"It's funny, I haven't received much press, but the blues DJs overseas are playing both albums. I guess they're looking for stuff they haven't heard before. Here [in the United States] you're lucky to hear from anyone in radio," Hovey said.
The northern Iowa native, who began playing guitar at age 10 and performing concerts at age 14, said he is pleasantly surprised that blues DJs have embraced both albums since "Recycled Souls" wasn't intended to be a blues album. He decided to release both records at the same time following three years of stockpiling new material at his bass player's home recording studio in Humboldt.
"I had such a backlog of material that I wanted to release them both so I wouldn't forget them," Hovey said, adding that he has a dozen more he wants to record. "We spent a lot of Sunday afternoons and winter nights working on them," adding, "I'm not the only farmer in the band."
The backlog of material is the result of Hovey's ability to document ideas for songs when they strike. He often carries a portable recorder with him while working in the field, or jots ideas down on a piece of paper.
"I write songs just about anytime except when I sit down and try to do it," he said. "That's why I like to carry my recorder with me so I can hum a few bars or sing some lyrics. The goal is to document it and put your hands on it later and use it."
That kind of hands-on approach defines Hovey's farming and musical methodology. Whether he is engaging in wetland restoration on his farm and applying sustainable farming techniques he learned previously from working as an organic farmer, or writing, recording and performing real, honest music with the Erick Hovey Band or sitting in with other original Iowa acts like H&K (Kirk Hoffman and Heather Kelly) and FRB (Freedom Rock Band), there is a natural order to things for Hovey.
"I just want to put my own music out there and see what happens," he said. "You can never predict what people will like. A lot of my stuff is cryptic and can be taken in different ways. If it provokes any thought at all, that would be good." CV 8-20-09

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