forrest is working with john bersuch and jeff harshbarger and laurel morgan (and a few other musical luminaries in the biz) on another record which promises to be more pop/rock than folk per reports that are somehow leaking out to the public. forrest will neither confirm nor kick anyone's ass for this report. as usual forrest is playing this one close to the vest vis a vis the media...not even the Rolling Stone has mentioned anything about it yet. Amazing. they've been at it since December 22nd ('06) and if all goes as planned a release date should be around the last of March or early April, just in time for Easter sunday and the bunny. please all reporters keep your britches and skirts on, forrest will have a press release when he's good and ready. and that's the end of it. ok?!!!!!!
Forrest is once again touring Borders bookstores throughout the Midwest. Go to the SHOWS page and click the link on any show to see addresses and driving directions.
Also, Forrest is starting on a new recording due sometime early to mid summer...tentatively called "7". Stay tuned for updates.
Forrest Whitlow on mySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/forrestwhitlow
Forrest Whitlow fan/stalker site on mySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/neillynch4
Visit early, visit often.
"Cocktails & Machine Guns,""Earthmover" and "Homeland Security"(from FW's latest CD Sunrise In Reverse) were among the songs selected for Neil Young's Living With War Today e-newsletter, along with songs by Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle, and many others. Cruise on over to neilyoung.com and check it out.
Forrest's diary section (they like to call it 'blog' these days) will be updated more frequently. You can now post comments on Forrest's random musings. Click the DIARY link to your left.
Two of Forrest's older, out-of-print CDs--Into The Gloaming and Vacation--can now be downloaded in their entirety from this site. The mp3 links can be found on the ALBUMS page. Forrest's other CDs can still be purchased from CD Baby using the links to your left.
More shows to be announced soon! Email Forrest if you want to be placed on the mailing list.
The new Forrest Whitlow release, Sunrise In Reverse, is here!. Produced by E.Clarke Wyatt, John Bersuch and Forrest, the CD contains 12 new FW compositions, and features the considerable talents of several Kansas City musicians, including vocalist Rachelle Malin, violinist Laurel Morgan and ex-Crash bassist DJ Clem.
The CD can be purchased at any of Forrest's shows, or you can email Forrest for a copy ($10 + $2S&H). It will soon be available at local Borders bookstores and Prospero's Bookstore, CDBaby and Tower Records Online. You can also download single songs from the album for less than a dollar apiece at iTunes.
Forrest is currently touring in and out of town, playing Borders Books and Music Cafe's and many other venues, to promote the new album Sunrise In Reverse. Click on SHOWS to see where he'll be next.
David Hakan of KC Songwriters Circle writes:
"Forrests Whitlow's new CD, Sunrise in Reverse, gives us music that warms the heart and words that set us shaking an angry fist. This is graffiti on the walls of power done in harmonies, articulate acoustic guitar and beautiful melodies. Here are images you won't forget, tunes you will sing to and an album you will keep in the player a long, long time. This CD demonstrates Whitlow's seasoned songwriting ability. There are Rock N Roll songs of lost love and violence. There are songs of wit and philosophy. And there is even a soothing song of hope. He has proven once again to be the master of alternative acoustic rock. Sunrise in Reverse shines."