Houston Marchman








Houston Marchman
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Houston Marchman is as Texas country as they come. That means he's lived it and he's got the poetry and the musicianship to tell it in a song -- a song that takes you with him to the heart of his experience. A lot of his growing up years were spent on his father's ranch in Meridian, Texas, and it was there that he soaked up the sounds, sights, and stories of ranch hands, small - town folk, rodeo riders, truckers, Mexicans, sweethearts, and broken hearts that come with the territory. By the time he was 16 his songs began to emerge, and he has been writing and singing ever since. One of his first professional gigs was performing in a wild west show -- as a bronc rider and singer. While touring Japan, Houston gathered enough material for road and rodeo songs to last a lifetime. Marchman followed up his rodeoing with 6 years in Nashville, writing and performing, and scraping by. The title song of his first CD, VietNashville, pretty much tells that story, like Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Lucinda Williams, and plenty of other talented singer - song writers, Marchman just doesn't fit into the Nashville country music mold. His sound is unapologetically "Texan." Now that he is back where he belongs, Marchman is performing all over north Texas backed by a hot group of players called the Contraband. The result is a hybrid sound that says something different in a world of formula, commercially driven music. This band delivers country music that packs the punch of rock, while it carries on the tradition of Texas Folk, conjunto, polka, and blues.
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08/18/2010 - Texas Songwriting Veterans to Appear at Fuel Coffee House - Read More
06/06/2008 - Marchman CD stripped down, ‘Naked’ - Read More
11/02/2007 - Q&A with Houston Marchman  - Read More
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Houston Marchman  09/28/2002            
normansucksgostate
These guys opened for REK last night. Although I had not heard any of there music they played only their stuff, no covers. And the crowd responded well, it seems even the largely homosexual crowd of Norman knows this band is pretty good.
Houston Marchman  05/22/2002            
mathew garza
houston is awsome nobody sings it like him
Houston Marchman  05/13/2002            
joe
Put on a great show at poor davids. keep it up houston
Houston Marchman  03/01/2002            
richard davis
The best there is
Houston Marchman  02/20/2002            
Joe G.
Houston is the best damn artist we've heard or seen since I caught REK when I was 17 many years ago. Live is the best albumn I have out of 300. Thanks Houston, can't wait to catch you live agian soon
Houston Marchman  11/30/2001            
Bryan Stewart
This guy should be #1 in the charts. I saw him live in San Antonio, I was blown away. Bought his Live CD and was blown away! Awesome music, singing, and songwriting. His CD is a permanent fixture in the player of my truck.
Houston Marchman  11/28/2001            
shnrbckman
Bought Houston Marchman Live and was blown away. The musicianship as well as the intellectually written and lived lyrics are wonderful. Saw Houston for the first time last weekend @ Gruene Hall. I will check again when he is around and will definately head on back.
Houston Marchman  08/27/2001            
Smokinjoe
WOW! I have been listening to Texas music for a long time, and I can honestly say this is one of the smoothest sounding live disc that I have every heard. Houston is a polished song writer and musician, I don't want Nashville to every find out about him. He is a Texas original. The first listen of this disc and it makes you want to go see the guy live. Vietnashville is awsome on this disc. Hanks' Angels is another killer song. I highly recommend!!!
Houston Marchman  08/07/2001            
anonymous
first heard Houston while surfing on a friend's computer. Loved the hell outta South Texas Rain, and then I bullshitted with Houston at Meridian. I do not believe I have met a singer that is also a good sonofabitch/musician/songwriter/ and is that interested in what a fan has to say. The c.d.s are the best deal you could get these days, because instead of paying $15 for one good song, Houston Marchman has a c.d. where every damn song is good.
Houston Marchman  07/19/2001            
Cherie Chester
Houston Marchman's songwriting ability and musicianship (along with the band) combine to make him one of the best artists in the Texas country scene. His latest release, Live!, contains all of the songs that have become familiar favorites of Houston's. His shows are a must-see, as they embody the spirit of the Texas music scene - die hard fans, cold beer, and some amazing Texas music.
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