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Scars and Stories
Forest Wayne Allen
All of my songs all under the genres of: Alt country, Rock, country, bluegrass, folk, and Christian. Each song is of its own.
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A Girl Named Hannah | 4:10 | Play |
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16 in '55 | 3:59 | Play |
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Big Fire Song | 4:00 | Play |
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Gritty Road | 3:42 | Play |
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It's So Easy | 3:43 | Play |
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Christmas in Mechanicsville | 3:35 | Play |
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Black Shirts | 4:17 | Play |
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Sympathy's Skies | 5:58 | Play |
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Wichita Rag | 2:47 | Play |
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Description
My grandmother said I was in a carriage up on stage, rocking back and forth to the Bluegrass my mom and dad were playing. She said I'd rock for a while and then rub my smoke filled eyes while I was sitting in front of the speakers of the glaring music. I don't remember that part, but I do remember walking around meeting the people who were listening to my dad's guitar and my mom's mandolin, weather it be at an outdoor reunion, a hick party at the campers down "Garnie" lane or at a bluegrass venue in Kentucky with lots of long haired biker people and their alligator clips.
I played trumpet in high school and then started playing a Martin Sigma I got the Christmas of my Sophomore year. My dad taught me a few chords and the alternating actions of a bluegrass player. Then I started playing at my youth group with my friend and Sunday school teacher Billy. Before long, I was leading that band and loving it.
My first band never had a name, but I was 16, the bassist was 14 and our drummer was a 23 year old child of the 80's. He'd wear leather jackets and always play the song differently. I just wish we could have recorded some of that goodness where I distorted my acoustic into a small solid state amp.
College is where I really began to write. Poetry and then lyrics mixed with simple music. I released my first self-released record "Remember your roots" in March of 2003. These two great guys who owned "Vagabond studios" recorded me with pro tools in their 2 room Richmond apartment. I did four 4-hour sessions and we cranked out 9 songs, 3 of which were full band. I have just released "Scars and Stories", my second one. It's darker with only one love song and it doesn't end well for me. I feel like I've found myself musically in that record. I can listen to it without cringing. But it was my first one that really put me on the map. My friends and all always ask how the music is going.
I have been working in Texas at an outdoor education center for that past 5 months and I'm headed home to Virginia, at least for a while. My official website is WWW.FORESTWAYNETRAIN.COM . I also have some of my music availalbe on www.myspace.com/forestwayne. You can listen and download 4 of my brand new songs.
I love to play in front of people. I have always loved to be on stage. I usually play acoustic, but not exactly a coffee shop act. I used to play for 3 hours at "Top of the stairs" almost every Wednesday night. I know lots of covers and have about 25 originals that I can play without looking at a lyric sheet. I can't wait to start getting regular gigs and traveling around more. I'm going need this structure in my life!