MILLVILLE ROSE
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States | SELF
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Press
"Harmonica introduction is similar to an early Bob Dylan type song of the 60's. Vocals and harmonies are really good and all singer's voices blend very well together. The harmonica play throughout the song is really good and well placed. Song has a really good retro 60's folk song sound to it. Age: 35- M "
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"This song has a country blues feel to it and is made up of acoustic instrumentals as well as to vocalists. I like both the music and the vocals in this song as both work extremely well to let the listener feel the emotions of those performing it. The slow vocals, lyrics, violin and other instruments create a real feeling of sorrow for the listener and really connect them emotionally to the band .Age 16-24 M"
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“ Last month’s Featured Performance was a rare opportunity to see not only Nick and Lorrie Holm, but the rest of the band as well. With their son D.C. on bass and backup vocals, and Shawn Rose on accordion and ukelele and vocals, Millville Rose filled our meeting space with their self-described “Millbilly” sound. Nick and Lorrie write most of the group’s songs that blend folk, blues, and Americana into a unique style. They play guitar, tenor guitar, and mandolin to back their strong vocals. Playing many of the songs on their new CD, Faith of the Simple, they also performed a three-quarter-time version of the Grateful Dead song “Ripple”. Here’s what we heard: Faith of the Simple Sister Moonshine Walk Down Main Street They Say Life’s a Singalong One Last Night Ripple Roosters on Parade Richmond Have You Had a Day Encore: Going to Quincy Many thanks to Millville Rose for a very entertaining evening. ”
— J. Adler Bucks County Folk Song Society, Buckhorn - J. Adler Bucks County Folk Song Society, Buckhorn
Discography
"Faith of the Simple" 12 song studio CD
Release date June 23, 2012
Song Titles:
Sister Moonshine
Faith of the Simple
Richmond
Have You Had A Day
Dirge For New Orleans
Run Rabbit Run
They Say Life's A Singalong
Whatcha Gonna Do
Sweet Little Green Girl
Not All Angels Have Wings
Forty Tons of Lime
Hurricane Train
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Bio
Millville Rose's music is all original – hollering about injustice, lamenting ghosts from long ago, mooning about love – and is pickled with a sweet and sour brine distilled from everyday living. The band is from Pennsylvania, a state that induces musical whiplash where urban funk plays tricks on rural melodies on the back porch of anybody who’s paying attention.
The Millville Rose Story
Millville Rose has invented a new genre called “Millbilly” – a sound that draws from the roots of American music and stirs together folk, Americana and blues. Nick and Lorrie Holm mix old and new vibes with vocal harmonies that have been known to induce goosebumps.
Their music is all original – hollering about injustice, lamenting ghosts from long ago, mooning about love – and is pickled with a sweet and sour brine distilled from everyday living. The band hails from Pennsylvania, a state that induces musical whiplash – urban funk playing tricks on rural melodies on the back porch of people paying attention.
Their first CD, “Faith of the Simple”, is powder keg of new music that’s bound to blow up the status quo in Americana circles. It evokes the American past with songs like “Richmond” and “Sister Moonshine” along with a bluesier side in “Run Rabbit Run” and “40 Tons of Lime”. It touches on the spiritual aspect of life in “Not All Angels Have Wings” and the title track “Faith of the Simple.”
Nick and Lorrie Holm have had the great fortune to open for Diana Jones, Jonathan Byrd, Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, John Lilly, Wishing Chair, Gathering Time, Doug & Telisha Williams, Cosy Sheridan and TR Ritchie, Mike Agranoff, The Craven Family Band, Flynn, Folk By Association, Wishing Chair, Flynn and Arlon Bennett.
Their band name is taken from the coveted floral paperweights made by early 20th century craftsmen in the glass factories around Millville, New Jersey. In their off hours these laborers created art – red and pink single roses encased in clear glass to give to their wives, sweethearts and mothers. The band’s name honors this impulse to create personal art after putting in long hours in a glowing hot factory.
Nick and Lorrie come from humble stock -- farmers, preachers, poets and teachers – so they understand hard work and soul soothing music. Personal loss has touched their lives deeply, and when they partnered up the band mined their tragedies to lend a sharp tang to the songs. But their shared enthusiasm for authentic living sweetens the music and the result is a blend like no other.
Nick Holm’s Story
Nick was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a gift for songwriting; in the 5th grade he penned a song about the war in Vietnam that stood the test of time when he recorded it as an adult. At the age of 12 his family moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia, where he now lives with wife Lorrie and their six children. To this day he doesn’t know how many songs he has written.
Nick kept his dream of music alive through high school, welding jobs, working at a music store, the death of his first wife and ten years of single fatherhood. During this time he created a jam band called Sunny Boy Jim for local gigs, and struck up a friendship with band mate Shawn Rose. By the time he and Lorrie got married, Nick and Shawn had begun writing down his backlog of songs. He and Lorrie then began writing together and have built a joint repertoire that digs deep into the roots of American music. The couple co-owns Circle Recording Studios, where they have recorded great local talent.
A natural musician, Nick picked up a guitar at the age of 40 and has been adding instruments ever since. He’s currently mastering the mandolin, tenor guitar and harmonica. He expects to continue growing as a musician and songwriter for a long time, living the musical dream he stubbornly kept alive.
Lorrie Holm’s Story
>As one of nine children, Lorrie learned guitar chords from her musical twin and learned early on to sing in groups – she especially loved her church’s guitar youth choir and high school chorus. She never planned to make a living at music, but is a born writer and instigator, beginning clubs and groups throughout her life.
After college, Lorrie missed close harmony singing so she started and ran a women’s a cappella group for 15 years while she raised her children and worked in health care marketing and professional organizing.
Lorrie had written songs as a young woman but only became serious about her craft when she married Nick. Together they designed, built and equipped their state-of-the-art recording space, Circle Recording Studios. Nick’s musical dreams inspired her to pick up the guitar again and now the fun of daily music making is a major part of their home life. She’s spreading her wings as a poetic songwriter; loss and love are the bedrock of her tunes, along with a contrary vein of irrational optimism.
Where Did Millville Rose Get Their Name?
“In Southern New Jersey they make glass and bid
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