Shows

Name: Rob McHale
Start: 2020-11-19T19:30:00
Location: Nickel City Frets

Rob McHale

Date

Venue

Tour: Germany Tour 2019

Oct 25 2019

8:00pm

Zur Sharfen Ecke

Sande

Nov 12 2019

6:30pm

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

375 3rd St. NE
Hickory, NC

with British Author/Songwriter Steve Bonham

Nov 13 2019

7:00pm

Wired Coffee Express

459 North Cannon Boulevard
Kannapolis, NC

with British Songwriter Steve Bonham and Sue McHugh

Nov 15 2019

6:00pm

WHUP FM

117 West King St.
Hillsboro, N. C.

Live in the studio with Hosts Kirk Ridge and Bob Johnson

Nov 16 2019

7:00pm

Catawba Coffee Co.

117 N. Main St.
Mt. Holly, North Carolina

with British Songwriter Steve Bonham

Nov 17 2019

3:00pm

Mt. Airy Public Library

145 Rockford St
Mt. Airy, NC

with British Author/Songwriter Steve Bonham

Apr 8 2020

6:00pm

Gladys Kelly Library

Webster, Massachussetts

Tour: UK Tour

Oct 17 2020

7:00pm

Lichfield Festival of Folk

Lichfield

Nov 19 2020

7:30pm

Nickel City Frets

83 Main St
Akron, NY

with Rupert Wates

Lonesome Highway

North Carolina based folk singer Rob McHale’s albums are consistently well turned out, both in musical content, cover design and...

Declan Culliton
Lonesome Highway Magazine

2018-11-08T06:29:56-04:00

Declan Culliton
Lonesome Highway Magazine

North Carolina based folk singer Rob McHale’s albums are consistently well turned out, both in musical content, cover design and packaging. McHale is very much a disciple of his fellow Statesman Woody Guthrie and his songs follow a similar trail, with the emphasis often on the environment and equality. The thirteen tracks on the album are all self-written with the exception of Willie Dixon’s Little Red Rooster, which is given a makeover and presented in a delightfully lazy J.J.Cale type delivery. A follower of Guthrie McHale may be, but his musical style often has more in common with British Folk than closer to his home State. Up to fifteen instruments and ten players were employed in the recording altogether including McHale’s regular players, his brother Pat who adds harmonica and his guitar player Mike Alicke. Four female vocalists also contribute. The striking streetscape cover painting by David Merck depicts a rundown town with an animated bearded bible wielding evangelist preaching to a group of people, while around the corner a lady of the night invites custom from a passing motorist and a presumably dead body lies on the pavement. A couple of yards down the street a guitarist (possibly McHale) sits busking on the street. Standout tracks are the breezy opener Common Ground, the gentle tribute song Woody’s Shoes and When I’m With, a rocky closer that bookends the album. - Declan Culliton, Lonesome Highway

https://robmchale.com/testimonials/lonesome-highway/

“definitely one of the best Folk/Americana Albums thus far in 2018”

“Rob McHale’s new release, Prophets on the Boulevard, is one of the few newer albums that offers a cohesive group...

– Ken “Dr. K” Nagelberg, Host of “It’s For Folks,”
WHYR, Baton Rouge(LA) Community Radio & the Pacifica Radio Network

2018-08-04T15:38:26-04:00

– Ken “Dr. K” Nagelberg, Host of “It’s For Folks,”
WHYR, Baton Rouge(LA) Community Radio & the Pacifica Radio Network

“Rob McHale’s new release, Prophets on the Boulevard, is one of the few newer albums that offers a cohesive group of songs about American people, places, and events. McHale’s smooth vocals blend with Chris Rosser’s production, adding just enough instrumentation to create a full sound without destroying the folk authenticity. Prophets on the Boulevard is definitely one of the best folk/Americana albums thus far in 2018, consistently good from first song to last.”

https://robmchale.com/testimonials/definitely-one-of-the-best-folk-americana-albums-thus-far-in-2018/

“Music of a hundred years ago …”

"Music of a hundred years ago, from yesterday or today - whenever you place them, the songs of Rob McHale...

Tom Franks,
Folk Words Magazine
London , England

2018-08-04T15:25:52-04:00

Tom Franks,
Folk Words Magazine
London , England

"Music of a hundred years ago, from yesterday or today - whenever you place them, the songs of Rob McHale should be taught in school, because they reflect vibrant history, the value of tradition and living social comment. This North Carolina-based poet, musician and composer writes folk Americana songs that walk you through their narratives in an entirely involving way. They bring home the wealth of heritage and place it firmly in the present, they observe the days we live in and offer valuable meaning."

https://robmchale.com/testimonials/music-of-a-hundred-years-ago/

“Real and mature, reflective and sincere, …”

"Real and mature, reflective and sincere, this is music for the spirit and a really excellent release". (Fields)

Stephen Rapid
Lonesome Highway Magazine
Dublin, Ireland

2018-08-06T19:42:35-04:00

Stephen Rapid
Lonesome Highway Magazine
Dublin, Ireland

"Real and mature, reflective and sincere, this is music for the spirit and a really excellent release". (Fields)

https://robmchale.com/testimonials/real-and-mature-reflective-and-sincere/

“the best song I have heard about Custer”

"This [Surrounded Again] is the best song I have heard about Custer, and I have heard them all"

Ranger Michael Donahue, Author, Historian
The Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument
Crow Agency, Montana ( June 2014 )

2018-08-05T15:44:16-04:00

Ranger Michael Donahue, Author, Historian
The Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument
Crow Agency, Montana ( June 2014 )

"This [Surrounded Again] is the best song I have heard about Custer, and I have heard them all"

https://robmchale.com/testimonials/the-best-song-i-have-heard-about-custer/

Rob McHale

Oct 25 2019

Zur Sharfen Ecke

Nov 12 2019

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

Nov 13 2019

Wired Coffee Express

Nov 15 2019

WHUP FM

Nov 16 2019

Catawba Coffee Co.

Nov 17 2019

Mt. Airy Public Library

Apr 8 2020

Gladys Kelly Library

Oct 17 2020

Lichfield Festival of Folk

Nov 19 2020

Nickel City Frets

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