Shows

Name: Rob McHale
Start: 2020-12-12T19:00:00
Location: Summit Coffee

Rob McHale

Date

Venue

Feb 13 2020

7:00pm

Summit Coffee

128 South Main Street
Davidson, North Carolina
704-895-9090

Feb 21 2020

7:00pm

Catawba Coffee Co.

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

with Dave Ray Cecil

Apr 8 2020

6:00pm

Gladys Kells Library

Webster, MA

Apr 30 2020

7:00pm

Summit Coffee

128 South Main Street
Davidson, North Carolina
704-895-9090

with Dave Ray Cecil

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

Dec 12 2020

7:00pm

Summit Coffee

128 South Main Street
Davidson, North Carolina
704-895-9090

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

2018-11-08T06:29:56-05:00

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

Feb 13 2020

Summit Coffee

Feb 21 2020

Catawba Coffee Co.

Apr 8 2020

Gladys Kells Library

Apr 30 2020

Summit Coffee

Oct 17 2020

Lichfield Festival of Folk

Nov 19 2020

Nickel City Frets

Dec 12 2020

Summit Coffee

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