Singer/songwriter Geoffrey Welchman calls his infectious and literate style 'folkrocky blues.' This musical blend hearkens back to some of his first disparate influences: the Beatles, Sly and the Family Stone, Martin Carthy, Big Bill Broonzy, and Joan Armatrading.
GW's first professional performance was at Greenwich Village’s Folk City in 1985. He spent a decade in New York City, performing at such venues as CBGB's, Café Siné, and the Village Gate (both solo and with his power-pop band Big Bug), and creating music for the King World television show Instant Recall. In 1986 he moved to Bay Area California, where he was recognized for his songwriting by the North California Songwriters' Association.
In 2001, he settled in Baltimore and recorded his first solo album, Comfort Noise, garnering great reviews. He joined the Baltimore Songwriters Association (BSA) in 2006. His second album, a self-produced multi-instrumental project called One Band Man, finally emerged in 2007.
GW is that rarest of creatures: the music critic who can actually play! The former writer for Rolling Stone, New Yorker, RayGun and Might has written over 500 songs, crafting "thought-provoking" songs on topics like love, life, and monsters. His bluesy folk/pop playing has been compared to acoustic artists like David Wilcox, Jim Croce, and Keller Williams.
