Dont know if everybody knew what Daly was up to.
Kudos to him...fantastic fellow. Publishing deal with
one of best indie outfits in Nashvegas. jh


Plain White T’s debut record featuring 3 Mike Daly
songs has now shipped Gold!


http://www.majorbob.com/news.htm




http://www.majorbob.com/writers/current/daly.htm


Songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Mike Daly
was a key member of the critically acclaimed
alt-country band, Whiskeytown. Mike co-wrote many of
the band’s most noted songs including “Under Your
Breath”, "Don’t Be Sad” and “Don’t Wanna Know Why”.
The final Whiskeytown album, too which Mike
contributed 5 songs, was referred to by the L.A. Times
as “one of the greatest rock records ever."

Mike co-wrote former Whiskeytown violinist/singer
Caitlin Cary’s single “Shallow Heart, Shallow Water”
from her acclaimed first solo record as well as nine
other tracks. On the recently released 2nd Cary solo
LP, “I’m Staying Out," Mike has written the single
“Cello Girl” as well as five other tracks.

Daly has also written with or been covered by: Guy
Clark, Samantha Moore (Geffen), James Iha (Smashing
Pumpkins), Tommy Stinson (the Replacements), Hope
Partlow (Virgin) and 5 Speed (Virgin) and many others.
It is no surprise that TIME OUT Magazine - New York
refers to him as “One of New York’s finest
Song-Slingers."

A much sought after multi-instrumentalist (Guitar,
Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Keyboards, Mandocello, Lap
Steel Guitar, Dulcimer, etc.), Daly has also done live
shows and recording sessions with Alejandro Escavedo,
The Pernice Brothers, Edith Frost, The Mayflies U.S.A,
The Honorary Title, The Mendoza Line and Caitlin Cary.

Summer of 2004 finds Daly busy writing and producing
many projects in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.







--- whiskeytownavenues@yahoogroups.com wrote:


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http://www.newsobserver.com/print/friday/wup/story/1041328.html

He's a long way from the Brewery

BY DAVID MENCONI, Staff Writer

Whenever you hear someone drop the phrase "living the
dream," there's almost always a
sarcastic undercurrent. But for old Raleigh hand Brad
Rice, it applies with no
undercurrents whatsoever.

An ace guitarist and longtime sideman, Rice will be
back in his former hometown Saturday
night, playing in country superstar Keith Urban's
band. Rice is part of a huge stage
production that will play the RBC Center as part of
Urban's co-headlining tour with Carrie
Underwood.

"There are around 70 people in this entourage," Rice
says, calling from home in Austin,
Texas. "There's the band, tour manager, backline
people, video people for this 40-by-60-
foot HD screen. There's 11 buses and 14
tractor-trailers. We took this picture of everyone
and everything at the end of last year, and it's just
crazy."

If Rice is living large nowadays, few people deserve
it more. The last time he played in
Raleigh was a bit more than two years ago at Disco
Rodeo, playing both halves of a twin
bill -- opening with Tift Merritt, then closing with
Son Volt. Before that, he played with a
long list of Triangle bands including Backsliders,
Finger, Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown.

There were some pretty flush times, especially playing
"Saturday Night Live" and opening
for the Rolling Stones with Adams. But for most of
Rice's career, he has logged a lot more
miles than money. Playing with Urban has put him in a
whole other league, on stages
including Al Gore's "Live Earth" concert, the CMA
Awards and "The Today Show."

"I'll do these TV gigs, and friends from way back when
will send text messages," Rice says.

" 'Man, this is a long way from the concrete floor
beer joints.' Yeah, it's a long way from
the Brewery. But it's all important.

"The good thing about this band is that all these guys
have been in the van. Nobody takes
anything for granted. We're all lucky to be able to do
this for a living. And the pay is like a
real job.

"I've never been in a better situation. If you can't
have fun with this, there's something
wrong with you."

Along with his abilities, Rice has personal
connections to thank for his gig with Urban. A
friend recommended him to Urban's musical director,
which led to a series of auditions.
He didn't clinch the job until he aced a one-song
performance with Urban on television in
Germany. Urban's tour has since taken Rice back to
Europe, as well as Urban's native
Australia.

About the only downside is that Rice hasn't had much
time to work on his own
songwriting, which he hopes to get back to this
summer. By then, Urban will just be
playing stadium shows a few weekends a month with
Kenny Chesney.

That will give Rice time to get reacquainted with his
house, wife and life off the road.

"I'm also looking forward to being back in Raleigh,"
he says. "This will be the first time I've
ever been inside the RBC Center.

"It's been a fun year. My dad came out to see us play
in Greenville, S.C., so it was fun to
take him around. He'd come out when I was 18 playing
in little bars, and now I'm up to
arenas.

"This is good."


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