User:Tedquinn

Ted Quinn aka Teddy Quinn b. 11/12/58 La Porte, Indiana

"Quinn is a word-sorcerer -- part travelling minstrel, part love child and part guerilla warrior..who composes love songs of rebellion ... absolutely definitive, blunt, biting and brutal social statements. It seems a brilliant, although divinely uncalculated, ploy to use the love song as a vehicle for social condemnation...the expansion of the personal and political to the spiritual..." Venice Magazine

-named musical artist of the month for a solid year at http://www.joshuatreetraveler.com

-ted quinn is a singer/songwriter, producer, activist and artist. former host/programmer/creator of peacenik at the beatnik and radio free joshua tree webcast (www.beatnikradio.com), founder of nomadhouse, organizer of chuckwalla & sage music festivals and was frequent collaborator and co-founder with the late fred drake of rancho de la luna studio.

"Some of the most heartwarming music i've ever heard in a club...a remarkable variation on dylan's 'blonde on blonde' era." L.A. Weekly

"MUST HEAR 'Help Wanted,' this haunting CD ... got me through more good and bad times than any other 2004 album."...Quinn reveres Lennon and replicates the peaceful, soulful, eternally youthful spirit of the late, great Beatle without resorting to imitation. " Bruce Fessier, Desert Sun

"He's local but he belongs to the world. Joshua Tree's psychedelic folk/rock bard whose music runs strong and deep. He's relevant, thoughtful, intensely personal and compassionate." Steve Brown, the Sun Runner

"Again, my roots in the desert arent that deep, and my time here has truly been brief. I never met Fred Drake, or spoke with him. I can say, though, that the spirit that he and others brought to the high desert all those years ago still remains and continues to move in a positive direction. anyone who has heard the latest Ted Quinn release can tell you that, or any of the other records that continue to come out of Rancho de la Luna. there is certainly more of a communal focus on music in joshua tree than I have ever felt in any other town or city I have lived in, and more support from the musicians and artists that live here. its funny, but it seems that every other city or town I have lived in, there is always this thread of petty jealousy and animosity that pervades the scene. this is one of the first experiences i have ever had where people look for the merits in the music of others instead of letting their own petty desires for fame and fortune get in the way of appreciating what others are creating." Dandy Brown, Orquesta del Desierto, Stoner Rock Chick