Lee Rogers - A short introduction

July 18th, 2007

Looks can be decieving. So can sounds. Take Lee Rogers as an example: with vocals reminiscent of Marc Cohn (yeah, the "Walking in Memphis" guy), a list of influences including Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor, and songs referencing Boston, you would not seem foolish to peg Lee Rogers as an American singer/songwriter. You would, however, be mistaken:

A mish mash of footage taken by Belfast musician Lee Rogers and filmmaker Michael Pye, edited into a short introduction to Lee, his background and his music. Lee narrates his nostalgia of his home town, Carrickfergus, and his stomping ground where he cut his teeth musically, Belfast. The song playing in the background is the as-yet unreleased "Dying Day." [YouTube]

Lee Rogers paid his dues playing residencies in the clubs and bars around Belfast, in Northern Ireland. Having outgrown mid-week residencies, Lee now spends his days touring steadily around the UK.

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was recorded in Italy in 2005, and is now available for your enjoyment here on Amie Street. It's all pretty can't-miss, but the three standouts in this reviewer's humble opinion are:
Brian Writes Poetry (Radio Edit) (

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Ida (

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) (This is the one with the Boston reference...)
Long Gone Days (

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Tags: Acoustic, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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4 Responses to “Lee Rogers - A short introduction”

1. indigoblue Says:
   July 19th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

   Is that not fantastic?! I saw this before……its kind of heartbreakingly spoken. I know mister rogers, met him a couple of times now and he is one of the coolest, funniest people you could meet (ask anyone who has seen him live, and they will tell you that its laughter and tears and every emotion in between!). I really liked this review BLINGBONG, it shows the contrast between Lee’s gorgeous Irish lilt of a speaking voice and the sheer power and style in his vocal.

2. blingbong Says:
   July 20th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

   Thanks indigoblue…really glad you liked the post I hope Lee comes to play some shows in NYC sometime so I can see what you’re talking about for myself.

3. Nikki Says:
   July 20th, 2007 at 4:30 pm

   Hi,

   This is Nikki at Zenith Cafe - just to let you know that Lee will be in NYC in September! Will let you know when and where.
   Best Nikki

4. Carlos Geer Says:
   February 16th, 2009 at 1:05 am

   Generally I do not post on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so! Good post.

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