April 2010
forrest whitlow is rehearsing to go in studio with a band to record his 8th record tentatively titled "Gazillion Sunsets". the album will be of songs mostly written over the past couple of years that celebrate new beginnings, as in the quiet acoustic opener "Spring Begins" and the rocker, "Two is Better than One" to the rememberance of things past, in the folk rocker "1976". The record is part rocker with a country tinge and part folk-acoustic with a little bit of gospel thrown in. Forrest says his intention is to record with a full band for most of the songs with few overdubs for a more live performance feel. More on the band lineup later but for now it highlights, Pat Tomek (Rainmakers fame) on drums and Gary Paredes (long time amazing lead guitar player with Howard Iceberg and the Titanics). Rechelle Malin is being summoned again out of some small town in Kansas to join Forrest again for some backing vocals. Elaine McMilian has been bringing her great vox to live shows on "Perfect Hotel" (another song for the album) and will do backing vox for that song. There is no firm date for release at this time. More later.
July
2008
Forrest's new CD, 7, is now on CDBaby.com for purchase or download.
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October 2008
Click
here for the review of Forrest's CD, 7, in the Pitch.
"Cocktails & Machine Guns,""Earthmover" and "Homeland Security"(from FW's latest CD Sunrise In Reverse) were among the songs selected for Neil Young's Living With War Today e-newsletter, along with songs by Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle, and many others. Cruise on over to neilyoung.com and check it out.
Forrest's diary section (they like to call it 'blog' these days) will be updated more frequently. You can now post comments on Forrest's random musings. Click the DIARY link to your left.
Two of Forrest's older, out-of-print CDs--Into The Gloaming and Vacation--can now be downloaded in their entirety from this site. The mp3 links can be found on the ALBUMS page. Forrest's other CDs can still be purchased from CD Baby using the links to your left.
More shows to be announced soon! Email Forrest if you want to be placed on the mailing list.
The new Forrest Whitlow release, Sunrise In Reverse, is here!. Produced by E.Clarke Wyatt, John Bersuch and Forrest, the CD contains 12 new FW compositions, and features the considerable talents of several Kansas City musicians, including vocalist Rachelle Malin, violinist Laurel Morgan and ex-Crash bassist DJ Clem.
The CD can be purchased at any of Forrest's shows, or you can email Forrest for a copy ($10 + $2S&H). It will soon be available at local Borders bookstores and Prospero's Bookstore, CDBaby and Tower Records Online. You can also download single songs from the album for less than a dollar apiece at iTunes.
Forrest is currently touring in and out of town, playing Borders Books and Music Cafe's and many other venues, to promote the new album Sunrise In Reverse. Click on SHOWS to see where he'll be next.
David Hakan of KC Songwriters Circle writes:
"Forrests Whitlow's new CD, Sunrise in Reverse, gives us music that warms the heart and words that set us shaking an angry fist. This is graffiti on the walls of power done in harmonies, articulate acoustic guitar and beautiful melodies. Here are images you won't forget, tunes you will sing to and an album you will keep in the player a long, long time. This CD demonstrates Whitlow's seasoned songwriting ability. There are Rock N Roll songs of lost love and violence. There are songs of wit and philosophy. And there is even a soothing song of hope. He has proven once again to be the master of alternative acoustic rock. Sunrise in Reverse shines."