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Otherworld Cottage's 2013 release of popular singer,songwriter and master storyteller Travis Edward Pike's Odd Tales and Wonders, Stories in Song, is primarily a collection of original novelty songs he performed for hospitalized servicemen and coffeehouse crowds in the mid-sixties. At 71, Travis Pike still knows how to enchant an audience with his often strange, sometimes silly, and ocassionally illuminating songs and the stories behind them, especially in the Stories in Song featured in his book, Odd Tales and Wonders: 1964-1974 A Decade of Performance. Ask Travis to tell: Why, at 69, he went all the way back to his rock 'n' roll roots to restart his career as an independent singer, songwriter, author, and publisher? Where and when he first became serious about pursuing a music career? What inspired these particular songs, and why, of all the songs he's composed and performed, he chose these mid-to-late sixties audience favorites to record for his first album? How the songs evolved since he first performed them half-a-century ago, and why he believes they still thrill and delight 21st century listeners? |
Credentials:A media professional with more than 50 years in show business, at the turn of the century, Pike was telling his odd tales on the air from Cape Cod to Waikiki.Pike’s new venture, Otherworld Cottage Industries, has published two spoken word cds, and six music cds, sold through CDBaby.com and select retail outlets worldwide. Otherworld distributes Pike's Odd Tales and Wonders 1964-1974, A Decade of Performance through BookBaby.com, its 50th Anniversary DVD Edition of Demo Derby, and its other book and DVD titles through Createspace.com. |
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Availability: Los Angeles, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone. Contact: 323 733 1074 or email info@morningstone.com to book him for your show, or to request a trade paperback or digital review copy of Odd Tales and Wonders: 1964-1974 A Decade of Performance (with an Introduction by Harvey Kubernik). Listen to the 7-Part Kubernik-Pike radio-style audio interview, or view host testimonials and hear actual broadcast clips of Travis on our 20th Century Talk Radio Shows page. |
Travis Edward Pike's Webpages include his motion picture/TV credits
on the IMDb, his personal website, and Odd Tales and Wonders.
on the IMDb, his personal website, and Odd Tales and Wonders.