Reg Meuross
| Reg Meuross | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Reg Meuross |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, banjo, dulcimer, singer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | http://www.regmeuross.com |
Reg Meuross is an English singer and songwriter based in Somerset, England. He has been described as "a warm, engaging live entertainer [whose] same easy going feel informs his discs and their songs of love, longing and true life stories".
Awarded Best Male Vocalist 2013 by Fatea, Meuross first emerged on the British acoustic music scene when he formed The Panic Brothers with comedian Richard Morton. Five years of touring and TV work followed their album In The Red, produced by Clive Gregson with the "Brothers" appearing regularly on TV, including Friday Night Live, and at Edinburgh, Sidmouth, Glastonbury and other festivals.
Reg Meuross then moved on to form a roots band, The Flamingos, featuring ex-Graham Parker guitarist, Martin Belmont, Bob Loveday from the Penguin Café Orchestra & Bob Geldof's band and Alison Jones of The Barely Works. They recorded the album Arrested in 1991. Meuross also toured, continuing until 2009, with Hank Wangford and The Lost Cowboys as a member of the band and also as a solo artist with Hank Wangford on the No Hall Too Small tours.
In 1996 his first solo album, The Goodbye Hat, was released to critical acclaim, being nominated for several music awards, including best song for "Ring Around The Roses". The album was very well received, leading Time Out to describe it as an "Excellent, engaging and affecting album from one of Britain's finest". Country Music People went on to write that "Meuross is one of our finest home-grown songwriters. His light touch and quintessential Englishness was at times remindful of John Betjeman set to music." The Sunday Times described The Goodbye Hat as "A marvellous set of songs. Meuross' writing has such confidence about it that some of his compositions could already be classics." and Folk Roots commented that "This album radiates class. The songs are well-crafted with original lyrical ideas and it was a pleasure to listen to…highly recommended to the open-minded."
In 2004, Reg released Short Stories, his second solo album. Country Music Records' review of the album noted that "he is an expressive singer who imparts a genuine sense of sincerity and understanding of the plight of his subjects. A satisfying album from a singer and songwriter of melodic songs who offers interesting and intelligent lyrics. It deserves to be heard." The songs "run the rainbow of human emotions" and whatever their original meaning when written, there is something here for "everyone to identify with".
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