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Upcoming Performances
March 15th 2008
Walt will be one of six performers from the
Island Songwriters Showcase.
2007
Nov. 3rd, 2007
Pop/Rock Catagory
July 15th, 2007
Robbins Hollow Summer Art Festival
June 15th, 2007
May 22th, 2007
"We Stand Taller", written by Walt Sargent and Olivia Marie, was performed at Dowling’s 45th Commencement at Nassau Coliseum by the college choir.
April 20th, 2007
Writing a song is like catching a fish. You never know what you’re going to get. – Walt
Review: ISS Newsletter Jan 2007
CD Release: ISS Webmaster Walt Sargent Serves Up Something Fishy
BY PEDRO
You’ve probably heard most of the songs if you have seen Walt Sargent perform around the area in recent years. Now you can have them to keep, in a sparsely produced CD titled "14 Fish Two Bottles and Shoe."
Released late last year, this collection of songs shows off the considerable talents of the ISS webmaster, from the now operatic, now understated vocals, to the competent guitar playing, to the thought-provoking lyrics.
Walter, who teamed up with Huntington-based producer Dave Cook, also an ISS member, to put the CD together, demonstrates in this collection of tracks why he has often won the Writer’s Choice award at ISS.
His songcraft is well-developed, producing work that is at once pleasing to the ear and intellectually compelling. Standout tracks include the ballads "Don’t Go Now" and "Me, Myself and I."
Most of the songs feature only vocals and one or two guitar tracks, with the opening track, "Beautiful," being an exception. In "Beautiful," Walter shows that in addition to playing delicate finger-picked patterns and melodies, he can also make an electric guitar scream.
The 17-track CD includes several instrumentals. It is a departure from the glossy production of Walter’s first CD, "Dunderhead: Songs of Dunder." "14 Fish" is a winner.
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