Singer-Songwriter • Martin Verrall

As Anything: music by Singer-Songwriter Martin Verrall   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO As Anything by MARTIN VERRALL   Photo courtesy of Martin Verrall. "Singer, songwriter, painter and poet — Martin Verrall has been a leading force in the arts scene James Street North used to be defined by. Fans familiar with Verrall know the gravelly voiced singer explores life’s darker sides taking influence from the likes of Lou Reed, Tom Waits or Nick Cave but with his own ink and liquor spilled over it to form his own murky swill of poetic rock." ~ View magazine, October 17, 2019 – Ric Taylor Martin Verrall, backyard performance during the pandemic. Martin Verrall performing at This Ain't Hollywood, 2014. Youtube Screenshot.  "Martin Verrall … a prolific singer/songwriter, painter, and urban wanderer … a scribe who details the plights and triumphs of the human heart with dark romanticism, and captures the lonesome ambience of a rainy afternoon or a sleepless night." ~ As found on Martin’s bandcamp page (martinverrall.bandcamp.com) Martin Verrall. Photo originally published by The Spec as part of Graham Rockingham's best bets, 2019. "Everyone talks about the hundreds of songs Martin has written, and that's great, but no one should ever forget or overlook the fact that he is a visual artist and has crafted hundreds of artworks. Anyone can write hundreds of shit songs or make hundreds of shit paintings. The thing about Martin is that the work is immediate, compelling, lasting." ~ Denise Lisson, Co-founder - The Hammer Gallery Screenshot: Barber Shop Podcast - Martin Verrall and Raven's Request. “Un artiste sans pareil qui captiver l'imagination” ~ Vikram Bondai Mike Williams and Martin Verrall. Photo by Vesna Trkulja. "When I think of Martin I remember his sometimes-musical collaborator Mike Williams saying Martin has written over 400 original songs!!! And these words come to mind...           beautiful           deep poetic prose           music of intensity           Martin's music and art." ~ Vesna Trkulja Martin performing at Zyla's, Hamilton, 2017. Photo by Vesna Trkulja. Martin Verrall - THE LINE performed with Nick Burson (drums) and Mike Williams at the 1005 benefit Steelworker's Waltz at This Ain't Hollywood 2011. Youtube screenshot. "Portrait of musician / artist Martin Verrall" circa 1990s. Photo by artist Peter Stevens (1963-2015), courtesy of Vesna Trkulja. –•–  [  >>>>>   ISSUE COVER  ]   + [Distillate © HA&L + Martin Verrall {from the Greek bios} -- the course of a life.]