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F

ool Rooster, Joshua Davis'
first solo CD, features a
song that relates to visiting
Israel. The song, "Holy Land,"
resulted from a comment made
by his mother, Pamela Shriman
of Oak Park.
The CD, recorded this year by
the Weathervane Collective, has
10 tracks. Seven were written
independently by Davis, while
three are collaborations with
Aaron Allen. Any of the songs are
likely to be performed Saturday,
Dec. 3, at Trinity House Theater
in Livonia, where Davis will be
appearing with his quartet,
Steppin' In It.
The group calls its style root
music and combines country,
swing and blues. Its members
don't-decide on the final show
until they reach the stage, where
they mix their original tunes
with songs linked to other per-
formers.
"Josh had been to Israel before
I went there on a recent Miracle
Mission:' Shriman explains. "I
wrote him a postcard that said,
`josh, I see your footprints here;
and that inspired the song."
While the lyrics start out refer-
encing Shriman's remarks, they
end with a larger thought: "Every
woman, every man, every heart
and every hand is a holy land."
"Some of my songs have to do
with my life, but others have to
do with what I observe says
Davis, 28, who lives in Lansing,.
"'Bound for Glory, written for the

group's latest CD, Hidden in the
Lowlands, is based on observa-
tion. That song is about a friend
who has a festival on his proper-
ty each year."

Natural Talent

Davis, who grew up in Oak
Park, graduated from Berkley
High School, where he participat-
ed in theater and band pro-
grams. Although he took some
instrumental lessons, he found
that he could play the banjo,
piano and mandolin by ear.
During his high school years, he
performed with the R & B band
Electric Tibet.
"After my sophomore year at
Michigan State University, I
worked one summer as a song
leader at Camp Tamarack:' recalls
Davis, who had his bar mitzvah
at Congregation B'nai David and
now considers himself a secular
Jew.
"All I did was play music with
the kids, and I decided that play-
ing music was the work I wanted
to do. After I got back to college, I
helped form Steppin In It in
1998. I'm really glad that we've
been able to earn a living per-
forming around the country and
at different kinds of venues."
While Davis continues with
guitar and vocals, he works with
Dominic Suchyta on upright
bass, Andy Wilson on diatonic
and bass harmonicas and Joe
Wilson on dobro and steel guitar.
"We've worked at music festi-
vals, clubs and theaters:' Davis
says. "We got to the point where

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