Welcome to the fans Web and Blog site dedicated to this great man named Shawn Phillips. Blog means you can interact by leaving comments almost on every page so don’t be shy and let us know your insights, knowledge and impression about Shawn and his music.
Video by SacredMojo
Jean Boissonneault
Webmaster
Encouragement given! This will be great, there can never be enough Shawn Phillips resources, and I can already tell that this will be wonderful – just from choice of font, color, etc – nice and clean, but with character.
I can’t think of anything good to suggest right now, but if I do I’ll come right here and you’ll be the first to hear about it.
Thanks so much! I look forward to checking on the site and your progress.
susan c
Wonderful idea. Good Luck and may you have many responses.
Shawn Phillips, master craftsman raconteur extraordinaire, has touched so many lives from song and tale to emergency medical treatment; may this website be blessed with folk who appreciate his talent, his art and love for life.
Great to see this website. I particularly enjoyed the “famous friends” section and of course the Shawn remixes. All the best!!!
Jean B.,
Outstanding!
In late January of 1972 a very pregnant young girl ( me ) went to Shawns concert at Sir George Williams University in Montreal .. I arrived late and Shawn asked everyone to wait while he got a chair brought down to the front of the audience… I sat front and centre and so began a love affair with the man and his music… No one in this world can compete with his voice.. How nice to know the man with the angelic voice is also a wonderful human being..I hope your website is visited by all who believe in “good” music. Thank you so much !
By his own admission, Shawn is not as prolific as he used to be. I truly hope that his new studio in South Africa will inspire him to profligate the music that we, the fans, ardently desire and wish for. Shawn Phillips fans are a rare but true breed. Spread the word and demand that A&M release material that should be heard over and over again.
I remember when I saw Shawn Phillips in the ’70’s, at the Place des Arts in Montreal, and I was amazed and seduced at the same time by this great human being. His voice, his songs, the deepness of his poetry and the beauty of it all, but most of all, I remember that silence in the concert hall, like we were in a church for a mass, and it was indeed a special moment we were all experiencing in that concert. It was more than a rock concert, we were all invited to share something important with the man who was standing there on the stage, something deep and warm that his music and his voice had awakened and we all opened our hearts and souls that special night and it was beautiful.
I have since then went to other concerts, and some were not so bad while others were really great, but never have I experienced something similar to that very special night at the Shawn Phillips show, it has always been in my mind and I will always cherish that night. By the way, a message for Candy G., I’m sure that your baby is now a grown person who is loving, caring and likes beauty in everything, especially music, I hope he or she also enjoys the music of Shawn Phillips… Good luck to everyone and thanks for giving us the chance to share on Shawn and what he means to all of us…
With love, Dan…
you have expressed the magic of Shawn Phillips so beautifully. I heard him at Laurie Auditorium in the 70s in S.A. Texas. I am so happy to have found this website.
I have been coming to this great site for a while now and I’m thrilled at how it’s been coming along. It’s a fantastic site to honor a wonderful musician and a kind hearted and good souled person, for he has been in the public service career for some time now and for that I can’t thank Shawn enough. That takes courage.
I was sad to see the Canadian site go bye bye, but after I saw that you put all of the songs back up here, I knew it was going to be a great site.
Thank you and may you have TONS of hits and lots of fans visiting this great site dedicated to a free spirit; Shawn Phillips.
I was thrilled to find out shawn was on tour again!!!! we already have tickets to his july 30th show in st.cloud mn. cant wait to see him perform again!!!! Shawn is an amazing artist. Thanks for being who you are Mr.Shawn Phillips. You truly molded my taste in music. you will be with me forever.
Will Shawn ever play the Sitar again at one of his concerts, remember when he played them on his albums, it was such beautiful sounds and how he would use his marvelous voice along with that sitar, really was awesome.
the car that was on the album Second contribution that he and Paul and Peter were sitting in, does anyone know who owns that car now?
Thanks for providing this site. A self confessed blog junkie and Shawn fan, this will be on my daily visit list. Scott that’s a great question about the car. Loved the album cover and the car.
To SacredMOJO
The tribute montage you created and is displayed here for this site could not be more appropriate, WOW. simply stunning imagry and artfully put together and simply BEAUTIFULL. The song choices were wonderful, I love both of those songs, in fact I have desired to learn how to play BredakThrough, but have not got the chords down. I salute you SacredMOJO for putting this montage together for our most favorite person in life, Shawn Phillips.
I’VE JUST FINISHED READING SOME ARTICLES ABOUT SHAWN. IT TAKES ME BACK MANY YEARS. IT’S FUNNY HOW SOME MUSIC IS WELL KNOW IN SOME AREAS AND HARDLY KNOW IN OTHERS. IF IT WASN’T FOR A FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA TO INTRODUCE ME TO HIS MUSIC I’D HAVE NEVER KNOW THAT ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VOICE. GLAD TO KNOW HE’S DOING WELL.
I first heard Shawn’s music while living in Minnesota in the early 70’s. Not many of my friends in the Chicago area had heard of him. When I moved back to Chicago; on my 21st Birthday I was taken to the Quiet Night, where he was appearing. I never in my entire life enjoyed such a night of the most amazing music. His talent, his stage presence, and his style was so magnetic. I found myself so engrossed listening to the words of his music and his voice electrified the room. That was a night I shall never ever forget. I was able to meet him face to face, and when I looked into his eyes I began to melt right there. I am so excited to see that he is performing in the Chicago area in May.
I was once so blessed back in 1972 when I was lucky enough to be introduced to Shawn’s music. I was all of 18 years old, but felt such peace when I listened to it. I have not yet see him in concert and I am in awe of those of you who have. This will all change next month when I will finally get to see him in person. I’ve waited 37 years for this concert and I know it will be incredible. Even through the music transition from records, to cassette, to CD, I’ve still kept all my original Shawn Phillips albums. With such a beautiful voice and strong sense of storytelling, my husband is in for a wonderful treat. I know it will be a night I won’t soon forget.
‘getting ready to see SP in Houson, Tx on july 21,2009. Can’t wait and am going w/ my to best friends of 30 yrs. we listened to SP back in the day and he was one of our favorites. got us through alot of teenage angst.
there was a website that showcased each of his albums w/the songs and lyrics but it is now gone. does anyone know of it, where it went or is there another website similar?
You are there, Sharon. This is the site you’re talking about but revisited. You can find all albums, songs and lyrics in the Music section. At the end of the page, you will also find a link to the Exhaustive Song List.
Have a nice show!
This is the first time i have been to this site, but i am in agreement with all of you..Shawn is a wonderful person. I have been looking for a place to write about Barry DeSouza. I have been so sadden by the news of his death. This world is a sadder place with him gone. He was one of the loves of my life and a true friend. A gentle soul that will be missed. We spent a bit of time together in the 70’s, whenever he was in the states. I have thought of him often over the years to learn that I waisted to much time in trying to get intouch with him again. John if you are out there reading any of this, remember the days with a bunch of crazy ladies in Michigan..I hope you are well. Bless all of you that are such great fans of such a great man..
I am having a Shawn Phillips renaissance. I heard Shawn at the Laurie Auditorium and at Olmos Park in San Antonio, Tx back in the ’70s and his haunting voice and incredible lyrics are still incredibly important to me. I own Faces and Second Contribution and have played them over and over again. Thank you.
afterthought … I read in Widepedia Shawn was once slated to play Jesus in JC Superstar in the 70s. Can you only imagine if he had …
Effectively, Shawn was cast to play the lead in the original production of Jesus Christ.
In an interview, Shawn said already:
“I didn’t decline the role. Robert Stigwood discovered that he couldn’t get a finger into my business pie, as it were, (or anything else for that matter), so he fired me. In retrospect, Ted Neeley can’t get arrested today, because he IS Jesus Christ Superstar, and cannot be seen in any other light. So I’m quite happy the way things turned out.”
Have been a fan since nursing school in Indianapolis in the 70’s. Saw him many times live in Indy and Bloomington. Sometimes in bigger venues and other times in small intimate rooms that was like being in a cathedral.
I am trying to find the album with a particular song I loved….lyrics were something about the “lights of the city” below a jet plane. The following instumental was great. Keep buying CD’s but without finding the song.
Any help?
It’s surely Parisien Plight II on Faces albums. If you have Realplayer, you can listen the whole song.
I’m a fan since the early 70’s too and coincidence, my first album was Faces.
Faces is rare to find. Try on Shawnphillips.com or eBay.
I was messing around on the Web; I was wondering what ever became of Shawn Phillips. My sister and I saw him in Houston, Texas in the early 70’s. I saw him at a small club on Westheimer Rd. called The Million Dollar Dump. I couldn’t believe what a great seat I got there – there was hardly anyone there that day. He briefly glanced at me. Sounded great. I saw him with my sister again in Houston. He didn’t disappoint me the second time, either. I was hoping to hear some songs from his album, “Furthermore”, but I don’t recall hearing any. I’m glad to see that he’s alive and well.
You touch my soul ….. you speak of the me I forgot!
Jean, love the new banner, way kool, one just came to mind that would include each word he uses, Health, Love and clarity and one on top of each other with a photo like you show up there for each representing the word. KEWL…..
First seen Shawn at the Revoli Theater then in Broad Ripple in Indianapolis. I think it was in 1973 the 1st. time. I have seen alot of concerts over these years but Shawn is still one of the very best I have seen. A poet with one of the best voices I have ever heard. His production with the voice over dubs was 2nd to none. Every one I have turned onto Shawn have became instant fans. His music and lyrics stand the test of time.
Great to see this. I have loved Shawn’s music for many years. He shaped my musical tastes and influenced me as a songwriter and musician,too. Glad to see he is doing well and getting his music posted on the web. The tribute video has alot of photos I had never seen before..fantastic!!!!