Michael Trent

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Michael Trent
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Michael Trent
Background information
Genres Folk, country rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • harmonica
LabelsShrimp Records, Dualtone,
Website shovelsandrope.com

Michael Trent is an American musician from Denver. He performs as a solo act and in the band Shovels & Rope since 2008. [1]

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Career

Trent first performed as the lead singer in the Denver, Colorado band Tinker's Punishment, before moving to the Southeast and renaming as The Films with Kenneth Harris, Jacob Sinclair and Adam Blake in Charleston, South Carolina. The group disbanded in 2010. [2]

Trent collaborated with Butch Walker, performing on two of his albums. He then released two solo albums.

Trent recorded an album as a duo with his wife, Cary Ann Hearst, in 2008. The pair then formed the group Shovels and Rope [3] and began touring, performing about 200 shows each year. [4] In 2012 the couple released a second album, "O Be Joyful" [5]

Discography

Solo studio albums

TitleAlbum Details
Michael Trent
  • Release date: November 26, 2007
  • Label: Our House Records
The Winner
  • Release date: April 20, 2010
  • Label: Shrimp Records

Credits

Album TitleArtistCredits
Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio (2003) Duke Tumatoe Choir/Chorus
I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart (2010) Butch Walker Composer, Lyricist, Vocals (Background)
The Spade (2011) Butch Walker Composer, Vocals (Background)
O' Be Joyful (2012) Shovels & Rope Group Member, Instrumentation, Producer
Divided & United: Songs of the Civil War (2013)Producer
Swimmin' Time (2014) Shovels & Rope Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer
Rivers in the Wasteland (2014) Needtobreathe Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)

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References

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  2. "The Ballad of Michael & Cary Ann". Charleston City Paper. April 2, 2018.
  3. Dancemakers’ loveloss makes oblique reference to death: Review | Toronto Star
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