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Little Girl (The 911 Song) (4/C#m) Music and Lyrics (C) Rick Landers 2020 - BMI Work No: 050754443 3:200:00/3:20
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Appalachian Hollow - (3/F) - Music and Lyrics (C) Rick Landers 2015 (TABS) - BMI Work No: 041012498 4:200:00/4:20
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Hollywood and Vine (4/B) - Music and Lyrics (C) Rick Landers 2020 BMI Work No: 050754446 (TABS) 3:290:00/3:29
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It’s Not My Fault (TABS) (4/C#m) Music and Lyrics (c) Rick Landers © 2020 BMI Reg. No. 44952451 3:070:00/3:07
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Who's Sorry Now? (3/B Flat) Music and Lyrics (c) Rick Landers 2020 - BMI Registration: 60066976 3:220:00/3:22
"Beautiful song, and arrangement." Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya
Guitar International Magazine - Publisher (2004 - 2023)
Rick publishes Guitar International with interviews of music legends including: Les Paul; Slash; Buddy Guy; Judy Collins, Jimmy Webb, Richie Havens, Steve Earle, Jesse Colin Young & more!
TRACKS & INFO
MEDIA GALLERY

John Werntz (bass), Ron Goad (drums), Rick Landers, Les Thompson (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - Photo credit: Dustin Delage

JVs Restaurant: Rick Landers; Jim Nagle; Ron Goad & John Werntz (Rick Landers & Heartland) - Photo by: Dr. Jim Thorne

JV's Restaurant - Clockwise from bottom left: John Werntz (bass); Rick Landers (Lead vocals/guitar); Jim Nagle (dobro); Dr. Jim Thorne (Friend: singer-songwriter); Ron Goad (backing vocals; percussion) - photo by: Denise Henderson

2023 Gruene Guitar - 00038K - Koa; custom build for Rick, pictured ready for quality control proofing period.

Guitar International magazine publisher, Rick Landers, interviews Johnny Winter in. Annapolis, MD - photo (c) Rick Landers.
GEAR
My performance gear is usually limited to a vintage 1946 Gibson J-45 or 2021 Gruene OG-30 (SN #1), a 2023 Gruene 00038 Koa named "Terry" (SN #1,), a 2023 Gruene D-18 (SN #1), an SA330x Fishman sound system with a Shure SM58 microphone, a Roland Cube EX amp, a Fishman Platinum effects pedal and a Boss VE-8 Harmonizer. My other guitars include: a vintage 1957 Gibson Southern Jumbo, a vintage 1950 Gibson CF-100, a 1973 LR-15 LoPrinzi (Brazilian), a 1973 LoPrinzi (Brazilian) 12-String; a 1993 Yamaha LA-28e Special Edition/Japan Custom Shop); a 1991 Custom Telecaster with early Joe Barden pickups; a 1981 Yamaha CJ-838,, a custom made 2014 Appala Grand Symphony, a 1920s no name hand-made parlor guitar, a 2019 Tokai Love Rock LS-196, a 1994 McSpadden dulcimer and I recently purchased a high D penny whistle handmade by American bagpipe maker, Seth Hamon. I also recently purchased an early 1950s Favilla baritone ukelele and another from the 1970s, and a Peavey 2-12 Chorus amp, Oh, and I picked up a 1939 Kalamazoo mandolin, a vintage concertina, three pairs of vintage maracas and a vintage 1946 Gibson Southern Jumbo acoustic guitar with a mid-1940s case!
2023 Band Schedule
Previous events
Rick Landers & Heartland at Reston-Lake Anne Farmers Market
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Lake Anne Village, 1609-A Washington Plz, Lake Anne Village , Reston, VA
Rick Landers & Heartland will present two hours of original songs to visitors to Lake Anne's Saturday Farmers Market. Rick's a multi-award winning singer-songwriter, publisher of Guitar International magazine and music author.
Rick Landers & Jim Nagle to perform original songs at the market.
A special Songwriters Showcase Charitable Event - Rick Landers & Heartland and others will present original songs at MacKenzie's Tonic & Tunes venue that will also include Dave "Kawika" Fiely, The Aloha Boys, Lynn Holyfield, Paul Wolfe and more!
Private house concert featuring NY Blues Hall of Fame Artist Toby Walker w/Rick Landers
Blues Master Toby Walker & Rick Landers
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Private Performance - By invitation only., 2442 Brussels Court, Reston, VA
NY Blues Hall of Fame Artist Toby Walker Featured w/Rick Landers
Jim Nagle (dobro) and I'll roll out a couple of songs on this evening....getting our feet wet at Dietle's....
Rick Landers & Heartland (Ron Goad, Jim Nagle & John Wertz) perform original Landers' songs that include: Leviathan, Little Girl, She Thinks She's Better Than Me, Red, Maria, Appalachian Hollow and many more! Multi-award winning singer-songwriter, Rick Landers songs are a mix of Americana, Folk, Pop, Jazz, Historical, Love Ballads and more...!
SAW Songwriters Event
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Rick will open open up the Songwriters of Washington event at the new MacKenzie's restaurant with bassist, Tim Spong, for a short 30-minute set before loading up and heading to BIAS Studios to record more songs for his debut CD and EPs....
Reston's Farmers Market and Lake Anne featuring Rick Landers & Heartland
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Lake Anne, Reston, Virginia, 11404 Washington Plaza W, Reston, VA 20190, Reston, Virginia
Multi-award winning singer songwriter, Rick Landers, and Heartland to perform original Americana songs!
Working on more original songs' production at BIAS Studios with engineer-producer, Nick Jones.
Multi-award winning singer-songwriter, Rick Landers, and Jim Nagle (dobro) will perform at a private event at Reston's Walker Nature Center. The center is situated on 72-acres of woodlands, trails, streams and Lake Audubon and has many wonderful family-oriented activities available throughout the year. This particular event is after-hours and private.
Multi-award winning songwriter, music magazine publisher, author and performer, Rick Landers, will present a songwriter's workshop where he will talk about songwriting ideas, development, and performance. He will perform several of his original songs, including: "Red," "Fly Me to the Moon (Judee Sill)," "Appalachian Hollow," "She's Better Than Me," and talk about some of the lyrics. A Q&A will follow...Rick's song presentations will be accompanied by Jim Nagle on dobro guitar.
Rick Landers & Heartland at Earp's Ordinary (Reservations Recommended)
Earp's Ordinary, 3950 University Dr, Unit 210, Fairfax, VA 22030
Mullti-award singer-songwriter, Rick Landers & Earp's Ordinary to roll out their originals songs at this fine venue that has wonderful owners, staffers and patrons...a great place to enjoy LIVE original music! Pic is of Rick performing for a group of descendants of two New Mexico mining disasters (1913 & 1923) in Raton, N<.
Rick, John, Ron and Jim to record with Nick Jones - "Fly Me to the Moon (Judee Sill)" - "Hollywood & Vine" - Rick to start "Appalachian Hollow" - "It's Not My Fault"
Reston's Lake Anne Farmer Market featuring music by Rick Landers & Heartland!
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Lake Anne, Reston, Virginia, 11404 Washington Plaza W, Reston, VA 20190, Reston, Virginia
Multi-award winning singer-songwriter, Rick Landers, one Heartland to perform original songs!
Rick Landers & Heartland at Lake Anne Farmers Market
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Lake Anne, Reston, Virginia, 11404 Washington Plaza W, Reston, VA 20190, Reston, Virginia
Multi-award winning singer songwriter; publisher; author Rick Landers; accompanied by Heartland to perform opening day of the Reston Farmers Market at Lake Anne, Reston, VA.
2023 Season Opener of the Donoharm Farm Season of Music
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Rick Landers & Heartland will kick off the No Harm Farm's 2023 music season with a performance of original songs, including: "Leviathan," "Red," "Maria," "Big Cadillac," "She's Better Than Me," "Working Overtime," "Blue World," "Appalachian Hollow," "Love Ain't Easy," and many more!
2023 Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival
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Rick Landers & Heartland will perform at the ANA Stage for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, a time and place known internationally for it's Japanese gifted cherry blossom trees, the Jefferson Memorial and the multi-day festival! The ANA stage location is between the Martin Luther King statue and the FDR Memorial.
Earp's Songwriters Trifecta
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Earp's Ordinary, 3950 University Dr, Unit 210, Fairfax, VA 22030
Earp's Songwriters Trifecta will showcase three Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest award-winning songwriters, (4pm) Paul Wolfe; (5pm) Jillian Matundan; and (6pm) Rick Landers who will each offer up their original songs, and possibly some cool covers.
Rick Landers & Heartland at Earp's Ordinary
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Earp's Ordinary, 3950 University Dr, Unit 210, Fairfax, VA 22030
Rick Landers &. Heartland will arrive for the fourth time to entertain the patrons of Earp's Ordinary with two sets of original songs and maybe a couple of covers. Award winning songwriter, Rick Landers will sing crowd favorites, including "Working Overtime," "Maria," "She's Better Than Me," "Misunderstood," and many more...Ron Goad (percussion) John Werntz (bass) and "Dobro Jim" Nagle on, uh, dobro, who are Heartland!
CREDITS & LEGAL
Credits:
Top Photo: Dr. Jim Thorne
Vocals: "If I'd Given My Heart to You'"
Vocals: "Open Up" (Studio) - Rick Landers (Lead Vocalist)
Producer: "If I'd Given My Heart to You" - Stacy Hogan (A Writer's Paradise Studio, Nashville, TN)/Producer: Marco Delmar (Recording Arts, Arlington, VA)
Producer: "Open Up" (Studio) - Stacy Hogan (A Writer's Paradise Studio, Nashville, TN); Marco Delmar (Recording Arts, Arlington, VA)
Photos by: Mike Davis (Top of PAGE and others); Peggy Landers, Terry Landers, Ron Goad, and Sherry Stewart, Andy Markley - All other photos are (c) Rick Landers 2021,
Legal Notice:
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