Island Love Songs is the work of Vancouver Island singer/songwriter Rick Bateman. The twelve romantic songs on the CD flow easily between Celtic arrangements, folk ballads and soft, Latin rhythms.
I grew up on the west coast in the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and began playing guitar at the age of fifteen. I learned to play and sing by teaching myself, using Gordon Lightfoot songbooks. As a result of that foundation Lightfoot would remain my most enduring musical influence.
At the age of 19 I wrote my first song and went on to write many more during the following years. In my early twenties I explored the idea of becoming a performing artist but decided the travelers life was not for me and settled down in Victoria.
Over the years I explored the works of North America’s popular folk music artists including James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Donovan and Leonard Cohen, the rhythms of Dan Hicks, J. J. Cale and K.D. Lang and the ballads of The Eagles and Jimmy Buffet. They are all reflected in my musical style.
Words & Music by
Rick Bateman
Arrangements & Instrumentation
by Eric Brad
Classical Guitar on “So In Love” – Rick Bateman
6 & 12 String Acoustic Guitars, Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Synthesizers, and Drum Programming – Eric Brad
Produced & Engineered
by Eric Brad
Recorded at
Northern Lodge Studios, Victoria, BC Canada
