David Ford
Songs for the Road

Damien Rice, Joseph Arthur, Howie Day, David Gray, a bit of Bob Dylan, some (the best) of James Blunt, and something else from anyone who sits on a stage with a guitar on their knees or a piano behind them.
Well, having said that, with some of the necessary and often useless comparisons done, get to listen.

It all starts with the string arrangement of "Go To Hell" and continues with the almost up-tempo of "Decimate".
"I'm Alright Now" sounds like Elton John at his best, "St.Peter" waltzes at mellifluous rhythms, the indie clubs of old England and new America-On-the-Road duet in "Nobody Tells Me What To Do".

"And So You Fell" is delicate and subtle enough to make you want to find it as the background in the most moving closing scene of any well-made American series.
"Songs for the road" bids us farewell and sends us to bed with a hint of melancholy that never hurts, and I never thought I would hear a "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" (yes, that one from them, exactly) so slowed down and moving in my life.

His MySpace, wonderfully generous, offers unreleased tracks and demos, including an enchanting "To Hell With The World" that gets stuck in your head and doesn't leave so easily. 

Who is David Ford?

I don't even know and no one will ever really know around here. But I'm happy to have known him.