Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from

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, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven full-length solo albums under his own name and two full-band lyrical collaborations with poet Lisa Olstein, under the moniker Cold Satellite. Foucault has toured extensively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe since 2001, in both full-band and solo appearances. From 2013 through 2020, he performed as a duo with drummer Billy Conway (

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). Foucault's solo releases were previously issued by western Massachusetts-based independent label

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, including ''Stripping Cane'' (2004), ''Ghost Repeater'' (2006) and ''Horse Latitudes'' (2011). His 2015 release, ''Salt As Wolves'', was self-released on BlueBlade Records. His bands have featured or included Eric Heywood (Son Volt, Pretenders, Ray Lamontagne), Bo Ramsey (Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams, Pieta Brown), Billy Conway (Morphine), Jennifer Condos (Joe Henry, Sam Phillips), Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T), David Goodrich ( Chris Smither),

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(Harry Nilsson, Ry Cooder, Ringo Starr) and Caitlin Canty. Foucault has produced three albums for other artists, including Hayward Williams's ''The Reef'' (2014), Caitlin Canty's ''Reckless Skyline'' (2015) and John Statz's ''Tulsa'' (2015).

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performed Foucault's song, "Everybody's Famous", during his 2011 tour of California, and Foucault's songs have appeared on the television shows ''Sons of Anarchy'', Preacher, and ''Nashville''. Foucault's 2015 release, ''Salt As Wolves'', debuted at number 7 in the ''Billboard'' Top Blues Album Chart for the week of November 7, 2015. Foucault lives in New England with his wife, fellow musician and songwriter

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Discography

*2001: '' Miles from the Lightning'' *2004: '' Stripping Cane'' *2005: '' Redbird'' (with

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) *2006: '' Ghost Repeater'' *2009: '' Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes: Jeffrey Foucault Sings the Songs of John Prine'' *2010: ''Seven Curses'' (with Mark Erelli) *2010: ''Cold Satellite'' (with Cold Satellite) *2011: '' Live at the Cafe Carpe'' (with Redbird) *2011: ''

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'' *2013: ''Cavalcade'' (with Cold Satellite) *2015: '' Salt as Wolves'' *2018: ''Blood Brothers'' *2018: ''Horse Latitudes Solo / Acoustic Demos'' *2020: ''Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 – 2020'' *2024: ''The Universal Fire''

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website for the ''Cold Satellite'' albumJeffrey Foucault collection
at the

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's live music archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Foucault, Jeffrey Living people American country singer-songwriters American country rock singers American folk guitarists American male guitarists American male singer-songwriters American folk singers People from Whitewater, Wisconsin 1976 births Guitarists from Wisconsin 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male singers Signature Sounds artists Singer-songwriters from Wisconsin