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Little
Windows:
Little
Windows are Mark Weems and Julee Glaub. The
duo has performed together in Ireland, in the Northeast,
as well as the Southeast with a focus on the art of
the pure voice with tight harmonies in traditional songs.
Instrumentation includes guitar, fiddle, banjo, flute,
piano and bodhrán. Mark has been steeped in the
old-time tradition for years while Julee has done the
same in the traditional Irish realm. Together they bring
a beautiful blend of both traditions with a unique harmonic
sound that is rare and often beckons the response from
audience members, "I've never heard anything like
it!"
Julee and Mark have released
their first recording together, Just
Beyond Me. It carries a strong Appalachian
theme with old-time gospel songs as well as two songs
composed by Mark. Many of the songs are unaccompanied
and highlight Mark and Julee's vocals. Special guests
include Carl Jones from North Carolina, Pete Sutherland
from Vermont, and Mark's father even joins them for
an old North Carolina mountain hymn. (more...).
Chase Missy
Chase
Missy has drawn comparisons to folk giants
Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, as well as Sonny and Cher,
The Indigo Girls, and Jay-Z. Forming the duo in 2002,
Chase was just a guy with a guitar and some stories
until he convinced his soon-to-be wife Missy to take
a hiatus from acting and give the glamorous life of
playing in smoky bars and sleeping under Texaco stars
a try...which she did and liked it.
So they recorded their first album Invincible for 500
bucks in NYC, then moved to Atlanta and spent the next
two years touring constantly (14 states and counting),
sometimes playing up to 20 shows a month, while working
various dayjobs (librarian, painter, teacher, emu farming)
to help pay the rent. During this time Chase won an
honorable mention in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
for his song “Life’s Circle”. After a move closer to
their roots (Fayetteville,AR) they have released their
sophomore album, Folks Throwing Rocks In The Country,
on their label Two Horse Town Records. It features 12
original tracks that showcase their trademark storytelling,
harmonies, and multi-instrumentation (mandolin, banjo,
accordion,harmonica and guitars)..(more...).
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The
Misty Valley Boys
These
boys can sing and pick with the best of them- Adam, Roger,
Steve and Lynwood are four Piedmont country boys playing
the music they grew up on. The area is known for its unique
fusion of string country and gospel music. Piedmont style
has been called a musician’s music, and that level of
talent and skill is what audiences expect from The
Misty Valley Boys. Each of the band members is an
accomplished, hardworking career musician. The scope of
their talent and experience is amazing. Added together,
the boys in the band have 101 years experience performing,
they play 14 instruments, sing all vocal parts, and have
12 songwriting and 24 recording credits. Together they
have dedicated their musical lives to bringing Bluegrass
Piedmont style to audiences far beyond the Piedmont region
they call home.
Head over to their artist
pages and have a listen, you'll be glad you did... (more...)
Tracy
Grammer
Tracy
Grammer and her late partner Dave Carter were
called "one of the fastest-rising acts in folk
music." In just four years they released three
internationally-acclaimed albums, toured with Joan Baez,
shared stages with everyone from Lucinda Williams to
the Cowboy Junkies to Eddie Reader, and earned a solid
following with their indelible live performances at
festivals and venues all across North America. Despite
Carter's sudden death in July 2002, Grammer's career
as an interpreter and instrumentalist continues. "I
have no choice but to go on singing, and to go on telling
our story," says Grammer, "on behalf of my
brilliant partner, and on behalf of every dreamer who
stumbles, as I did, upon a profound calling."
 Within
the crucible of the duo's "musical marriage,"
Grammer had already tested her tensile strength. Most
recently, she found h
rself the featured soloist backing Joan Baez on vocals,
violin and mandolin during their winter 2002 tour, while
in the duo's live performances and on Drum Hat Buddha,
their latest release, Grammer fronted fully half the
material.
Grammer's dark, ethereal vocals evoke a purity and resonance
that brings radiance to the songs she performs, and
her attention to melody and story lines lends a rare
sophistication to her vocal and instrumental interpretations.
Her adept accompaniment extends to violin, mandolin,
guitar - yet it is her vocal prowess and intuition that
infuse her work with a numinous quality and has established
her as a formidable performer in her own right. Dave
Carter was perhaps her biggest fan: "Tracy has
one of the most beautiful and expressive voices I've
ever heard in my life. I was looking for someone with
depth and gentleness - as soon as I heard that voice,
I knew I had found it."
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