Mary Flower
9th Annual Acoustic Song Vox Pop Winner
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Genre: Acoustic
Yellow Dog Records
www.maryflower.com
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ARE YOU SIGNED OR SELF-RELEASED? Signed
NAME OF LABEL: Yellow Dog Records.
HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portland, OR USA
WHICH GENRES BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC? Acoustic Blues Finger-picking, Ragtime, Lap Slide Guitar, and any other music that strikes my fancy.
ARTISTS ON THIS TRACK: My son, Jesse Withers, from the band Jackstraw, on bass.
WHERE WAS SONG RECORDED? Portland, OR.
NAME OF ALBUM NOMINATED SONG IS ON: Bridges
DESCRIBE THE STORY BEHIND THIS SONG: No story, really; I always hunt for nice grooves on the lap slide guitar and this one was worth developing.
WHY DID YOU SELECT THIS TRACK TO SUBMIT TO THE IMAs? I did not choose it; my label liked it.
WAS THIS ALWAYS INTENDED AS AN ACOUSTIC TUNE OR IS THIS RE-WORKED? All of my tunes are acoustic.
WHAT/ IF ANY UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS, SONG STRUCTURE/WRITING TECHNIQUE, RECORDING METHOD DID YOU USE? My old and rare Gibson Hawaiian guitar is a square neck and has been a responsive and reliable vintage instrument.
WHAT’S THE SECRET TO MAKING ACOUSTIC SONGS STAND OUT? Embellishing songs in a way that helps them be memorable.
WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE? www.maryflower.com, www.yellowdogrecords.com, Amazon, CDBaby.
DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? No.
DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE: All-ages.
WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? A lot of them are players and look to musicians who play well.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? Listening rooms.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE BAND’S MOST EXCITING MOMENT TO DATE? Being nominated for a Blues Music Award (formerly the Handy Awards).
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR 2010?: My 9th CD, hopefully.
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS… in bad shape.
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? There are many levels of success and many interpretations of this word. I have not yet experienced success as most people know it. It is all relative! I’ve been able to support myself from music, which is a blessing, but I’m still working to be heard.
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS? The Decemberists.
NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU’RE CHAMPIONING: Rev. Gary Davis, Memphis Minnie, and many more obscure roots/blues masters.