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Calling Wendy

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About Me

Calling Wendy is an exciting new band based in Toronto, Canada. The group combines the dynamic energy of young singer Melanie Hilmi and the veteran experience of drummer/songwriter Alison Maclean and bassist Chris Sytnyk. With Alison’s sparkling pop song-craft and the beautiful harmonies of Melanie, Marylynne Stella and Shannon Fayth Robinson, the band is reminiscent of an updated Fleetwood Mac. They draw on a grab-bag of diverse musical influences, mixing everything from Blondie to The Cars to Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams. The combination of all of Calling Wendy’s talents has been best described by The Lonely Vagabond (Stillepost.ca) as “An angelic musical force.”
Alison and Chris signed to Universal with MAdE in 1993. The band released two albums with Universal, before leaving the label after the Universal/Polygram merger. The band disbanded in 2002, leaving Alison to search for a new musical direction. A drummer throughout her early career, Alison began writing her own songs. With no expectation, she submitted a demo version of her song “Tennessee” to the MIX 99.9 Standard Radio Songwriting Competition in Canada. To her complete surprise, the song won the Regional competition, and then won the National competition. “Tennessee” then went on to place second in the prestigious Unisong International Songwriting Contest in the AAA category, cementing Alison’s reputation as a songwriter to watch.
Contact Info
Management: Rob Pattee - robpattee@shaw.ca

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Member Since: 8/20/2006
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Influences: Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, KT Tunstall, Dixie Chicks, The Byrds, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Blondie

Sounds Like:The debut ep featuring five songs, including Tennessee, Just For a While and You Make Me Whole.: Broken Lullabies is a collection of songs showing off their beautiful harmonies and melodies.

Album cover art and design by:Linzirae.:

Coming Soon! :

Sweet Sounds is a compilation featuring artists picked by the folks at Couture Candy.: . The newest edition includes the Calling Wendy tune - Just For A While.:

Available free from the Couture Candy: Website.

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Type of Label: None

My Blog

VOTE FOR US AND SAVE THE ANIMALS!

Hi everybody,Head on over to the FURocious Music page and vote for Calling Wendy. A vote for us gets us one step closer to performing at this very important show.The whole point of this concert is "to...
Posted by Calling Wendy on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:30:00 PST

Welcome To The New Look

So here it is. The newly designed MySpace site. With lot's of new info and links to check out.We hope all the new stuff looks and works properly. If you notice anything that doesn't quite look right o...
Posted by Calling Wendy on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:30:00 PST

Play Our Songs While You Surf

Hey Everyone,A new feature has been added to our MySpace player. When you click the "open player in a new window" link (located at the bottom of the player) a window will pop up with the player. ...
Posted by Calling Wendy on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:08:00 PST

Rank Our Songs

We currently have four songs up on our MySpace site. Help us choose the order that they are listed in by picking your favourite.TennesseeWilliamJust For a WhileYou Make Me WholeWe'll post the results ...
Posted by Calling Wendy on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:45:00 PST

Couture Candy - Sweet Sounds feature

Check out the feature on Calling Wendy at the Couture Candy site. We've been selected as one of this months Sweet Sounds. Leave us a comment on the site and let us know what you think.Pick up the Swee...
Posted by Calling Wendy on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:51:00 PST