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Cyndi Craven

About Me

MY STORY (and I'm sticking to it)When I was five, my dad got me a baritone ukulele to distract me away from his 1950-something Gibson guitar. What a smart move! He had no idea what he was starting. Mel Bay and a little Taurean determination got me going, and after six years I had saved enough money from shining my dad's shoes and pulling rocks and weeds out of the vegetable garden to buy a 6-string classical guitar from Ernie's record store in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was eleven. It was 1969. I wanted to go to Woodstock but my parents wouldn't let me. Despite that bump in the road, it's generally been uphill from there.

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LESSONS is available now on iTunes and Amazon !

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Thank you so much for supporting my musical habits!
I couldn't do it without you!

Photos of Bodhi, The BodhiCATva!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/9/2006
Band Website: http://cyndicravenmusic.com
Band Members: THE BEANS - Cyndi, Allison Adams , Tom Wolf , Billy Gewin
TRILLIUM - Cyndi, Allison Adams , Tedi May
Chase The Moon - Cyndi, Tom Wolf
And... Pippy The Songwriting Cat!
Influences: My lovely family of friends. My friendly loving family. My teachers, witting and unwitting. My cats. Everybody else's cats. The cats to whom nobody belongs. My dreams. Your dreams. The positions of the planets. The phases of the moon. The musicality of String Theory. Train whistles late at night. Flowers, before, during and after they bloom. Trees, full out in summer, naked in winter. Rocks. Bugs. Rain. Light. Love. Love. Love. Did I say Love? The persistence of hope. Oh, and choklit. And then there's the coffee....

And these fine folks, among many others, have all participated in the reorganization of my musical DNA....

Allison Adams
Joan Armatrading
Band of Desperate Men
The Beatles
Jerry Brunner
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Don Conoscenti
Ry Cooder
Sam Cook
Joe Craven
Rodney Crowell
Rick Diamond
Bob Dylan
Ferron
John Fogerty
Aretha Franklin
Futureman
Billy Gewin
Eliza Gilkyson
John Gorka
George Jones
Nanci Griffith
Arlo Guthrie
Emmylou Harris
John Hartford
Chuck Henderson
Ron Hipp
John Hurt
Andy Offutt Irwin
Peggy Johnson
Mick Kinney
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Keren Leppo
Roger Miller
Joni Mitchell
Keb' Mo'
The Monkeys
Van Morrison
Jeff Mosier
Randy Newman
Old Enough to Know Better
Jim Pearce
Pippy The Schnoo
John Prine
Bonnie Raitt
The Roches
Leon Russell
Martin Sexton
Bill Sheffield
Paul Simon
Nina Simone
Mavis Staples
Jevetta Steele
Cat Stevens
James Taylor
The WILD
Mason Williams
Chipa Wolf
Haole Wolf
Tom Wolf
Stevie Wonder
... and everyone I ever heard play with heart.
Sounds Like: Double espresso with half&half and honey.
Record Label: Zebra Dreaming Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CYNDI HAS A NEW WEB SITE! YAY!

After not having a music site up for over a decade I finally have one!Here's the addy: CyndiCravenMusic.comIt's all up and running although I'll be putting up more pics and audio and video.And while I...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:55:00 GMT

LESSONS is in iTUNES & AMAZON

Hey Friends! My 10-song album, Lessons, is now available through iTunes and Amazon ... click on the one you prefer to listen to samples and/or buy the album or just the songs you like!Lessons in i...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Check out this event: Lena's Place Coffeehouse - Cyndi Craven & Jerry Brunner

Hosted By:Cyndi CravenWhen:Saturday, February 14, 2009Where:Lena's Place CoffeehouseCentral Congregational Church, 2676 Clairmont RoadAtlanta30329Description:Jerry Brunner and I will be playing some n...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:22:00 GMT

Musc Videos up

Hey friends, I'm starting to post videos of music performances and jam sessions on Vimeo ... just visit vimeo.com/cyndicraven ... you can subscribe to my channel if you want updates when I add new one...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:10:00 GMT

New Demo! Uncle John In Heaven

I recorded this song as the first in a series of 10(+) simple guitar and vocal demos I plan to do before the end of the month (Feb '09).I signed up for this crazy "record a CD in 28 days" challenge at...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:12:00 GMT

CATS IN SONGS Blog

CATS IN SONGSCool songwriting blog! I'm now a contributing team member of the CATS IN SONGS blog... with just four of us so far, we already have up 20 songs! Fun! Wanna join? Write a cat song! (Or get...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:16:00 GMT

About PIPPY THE SCHNOO

About PIPPY THE SCHNOOWell, I was too sad to say anything about Pippy last week, but I am a bit more consoled now, so here is the news About Pippy.Pippy The Schnoo - my little kitty-boy, sweetie pie, ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Finally have NEW recording!!

Okay, I've been futzing around for months trying to get my digital recording studio set up up properly and giving results I could be happy with.After hours of fun as well as some hair-tearing, I final...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:17:00 GMT

My cat is out of control!

SORRY THIS LINK DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE! It was so great... sorry....My cat is running for President! Yes, of the United States! I just found out... he didn't even tell me what he was up to, I just happe...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:08:00 GMT

Some New Old Song Demos

Hey friends, I've put up a few new song demos lately....The latest is "The Man In The Woods" written for my dearly departed friend and teacher, JC Gazaway. It was done some time ago, in my bedroom stu...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:59:00 GMT