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Cindy Scott

The 22 year retirement is over. I’m back.. I think

About Me

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"What can I say," she said, refusing to refer to herself in the third person. "I've been an entertainer, in one form or another, since childhood." She took a sip from the glass bottle of Coca-Cola in her hand and lit another cigarette. After a moment, she continued, "I love music and being able to share that love, to bring a little joy to the folks listening... well, that's special." Her fingers reached to the leather string around her neck, absent mindedly playing with the glass bead bearing her name. "I'm blessed to have a supportive family, to be able to play music on a couple of different instruments, to sometimes be able to come up with some lyrics and music that work together, and to occasionally hit the right notes when I'm singing."
Yes, I do take my music seriously, No, obviously, I don't take myself too seriously.
I got started in music as a kid in the early 60's. I was fortunate to grow up during a time when rock was going through a huge evolutionary phase; The Beatles, Dylan, Neil Diamond, Joan Baez, Dusty Springfield, Carole King, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and Cat Stevens . This gave me a wealth of pioneer artists and styles to absorb as influences, and I hope my music reflects that. In the later 70's, I discovered 'outlaw' country and found that it was a welcome relief from the disco craze. From country, I latched on to Waylon Jennings, WIllie Nelson, and most particularly Don Williams on one side, and the cutting edge styles of new country; ladies like Rosanne Cash and Juice Newton, on the other. They were blended into my influences as was my discovery of Cajun and Celtic music.
My constant collaborator, Rick Michaels, and I began working together in 1970 in a variety of combinations: in bands, as a duo, and occasionally solo. Rick always had a fine ear for blending our voices in harmony, and adding unique twists to my arrangements. We sang and performed our songs and others, but always spent the greatest amount of energy in recording. In those early days, we used the traditional style of using two 2 track machines, and building a song by bouncing tracks between them.
But in 1984, the writing was on the wall for me with the birth of my second child, and by 1986 I had retired from the business. At that time, there wasn't room for being a mom and a musician, and I wound up retiring from music. Ocassionally, I'd go into the studio and mix and produce demos for local bands, but no more than that.
When my (now) adult children got into MySpace, I discovered the wealth of talented ladies and the delightful venues that were open to solo acts. I got inspired, my kids did a little pushing, my partner encouraged, and I decided to give playing another go. I'm really glad I did. It's awfully strange working without my old friends, who have either moved on or passed on, but I'm adjusting.
When my music makes a connection with someone, in an audience or listening to a recording, it makes all the hard work worthwhile to me. And, if I can make someone laugh with a joke, a one-liner, a self-deprecating observation, a stream of consciousness riff . . . well, that is a great joy. I love to laugh, and it's wonderful to share laughter with others. But there's also a time for serious music, and I believe I can rise to the challenge there too. Hopefully, these recordings offer a balanced glimpse into those styles.

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Member Since: 4/17/2007
Band Members:COMING IN OCTOBER The Scott-Michaels Reunion "tour." Rick and I will reunite for a couple of evenings of blending our music and voices as in by gone days. Watch for the dates to be announced soon. ------- In a live performance, it's just me and my guitars for the time being. I got tired of playing alone so I sequenced the backing tracks of my songs, and now I have a band-in-a-box. So, no more feeling alone out there. When I'm in the studio to record, I nearly always play all the instruments, McCartney style - guitars, bass, and keyboards, program and sequence the synth, and play drums when they're available. My son and I have recently taken up the challenge of learning to play some traditional Celtic instruments - tin whistle, bodhran, and the spoons. If I need an instrument that I can't play, I bring in a sesson player. ------- I'm left-handed and use custom built Ovation acoustic/electric guitars live and in the studio. (I've played Ovation acoustics exclusively since 1977.) In the studio, or playing with a band, I also use a Fender Strat, an Epiphone Les Paul, and Fender Bass (all of which are left-handed) combined with a Crate and a Peavy amplifier. My stomp boxes are by Boss, along with a vintage MXR distortion pedal, and a Brownsville cry baby. The home studio is anchored by a 24 track digital Tascam, with a Tascam analog 8 track and TEAC analog 4 track for auxiliary use. The studio microphones are Rode, Shure, and AKG. There's also a Midiverb unit for outboard signal processing. ------- Band-In-A-Box, Personal and Road IT Manager: Miriam Huebscher-Scott
Roadie, & Guitar Tech / Bassist In Training: Sean Scott
Physical Trainer: Tanema Barnes
Golden Retriever: Nicky Foose
Influences: It’s difficult to single out artist names out of all the various forms of music I’ve distilled in my soul. The names that stand out range from Cat Stevens, The Moody Blues, Doug Kershaw, Gaelic Storm, The Beatles thru Wings to McCartney solo, Buckingham-Nicks thru Fleetwood Mac to Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks including their work with other artists, Melissa Etheridge, Joan Jett, David Bowie, The Bellamy Brothers, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, with a dash of Buddy Holly for good measure. And Lorna Bracewell, who inspired me to pick up a guitar again.
Sounds Like: Folk Rock playing solo, Grrrl Rock with a band
Record Label: Maison De Foose
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

About the music - A Song For You

I wrote "A Song For You" in 1977 while living in Memphis, and it started life as a medium-fast country rock tune. That was fine in the days when I played in a band, but not so much for the solo work I...
Posted by Cindy Scott on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:40:00 PST

Speaker Pelosi and Impeachment

On this morning's edition of The Bill Press radio program, Bill conducted a phone interview with Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi. When the Speaker was asked about the impeachment question her respon...
Posted by Cindy Scott on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:15:00 PST

About the music - You Will Love Me Too

This song began in 1981, just noodling around with three chords and dreaming about the beach. Once again, the lyrics speak about the hole in my life that existed without my partner. We were best frie...
Posted by Cindy Scott on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:09:00 PST

About the music - Higher

I wrote this in 1980 during a particularly trying time in my life. The object was to hide myself in dreams about my partner, who was still 13 years away from being back with me. It worked and rehearsi...
Posted by Cindy Scott on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:46:00 PST