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About Me

She didnt think it would be this complicated. When Andra Moran moved to Nashville on the Fourth of July several years ago, she timed her drive into town to correspond with the firework celebration. As she drove south on highway 65, she came over the hill into Nashville to find a thunderstorm. Not that its all been rain clouds and grey skies, of course. Andra studied music formally at Belmont University, and informally at the bars and clubs where songwriters met to swap songs and stories, and used their tip money to buy a drink or two. The friends she made in songwriter rounds helped Andra to develop further as a writer and an artist, and to try to narrow the focus of her music. Unfortunately, shes still trying to figure out the focus. The daughter of two ministers, Andras faith plays a central role in her writing. So do her lousy exboyfriends. And so does Andras range of experiences living all over the world as part of an Army chaplains family. Andras songs reflect a freshness and an honesty about the complex nature of living in a wide and wild world. Her conversational approach to lyrics and her accessible, memorable melodies have won many loyal and vocal fans: "The best part about being on the road is hearing the crowd sing along. Realizing that strangers have internalized words that are so intimately me is a very powerful thing." Singing and writing are undeniable for Andra. She owns each moment of each song in a way that can't help but capture your ear and your heart. Currently, Andra is touring nationally in support of her latest release, Listening, which was recorded on one beautifully sunny spring day, and a bunch of rainy ones at Alex the Great in Nashville. The liner notes boast the names of some of Nashvilles most accomplished musicians, whose skills shine brightly on the lush and quiet record. Listening was mixed by Roger Moutenot, who also co-produced two tracks on the album. Listening is the follow-up to Andras two previous recordings: 2003s acoustic EP, The Someday Sessions and 2001s If Not for This, with Josh Elson, produced by Dexter Green. In addition to her recordings, Andras songs have also been published in a collection of print music entitled Chalice Praise through the Christian Board of Publication.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/2/2005
Band Website: andramoran.com
Band Members: Chris Cottros, Steve Ebe, Jen Gunderman, Gabe Dixon, Tim Marks, Audley Freed.
Sounds Like: Alternamericana-folk-soul-pop and a quirky cast of Nashville characters.We got the delightful treat of working with Roger-the-Great Moutenot (!!!) on the new record, "Listening." He showed us the love by putting his sonic stamp on it, and we love him for for this (among other) reasons.also, sounds like this:
Record Label: Insta-Rock Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Extra! Extra! Good News!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are several thousand. I'm too tired to think enough to come up with what to say about each picture, but basically, the musical went super-beautif...
Posted by Andra Moran on Wed, 09 May 2007 11:50:00 PST

the endless immensity of the sea

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood, and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." (Saint-Exupery)...
Posted by Andra Moran on Wed, 09 May 2007 11:03:00 PST

true. ew.

Is anyone else creeped out by these True.com ads? Here you sit, taking care of business via myspace or email or whatever and there's some smarmy pop up handsome dude in a tight tshirt pretending to lo...
Posted by Andra Moran on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:26:00 PST

Falling in love with Ramiro, who will change the world.

"So...we meet again."Skinny arms folded, chin raised, small suitcase in hand, Ramiro beams at me, doing his best to be suave. He's eight. I'm in love. It's been a whole year since we ...
Posted by Andra Moran on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:43:00 PST

I will scream your name.

This Sunday, I'll be doing the CROP walk for disaster/famine relief. Each year, CROP provides $4,000,000 to local food banks, pantries and community gardens. Additionally, they do cool Hei...
Posted by Andra Moran on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:54:00 PST

My Name is not Andrew

My real name is Andra, unfortunately for me. I spend the first 20 seconds of each and every introduction explaining how to pronounce it. "It's like Sandra without the S," I say cheer...
Posted by Andra Moran on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:50:00 PST

Costume Call: Naughty Nurses and Wonder Woman Wanna-bes

Halloween means only two things when you first think about it: 1. candy 2. costumes To me as a single woman, it also means that when you're picking out yo...
Posted by Andra Moran on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:18:00 PST

TSHIRTS!!! and a very Lo-Fi way to order 'em.

TSHIRTS! Check out the photo on the pics page... Oh my, the NEW tshirts are here, and are perfect to prolong that summertime hipster look well into the fall. With a killer graphic...
Posted by Andra Moran on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 03:29:00 PST

little children bow before me

If you live in Nashville, you know: It's officially fall. A wet and chilly 50 degrees meets your cheeks when you walk outside today. I get to stay home today and look out the window ...
Posted by Andra Moran on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:01:00 PST

blorgs

My little ole neighbor lady calls them "blorgs," which I think is very funny. Anyhow, I keep a reasonably regular one on my Andra homesite: myspace.com/andramoran Check it out if you're so inc...
Posted by Andra Moran on Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:24:00 PST