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Linda Stout

I'm in love ... with music.

About Me

Recently Linda Stout worked with producer David Sale/Camus, creating tail-wagging uptempo downtempo, a little exhuberant antifolk, an uptown downhome vibe through an Appalachian pop song that Linda "co-wrote" with the esteemed poet Robert Frost ("The Pasture") and other lyric co-writes with David Sale/Camus (see in top friends below). Hear "The Pasture" and "A Good Song" here. The same producer, David Sale, has been gaining rave reviews from the national music press and radio for producing "Dirty Little Secret" with former Squirrel Nut Zipper singer Katharine Whalen, a wildly creative percussively hypercaffeinated pop cabaret that David Dye of NPR's World Cafe called "dazzling and seductive."Linda Stout's debut CD, "Good Luck Child" (2004), an eclectic acoustic collection of pop and jazz songs she wrote and produced, earned her Best Solo CD and Best Female Singer praise from The Ithaca Journal, many other glowing reviews and was listed as an acoustic "fave" at Radioio.com.Linda Stout's unique voice ranges from dusky to sweet, and she plays guitar, incorporating finger-picking, jazz voicings and Latin rhythms, and adores her an elderly mahogany Harmony baritone ukulele for its rootsy, warm sound. Down below, in her top friends, check out Matt Robbins, her duo partner who played on the debut CD, and cousin Ward Stout, who co-produced the track, "Blue Blue Water," contributing fiddle and mandolin on her debut. He's currently producing a project for Aaron Tippin. And check out her producer David Sale/Camus... CDBABY LINK for LINDA STOUT: Extended Play --

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Member Since: 8/5/2005
Band Website: LindaStout.com
Band Members: Linda Stout writes songs, sings, plays guitar and baritone ukulele, most recently pairing up with London McDaniel on backing vocals, guitars, vocals, dobro, bass or banjo. Hear "Trying Not to Tell You," track 4.On Linda's newest CD, "Extended Play," producer David Sale played multiple instruments, and Bobby Bringi played his mridangam (a kind of ancient Indian drum). Linda has also had a duo with Matt Robbins on keyboards and backing vocals. Some of Linda's other collaborators have included Linda's cousin, Ward Stout on mandolin and fiddle (on "Blue Blue Water"), Charlie Shew on bass and drums, Greg Emerson on drums, Jan Nigro on piano, Dana Paul on upright bass, Joseph Prusch on fiddle, bass and viola, Christopher Loxley on cello and Dawn Hoff on vocals.
Influences: Producer David Sale/Camus, and if not direct influences (which are hard to pin down), then familiarity with the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Charlie Parker, musical theater repertoire and jazz standards, Stephen Foster, James Taylor, Karen Carpenter, Sarah Vaughn, Laura Nyro, Dave Brubeck, Bacharach, never leaving the dance floor all night in clubs, Asleep at the Wheel, Rickie Lee Jones, Allison Krauss, and so many more.
Sounds Like: Been told Rickie Lee Jones, "in the ballpark of Norah Jones with a guitar," and "Norah Jones meets Ryan Adams," and on her first more acoustic CD and at solo shows Joan Baez and "a female Kenny Rankin. Also Everything But the Girl (Tracy Thorne), Dido, Astrud Gilberto, Natalie Merchant and Madeleine Pereaux. More recently: Some comparisons to Lisa and Wendy, who collaborated with Prince, Steely Dan and even Yes.
Record Label: Ghost Cat Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NY Times Blog by Songwriters on Songwriting

Check out this excellent blog in the NY Times by wonderful songwriters on songwriting:http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/
Posted by Linda Stout on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST

Ithaca

Ithaca has a reputation as a kind of cool, and (seasonally) cold college town. It’s a nice small city. I’ve been lucky I can walk lots of places, live near downtown. There’s country ...
Posted by Linda Stout on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:10:00 PST

TV

We had great fun recording the WSKG-TV show in January "Expressions: Sound Fusion" in Binghamton, returning in February for a radio interview, which aired on WSKG radio. Besides the TV interest, we ha...
Posted by Linda Stout on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:00:00 PST

London interview in "Hot New Acts"

I'm featured on an interview in "Hot New Acts" in the London-based publication Music On-Air. See http://www.musiconair.biz/LindaStout.php.
Posted by Linda Stout on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:32:00 PST

Blackcap Pies

I picked more than two quarts of blackcaps out behind the house. It was raining, and I got soaked, which I sort of liked. Finding berries is cool. You can't look too hard. They'll be there in your per...
Posted by Linda Stout on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:13:00 PST

London press

An interview with Linda is coming up soon in a London music publication called Music On-Air:http://www.musiconair.biz.
Posted by Linda Stout on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:26:00 PST

Soft Porn

So I admit I show my bare shoulders and arms, but I am not thrilled about the preponderence of idiotic soft porn at myspace. This band today tried to post a video comment on my site starting with a vi...
Posted by Linda Stout on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:48:00 PST

Gypsy Art Show

Look and listen for a podcast/blog on my music on Gypsy Art Show, asyndicated writer/radio host Belinda Subraman. She was reallypositive about what a unique sound I have, how it's "genre-busting."Her ...
Posted by Linda Stout on Wed, 09 May 2007 02:13:00 PST

Sometymes Why

It was not just doing myspace listening last night. I went out to the Haunt, not far from my little house in Ithaca and heard Sometymes Why, 3 terribly talented women known for their other bands, Croo...
Posted by Linda Stout on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:53:00 PST

Friend requests and narcissism

I am so happy people are listening. I continue to be honored and impressed in continuing to meet great musicians and great people here at myspace. I meet them in real life, all around town and when pl...
Posted by Linda Stout on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:43:00 PST