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Willow

About Me

Willow is a self-taught singer/songwriter, who, in 1992 put down her Bible and picked up a pawn shop guitar. Three chords later, the songs came flowing out. Judging from the fact that she had no subsequent musical experience, one could say she's a bit of a preternatural chanteuse. Like post-Christian rocker contemporaries, Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson, Willow's papa is a preacher man and prior to her fateful leap, she was an enrollee at Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland Oregon. The result of her departure from conservative religion...her musical renderings are of an evolution of a spiritual nature - an earthly, poetic dance in the dark. For those familiar with the fire and brimstone of artist Nick Cave, Willow may be the polar sweet angel of darkness, redemption and desire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Willow and her new band live amidst pigeon hill, the shipyards, and the salt air on the Westside of Seattle...bringing together lush tones of an eerie folk noir, a pop-filled “rainy landscape and world-weariness of post modern America.”They are currently rehearsing and recording in Willow’s West Seattle Studio, Little Pig Little Witch, and gathering material for her next full length release.Previous recordings, Sweet Dark Demon, Lovely Love, Willow, and Lonesome Lo-Fi Lullabyes are now available at CDbaby.com, Sonic Boom Records, and Easy Street Records.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/10/2005
Band Website: www.willowsmusic.com
Band Members: Willow - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric baritone, banjo guitar / Kevin Wood - electric guitars, lap steel, banjo, noise / Josh Tchokeny- drums, percussion / Bob Congleton - bass.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Past musicians and occasional visits from - Erik Stewart (drums, bass, accordian), Gary Franzen (pump organ, accordian) Tucker Martine(percussion, found sounds, morton salt shaker), Nancy Warton(cello), Steve More(pump organ, piano, harmonium). 
Influences: today it seems like the things that are influencing my creativity are of an earthly nature... i am fascinated with (maybe in love with) crows, the shade of grey, the soft wine-colored edges of the leaves outside my bedroom window, nights so cold even the moon looks chilled, not sleeping, breathing....Lately I have listening to Spain, Elani Mandell, Aimee Mann, Dayna Kurtz, Jeff Buckley, Gillian Welch, Innocence Mission, Mark Lanegan, Sibelus - Symphony No. 2 - and missing my Gorecki, Joseph Arthur, Low, Mary Lydia Ryan, Mojave3, Verbena, Lisa Germano..... and still a good amount of french and italian accordian music for some reason! And of course, miss Polly Jean some how always ends up in my ears...
Sounds Like: Willow's music is imbued with a gentle lyricism-full of swirling strings alternating with hushed moments of pure voice-that suggests redemption might be possible after all."~ The Seattle Weekly~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Willow is anything but the standard girl with a guitar and a back catalog of Joni Mitchell covers. Her songs take on redemption and longing, destiny and death with a crystalline alto and an undertow of darkness that tugs the songs from below."~ The Stranger, 'Drunk by Noon'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

hair

I cut off my hair, and it feels like I cut off my skin...so much of me has been growing for four years now...and all the weight of this, seems silly, yet heavy at the same time.  I can feel the back o...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:03:00 GMT

Check out this event: Christmas Without Daddy

Mabel McGee and Pennsylvania Slim will be hitting the stage again this Tuesday, December 16th at the Sunset Tavern!  This particular show was inspired by a cassette tape I bought for 25cents at a...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Mabel McGee & Pennsylvania Slim - Amazing Grace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZvkWlrnFzU
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:05:00 GMT

may 20th at the tractor

Well, it took awhile, but it seems as if spring has finally arrived in Seattle.  The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the evenings' air has been intoxicating!  And truly it came ju...
Posted by on Mon, 19 May 2008 09:34:00 GMT

Check out this event: Willow Plays the Tractor!

..> Posted By:Willow Hosted By::Willow e-mail When:Monday Mar 03, 2008at 8:00 PM Where::Tractor Tavern5213 Ballard Ave. NWSeattle, WA 98107United States ..> ..> A night packed with the lus...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:23:00 GMT

Break Your Heart Full

Hello Friends and happy last day of January!It seems as if a life time has passed since I last sent out an email - Iknow it as at the very least a new year!  I trust your holidays were warmand pe...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:05:00 GMT

Check out this event: KISS KISS BANG BANG!

Hosted By: Willow When: Wednesday Sep 26, 2007 at 10:00 PMWhere: Rendevous Jewel Box Theatre2322 2nd AveSeattle, WA 98101United StatesDescription:Willow Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:46:00 GMT

why...

I am a daughter of the church, a daughter of ministers, missionaries, tent raisers and gospel callers. I am a daughter of music. I am a daughter of Oklahoma, a daughter of Japan, a daughter of the dus...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:37:00 GMT