INAMAYWOOL.COM“One of my favorite New York singer/songwriters,†John Platt, WFUVWith a voice that moves effortlessly from gentle and fragile to sweet and sultry and all the way to strong and bluesy, Ina May Wool sings with confidence and ease born of an apprenticeship in blues, country, jazz, and soul in clubs, concerts, and recording studios. Her songs can be deliciously playful, tightly written and poetic, but still like a conversation with a friend – storytelling at its best. She came up through the ranks in the Greenwich Village Songwriters Exchange, a group that’s nurtured songwriters from Shawn Colvin to Christine Lavin to Suzanne Vega. “She has a good thing going on with her audience,†says the Village Voice.Ina May’s co-writer, producer, and husband, Daniel A. Weiss, backs her up on guitar, accordion, and vocals. As associate conductor, Dan helped shape the music of the original production of Rent, and he’s played guitar, organ, and piano in numerous Broadway shows and in appearances throughout the world from Scotland to Japan.Together Ina May and Dan play songs from their 1999 debut CD, Moon Over 97th Street, music “so close to the emotional waterfall that it compels undivided attention,†according to the international music magazine Dirty Linen, and from last year’s, Crack It Open, which Indie-Music.com calls “joyous, spirited, occasionally playful, and absolutely perfect from first note to last.†New songs from their soon to be recorded CD#3 make their way into the set as well.Suzanne Vega included one of Ina May’s songs in her Vigil Project CD, a collection of post 9/11 songs by New York writers. Other recent awards for her songs and recordings have come from the Mountain Stage NewSong Festival, Independent Music Awards, the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). Ina May has toured in Europe and widely in the U.S. She’s shared stages with Richard Thompson, John Gorka, and Leo Kottke, among many others.For more info. pictures, etc : http://inamaywool.comIna May teaches a variety of workshops including creative writing and performance. For more info write to [email protected]'s what some enthusiastic presenters and participants have had to say:“Ina May Wool’s workshop is NOT TO BE MISSED. She’s one of the most exciting writers on the scene today and as a teacher, she’s intuitive and generous.†--Sloan Wainwright“I've hosted workshops by many great musicians, including Steve Gillette, Don Henry, Bob Franke, Michael Smith, and Buddy Mondlock. Now I can add Ina May Wool to that short list of superior workshop facilitators. I highly recommend Ina May Wool as a workshop leader.†-Dave Kleiner, Educator"Haven't had any other workshop that generated that number of ideas in such a short time." Bruce Jennings"Smart, spirited leader. The permission to play. An infusion of energy." Tom Boyd.
