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Melissa Dalton

About Me

I may randomly feel like changing this from time to time 'cause, well, things change, people change, situations change and my approach to this tool/method of communication/site also changes depending on my mood.I like to sing, I like to write about things that I think about and I like to mess around with the tuning on my guitar. These things could change but since they have thus far seemed pretty consistent, I don't think they will. Hard to know which things should change and which should stay relatively the same but hey, maybe part of it all is figuring that out.Here are some songs in which I'm trying to do just that.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/03/2006
Band Members: For now, me, sometimes with the added bonus of a violin or extra guitar or voice now and then.
Influences: basically anything that I listen to or have ever listened to is an influence for me - Rickie Lee Jones, Led Zeppelin, Nick Drake, Tom Waits (old), Gram Parsons, Cowboy Junkies, Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls, Martha Wainwright, Feist, Violent Femmes, Grateful Dead, Allman Bros. Band, Cat Stevens, Bob Marley, Sarah Harmer, Lemonheads, Beatles, Joni Mitchell, His Name is Alive, U2, Liz Phair, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Velvet Underground, Bic Runga, Dave Dobbins, Tim Finn, Crowded House, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Jackson 5, Otis Redding, Roberta Flack, Al Green, Gordon Lightfoot....
Sounds Like: Comme moi.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

In Any Case...

New song - In Any Case - has been added. Home recording. Enjoy!Well, I have more to say, I'm sure but it's hiding in the recesses of my grey matter right now so I'll leave you with this - ERLEICHDA! T...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:55:00 GMT

September Vessel Dance Projects show & other stuff too!

My lovely friend, Roopa Cheema, of Vessel Dance Projects is putting on a show for three days in September and I'm playing a set each night. It should be a fun night of dance, music and a cool play t...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:55:00 GMT

New Song - Closer

I just finished this song yesterday and thought I would put it up. It's raining out, I thought that was supposed to happen in April?
Posted by on Sat, 03 May 2008 10:43:00 GMT

Ronans Song

I have a friend named Ronan who is nearly 9 months old. While he was still in utero, I wrote a song for him and here it is... Again, not a perfect recording but I need some new music on here to keep t...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 14:19:00 GMT

Matthew Barber Cover...

I have just put up a little cover of Matt Barber's Cinnamon Hearts that I did on my home recording setup (which is virtually nothing short of a mic and bad recording software) because I want ever...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:50:00 GMT

Wow...

Haven't updated this thing in forever and I'm feeling a bit guilty! I have a gig on the 25th of April at the Imperial Pub with Wendy Leung and Jay Sad. Should be cool. I've never played the venue befo...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:27:00 GMT

new song added (sort of)

I just updated with a diff't recording of 'That La la la Feeling". It's a live recording done by Ryan Ayukawa of Open Concept and it features the amazingly talented singer/songwriter Jeremy Parnell on...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:13:00 GMT

the dark side....

I've been neglecting myspace. I'm cheating on it with facebook. I'm sure it's something everyone is doing, right? (looking around, paranoid). Other than that, got a gig coming up that I'm trying to fi...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:45:00 GMT

Happy Year of the Pig!

Oh man. Am I ever back now. I really didn't want to leave China but I left knowing that I would go back sometime in the nearest possible future. I really loved it there. It is and isn't different. It'...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:04:00 GMT

yay...

I finally bought my ticket today. I am so so so so so so excited to head to China. Wow. I really can't wait to go and just roam around. Can someone please invent an inflatable or very, very tiny guita...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:55:00 GMT