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michelle payne

About Me

I love music. I've been playing instruments and singing since I was 9 years old. For the past 5 years I have been a music teacher, and it has turned out to be more rewarding than any performance I have ever done. Recently, I became interested in Bluegrass music. This probably can be traced back to my southern roots and all that country music I was forced to listen to growing up. I thought I hated it, but as it turns out, I now play the banjo in a Buddhist Folk Group. Yes, you read that correctly. Our first gig is March 30th at a peace rally in Simi Valley. More details later...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/01/2005
Band Members: michelle- piano, guitar, vocals, banjo rebecca zapen-violin, mandolin, vocals
Influences: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Mazzy Star, Cat Power, Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, Modest Mouse
Sounds Like: Daniel Johnston, Cat Power, Tori Amos, Bright Eyes, Joan Baez
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Muslims and Mormons and Jews OH MY!

So last night, Dharma Grass played at an interfaith banquet in Garden Grove. There were people from all different religions eating together and enjoying the speakers and entertainment. It was really c...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 14:02:00 GMT

Dharma Grass

Dude! pointed out to me in the comments section that I have neglected to comment on my first gig with the buddha band. My apologies! I am indeed very lazy about this kind of thing. So anyway.....the g...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:40:00 GMT

House Show with Rebecca

A couple of weeks ago we hosted a house concert for Rebecca Zapen of jacksonville, FL. It was my 2nd time hosting one and it was so much fun! We had about 20 people and 1 pug squeezed into my living r...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:39:00 GMT

MTV audition

So, today I had an audition with MTV for a new reality show that features singer songwriters. It's called "The Score." Very interesting experience. I drove up to MTV studios in Santa Monica tryong to ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 May 2005 20:12:00 GMT

I have an audition with MTV

Crazy, huh? I responded to this ad on Craigslist about MTV starting a new reality show called "The Score." It's for singer songwriters like me! So anyway-- I actually got a response! I'm going in on M...
Posted by on Thu, 19 May 2005 18:46:00 GMT

tour bookings galore

well, kind of--- I'm getting excited about my summer plans. John Magnifico and I will be touring the West Coast together in July!! Woo hoo!! Old Jacksonville buds together again! So far I have a show...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:28:00 GMT

Last night's show

Last night's show was a lot of fun. Thanks to all who came. Luke Sweeny and Green Hills Alone traveled from Northern California, and they were great. Chris (from Green Hills) serenaded my friend and i...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Apr 2005 07:26:00 GMT

finally, a blog

Ok---- after sitting on this My Space thing for a few months, I've realized how totally cool it is. I've actually met really cool people through it, soooo, I guess it's time to start blogging. I'm...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:41:00 GMT