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Molly Sweeney

Captain Beefheart, eat your beef heart out.

About Me

Born in Sault Saint Marie Ontario, I got out early and was smuggled across the border to Michigan. Moved out to Falmouth Massachusetts at age 12, up to Montreal Quebec at age 17, and when people ask, I tell 'em I'm American, even though I wield a Canadian passport so people'll like me more at foreign borders. I started singing in church, got lots of attention from little old ladies, started singing funk and blues for my own enjoyment at 14 and then balanced it out with lots of joni mitchell covers. My voice turned an octave lower for my first 4 months of college cause i got loaded and sang un-mic'd with a bunch of percussionists and I still haven't learned my lesson. Currently taking lessons with Tena Palmer, check her out.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/6/2006
Band Website: coming soon
Band Members: Molly Sweeney (Vocals, acoustic and classical guitars, autoharp, banjo)

Jeremi Roy (upright bass on "Florida" and "Life Would be Lonely")

Influences: Bert Jansch, Billie Holliday, Anne Briggs, Joni Mitchell, Josephine Foster, John Fahey, Townes Van Zandt, John Jacob Niles, Karen Dalton, Kate Wolf, Odetta, Harry Smith, Alan Bishop, Ann Peebles, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Ike and Tina, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Curtis Mayfield, the Beatles, Betty Wright, Ray Charles, Wanda Jackson, Bob Dylan, J Dilla, Niobe, Jack Kerouac, Van Morrison, Calvin and Hobbes, the Chieftains, Paddy Reilly, Captain Beefheart, the Muppets
Sounds Like:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Winds of Change

    So I had a dream two nights ago where Robert Plant was coming on to me and I turned him down...man, I’m reserved even in my dreams! The party we were at was lit with red chris...
Posted by Molly Sweeney on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:16:00 PST