Lindsay Mac
Small Revolution
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"Stunning and goose bump inducing. Mac's sound is simply beautiful." -- Northeast Performer "Primal and arresting." -- The Boston Globe
tracks
- 1 Lucy
- 2 Use Me
- 3 Nowhere
- 4 Pale Reflection
- 5 Turn Me Away
- 6 Stumble
- 7 Last Resort
- 8 Glass Jar
- 9 Out of Me
- 10 Small Revolution
- 11 Drifted
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“I can’t rave enough about this dazzling debut, one of the year’s best in every way, with every track a winner. I want to run into the streets and force strangers to stop what they’re doing and listen to this crazy genius girl with her strapped-on cello. Viva la revolution and all things Lindsay Mac.”
- Indie-music.com
“Raucous, to ribald, to beautifully poignant….” – San Diego Troubador
“Piercingly beautiful and truthful. Mac’s voice is so sincere that it cuts through to your heart.”
- Northeast Performer Magazine
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Lindsay Mac: A Plucked Cello Revolution
In February 2006, singer and cellist Lindsay Mac was featured on the cover of Strings magazine, rightfully taking her place as a true original in transforming a traditional instrument and raising it to new heights.
Classically trained, Mac is characterized by her combination of plucking the cello and standing while performing. She holds the cello like a guitar, strapped around her small frame, and sings original songs in the folk/jazz tradition. In her pioneering ways she succeeds in creating a sound that is groundbreaking and compelling.
Within her short time on the acoustic music scene, Mac has already garnered diverse and impressive support. She has opened for KD Lang at Boston’s Bank of America Pavilion, "folk goddess" Catie Curtis, Glen Philips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), Vance Gilbert and Daemon Records' group Girlyman. Mac has also backed up bass legend Charlie Haden and saxophonist Michael Brecker in New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Lindsay Mac’s debut album, “Small Revolution” - aptly named because of her unique approach to playing - includes two-time Grammy- winning cellist, Eugene Friesen; famous fiddler, Matt Glaser (Rounder Records’ The Wayfaring Strangers); and pianist Tim Ray (Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Jane Siberry). Her image appears in Guitar World, Performing Songwriter, Northeast Performer, and Harp magazines as a part of a promotion deal with the Fostex Corporation. She is one of the few singer/songwriters to ever appear on the cover of the elite Strings magazine.
Through her non-stop touring of the U.S. and Canada, Mac is slowly revolutionizing the way we think about the cello while also expanding the definition of what we know the folk/singer-songwriter genre to be. Mac’s genre-bending is referenced by her reviewers but it is also seen in her audience. To be a fly on the wall at any one of Mac’s 100+ shows per year would be to see flashy hipsters amidst graying babyboomers, children with their classical-loving grandparents in tow, and Mac’s own 20-something young professionals, all under one roof. Perhaps this is also why “Small Revolution” is receiving airplay on over 100 AAA, community, and NPR-affiliate radio stations - all of this in just over a year.
Born and raised by hard-working, party-hungry, bohemian parents in Iowa, Lindsay was fed pork tenderloin and Midwestern microbrews for breakfast (she claims this accounts for her wholesome good looks and generally bad breath). Mac then set out to receive her training at various schools such as The Royal College of Music in London, The San Francisco Conservatory and Berklee College of Music in Boston before eventually trading her seat in the symphony for the vagabond life of a touring singer/songwriter.
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NEWS:
Lindsay has been selected as one of four Most Wanted for Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Look for her touring with the Falcon Ridge Preview Tour in May!
Lindsay is hard at work in the studio on her second release. Release date Feb 2008!
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CONTACT:
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Small Revolution
author: GGLindsay's rendition of Bill Wither's "USE ME" is AWESOME!!!! "Pale Reflection" is a heart-felt, lyrical beauty of a song. Overall, I love her diversity and spunk...can't wait to hear her next album.
Innovative, cutting edge music!
author: JasaThis is one of those few albums I can pretty much play start to finish. But sometimes I'll play Pale Reflection, Turn Me Away, &/or Drifted over & over again. :P I stumbled upon Lindsay Mac by accident on a Google search, liked her music & unique approach. I told my boyfriend about her, he mentioned her to his mom, & she bought me the CD for Christmas. It has been in my car's CD player pretty much ever since.
Awesome! Stunning! I'm in love.... I got goosebumps after listening to "lucy"
author: Saranautilus (of Cephalopod)I've had this album on repeat in my car ever since I received it in the mail... I LOVE the song titled "lucy" so much that i listened to it at least 30 times in one day on her myspace. This artist is going places, the album gave me so much inspiration for my cello.
Awesome CD, took me a while to play it all, kept repeating songs!
author: Matt Caruso, Salem SoundsThis is a wonderful CD. The music, the lyrics, everything about it I love. It changes up from song to song, and doesn't disappoint. A must have CD.
Lindsay Mac has changed my life!
author: Friend of a friendI received this CD from a friend and I have purchased 3 more for friends and family. If you want a CD that will change your life, or at least have a new theme album, this is it!
a stunning talent
author: cello loverThis CD is the real thing: amazingly good singing and playing from a true artist. The songs are genuine and deeply felt, and touch one's feelings very directly. Excellent backing and production too. What a debut!
Wow! Very Cool!
author: Cindy ScottI've just heard Lindsay Mac play live at the National Folk Alliance Conference and I must say - she rocks! We are addicted to the cool strumming and sultry voice that brings lyrics of travel and wonder to live! Thanks for taking the cello to new musical places. We are lov'in it!
Great Piece of Work
author: Marc HendricksonI really enjoy this CD, it is unique, interesting and something I listen to when I want to get lost in what I am doing.
One of my favorites disks to date...run don't walk to get it!
author: GJLindsay has hit the mark with this cd. The disk contains something for everyone. Lindsay's great voice combined with songs from jazz to a tinge of "country sound" and a great rendition of "Use me" along with other very innovative songs and sounds. A must have for your collection. I am looking forward to her live appearance in my city. Kudos Lindsay!