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molly andrews

mol*ly  an*drews

(noun, verb)

[ alteration of  
cynthia molly gibson ]

first appeared
20th century

 1a:  singer
performing extensively on stages great and small
across the u.s. and in europe.

 b:  recognized as one of the finest interpreters of  
traditional music as well as an outstanding vocalist in other styles,
she brings a directness and intensity to everything she sings.

 2: critically acclaimed recordings;
collaborating and performing with many fine artists.

 3:  radio appearances include npr's mountain stage, e-town, west coast weekend, and programs for the bbc, bbc scotland and radio oslo.

 4a:  offering workshops in early american hymnody,
appalachian variants of british isles ballads, roundsinging ...

 b:  selected fests&camps:
augusta heritage arts, buffalo gap, foxfire, berea,  ozark folk center,
uwm folk center, winfield, strawberry festival, memphis dulcimer festival, kentucky music weekend, washington folk festival, merle fest, bethlehem music festival,  pontardawe, isle of bute, blairgowrie, adams street festival, san diego, ca ~ san francisco free folk festival ~ etc..
  
 c:  a partial listing of concert venues:
freight & salvage, berkeley, ca ~ plough and stars, sf, ca ~ noe valley ministry, sf, ca ~ bob & doi dewitt's, mariposa, ca ~ caltech folk music society, pasadena, ca ~ the frethouse, covina, ca ~ shadetree, laguna niguel, ca ~ the barn, UC riverside, ca ~ house of musical traditions, takoma park, md ~ folklore society of greater washington, dc ~ washington national cathedral, dc ~ the prism, charlottesville, va ~ foxfire, rabun co., georgia ~ old town school of folk music, chicago ~ holywell music room, oxford, england ~ gaston hall, georgetown u. ~ the sedalia center, big island, va ~ fiddle and bow society, winston-salem, nc ~ cat in the cream, oberlin, oh ~

 5a:  dramatic singing style first led her to musical theatre in 1995 with
st. anns center for the arts avant-garde adaptation of the grimms fairytale 'ferdinand faithful' in nyc.
  
 b:  theatrical venues include
denver center for the performing arts, meadow brook theatre, virginia stage company, cincinnati playhouse in the park, actors theatre of louisville,
san diego repertory theatre, cerritos center for the performing arts, etc.

member actors' equity association

nominee virginia governors awards for the arts 2000

mollys' latest recording BLUE MORNING GLORY
soon available at amazon.com
www.cdbaby.
com
 etc..  

current itinerary posted at musi-cal.com

UK tour posted at molly.info

recent press
___________

"ms. andrews, a consummate artist, locks into every song -
the heartbreakers, the hymns, the ballads, the hits -
and finds its soul.."

"her voice is
the real thing..
truly moving."
  
"to see molly andrews..
is.. to be knocked out of your seat."
jackie demaline - cincinnati enquirer

"she is without question one of the finest singers
on the folk scene."
sonny thomas - fiddle & bow, winston-salem, nc


"molly andrews.. is an amazing singer.
her voice is as rich as cream and smooth
as butter."
katie laur - citybeat

"andrews sings with such control..
she induces shivers..
achingly expressive."
judith egerton - louisville courier-journal

"even with good songs, it takes a good singer to make them work.  
one standout performer is andrews.  whether singing the ballads or the fun stuff..  her powerful voice is used to great effect."
rodger pille - citybeat

"andrews' sweet, mellifluous voice captures
the audience completely and holds them in the
palm of her hand until she alone decides to let them go.
you wish she never would."
christopher todd - the louisville letter










We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;-
World-losers and world forsakers
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world forever it seems.

We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of the earth,
Built Nineveh with our sighing,
And Babel itself with our mirth;
And o’erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new world’s worth;
For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth.

.. Arthur O'Shaughnessy








 

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