Linda McRae : This Winding Road

"When all the trends fade and become dated, and all the music from the cutting edge becomes dull, Linda McRae will continue to stand tall, singing and playing music with honest soul and humility, cutting through the fog with her timeless clarity. Linda is one of the true, soulful pioneers of honest roots music. Her singing and playing brings honour to her heroes and to her friends and fans." ~Colin Linden (Grammy Nominee, Producer, Guitarist for Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, Krauss & Plant, Member of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings)

Linda McRae is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who earned two Platinum and three Gold records during her tenure as bassist/accordionist with Spirit of the West. Linda left the band to resume her solo career and has since released three critically acclaimed recordings - "Flying Jenny" produced by Colin Linden (Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris), "Cryin Out Loud" produced by Gurf Morlix (Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier), and Linda's current release, "Carve It To The Heart" produced by Linda and Marc LEsperance (Po Girl, Be Good Tanyas). These solo ventures have all received the highest praise from reviewers worldwide.

In recent years Linda has turned her attention to the study of traditional roots music, its history and traditions, studying acoustic blues guitar with Juno award winner Ken Hamm, clawhammer banjo with leading authority Brad Leftwich, and songwriting with Grammy winning songwriter Jon Vezner. Her most recent work illustrates this, each aspect becoming an integral part of her songwriting and live performance. Lindas evocative and powerful voice is well supported by her acoustic finger-style and flat-picked rhythm guitar, accordion, clawhammer banjo, dulcimer and Porchboard bass.

Linda's musical journey has taken her to Nashville where she now lives. Linda is a compelling entertainer and her personality and storytelling add an intimacy to her shows regardless of the size of venue. Her busy tour schedule reflects her love for performing having completed 200 shows last year alone.

"This WInding Road" is from "Carve It To The Heart", Linda's latest cd. Linda is a uniquely genuine person, and this is reflected in her artistry. I am proud to know her and call her friend. Thanks to Denise Williams for providing many of the photographs, especially her own shots from The Carter Fold. I dedicate this video to the memory of Scot Hamlin, father, luthier, traveler and friend.

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[jaysiess]

Lovely Lady...great performer.

[MsMamashar]

nice work !!