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NEW CD "LAUGHING AND LAMENTING" IS ON SALE NOW!
Laughing and Lamenting - my new CD celebrating loss and growth - was released Saturday, June 5, 2010 at SPACE Gallery in Portland Maine. It was a mad fun party. Thanks all for whooping it up with us! Special guests included: Pete Morse, The Jerks of Grass, Sean Mencher, Putnam Smith and Ramblin’ Red.
GET YOUR HANDS ON THE NEW RECORD...
>CDBaby.com
>Bull Moose Music
>iTunes>
>Email me to learn more, or to tell me ridiculous jokes.
cheers,
sorcha
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ABOUT SORCHA
Sorcha’s voice packs a luscious punch. Weilding acoustic guitar and clawhammer banjo alongside “sultry and jazzy” vocals, she “unveils a suite of musical styles that shows a wide-ranging songwriting ability...witty verses with smart rhymes” (Sam Pfeifle, Portland Pheonix). > Watch video
Raised by a family of musicians in rural coastal Maine, Sorcha has performed in clubs, cafes, and festivals throughout New England and beyond - including Portland Maine's Old Port Festival, Newmarket NH’s Stone Church, Boston's Club Passim and Lizard Lounge, NYC's Banjo Jim’s, Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs - and on the streets of Nashville. She has recorded and performed with Jordan Messan Benissan’s West African drumming ensemble and currently tours around New England solo, duo, and with Ramblin’ Red Portland Maine-based folk-bluegrass quartet of unrivaled harmonies and serious soul.
Sorcha’s newest record, Laughing and Lamenting is a half solo/half duo stripped down collection that celebrates the paradox of simultaneous loss and growth, a concept that has been a reality for her since age nine when she lost her mother to cancer. This theme weaves through the album in stories of farming, homelessness, deception, seaside redemption, and new parenthood. Sorcha is joined on the record by frequent collaborator Pete Morse, electric and pedal steel guitarist and audio engineer.
> read full bio
> listen to song samples
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UPCOMING GIGS & EVENTS
(click on "previous page" link to view past dates)
PRESS PRAISE
“Sorcha doesn’t do a lot of holding back…she gets pretty damn sexy…[and] unveils a suite of musical styles that shows a wide-ranging songwriting ability...witty verses with smart rhymes.”
- Sam Pfeifle, Portland Pheonix
“Singer-songwriter Sorcha Merrill was one of these talented acts. Her groovin' guitar playing and luminous voice were the two driving forces behind her jazz-folk sensibilities.”
- Lou Grassi, Portland Press Herald
“Armed with her acoustic guitar, Merrill drew a large group of listeners to the stage. She performed original songs and demanded the audience’s attention with her strong vocal rhythms and spicy stage presence.”
- Jessica Dafni, Good Times Magazine
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