Cassie Morgan (guitar and vocals live, and various other things on recordings)
Beth Bombara as "The Lonely Pine" (glockenspiel, slide guitar, toy piano, tambourine, shaker, triangle, background vocals...). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other contributing musicians in the past: Matt Aufrecht (drums and rhodes); Alex Frankel (drums); Paul Goodenough (background vocals); JJ Hamon (chains, champagne flute, accordion, tambourine, bass, and background vocals); Robin Hanspal (jaw harp); Joey Lemon (bass, glockenspiel, rhodes, slide guitar, and background vocals); Mike Marquard (bass, keys, guitar); Kate McDaniel (bass, snaps and claps); Zoran Tasic (mandolin and bass).
Influences
Blue collar factory workers; cheap guitars; the interaction between the rural and the urban; Neko Case; dirt and dust; Bob Dylan; privilege and tragedy; Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Lucinda Williams; The Sun; Dory Previn; The Breeders; Camera Obscura; hardwood floors; Esther Phillips; war; Mirah; mo(u)rning.
Sounds Like
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“On her first release, Cassie Morgan possesses the kind of voice that's self-assured and confident even when singing about loss, regret and doubt….Morgan doesn't require much more than her guitar and your attention to make her mark; her songs sneak up on you with gentle sensibilities, while her lyrics cut to the quick.” --Riverfront Times
“Her phrasing is lyrical in all the best ways…melodically, Morgan's delivery is dead on. When Morgan goes spare using only guitar, voice, and glockenspiel for "Paper Leaves," the beauty of her restraint becomes ethereal.” --Playback:STL
Cassie Morgan and the Lonely Pine has had the pleasure of sharing a stage with the likes of Richard Buckner, Pieta Brown, Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Alina Simone, Death Vessel, Matt Dill, Ian Fisher, Jes Kramer, Berry, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers, The Lighthouse and the Whaler, Sweet Pea, Down With the Ship, The Bad Spellers...
When's your new album emerging? I want to hear that one song. I have no idea what it sounded like or what it was about, but I remember liking it a lot! I guess that's not that flattering, but I heard it a long time ago so give me a break why doncha!!
What's up cassie morgan & the lonely pine, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! It's been a long time, but we've finally done some long overdue updates to our myspace. Including a link to our brand new Facebook page, a new blog, and A NEW SONG!
And, we're sorry about the downtime on our myspace, it's over, we promise. Thanks for beliveing, stay in touch, and let us know what you think of "Crooked Creek". Peace, -StillLine
I do. I bought the guitar for my nieces and nephews. I even tried to learn to play it in an attempt to teach them how to play. They promptly lost interest and ripped it apart. The frame is still there, but all of the strings are gone. I'm thinking about paying a visit to St. Louis in a few weeks. Would you be around say 8/14-8/18?
Hey Cassie! Our album is finally out! It's free to download here... www.brianleeandhisorchestra.com
We worked so hard on this and we really hope you like it!
-Brian, Jordan, and Ryan
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