Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, Jewel, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Eric Clapton, The Eagles, Waylon Jennings, Dido, John Lennon, Maria McKee, Loreena McKennett, Bob Seger, The Bay City Rollers, Olivia Newton John, Bill Hicks, Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, the Tibetans, Marianne Williamson, Jason, my children, my mom, many people who have passed through my life, the 60's and 70's, peace, love and God.
Sounds Like
Gypsy, then perhaps a bit like: Jewel, Dido, Shania Twain, Maria McKee, Natalie Imbruglia, The Sundays, Suzanna Hoffs, The Cardigans & Emmylou Harris.
Singer-songwriter, Gypsy with her 5-piece band "The Merry Mystics" create a unique sound of folk, pop and rock stemming from Gypsy's rich musical upbringing of Americana roots music. Her songs channel her deep life experiences through poetic lyrics and lilting, beautiful vocals. Growing up in a musical family, Gypsy wrote her first song at the age of five after hearing many of Mom and Dad's living room "jam sessions" with the likes of Tag Lambert (lead guitarist for Bob Wills), and others. Gypsy was inspired to pursue the life of a musical artist after hearing her Mom's recordings on the local country stations in Arizona. Also, Gypsy's uncle Don Rollins wrote the smash hit, "The Race Is On" recorded by George Jones, Ricky Nelson and The Grateful Dead. Writing is in her blood and deep in her heart.
After attending ASU majoring in theatre arts, Gypsy was accepted into The National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York. She then moved to Greenwich Village and began singing at local clubs and open mics, then moved to L.A. to pursue a career in music and film. She continued to write and record songs, and eventually joined the pop trio, Angels of Ecstasy with Kelly Sullivan and Astrid Plane (formerly of Animotion). She and Kelly went on to form Zuzu's Petalz, performing their music in LA clubs. Shortly thereafter, Gypsy went solo.
Gypsy's has recently released her 2nd album entitled “There’s Still Hope”. That and her debut album, "Heart of a Traveling Wind" are flavored with the guest performances of many talented musicians, including Ed Tree (Spencer Davis), Martyn LeNoble (Jane's Addiction), Tony Sales (David Bowie), Rick Shlosser (Van Morrison) and David Palmer (Rod Stewart). Also, Gypsy has performed with Juan Nelson of Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals. Gypsy’s influences include Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Loreena McKennett, Jewel, Marley and others.
Festival & special venue performances include:
• Santa Monica Farmer’s Market ‘08
• Marinapalooza 4th of July Celebration ’07
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland ’06
• Topanga Days Festival ’06
• Los Angeles Marathon '04 & '05 & '06
• Sloppy Joe’s (Key West, FL) ’05
• Finnegan's Wake (Key West, FL) ’05
• Virgilios (Key West, FL) ’04
• Red, White & Blues Festival in Monterey ’05
• Whole Earth Festival on Main Stage (UC Davis) '04
• The Venice Carnivale (Venice Beach, CA) '04
• Pine Mountain Music Festival '04
• Hardrock Café (Universal City, CA) ‘04
Other news...
Gypsy has received airplay on Radio Golden Flash FM 104.30 in Belgium, on KCLA 99.3, KPFK 90.7 FM, WPMD 1700 AM & 91.7 FM in Los Angeles, KVMR 105.1 in Lake Tahoe, KTOX 1340 AM in CA, WBCG 98.9 in Florida, KUMN 89.9 FM in New Mexico, KAOS in Washington, CJSF 90.1 FM in British Columbia, WKJC 104.7FM in Michigan, RelaxRadio in Australia and many others.
Gypsy's Band of Merry Mystics
Rich Sheldon (Guitar/Vocals): Rich grew up in a small coal mining town outside of Pittsburgh, PA. He has opened for Sweetwater at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano and performed at the Millpond Traditional Music Festival along with David Lindley of Jackson Browne, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Chris Hillman of the Byrds. He has appeared on-stage with members of the Young Dubliners, Cubensis, Vinyl, Shana Fire and Monkeygrass. Rich has been lending his guitar and vocal talents to his partner, Gypsy for over three years, in addition to fronting his own band.
Fran McConville (Guitar): Fran brings his clean & precise electric leads to us from Boston, MA. His jazz background brings a fresh sound to the Heart of a Traveling Wind band!
Scott Versele (Bass/Vocals): Born in Detroit and raised in the school of rock, Scott has traveled the world playing his own music acoustically and with his former band, opening for Alice Cooper. Scott joined Gypsy's band as the bass player and backing vocalist 2 1/2 years ago.
Eric Dudinsky (Drums): Born and raised in a Canadian city bordering Motown (Detroit), Eric developed his initial passion for music at a very early age and picked up his first set of drum sticks at age nine. Inspired by Detroit's rich musical history and its multi-cultural scene, Eric sought the instruction of a well-known local percussionist, Carl Harris (music instructor at the University of Windsor). Eric has played on the same bill as Canadian alt. hard-rockers Crawl (Excited Records), alt.-goth band, The Tea Party (EMI Music Canada), Nigerian world beat artist Sonny Okosuns and his band, Stern's Music U.S.A., and many others. Since moving to California in 1998, Eric has played drums and recorded with the Brit-Pop band "The Bang", L.A.'s "Break up Sex", and hip hop artist "Spice 1". For the past two years, Eric has been lending his talents to Gypsy.
Aneke (Keyboards, Sax, Flute): Blurb coming soon.
For bookings contact, Jennifer Smartt:
gypsy@faeryprincessmusic.com
Chelsea (12 years old) performs Beethoven and Chopin at a church. Different musicians got together to share each others talents. It’s normally called a shed. Chelsea thought it was comical to hear other musicians reacting to her performance. Check it out.
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