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After falling for the baritone uke in 2006, Krista composed a collection of multi-lingual tunes that she recorded with Toronto's Fembots and Montreal producer Shane Watt. "Leave Alight" (2007) led to "Accidental Railway," (2008) an imaginary city that is also her first concept album.

Muir's multidisciplinary approach to life has led her down many beautiful paths between records. She has had the pleasure of working with director Kara Blake on 3 videos, including the recent stop-motion animation for "Concrete Lovesong." (2009) She also composed music for Canadian filmmakers Sarah Galea-Davis ("I Made A Girlfriend" - 2006) and Sophie Deraspe ("Signes Vitaux" - 2009).

Krista's live performances are hailed as bright, engaging and beautiful - she always brings her love of musical theatre, improv and humor to the stage. Krista has played over 300 shows worldwide since 2003.

As a proud uke evangelist Krista founded the Montreal Ukulele Bizarro Festival in May 2009 and will continue this annual tradition of showcasing uke enthusiasts from all walks of life. June 2010 Krista teams up with PopMontreal to host "Ukepop."

What the critics are saying...

"Accidental Railway is a mostly acoustic multilingual pop gem, the culmination of recent travels and explorations of the world around us, the music difficult to pin down, having absorbed myriad instrumentations, cultures and peoples." Montreal Hour

"Accidental Railway entraine l'auditeur dans un monde a la fois zen et psychedelique. Chaque chanson est un micro-univers." Voir Montreal

"En fait, j'aurais envie de dire que ce disque est une sorte d'abecedaire de l'ecriture musicale. Simple, sans pretention aucune. J'ai deja hate d'entendre la suite." CBC Bande A Part

"Keeping us guessing at every turn, the breadth of styles showcased is impressive, as is her multilingualism. Greek on the superb album highlight "The Ride" and French on "Les Ouaouarons", a song that sounds like it could have been taught at Sunday school but remains hard to resist...She even provides ukulele charts...just in case you wanted to play along at home." Wears The Trousers

Playing in my kitchen on a bright and wintery Friday morning...

Krista's Ukulele Afternoon: "As The World Falls Down"

KristaMuir | MySpace Music Videos

NEW BRAVO!FACT VIDEO - OCTOBER 2009

If you're in France and happen to be in Pau, Bayonne, or Montesquiou starting August 14th check the myspace for exact dates - I'm performing as the ukulele songstress and Lederhosen Lucil and it's going to be FUN! I return to Montreal for September where I'll be shooting the court metrage pour "Concrete Lovesong" - enfin!!! Bonne Augustus! March 31st, 2009: Texas tour was AMAZING! Had so much fun with DJ JESTER & Joe Jack...Now I'm gearing up for a Quebec City show this week & playing a one hour radio special for CKRL's annual Radiothon.

March 10, 2009: I'll be hitting Texas this March for SXSW & two other special Texan dates with DJ Jester & Joe Jack Talcum of Dead Milkmen! My video "Leave Alight" will also be at this years SXSW Film Festival so come out come out. Visit the official site for the video here.

My new album "Accidental Railway" is out! A bright and beautiful new record co-produced by Shane Watt and mastered by Fran Ashcroft. To buy it online click here!

See Krista & Shane live on Barometre. Just click the upper left corner (blue tv) and then click on the Krista Muir link to see the show! And for some lovely press check out this VenusZine Interview .

And a new underwater short I wrote music for by Veronique Boisjoly!

My brand new video for "Leave Alight"! Check it out...

Click here to see me perform "La Grenade" in a community garden in Montreal....

BRAND "Leave Alight" album launch video piece by P45 - Veronique Boisjoly. Click this link and scroll down to see:

My most recent album "Leave Alight" is available online via CDbaby, iTunes and in select record stores as well as at live shows. It is also now available in Montreal at Local 23, Atom Heart Records & L'Oblique as well as in Toronto exclusively at Soundscapes. If you want the record and just can't seem to get your hands on a copy email: krista@lederhosenlucil.com

A bientot,

Krista

DELVING INTO THE PAST:

It all began when as a three year old I smashed the ivory keys on my dad's piano with a glockenspiel mallet. I told my mom I was trying out a new sound. I don't remember getting in trouble for it. My mother knew that I was going to do things in my own way even if it might mean breaking things, awakening things and asking for more allowance money. After playing violin, piano, clarinet, guitar, singing in a few choirs, playing bass in all girl indie band "Wild Girl Soup," performing with electro-acoustic improv ensemble "Lion," I recorded and released my first full length album "Hosemusik" as my alter ego "Lederhosen Lucil." Then I went on to record "Tales From The Pantry" and the "Apricota" single. All were released on my Montreal apt. label "hypo productions/hypo records."

Since the birth of Lucil I have toured North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand both solo and with various friends. DJ Kid Koala took me on the amazing "Short Attention Span Theatre" tour that opened me up to whole new groups of friends and fans. The Aquabats took me on their East Coast 2004 tour and DJ Jester and I have rocked Texas from 2004-2006. Ms. Lederhosen has kept me busy for 8 years! And while I love being her, there are many songs that have crept and are still creeping into my daily life that I need to get out and they do not involve leather pants.

The project you are listening to is a set of new ukulele inspired songs.They have been written on the road - in strange houses, beds, parks, beaches, backyards, sheds and in my sleep. They continue to write themselves. I recorded my new album "Leave Alight" between Toronto (Fembots @ Junkshop Studios) and Montreal (Shane Watt @ Marsonic/Haunted Hallway Studio) this past year and it will be available September 12th online at CDbaby, iTunes and in select record stores.