Lindsay Clark; piano, guitar, banjo, vocals, violin. Past additions have included: Regina Peterson (flute), Greg Beson (drums), Jon Hansard (vocals), Kate Lee (vocals), Kit Wallach (vocals)... etc
Influences
Bach, sounds of nature cds, classical music, New England landscapes: beaches and dunes, bogs, berries, salt flats, sea peas and waves; The beautiful and majestic wildness of the West. Botany... I started attending "hootenannies" three years ago ... Hank Williams, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, Smog, Tom Waits, Paul Simon, Gillian Welch, Otis Redding, folklore, Appalachia, West Viriginia, CSN, Cash and Carter, flat & scruggs, WFR... and my dear, dear friends. Honesty, truth, simplicity. Wildflowers. Gary Snyder and Pablo Neruda and Mary Oliver and Rumi and poetry and books and life
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I was raised in the Sierra Nevadas. I lived for five years in New England (feels crazy to say "LIVED"). I recently moved to Portland to be closer to the mountains and my family - so my heart is all over the place. I was raised on piano, then violin, then guitar, then banjo, and some singing. Right now I'm trying to do it all, and figure out how to live in many places. Hmm.
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** Released April of 09: "thistle the maker" LP !**
You can purchase this online at cdbaby, for $12. OR via iTunes in digital form, by clicking here:
Or finally, via paypal:
I have an older cd "Yo Comprendo," which you can buy from cdbaby, digitally on iTunes, or send me a message and we'll work something out.
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thanks mom & dad
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People I've had the great pleasure to play with: Manners, Matt Bauer, Casey Dienel/White Hinterland, Alela Diane, Laura Gibson, Nick Jaina, The Great Republic of Rough & Ready, Nat Baldwin, Tigersaw, Jason Anderson, the Specific Heats, the Points North, the Needy Visions, Elizabeth Butters, Brown Bird, South China, Tom Thumb, Marie Siouxx, The Woodrow Wilsons, Madi Diaz... and lots more.
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Thanks! I love your sound too. I really dug your performance at the Whitehaus. Who knew banjo and flute would sound so amazing together? Nice job. Have a great show tonight! (Give Elizabeth and J+J hugs for me!)
Happy Birthday old gal. I hope you are somewhere near the blooming lilacs. They mean birthdays on Willow Valley. Are you eating a cake frosted with, er, "Dying Elephants?" God we were weird kids. "Isn't it weird, isn't it strange? Even thought we're just strangers on this runaway train..."
your songs sound soo good! im so happy i stumbled upon you in my daily stalking practice. Your voice is perfect. So glad you've been sticking with it all. Impressed times 200.
Hi, Lindsay. Just dropped by for a visit and to hear what you've put up recently. I was delighted to find "Railroad Boy," since I've only ever heard one other person sing it (Joan Baez) and it was good to hear another version, for the comparison. But the real gem of my visit was "Seaglass and Shells" ... so sparse, and your voice lilting like an ache ... I was spellbound all through it. Thanks for the wonderful music!
