Lindsay Clark; piano, guitar, banjo, vocals. Rotating/changing members: Jonathan Hansard, Kit Wallach, Brian Lawlor, Morgan J. Ward, Kate Lee, Adam Foam, Shane Myrbeck.
Influences
West Virginia, Maine, California, Massachusetts, New England. Sea shanties and sailors, beach botany. The Sierra Nevadas, the coasts. The dolly sods, wild huckleberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Hootenanies and back-porch music. Springtime, Patsy Cline, smart singers, intelligent lovers. Love. Hank Williams, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Kate Wolf, Smog, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones. The 1848 California gold rush. Brian S. Ellis, The Whitehaus Family, Brian Lawlor, Morgan Shaker, Adam Foam, Josh Caswell, the art of foraging. Andrew Iafrate. Old-time music. Jamaica Plain, MA. Magic. Gold-back ferns. Banjos and bows. Open hearts and souls. Yes Wave. The internal struggle of creativity vs. stability, song as a direct path to light. Quakerism... honesty, truth, simplicity. Wildflowers. The nature that surrounds you & me. Audobon field guides, Gary Snyder, arithmetic. Problem solving, change, forward motion.
I was raised in mountains and forests, rivers and bends, pine trees and blue sky. Open space made inlets around my heart so that I could breathe. Sunshine made patterns on my skin and put gold in my hair. The west gave way and I tumbled eastward, a mirage of boat fog and sea lettuce. I feel the considerable expansion rising and falling in my chest and continue to feel movement under my feet. I wake up on a mountain pass over the seashore. I wake to home.
You can buy my record "Yo Comprendo" from cdbaby, or send me a message and we’ll work something out. I have a new ep called "thistles" out now. So far you can find it at my shows or the Whitehaus family hoots on Friday nights in Jamaica Plain. oh, would you like to be on my mailing list? send a message here. I begin recording a brand new record in February... more details soon... shhh.
Ran into a couple fellows from Berkeley Boston last night in Berkeley California at an open mic--Johnny Nicholson and his friend...they knew you and I knew you and that for a split moment, east and west were undivided. smiles to you and your red hair.
Hey Lindsay thanks for stopping by the show, you can pass this link on to the fans and friends to check out- Playlist and Stream the archive. You sounded great and I so appreciate your presence on the program. Best to you!
