Music critics have compared Tina Marzola 's writing style to Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joan Baez, among others. Her wide range of influences also include Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tracy Chapman, Fleetwood Mac, David
Wilcox, and some songs from her new album, NOBODYS VICTIM, have even been compared to the Beatles now woven into her own signature style of heartfelt, intelligent lyrics and folk-based melodies.
It was 1996 when Marzola decided to pursue her singing and songwriting career on a local basis in Dallas, TX and through her association with lead guitarist and studio engineer, Erik Herbst, she began working on her first
album, SHES READY, which was released in June, 1998. While this recording contained some country elements, it was not strictly a country album, crossing Marzola over to mainstream appeal. SHES READY quickly gained
popularity in Dallas, and received wide radio play which led to various television appearances for the songstress throughout the summer and fall of that year. Her featured radio appearances included the Y-95's Johnny Stone
"Young Country" show, and the KNON "Texas Renegade" show.
Marzola began writing songs professionally in 1991 and quickly garnered recognition from successful Nashville songwriters and industry executives through her work in the Dallas Songwriters Association where she organized benefits and songwriting workshops. She spent two years intermittently living in Nashville, Tennessee, where she did various live performances while perfecting her craft and finding her own voice. A stroke of luck led her into an association with the legendary Nashville songwriter and publisher, Harlan Howard and through that relationship, she was given the opportunity to sing demos and single-song publishing contracts.
Now, from SHES READY to NOBODYS VICTIM, with a consistency all her
own, Marzola continues to transcend grace and consciousness into her music.
“All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and wellborn, the other the mass of the people. The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in the government…. Can a democratic assembly, who annually revolve in the mass of the people, be supposed steadily to pursue the public good? Nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy.”
~Alexander Hamilton
For faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of what is not seen.
"Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking; where it is absent, discussion is apt to become worse than useless. " -- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi - (1828-1910)
Parade of Boats (x-mas) is tomorrow at around 5 PM, starting in Mt Plt than going over to Charleston. We could meet at Shems Creek around 3:30 PM have a couple beers, appetizers than enjoy the show. Are you 2 in?
Don't you have a birthday coming up soon? Drop by MySpace sometime and take a look...I've finally got a few friends...and Bryan built me a new website at www.anaaragon.com...
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