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FEISTY FEMALES is a
collective of amazing West Coast female singer/songwriters available to
perform together in various combinations at festivals, nightclubs and special
events. Composed of some of the Bay Area’s hottest female songwriters performing
in round robin style, Feisty Female concerts are raw and should be eaten with
a spoon. Singing songs filled with stories of life and liberty that praise
the sweetness as well as the complexities of life’s crooked roads. Feisty
Females sing from the heart, harmonize from the soul and inspire listeners to
change the world with music!
Corinne West: Forging
her own contribution to Americana
music, Corinne fuses the distinct voice of an original singer/songwriter with
the driving steam of an American Roots train. Combining a swingin’
pace with melodic ballads, Corinne delivers a soulful body of music that
strikes the listener at the core. Corinne’s songs of life on the road and
everyday heroes take the listener on a journey of imagery that is fresh, and
yet familiar. By blending a bowl full of alt-country, bluegrass, &
progressive folk, (among a few other ingredients), Corinne has concocted the
perfect Americana
recipe, which recently resulted in her debut album “BOUND FOR THE LIVING”. www.corinnesmusic.com/
Diane Patterson: Referred to as a “Folk Goddess” by the Whole Earth Festival where her
powerful, original music has been featured for 15 years. She “sings the world
awake” with her authentic, radical lyrics, accomplished, rockin’
guitar and soul dancing, drum beats with songs on an African style hand drum.
Playing guitar since 1976, she sings everything from ballads to smokin’ danceable beats. Diane currently makes her home
in the Santa Cruz
mountains where she is well-known in all over the West Coast for her amazing
music, as well as her political activism.
Faith Petric: Born on September 13, 1915 in a log cabin, Faith sings outrageous
songs culled from a bevy of extraordinary minds, with wild, satirical,
quirky, offbeat, and endearing traits that characterize the lady herself. She
discovered cowboy songs in 1925 followed by the protest songs of the
1930s—and she’s addicted to all of them. Faith really does know a thousand
songs. While revered internationally as an honest-to-God folksinger from the
“True Vine,” Faith is the real article—a genuine repository of all that is
best in the American spirit. Turning 90 this year, Faith simply says, “I
think of myself only as liking to sing, and I try to sing what I feel.”
Folksinger Utah Phillips says: “If Eleanor Roosevelt were alive today and
sang folk songs, she would be Faith Petric.”
Joanne Rand: With roots in classical piano, gospel and the
politico-folk-rock music of her youth, as well as indigenous songs and
chants, Joanne Rand has been performing nationally and recording for more
than 20 years. Weaving her life into her work, Joanne’s spins songs of
transformation and grassroots power (dubbed psychedelic/folk/revival and
acoustic rituals). From audiences of 60,000 to personal appearances with
Bonnie Raitt, Richie Havens, Janis Ian and members
of the former Grateful Dead, Rand moves
hearts along a wide spectrum of human existence. www.joannerand.com
 Kimberly Bass: Currently residing in Nevada
City, Kimberly Bass sings warm melodic songs that blend
clear insight with divine inspiration. Her music reflects the highs and lows
of love, speaking the language of the heart. She has an earthy sound and the
lyrical beauty of her songs uplift the soul. Kimberly also sings with
Trance-Zen-Dance and creates divine performances with crystal chakra bowls. www.kimberlybass.com
Lakshmi Devi: This outstanding vocalist blends intricate rhythms
and spirited lyrics to create a stunning and uplifting hypnotic blend of
high-energy tribal rock. Lakshmi Devi is passionately explores the creative
and mystical realms as it is her greatest joy to bring forth evocative,
sometimes surreal, sometimes earthly, songs of devotion and longing from her
inner journeys. She accompanies her trance like vocals with her own style of
rhythm guitar and soul-inspired hand percussion. This angelic
singer/songwriter’s entrancingly beautiful music shines forth with haunting
presence. Lakshmi also sings with Kali’s Angels. www.lakshmidevi.com
 Kym Trippsmith: Singing
folk ballads laced with political satire, unvarnished truths, family honesty
and sly humor, Mamazon is the host of Feisty Females in the Round. Formerly
the lead singer of the popular rock/funk band Amazon Queen, Mamazon
returns to the music scene (now the proud mom of 2 inspirational kids). Mamazon’s haunting melodies hit home while her fearless
lyrics create socially conscious songs set to the heartbeat of the earth. She
also sings with Native American drummers, Eagle Spirit, and does radio
and live theater w/The Independent Eye.
Marca Cassity: Originally from Oklahoma, Marca Cassity plays thumping acoustic guitar,
sings with her soul, and writes lyrics with a fiery spirit. Her funked-up, Joan Osborne-esque
tunes delve into love, demons, tragic disco queens, and the infinite power of
the natural world. Cassity was nominated for “Best On-Air Entertainment
Personality” at the Colorado Broadcasting Awards. www.marcacassity.com
Sheila Nicholls: Sheila Nicholls is a poetic, political, acerbic and uncompromising
singer-songwriter who grew up in Colchester, Essex, England.
Her first recording, Brief Strop, was a haunting album that earned her
devoted fans and extensive touring, including a swing through Europe with k.d.lang. The
album came out on her own artist-run label, Essex Girl Records, which
Hollywood Records picked up for wider distribution. Still living in Los Angeles, Sheila’s
songs are still self-contained and all about empowerment. Well-versed on the
piano and guitar, Sheila’s music speaks about “the troughs and peaks of
having and not having it.” www.sheilanicholls.com
Suzanne Sterling: Suzanne
is an ecstatic vocalist and composer whose devotional music has been called a
“groove-loving blend of crafted wildness and holy longing.” She has received
critical acclaim both as a performer and as a recording artist—her debut
album “Bhakti” reached #5 on the New Age/World
radio charts and her music has been commissioned for film, video and theatre.
As a Feisty Female, her signature haunting melodies—both rich and
inspirational—will take you on “a seductive journey into Spirit.” Streams of
her ethereal voice invite you to another world where a potent blend of vocal
magic awaits your sweet awakening. Additionally, Suzanne currently sings with
3 diverse projects: Alcyone, Medicine
Drum and Kali’s Angels. www.suzannesterling.com
Teresa Tudury: A native San Franciscan, Teresa Tudury is a
powerhouse performer dripping with talent and a voice that blows minds.
Living the last 18 years in Los
Angeles, Teresa has been actively writing comedy and
working as a character actress on stage and screen. A thumping guitar player
(on her 1936 Gibson acoustic), she has an amazing contralto voice and has
performed with such greats as Leonard Cohen, Ricki
Lee Jones and Lyle Lovett. Teresa is well-known for taking off
into that ‘zone’ of spontaneous combustion.
 Katy
Ketchum Award-winning composer, pianist and national
touring artist, Katie Ketchum swings from a gentle, ethereal, folk/classical based with sultry hints of Celtic and Middlle Eastern rhythms to a driving
rockabilly/gospel/parody style. With her upper range, she brings passionate
pathos that opens your heart. With her chest voice engaged she creates
original rockabilly “sparks” reminiscent of Wanda Jackson, Elvis’s
girlfriend, and seems to be channeling Jerry Lee Lewis rockin’
piano. Katie’s most recent project “The Magdalene Stories” a one-woman
musical about the many stories of Mary Magdalene made it’s world premiere
with rave reviews at Spreckels Performing Arts
Center in 2005. www.katieketchum.com
 Lisa Redfern Lisa Redfern is a singer-songwriter who grew up in Maine and relocated to Northern California in 1996. Lisa’s father, Bob, was a folksinger,
multi-instrumentalist, and builder of dulcimers and guitars who fostered
Lisa’s musical beginnings at the hootenannies sponsored by the Seeger Family
in the late 50’s. Her 1996 recording “Hushabye, Lullabye” has sold more than 30,000 copies in the past
few years. Her self-produced recordings “In the Asking” 1994 and “No Small
Thing” 1998 received shining reviews and steady radio play. She recently won
the Northern California Songwriters Association Best Song award and has
hosted a local Songwriters in the Round Series, as
well as performed with Pete Seeger and opened for other notables, most
memorably The Roches. www.lisaredfern.com
 Cici Dawn Originally from the Hills of Beverly, Cici
Dawn started working at the local rodeo grounds at 12 years
of age. Soon she took up the guitar, as well as the upright bass, and started
singing and composing songs. Her versatility is evident in her range of
styles (swing tunes to ballads, jazzy blues to country…..with her current
love being old cowboy songs). In 1989 “Dusty Rhodes” was born. Since then,
Dusty has put out two Cowgirl CDs, and done numerous road tours of the
Western States. This irreverent yodeling Cowgirl sings classic and original
cowboy and western music (like “Let’s Put a Cowgirl in the Whitehouse!”), and
is often accompanied by her Handsome Cowboy, “Red.”
 Deirdre Egan Whether
it be her hometown streets of Irish-American Yonkers, New York; the
honky-tonks of Montana, where she honed her performing skills both as a solo
artist and in a duo called The Mayfair Girls, Deirdre
Egan’s songs provide snapshots—lives, situations, and
emotions—captured in song. In addition to songwriting, Egan is a
multi-instrumentalist who plays the guitar, the piano and the Irish harp. Her
songs take listeners on an introspective journey of love, lost and found,
ancestry, and observations of everyday lives and injustice as well as
traditional and original Celtic tunes.
CLEOME: Born and raised in Washington State, Cleome’s music
is a fusion of the soulful tones and melodies of traditional blues and jazz,
the warmth of Caribbean reggae and Cuban rhythms interspersed with flowing
rap/poetry or “flowetry.” A recent graduate from Hampshire College, Cleome
studied the history of “music and social change within the music of the
African diaspora.” Her thesis work included six
months of research and performance with members of the Socially Conscious
Cuban Hip-hop Movement in Havana,
Cuba, where
she recorded an original track with Sekou Umoja of the highly controversial and revolutionary Cuban
rap group Anonimo Consejo.
Witness the Bay Area birth of a young songwriter who is sure to make her mark
on the music world...
For booking and information,
please contact: mamazon@sonic.net
or call 707-874-9460
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