In an effort to find some light and comfort during these challenging times, singer\/songwriter Mary Fahl looks back to some of the essential music that has brought her sustenance and clarity by reinterpreting songs from her greatest inspirations \u2026 Pink Floyd, George Harrison, Moody Blues, ELO, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others. For Mary, this is a tribute to the music that defined her as an artist.
With \u201ca voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms\u201d (Boston Globe), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer\/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-1990s NYC- based chamber-pop group October Project, a band known for their lush harmonies, sweeping melodies and Fahl\u2019s unique and powerful vocals. After two records on Epic, the band disbanded, but Fahl had more freedom to pursue her own muse, whether that meant writing and recording songs for movies (including the theme for the Civil War epic \u201cGods and Generals\u201d), singing arias and medieval Spanish songs for Sony Classical or releasing a unique album-length take on \u201cDark Side of the Moon.\u201d
Fahl’s music has a timeless quality that she conveys with an earthy, viscerally powerful contralto that bridges the generational gap between Fairport Convention\u2019s Sandy Denny and London Grammar\u2019s Hannah Reid. Her elegant, cinematic songs have a hauntingly gothic romanticism that inspired renowned writer Anne Rice to portray Mary\u2019s voice emanating from a dead woman\u2019s room in her 2013 novel \u201cThe Wolves of Midwinter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past few years, she\u2019s been touring and recording on her own label, Rimar Records, and her recent releases have garnered awards including an Indie Acoustic Award for Best Live Album for \u201cLive at the Mauch Chunk Opera House\u201d (filmed for PBS) and a 2020 Independent Music Award for her recent holiday album, \u201cWinter Songs and Carols\u201d. Her latest release, a Blu-ray 5.1 surround DVD, \u201cFrom the Dark Side of the Moon,\u201d brilliantly mixed by Bob Clearmountain, won the 2021 Immersive Album Audio Listener\u2019s Choice award and was named \u201cImmersive Album of the Year\u201d by Life in Surround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Track List:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) Can\u2019t Get It Out of My Head (Electric Light Orchestra) <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2) Ruby Tuesday (The Rolling Stones)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3) Tuesday Afternoon (Moody Blues) <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4) River Man (Nick Drake)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5) Got A Feelin\u2019 (The Mama and the Papas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6) Don\u2019t Let It Bring You Down (Neil Young)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7) Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8) Since You\u2019ve Asked (Judy Collins)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9) Beware of Darkness (George Harrison)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10) The Great Valerio (Richard & Linda Thompson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s what the press has said about Mary Fahl:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith her unmatched contralto voice, a heartfelt piece of herself firmly attached to every song, and her bravery in tackling revered favorites (Dark Side of The Moon, where she brilliantly re-imagined the entirety of the 1973 holy classic), Mary Fahl gives everything to fans.\u201d – MUSIC TAP<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMary Fahl\u2019s striking voice with its wide range, rich, full-bodied amplitude and stately, formal tone, marks her as a first-rate smart-pop diva in the making. Fahl also has the artistic temperament and emotional radar to avoid the showy excesses of divadom.\u201d – THE LOS ANGELES TIMES<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMary Fahl has a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms.\u201d – BOSTON GLOBE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFahl\u2019s voice has a transcendent and beautiful tone\u201d – THE CELEBRITY CAFE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of the most distinctive voices in modern music has been singer Mary Fahl. While we love the ‘ethereal girls’ on Echoes, Mary Fahl is a powerhouse singer whose roots are more Grace Slick and Sandy Denny than Elizabeth Fraser and Suzanne Vega.\u201d – JOHN DILIBERTO-ECHOES<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMary Fahl is a diva in the best sense of the word. The former lead singer of October Project is a powerful, emotive vocalist who employs her wide range and dramatic flair in a way that never seems hammy or contrived.\u201d – BILLBOARD<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is hard not to fall for this Mary and her soul-permeating pipes\u2026\u201d – THE PORTLAND PRESS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n To listen:<\/strong> www.maryfahl.com\/oomh\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n To purchase:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.maryfahl.com\/store\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ITunes: http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/album\/id1625285028?ls=1&app=itunes<\/a> MARY FAHL UPCOMING TOUR DATES 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n SOILED DOVE (Solo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Denver, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022 @7:30PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n CITY WINERY NYC (full band) ALBUM RELEASE SHOW<\/p>\n\n\n\n New York, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n CITY WINERY BOSTON<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n SELLERSVILLE THEATER (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sellersville, PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE SCHOOLHOUSE\/PARKER ARTS (solo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parker, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n FORT HILLS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canandaigua, NY (Finger Lakes Region)<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n SPIRE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plymouth, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Auburn, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022 @7:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE CUTTING ROOM (CHRISTMAS SHOW) (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n New York, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE KATE (CHRISTMAS SHOW) (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Old Saybrook, CT<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022 @8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n SELLERSVILLE THEATER (full band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sellersville, PA <\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now she returns with \u201cCan\u2019t Get It Out of My Head,\u201d a collection of songs that she calls \u201cessential\u201d to her development as an artist \u2026 \u201cOn top of all the madness that was happening in the world, I was grappling with the devastating loss of my mother and sister this past year and was feeling completely rootless. In an effort to find an anchor, a link to the past, a sense of home, I began to immerse myself in the comfort of music from my youth. These were such essential songs for me\u2026 like old friends\u2026 my musical home in many ways. I fell in love with each of them at the quintessential coming-of-age moment when music goes straight into your heart with no filter and these songs became part of my musical DNA\u2026 I learned to play guitar with several of them \u2013 especially the early Neil Young songs. Most of these covers come from the first albums I ever bought using one of those Columbia House \u2018get 12 free albums for a $1\u2019 mail order programs. I played these records endlessly\u2026 and the lyrics on many of these songs still have a powerful resonance for me.\u201d<\/em>
\u201cThe challenge for me and my producer Mark Doyle was to make each of these songs our own while paying tribute to their original greatness…,\u201d<\/em> says Fahl, \u201cAlong with a standard hi-res audio version, we wanted to bring these classics into a new light by utilizing the latest audio technologies to reinterpret my favorite Pink Floyd, Neil Young, George Harrison, Richard Thompson, Moody Blues, The Rolling Stones, ELO, Nick Drake, Judy Collins, and the Mamas and Papas songs in the brilliant, full immersive, high-resolution clarity of 5.1 surround.\u201d<\/em>
Mary further comments on her collaborator on this latest release, \u201cProducer Mark Doyle and I first met around 2005 when he was the co-producer of ‘From the Dark Side of the Moon’ and he\u2019s been my Music Director since 2013. Aside from the strings and drums, he played every instrument on this album. We recorded most of it at his home studio and a majority of the vocals are taken from the first time I auditioned these songs with Mark for the album\u2026 something I never would have done in my youth\u2026 but there\u2019s something fresh, unstudied and unselfconscious about working that way. Mark has been essential to the process of helping me make these great songs my own without sacrificing the essence first captured by their original creators.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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