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MEGHAN MAIKE
debuts with
‘REDBIRD’
“Charming and memorable, the song announces Maike as a true talent” Sunburnt Country
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“Redbird”, the debut single from Melbourne via Montreal singer-songwriter Meghan Maike is out now on Cheersquad Records & Tapes on May 11th, 2023.
Meghan Maike (meg ‘an’ mike) arrives with her debut single “Redbird”. Riding a saloon bar pickin’ rhythm, cloaked in Nashville City finery, and featuring one of those instantly engaging pure voices that stop you in your tracks for a beat, the singer-songwriter is shooting for the bleachers at her first bat. Country ‘n’ twang lovin’ radio programmers should expect to be reaching for the add button as Maike delivers an authentic country peach ready made for the airwaves.
Meghan describes the bolt of inspiration that delivered her “Redbird”,“I was sitting on a bridge overlooking the river when the song arrived, in its own time. It wasn’t about the words, or the person – it was about the seasons and how he lived them. I sat there scribbling furiously and laughing to myself, because I felt my friend was there, telling me all about it.”
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In true country tradition, this Canadian singer-songwriter has found inspiration on the road -from Montreal to Mississippi, and now Melbourne.
Born into folk and honed in country, Maike’s influences (from the greats; Emmylou, Gram, Neil, Lucinda, to indie heroes, The Sadies) spurred her to process the world through songwriting. Sights, sounds, places, experiences, textures, and seasons, find their way to the page.
From childhood years in a folk community on Canada’s west coast, Maike was drawn to the buzzing music scene of Montreal – a move meant for a year that lasted a decade, and made a home for life – until the next calling. It was no mistake that Maike then landed in the vibrant musical tapestry that is Melbourne.
Circumstance brought Maike to live in Clarksdale, Mississippi, for seven years. With some time on her hands, and absorbing the magnetic musical energy of the delta, she kept on writing. This album is a faithful representation of time and place, and the relationship with the delta is ongoing.
Settled back into Melbourne, she’s assembled a stellar band of musicians to lend the songs new light: Meghan is joined by Steve Hewitt on guitar (Possible Humans), Matthew Cotter on drums (Even, Bagful of Beez, The Swarm), Nicholas Pollock on keys, and Drew Parsons on bass.
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Meghan Maike “Redbird”
is out today through
Cheersquad Records & Tapes
buy Redbird here
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