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Marianne Siller

Oden, AR  USA
August 15, 2005
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I have re-discovered music in my middle age, from a hiatus of 20 years when I was just too busy and physically active to pursue creating it myself. Still, music has always been a soundtrack to my life, and I can't imagine life without it. When I was a girl I spent every summer on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia and loved to listen to the old men on courthouse squares in the mountains play bluegrass and fiddle tunes. This mountain music is what I turn to when I most need nurturing. Since then, I have gained more life experiences and now I have things to write about. My songs are deeply personal, either about my own experiences or about people that have touched my life in some way.
Band/artist history
I grew up living in a travel trailer. When I was 10 or so, my father decided that we needed some music in our household. He bought a small electronic organ, and we all taught ourselves to play. Our first real instrument was a violin. That was really exciting. It cost about a hundred dollars. You might have said a million. We all taught ourselves to play it. It was small and could fit in a trailer. As my sister and I got good enough to play the piano for our Sunday School, my father finally decided a piano at home would be good. By then, we had moved into a mobile home, and there was room for one. Keyboards are my first instrument. I had a toy guitar and a "taterbug" mandolin, which I still have, and I taught myself to read music and play notes, plus a few chords on the guitar. I didn't play music at all after I left home, but remained an intense music lover. It wasn't until the late 90's that I decided to buy a real guitar and get back to playing music. A few years ago I received the gift of songwriting. Last year I discovered I could still play harmonica, and this year I bought a new mandolin and have added that instrument to what I play regularly. Singing is still my real love and brings me the most joy.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I really like to jam at bluegrass festivals. I also like to share my songs, and those of others that are obscure but tell a great story, in an acoustic setting.
Your musical influences
Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Janis Joplin, Janie Fricke, Waylon Jennings, Steve Earle, Fred Eaglesmith, Del McCoury, Jimmy Martin, Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe
What equipment do you use?
Acoustic intruments only
Anything else?
I also play in a band called "A Stitch in Time." Check them out at their band page here at Soundclick.
On playlists
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Comments
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Hi Marianne, your voice is very expressive. LIke the acoustic guitar. VEry nice tune. Keep on ,greetings from ORPLID
The band I played Civil War re-enactments with, "A Stitch in Time," has a live CD of Confederate camp tunes and period music. Although we no longer play together, you can check out their website here at Soundclick for more info. Marianne
Hello Marianne! Welcome to Soundclick! Enjoyed the listen!
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