Tell Savannah
Hi I'm Rachel Stewart and I sing songs for the melancholic, the emotionally bruised, and those of us lucky enough to be getting laid. That's right, I make a mean modern day torch song. With my beloved musical partner, Kyle Drury, we just finished recording our EP in October- and are very proud. Kyle is a great song writer with influences from The Beatles, Of Montreal, and loads of good bands that mix experimental sounds with pop and folk. And I was raised on old country and older jazz. My biggest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Mirah, Feist, Regina Spektor, Jenny Lewis, Faith Hill, Stevie Knicks, Lauryn Hill, Cat Power.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Tell Savannah is new to the scene. We're like an infant child, eager to learn and put things in our mouths, like free beer and microphones. Give us life. Let us grow. Nurture us. Buy our songs.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes. We want to play more. We need a manager to book us gigs because it's difficult for me to book all the shows I'd like being distracted with school. I'll skip school to perform though. We have played at The Red Vic Hotel, Beale Street Bar, Brainwash Cafe, Barefoot Coffee, Sweetwater.. We want to perform more!
special moments... The most special moment I ever had performing was when I was much younger (age 14 or so) and I used to do charity work singing at retirement centers and an old lady came up to me and confused me for her granddaughter and started crying telling me how proud of me she was... it was heartbreaking.
Your musical influences
Feist, Regina Spektor, The Beatles, Of Montreal, Mirah, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday
What equipment do you use?
typical electric piano. Acoustic and Electric Guitar. Standard amplification. oh, do you want brands you name droppers? i don't play that.
Anything else?
give us money and love and stuff.
