ERIN MCKEOWN
Name: Erin McKeown
Born: October 15, 1977
Erin McKeown (b. October 15, 1977) is a multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock
singer/songwriter.
McKeown began her career in the folk scene. She released her first album, Monday
Morning Cold, on her own label (TVP Records), travelling throughout New England
while still a student at Brown University in order to promote the record.
Although she had begun studying ornithology, she graduated from Brown with a
degree in ethnomusicology.
McKeown's music is difficult to categorize in terms of genre; it has touched on
pop, swing, rock, folk, and electronic music, as well as many other genres. She
continues to perform regularly, spending much of her time touring throughout the
world with artists such as Ani DiFranco, Josh Ritter, the Indigo Girls, Martin
Sexton, Andrew Bird, Thea Gilmore, Melissa Ferrick, and others. McKeown took
part in Queerstock, a music festival dedicated to promoting GLBT musicians.[1]
Early in her career, she also collaborated with Beth Amsel, Jess Klein, and Rose
Polenzani; the four of them performed as Voices on the Verge.
McKeown's 2005 album, We Will Become Like Birds (produced by Tucker Martine),
served as a departure from her earlier work, with a more rock-oriented sound.
Her latest release, Sing You Sinners, was released in Europe on the 23 October
2006 and in the United States on January 9, 2007 by Nettwerk Records LLC. It
consists mostly of covers of jazz standards from the 1920s through 1950s.
Discography
Monday Morning Cold (TVP Records) (1999)
Distillation (Signature Sounds) (2000)
Grand (Nettwerk Records) (2003)
We Will Become Like Birds (Nettwerk Records) (2005)
Sing You Sinners (Nettwerk Records) (2006)
Lafayette (Live) (Signature Sounds) (2007)
Name: Erin McKeown
Born: October 15, 1977
Erin McKeown (b. October 15, 1977) is a multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock
singer/songwriter.
McKeown began her career in the folk scene. She released her first album, Monday
Morning Cold, on her own label (TVP Records), travelling throughout New England
while still a student at Brown University in order to promote the record.
Although she had begun studying ornithology, she graduated from Brown with a
degree in ethnomusicology.
McKeown's music is difficult to categorize in terms of genre; it has touched on
pop, swing, rock, folk, and electronic music, as well as many other genres. She
continues to perform regularly, spending much of her time touring throughout the
world with artists such as Ani DiFranco, Josh Ritter, the Indigo Girls, Martin
Sexton, Andrew Bird, Thea Gilmore, Melissa Ferrick, and others. McKeown took
part in Queerstock, a music festival dedicated to promoting GLBT musicians.[1]
Early in her career, she also collaborated with Beth Amsel, Jess Klein, and Rose
Polenzani; the four of them performed as Voices on the Verge.
McKeown's 2005 album, We Will Become Like Birds (produced by Tucker Martine),
served as a departure from her earlier work, with a more rock-oriented sound.
Her latest release, Sing You Sinners, was released in Europe on the 23 October
2006 and in the United States on January 9, 2007 by Nettwerk Records LLC. It
consists mostly of covers of jazz standards from the 1920s through 1950s.
Discography
Monday Morning Cold (TVP Records) (1999)
Distillation (Signature Sounds) (2000)
Grand (Nettwerk Records) (2003)
We Will Become Like Birds (Nettwerk Records) (2005)
Sing You Sinners (Nettwerk Records) (2006)
Lafayette (Live) (Signature Sounds) (2007)