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Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers
Americana / Folk Rock / Roots Music



MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
United States

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   Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers: General Info
Member Since6/17/2006
Band Websitemollymaher.com
InfluencesFreddy Fender, Jesse Mae Hempill,Ry Cooder, Calexico, Ennio Morricone,Los Super Seven, Michelle Shocked, Richard Buckner, RL Burnside and anything else that has substance, melody and groove. damit...
Record LabelHouse of Mercy Recordings
Type of LabelIndie




   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 8 2008 9:45P
Nyes Mpls
Oct 15 2008 9:45P
Nyes Mpls
Oct 22 2008 9:45P
Nyes Mpls
Oct 24 2008 8:00P
the Boat House Ely
Oct 25 2008 8:00P
the Boat House Ely
Oct 29 2008 9:45P
Nyes Mpls
Oct 30 2008 8:00P
Cedar Cultural Center/as the Cat Tails Mpls
Nov 5 2008 9:45P
Nyes Mpls
Dec 10 2008 7:00P
Cedar Cultural Center/host of Open mic Mpls

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   About Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers

Rising from the snowdrifts and frozen lakes of St. Paul comes Molly Maher & her Disbelievers. Carving out a place for themselves with cinamatic visions of love lost and found, landscapes filled with REAL TIMELESS ROOTS music.

Using Molly's plaintiff vocals and HONEST writting, she makes the highway seem lonesome at first, but armed with lush guitar hooks and driving rhythms, she'll never let you lose your way.

Born with the affliction of being left handed she's adapted her playing style by flipping a right handed guitar upside down;ala Elizabeth Cotton.

Just looking at her gear gives a pretty good idea of her sound.
'38 Regal/Dobro resonator
'40 Gibson L-00
"32 Martin 0-17 ( one of the most recorded guitars used in Mpls. Sessions range from Soul Asylum to Jeff Tweedy with Golden Smog and Joanna James.
'62 Fender brownfaced Princeton
custom built Savage Mact 12 with twin 8 speakers , and many Silvertones.

THE DISBELIEVERS
Maher's backing band is made up of a stellar crew of musicians. It's a sweet blend of folk, bluesy, elecric-organfied and county-fried rock. Disbelievers include but are not limited to: Erik Koskinen,Paul Bergen, Brad Mattson,Steve Murray, Lynda Crotty, Frankie Lee,Matt Novachis,Noah Levy,Mark O'Day,Nick Johnson,Paul MAnske,John Rodine,Jennifer MArkey,Zak Swanson, Javier Trejo, Peter Sands, Tony Johnson,Paul Odegaard, Brad Konkel, John Moline, Razz, Thomas Case,Kari Howe, Brett Brdas, and Billy Hawn.


PRESS:

"One of the 10 best local cd's..."Chris Riemenschneider-Star and Tribune "Her music is a window to the lonely world of a nomadic spirit, someone who has loved and lost at love, someone who has lived the existence of a vagabond dreamer...and then there's her voice, the apparent lovechild of Ricki Lee Jones and Bonnie Raitt." Richard Thomas - Reader Weekly

Maher steps out from the pack of Americana/alt-country songwriters
"With this month's release of her second record, "Balms of Gilead," Maher steps out from the pack of Americana/alt-country songwriters in the Twin Cities. Never mind that she already stood out by being a woman with a previously all-male band in a mostly male-dominated genre.
As the album title suggests, "Balms" is awash in healing-powered songs and desert-y soundscapes. Lucinda Williams is the most obvious comparison it deserves, especially with wounded-poet songs such as "Let's Pretend We Never Have Met." But the disc's many different moods also show traces of Daniel Lanois-produced Bob Dylan and the Latin-ish acoustic work of Calexico and Los Lobos. Like Bonnie Raitt, Maher clearly can play guitar but seems more focused on being a singer/songwriter." Chris Riemenchneider - Star Tribune

Sets them apart from other artists.
"Molly Maher and her Disbelievers command the stage with their rootsy charm but it's their ability to perform haunting low-fi ballads and whip them into full blown rockin' epics that sets them apart from other artists." James "Taco" Martin - E Company

All hail the new honky-tonk heroine
"Maher's got a lived-in voice whose weariness is bouyed by a fierce underlying ambition and an obvious love of music and people." Jim Walsh - City Pages

Review of Balms of Gilead
As a songwriter, Maher brings a fine feeling of restlessness to tunes like "3200 Miles" and also wonderfully puts a personal stamp on Blind Willie J Johnson's "Soul of A Man," making wholly her own. The Onion


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Kevin Steinman





Oct 8 2008 8:13 PM

Molly,

Hey, you're invited to a fantastic evening of live local music, this Friday, the 10th of October, at 331 Club in NE Mpls. Music starts at 9:30, and there's no cover! Alicia Wiley opens, my band is on second, and my good friend Jim O'Neill rounds out the show. Awesome venue, hope you can make it.

peace,
Kevin
Altered Esthetics





Oct 5 2008 6:56 AM

Roots Connection





Sep 26 2008 7:01 PM

HI Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers
THANX TO BE FRIENDS
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE
WE TRY TOO
SALUTI DA REGGIO EMILIA !
The Whiskey Sournotes





Sep 23 2008 1:43 PM

Hey, Molly!

Great music!
(GREAT vx!)

Thankie fer th' add


pals,

lambe
Jennifer Markey and Her Buckboard Boys





Sep 13 2008 11:26 PM

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Jason Wussow





Sep 9 2008 8:04 PM



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The Falderals





Sep 9 2008 1:26 AM

Great song at the HoM on Sunday!

-Rebecca
The Open Bones





Sep 1 2008 3:18 PM

Happy Labor Day!
eli





Aug 31 2008 4:41 AM

Hi Molly :^)
chasmataz





Aug 28 2008 6:16 PM

just looked at the newest tagged photo of you.
you are such a beautiful woman, simply unbelievable!
Ole Ask





Aug 27 2008 6:49 PM

Great songs great voice Molly!
Rom





Aug 21 2008 3:41 PM

Thanks for adding me to your friends.
God Bless,
Bluegrassrom
The Injured Parties





Aug 15 2008 7:48 AM

We likes! Thanks, Molly.
D.B. Rielly





Jul 24 2008 6:46 PM

All my life, I've been a believer, Miss.
Oh, but you and your Disbelievers have convinced me!
-D.B.
Tim DeMillo





Jul 24 2008 5:30 PM

Molly Maher has catapaulted her star into the upper echelons of female artists with a meadowlark's voice and a philosophers's soul. Surrounded by a rotating gang of talented Disbelievers that stroke their instruments like anything but, Molly's music is as poignant as Shawn Colvin's, stirring as Ireland's Siobhan O'Brien's, mellifluous as Sara McLachlan's, memorable as Carly Simon's and Joni Mitchell's on their best days. It's an honor to be one of your friends out here in magicland, Molly, and I eagerly await the next set of creations from that gentle songmachine that is The Maher Phenomenon. Ciao...
Per Laerdahl





Jul 22 2008 12:36 AM

Let's go fishing!
Per Laerdahl and the Blue Walleyes





Jul 17 2008 6:58 AM

Awesome gig at Nye's tonight! You are hotter than Brad's snare drum!:)
Per Laerdahl and the Blue Walleyes





Jul 12 2008 1:46 AM

Hello Molly!
eli





Jul 2 2008 3:22 AM

Ah, I miss the MN state fair. Fried cheese and cotton candy! Hope the gigs are going well.

I'm going to try to visit minneapolis before winter..
5 Watt Studio





Jun 18 2008 5:53 PM

What did Molly do yesterday... woke up, ate some corn pops, went to work, wooped ass at a FiveWatt recording session...


PS
Molly Maher for Vice President!
Paul





May 29 2008 8:40 PM

Thanks for the great music, Molly Maher of Minneapolis and points much farther than Sault St. Marie.
Moonrunners





May 27 2008 7:45 PM

Great fun over at Nye's last week, and the sound was excellent way down to the end of the bar... we cracked up at the chicken song...!
John Swardson





May 10 2008 6:04 PM

Molly you guys sounded great the other night and thanks for the cd, got your songs in my head.
In The Wind......





May 7 2008 2:57 PM

Hey Molly!,
When can you come and play your music
for us in st cloud some thursday night?
It's much harder now for me
to get down there on wednesdays...
Ronny Doll goes soft





May 4 2008 4:22 PM

Thanks to you!!!
Nice and Loving....
R.
Doll
f r a n k





May 4 2008 4:05 PM

aw, thank you for adding me :) you sound soooo good!
The Teardrops





May 4 2008 6:50 AM

Molly~Thanks for the beautiful music that you & your band shared with us last night.....it was a wonderful tribute & celebration of Chris...."Turn to Grey" brought tears to our eyes....
The Teardrops
Karen Lovely





Apr 23 2008 9:03 PM

Hi Molly,

I love the way you sing...

(<:

K.
Mike





Apr 11 2008 3:22 PM

Jeff Daniels loved it!