My Brightest Diamond is Shara Worden, granddaughter of an Epiphone-playing traveling evangelist, fathered by a National Accordion Champion, and mothered by a church organist. Spanish tango, Sunday morning gospel, classical and jazz were the accompaniment to her home life. Her first song was recorded at age three and by age eight she was studying piano and performing in community musical productions.
Shara honed her musical prowess singing along to Whitney Houston music videos and Mariah Carey albums. Wanting to explore the voice more deeply, she enrolled in the music program at the University of North Texas, immersing herself in the songs of Purcell and Debussy. After college, she moved to New York City and fell in love with its cold winters and busy streets. She continued to study opera on the Upper West Side during the day, but at night she frequented downtown clubs such as Tonic, Knitting Factory, and The Living Room, catching performances by Antony & The Johnsons, Nina Nastasia, and Rebecca Moore. She began to spend less time sight-reading Mozart and more time de-tuning her Gibson electric guitar to play her own newly-written songs. On the small stages of Lower East Side bars and clubs, Shara assembled a coterie of musicians to accompany her with bass and drums, music boxes, wine glasses, and wind chimes.
In 2004, Shara began work on two records: one featuring songs accompanied by a string quartet (A Thousand Shark's Teeth- June 2(Europe) & 17(US) 2008 release date), and a more standard rock album featuring a full band (with Earl Harvin on drums, Chris Bruce on bass, a string trio and, on one song, her father Keith on accordion) titled Bring Me The Workhorse, which was released on August 22nd, 2006 on Asthmatic Kitty Records. The remix album Tear It Down was released March 6, 2007.
Thank you for the add,Shara Worden! As I said,I recently discovered you and your new album A Thousand Shark's Teeth and it's very good! By the way,you and Mara Carlyle ( http://www. myspace. com/maracarlyle ) should work together.The result would be perfect.
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My Brightest Diamond is featured on the July 15th Best Radio You Have Never Heard Podcast Storm Damage - The Best Radio You Have Never Heard Vol. 90.
If you haven't already, please check out the show! ~80 minute long music compilations which feature intriguingly mixed rock and rock-based songs from a variety of artists that in other contexts might be considered incompatible. Genres, rhythms, moods and artists are seamlessly blended together to produce listening experiences you can only dream about finding in traditional radio. BRYHNH includes favorites and new discoveries from both familiar artists and those you wish you’d heard before. Ranked #7 in The Digital Podcast Top 100 Podcasts for 2005 and the 2007 # 2 Classic Rock podcast at about. com
riding horses was the accompaniment to one of my dreams last night. it was just like a movie. with a great soundtrack. the kind where you look through all the tiny credits at the end to see who sang the song because you want the album. yeah...
Hey! I just recently discovered you, and you are absolutely Fabulous. I was wondering if you could put up your song, "The Ice & The Storm"? It is one of my favorites from you, and I would love to have it playing on my myspace page. Just thought I would ask, keep up the excellent unique sound!
