Portland, Maine singer/songwriter Sara Cox has just released her third solo cd, “Crowded is the New Lonely”. This is the follow up to her well received previous cd, “Arrive” which was named best album of the year, 2004 by the Portland Phoenix and led to such honors as being listed as “one to watch” by the syndicated public radio show “Acoustic Cafe” in association with the USA Songwriting Competition and sharing the stage with artists such as Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, John Hiatt, Suzanne Vega, Ray LaMontagne, Stacey Earle, Joe Ely, Richard Buckner, John Hammond and Lori Mckenna, among others.
Her hometown AAA radio station, WCLZ has added both “At Home with Home” and “The Fog” from “Crowded is the New Lonely” and she is currently working with the Artist Development Co-op to gain airplay on national non-com AAA stations. Her most recent cd just spent several weeks in the top 40 on the Americana Radio Chart which is recognized and listed by Radio and Record.
Cox hails originally from Nashville, TN where she wrote her first lonesome ballad on a tiny ukulele at the age of 6. Singing was a mainstay in her household with both parents being musicians and singing 3 part harmony was part of the usual after dinner entertainment.
A mother of three, her songs are filled with honest, sometimes autobiographical portraits of life as it is really lived. Her warm and resonant voice is always in the forefront, but backed by strong melodies and the talents of longtime bandmates guitarist Nate Schrock, bass player Steve Jones, vocalist Megan Jo Wilson, and drummer Chicky Stoltz, the songs are full, often intimate and unique.
Cox recently won the Granite State Songwriting Competition for the new cd’s track 6, “At Home with Home” as well as being a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards.
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sunny?!?!?sunny needs to make a skype playdate with rudiger our sometimes kitty friend, and maybe while they're meowing away we could catch up as well....tomorrow midday your time?xoxo
Hi Sara.. Wish I could catch that show at COA. Alas I am all the way across the country. I may go see Sean Hayes tonight so there is some consolation. Hope spring is nice back home. Liam
Hey Sara! So great to hear from you! No, that is Autumn when she was teenie...I guess being that #3 is on the way I was feeling a little emotional about how time flies. WE should do coffee! What is your schedule like? Do you have days that you and your kiddos want to hang with other kiddos? Would love to hang! Let me know!
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Hey, Sara - cool to see you opening for Dondaro - say Luke open for him him a couple of years ago. I hope I can make it. Found Beauty of a Heart at Bullseye Music in Bellows Falls, Vt today. Very cool.
We’re excited to welcome Bill Morrissey to the Alamo Theater on Thursday March 20! He’ll be appearing in Bucksport supported By another great talent: Kelly Flint. Our doors open at 6pm and at that time you’ll have access to concessions, a cash bar, a $1 jewelry raffle and LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC!
Thanks to family, friends and local businesses that have supported our efforts: The Bucksport Motor Inn, The Orland Market, Five Elements Gallery (www. FiveElements. com), The Orland House B & B & Ming’s Restaurant.
Tickets are available before the show for $12 at BookStacks in Bucksport (469-8992), Coastal Coffee in Searsport, and at Wild Rufus Records in Camden (also listed in our top friends). Tickets are $15 at the door.
A very special thanks to our media partner: WERU. Find WERU here, on Myspace or at www. weru. org or 89.9/102.9 FM. Tune in this Wednesday 3/19 between 3-4 or Thurs 3/20 around 2pm to get sneak peaks at live performances.
Greetings from the Lomax!! Heard you were great at the Empire! We will be taking the stage there this Friday with a couple of our mutual frinds (Nolan, Link, et al)--swing on by for more fun than you can shake a stick at!!
Hey there, thanks for listening! I like your music a lot as well. Your song Hijacked Soul reminds me of the LP's of Kate Wolf my parents use to play when I was young. See you around, The Amity Front
