MEG MURRAY

 Annapolis MD's femme fatales Angie Miller & Meg Murray   are each award winning singer/songwriters who now together, create an entertaining soulful duo. Playful and fun, Angie deftly plays guitar- Meg drives a tamborine beat- their heavenly harmonies blend into beautiful duets and rockin' pop!

These talented singer/songwriters have joined forces to perform together and back each other up during their wonderful original sets. Endearing, sexy and funny, Angie and Meg both obviously enjoy playing together. While Angie expertly plays her Taylor acoustic guitar, Meg adds effective percussion as their beautiful voices and harmonies blend together perfectly. This duo can break your heart with a beautiful love song and kick your butt like the great girl groups of the 60's with a dash of sass.


Meg & Angie have been performing their original songs together in venues from Washington DC to New York City for a decade.  Both Angie and Meg showcase each of their prolific songwriting and their colorful musical influences during their set. Having put out 10 CD's between them, Meg & Angie's original songs range in style from R&B, jazz and soul, country and folk, to rock n roll & the blues.

 

As the spirit of the performance moves them, original material created by these two sirens can quickly take a back seat as the long-time pals swing fearlessly through quirky covers of their favorite songs from everybody from The B52's, Cake, or Feist, to the The Knack, Jimi Hendrix or Chaka Khan. What becomes clear during their duet is that nothing can replace the wonderful experience and joy that comes from having a little help from your friends.

 

Angie Miller is an award winning singer/songwriter who performs her original music at local clubs, coffeehouses, festivals, and colleges throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Angie has worked with GRAMMY winning producers such as John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews) and GRAMMY nominated engineer Bill Plummer (Cee-Cee Wynans). Her debut CD, Ricochet, was released by Big Mo Records in 1996, featuring guitar legend Danny Gatton. She has since produced two independent releases- White Space (2001) a beautiful all-acoustic recording with sparse arrangements and introspective lyrics that is organic and moving. Play (2003) is an exceptional live recording featuring a top-notch full band that showcases Angie's great songwriting- smart lyrics, beautiful melodies and strong pop hooks. She is currently in the studio producing her next CD due in late 2008. Angie Miller is sponsored by Taylor Guitars.

 

Meg Murray is formerly the lead singer of the Mid-Atlantic R&B/funk band NON-FICTION and the SAW Award winning acoustic duo AUGUST WEST. The WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Awards) nominated singer-songwriter has worked with GRAMMY winning producers Timbaland ( Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Gwen Stefani)) and John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz), sung with Eva Cassidy, and has appeared on numerous national (Paul Reed Smith and The Dragons) and regional CD's as a backup singer. Meg has produced and released her solo pop/ R&B CD Ready (2002) and a holiday jazz CD I'll Be Home for Christmas (2005) on her own Girl Island Productions label, which continues to reach audiences worldwide through iTunes and internet sales. She is hard at work on a new pop/R&B CD that will drop later next year.

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AUGUST WEST

Good ol' fashioned rock-n-roll songs, add a little bit of country, with a dash of bluegrass and a lot of soul, and you have AUGUST WEST.  The duo of Steve Lowe   & Meg Murray built their following in the bars of Annapolis MD and Baltimore's Fells Point  with entertaining live shows full of strong songwriting and great harmonies.

Lowe and Murray have been nominated for WAMMIES (Washington Area Music Awards) and are winners of The Songwriters Association of Washington (SAW) Songwriting Contest for "Bishop St.", "Face Into The Wind", and "Come to Me"   which are all included on their first CD release in 1996 BISHOP STREET.

JONES STATION SESSIONS is the latest CD (2004) from the band which includes old August West favorites that were previously unreleased, plus some great new songs written by both Steve and Meg during their 8 year hiatus. The band toured extensively from 2004-05 playing from New York City to Annapolis Md.

direct iTunes links

Meg Murray: Ready
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=4384487

Meg Murray: Music From The Play Tipton
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=6312860

August West: Bishop Street
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=14083544

Meg Murray: I'll Be Home for Christmas
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=30833616

August West: Jones Station Sessions
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=39319649