Pictures From Home - Angela Faye Martin - news

Rest in peace, Mark

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Farewell, to the dearest friend and mentor. The likes of which, I, nor my songs, will ever have again, in this world. All my gratitude now lies in the sky with Mark.

The Fairest Features

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Thoreau said, "If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone." Instead, we've decided to name these fair men after the fairest features of the landscape. After much deliberation, last week the band was named, Angela Faye Martin & The Scarlet Oak Sway. The Scarlet Oak Sway comes from a line in Wicked Girl, on ONE DARK VINE, Angela's first EP release, describing the character of the weather beaten trees lining Wayah Mountain.

The Scarlet Oak Sway are: Adam Woleslagle, Jeff Southerland, Jeremy Rose and Chris Cooper.

Good Bye, Vic. r.i.p.

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

To send money to the Vic Chesnutt fund:

http://kristinhersh.cashmusic.org/vic/

PICTURES FROM HOME album release party at The Grey Eagle Music Hall, Asheville, North Carolina

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

All are invited to attend and celebrate the long anticipated release of Angela's first full-length album, PICTURES FROM HOME, Wednesday, Sept. 30th at The Grey Eagle Music Hall, Asheville, NC.

For information on the event go to:
http://www.thegreyeagle.com/

WXYC Chapel Hill 89.3

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The dashing DJ Tim Carless debuts the title LP track, PICTURES FROM HOME on Chapel Hill's WXYC, 89.3. Carless's show can be streamed online at wxyz.org Contact you favorite radio station or adopt WXYC today.

Album Release

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The release of Angela Faye Martin's upcoming album, PICTURES FROM HOME will be September 29th. The album contains songs written over a 3-4 year period and lovingly produced by Mark Linkous of the mythic band, Sparklehorse.

Martin was drawn by Linkous' songwriting above all his sonic talents. "I knew I could trust him to help to accurately portray these songs because of his traits as a lyricist. His naturalist underpinnings were among the reasons I wanted him produce these songs." Martin said from her mountain home.

Linkous and Martin finished recording the album on March 20, 2009. PICTURES FROM HOME is a richly textured LP showcasing Linkous' many colored keyboardings and legendary production techiniques. He places the seance of Martin's vocals atop her rhythmic guitar braidings and casts her as both eerie and bright.

static king session

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

All Hail Static King ~

The goodly Mark Linkous, aka. King of Nails or "Sparklehorse" or in some cicles, The Horse What Sparkles is mixing Angela's recent sessions -- there's a limited sneak-peek (listen) on:

myspace.com/angelafayemartin

IN THE STUDIO: many crow dotted mornings

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The song formerly unknown as White Horses Away, was recorded at Static King Studios in western North Carolina over the weekend by Angela Faye Martin, with Mark Linkous producing and seancing John Lennon via a kind of Jonny Greenwood-mood on a re-issue Epiphone. Other details are classified, at present.

Shuffle Magazine -- Sparklehorse

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

See where Mark Linkous mentions producing Angela drawing inspiration from Tom Wait's BONE MACHINE.

http://issuu.com/shuffle/docs/shuffle4?mode=embed&documentId=081103152527-a356efdb319942378e0d66a4f711e309&layout=grey

special report: The 2008 journey with Sandy the Elf beyond Jore where the sun sets cold in the winter sky to meet the Horse what Sparkles

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

all's well and it's winter in earnest. a year has passed since i was originally self-scheduled to put forth a full-length album but a little elf said to me you must meet my friend, the composer. i said yes, i need a composer friend in these mountains. the elf pounded his gentle fist on the wooden table of his creekside cabin and said, you don't understand! this friend, he is like those fellows from liverpool, england! i asked, you mean the beatles?? he said, yes, those guys!

so the first moon of the gloomy winter of 2007 did pass and low the elf endeavored to help ferry me cross a third river on the following moon way beyond the land of the noon day sun. the way was dreary but i was cheered with his stories of salvador dali, dave brubeck and the weavers. we became unsure and sought help with various sylvan creatures when finally we came upon a ski-lodge where said composer stood tall and illumined by the lights of his analogue console with glowing buttons and busying about his wiry and dark studio near the valley river.

at last, a darkened door opened for us when the elf grinning said, child, here is your friend, the composer. set about to record your songs with him for he is gifted seer and can hear frequencies untold! and it was so.