Hey friends!! Performing Songwriter has written a blog about my win on November 24th at Eddie's Attic..please check it out! I have all of you to thank for your encouragement and kindness you've shown to me through this year in music. I hope all of you had a blessed Christmas and may this be your best year ever!!! You can click here to go to performingsongwriter.com or I've posted the blog below.
Angel Snow wins Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout
December 26, 2008
Indie-folk musician, Angel Snow, is likely to join the list of breakthrough musicians with the amazing talent that scored her the victory at latest Eddie's Attic's Bi-Annual Open Mic Shootout XXIX. The Shootout, started by founder, Eddie Owen, provides a rare opportunity for up-and-coming talent to showcase their music in front of a sold-out room of music industry professionals and avid music fans. In spite of the competitive premise of the event, it has actually proven to be a profound community building experience for all the songwriters involved. Great friendships as well as musical collaborations have grown out of this exciting night. The names that have competed in past Open Mic Shootout events, over the years, have gone on to national acclaim, with past winners including John Mayer and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. It is unmistakable that Angel Snow's ability to woo her audience with intensely brilliant lyrics and a smoldering alto will earn a place for her next to these worthy predecessors.
"I want to relate to people in their most vulnerable state; to inspire people most scarred," explains Angel Snow. When Angel Snow sings, she hands her heart to the listener. Onstage she pours out raw emotion through honest and introspective music. Her unique sound--classic Americana folk coupled with a modern edge--provides a soulful backdrop for lyrics based on everything from personal experiences to vivid dreams. The result of this heartfelt songwriting is a labor of love, her debut album, Fortune Tellers.
Eventually Angel settled in Nashville, another step toward running down her lifelong dream of sharing her music. She had spent five years traveling and performing all over the country, her voice bringing to life venues in New York, Wyoming, Montana, Pennsylvania, California, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.
Musical talent came naturally and easily to Angel growing up in Chickamauga, Georgia. It was a 3rd grade homework assignment to write several poems that gave her a first glimpse at her life's path. Songwriting soon grew to be Angel's most passionate artistic outlet. She recalls, "It was the only way I could truly find out who I was. It's great when you finally have an idea of what life is about." At age 15 she began playing guitar and putting music with the lyrics she had been working on for years. It was in high school that Angel began playing in talent competitions and anywhere else she was given the opportunity.
Angel, the youngest of three siblings, was named by her older brothers, who were five and three when she was born. Growing up, her brothers influenced her love for all kinds of music with their own varied tastes. While one brother liked old folk and classical music, the other brother brought home CDs by Faith No More and The Cure. Angel was influenced by all these styles and continues to embrace all genres, listing Leonard Cohen, Robert Smith, Thom Yorke, Otis Redding and Elliott Smith as her own favorite musicians.
Eddie's Attic, located in Decatur, Georgia, is a popular live music venue for aspiring and accomplished songwriters. Not only is Eddie's Attic the premier venue for singer-songwriters in the Southeast, but also boasts the list of alumni that have passed through their doors. In its first 16 years Eddie's Attic has been the springboard for an amazing number of local Decatur artists who have gone on to receive national recognition - names like Shawn Mullins, Josh Joplin, Billy Pilgrim, Kristen Hall, Caroline Aiken, Michelle Malone, and Matthew Kahler.