Myshkin (singer)

Myshkin is an American singer-songwriter. She sings and plays acoustic guitar solo, in cooperation with other artists, and with her band Myshkin's Ruby Warblers. She is a native of Indiana where she was born to a recent immigrant family. After college she moved to New Mexico, and later to New York, Texas and Tennessee. In 1993 she settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in 2002 she moved to Portland, Oregon.^[1][2] As of 2010, she lived in Southern Oregon.^[3]

She recorded five albums in New Orleans in cooperation with Mike West and other musicians.^[2] She was the recipient of several of the city's music industry awards.^[1]

She also toured United States and Europe.^[1]

In 2002 she started Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, whose first self-produced record was Rosebud Bullets. Soon after she relocated to Oregon, and in cooperation with producer Sailor Banks she released albums Corvidae and Sigh Semaphore, concentrating on political and humanist themes.^[1]

Discography

• 2006: Sigh Semaphore
• 2004: Corvidae, an anti-war record ^[2][4]
• 2002: Rosebud Bullets^[5]
• 1999: Why do all the country girls leave?^[6]
• 1998: Blue Gold ^[7]
• Myshkin Impossible - "Dr. Plague and Other Lullabies"
• Mike West and Myshkin - "Econoline"
• Everythings In Boxes (with the Road Dog Divas)

Awards

• Econoline was named Offbeat Folk/Country album of the year 1997.^[8]
• 3rd place in Cabaret Song nomination for the song Lied in 2006 Just Plain Folks Music Awards

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Myshkin's Ruby Warblers", Myshkin's website
2. ^ ^{a b c} "The Many Miles of Myshkin" The Independent, March 23, 2005
3. ^ "Info". Myshkin's Ruby Warblers. http://www.myshkinsrubywarblers.com/info.html. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
4. ^ Corvidae at CD Baby, with newspaper reviews quoted
5. ^ Rosebud Bullets at CD Baby, with newspaper reviews quoted
6. ^ Why do all the country girls leave? at CD Baby, with newspaper reviews quoted
7. ^ Blue Gold at CD Baby, with newspaper reviews quoted
8. ^ Mike West's music catalogue

External links

• Newspaper articles about Myshkin

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