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under the song tree:
ANNI CLARK / DAN MERRILL / LYNN DEEVES
e: mail@anniclark.com / www.underthesongtree.com

When three already established songwriters from Maine decided to join forces in the new millennium, they met with common goals under the song tree. While seeking balance between solo and trio careers, Anni Clark, Dan Merrill, and Lynn Deeves found the response to their collaborations so overwhelmingly positive, that they recorded under the song tree LIVE within the first year of their union. Recorded in Portland ME, and released in June of 2001, the CD clearly demonstrates their talents as seasoned musicians and songwriters, and their strength as a trio of performers who are passionate about music. Concerts feature acoustic guitars, flute, harmonica, a variety of percussive instruments, and stellar three part harmonies. In 2001, under the song tree was voted into the top of the list of favorites in the "New Artist Showcase" at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in NY. In 2002, NH's Jam Music Magazine readers voted them "Folk Artist of the Year"!

Anni Clark is touring steadily with the release of her sixth solo recording, Anni Clark LIVE. Jam Music Magazine (NH) voted her the 2003 "Female Artist of the Year" AND "Folk Artist of the Year". A two-time finalist in the well-known New Folk Songwriters' Competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, Anni was invited to be one of three judges in this event in 2001. Other renowned performances include the Kerrville Wine and Music Festival, The Boston Folk Festival, and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale NY). In Y2K, Anni wrote and performed all the music for Virginia Plummer's independently released short film "Checking Out", which was featured in the NY International Film Festival. She has shared stages from Maine to Texas with the likes of Shawn Colvin, Richie Havens, Patty Larkin, Leo Kottke, and Cheryl Wheeler. Check her website at www.anniclark.com.

Dan Merrill grew up in southern Maine and has been writing songs and performing since high school. In 1987, he was voted Male Vocalist of the Year in the Maine Music Awards. He scored a gold record for a duet with Canadian performer Joan Kennedy, and was a NewFolk winner at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas in 1995. Although his early years in the music industry found him in high energy cover bands, Dan began to focus on his own material around 1992. That focus gave birth to a solo CD, Revolution. He has since co-written, recorded, and produced CD's for others, including Tom Cornwell's 2001 release, Destination Known. He has shared stages with Patty Griffin, Warren Zevon, and Chris Smither. (http://members.aol.com/zmgartist/DM/index.html).

Lynn Deeves, like Dan, put in years on the New England Club circuit with Top 40 bands before the muse called. She answered with a debut CD all her own, called Connecting the Dots. Her voice is equal parts powerful and peaceful, and her solo performances have been earning her an appreciative and growing fan base throughout New England. Using her first CD as a supportive springboard, she jumped into her second release, appropriately titled Soul Food. Among many others, she has performed with Janis Ian, Catie Curtis, Greg Greenway, Ferron, and Ellis Paul. (Check her website at www.lynndeeves.com).

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.anniclark.com

Track List:
1. This Big Love
2. I'll Get There
3. Connecting the Dots
4. You Make Me Wonder
5. Indian Summer
6. Nice Surprise
7. Love's S'posed to Be Like That
8. Rise Up
9. Jackpot
10. Green on Blue
11. Nantahala
12. Money Money
13. Amazing Grace
14. A Lot of Hope
15. For the Record

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Other Genres:

• FOLK: Folk Blues
• COUNTRY: Country Pop
• TYPE: ACOUSTIC