Mariee Sioux

Mariee Sioux
Background information
Birth name Mariee Sioux Sobonya
Born February 4, 1985
Humboldt County, California
Origin Nevada City, California
Genres Folk, psychedelic folk
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments Acoustic guitar
Years active 2006–present
Labels Grass Roots Records (2007)
Almost Musique (2012-)
Whale Watch Records (2012-)
Website https://www.myspace.com/marieesioux/
Notable instruments
Acoustic guitar, Native American flute, mandolin

Mariee Sioux (born February 4, 1985) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Her father Gary Sobonya is a mandolin player of Polish and Hungarian descent, and her mother Felicia is of Spanish, Paiute, and Indigenous Mexican descent.

Biography

She grew up in Nevada City, California,[1][2] where she wrote verses since she was a young child. At 17 she traveled to Patagonia to volunteer at a school for indigenous children where she taught herself to play the guitar,[1] and in 2006 she debuted her first self-released album A Bundled Bundle of Bundles. A year later in 2007 she released her first studio album Faces in the Rocks which featured her delicate acoustic guitar music alongside the Native American flute by Gentle Thunder, and mandolin played by her father Gary Sobonya.[2][3] The album had a Native American theme to it, filled with references to nature and the Native American people. Since the debut of her first album, she has drawn comparisons from Joanna Newsom to Joni Mitchell, and she has toured through North America and Europe.[2][3]

She released a cover version of The Cure's "Lovesong", on the Manimal Vinyl tribute record to The Cure, entitled Perfect as Cats.

Gift for the End

Gift for the End, Mariee Sioux’s second album, was recorded between April 2010 and August 2011 in Placerville’s Moonsoon Studios and in the Nevada City’s Sun Dial studios. Guest musicians were mostly friends and family members, and it was produced and arranged by Mariee's partner Sean Kae.

A review on allmusic.com commented positively on influences from Joanna Newsom, Bert Jansch, and Nick Drake.[4]

Gift for the End was released in Europe on March 5, 2012 on the Almost Musique label, and in the USA in April 2012 on Whale Watch Records.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Interview with Mariee Sioux by Rachel Leibrock
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Article on Mariee Sioux by Grass Roots Records
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Article on Mariee Sioux by Muruch
  4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/gift-for-the-end-mw0002328926
  5. ↑ "Spiritual 002 - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Mariee Sioux - Bonnie & Mariee". Retrieved 10 March 2012.

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