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Kirsten Manville

 

A refreshing, straightforward folk-rock and country singer/songwriter.

 

 

 

 

...rings with authentic grit.” -Bill Copeland Music News

“With naturally gifted vocal command, Manville explores the intricacies of love, life, and the finer things with a sharp eye
on details. Her lyrics are heartfelt and genuine and delivered with just the right amount of instinct and emotion."

- Douglas Sloan, Metronome Magazine

Some People Sing, released in the fall of 2017, is the second solo album from Kirsten Manville, the follow-up to her 2013 release Come With Me. With elements of Americana, folk, country, and blues, the singer/songwriter creates songs that feel like they may have come straight from journal entries. Deceptively simple lyrics paint pictures, tell stories, and evoke a range of emotions. From the pain of finding and losing love, and hard times in a down-on-its-luck town, to the small pleasures of line-dried laundry and homemade pie, and the escapism of a romantic night for two, Kirsten’s warm and sultry voice draws the listener in, infusing the songs with feeling and depth.

“Music, and specifically singing and songwriting, have always been the primary way I have tried to make sense of the world and the ups and downs of life,” she says. “And hopefully, listeners can relate to the emotions or stories depicted in my songs, and take comfort in knowing someone else is feeling the same way or has the same questions or wants the same things.  The is what music has always done for me.  Plus, singing is really fun, and it just makes me feel good.”

Some People Sing was a Top 5 album pick in the January 2018 issue of Metronome Magazine, and Kirsten was featured on the cover of the magazine in March 2018.  The song “...but Down” was included in the Alternate Root Magazine's weekly top 10 in November of 2017.


Kirsten's songs have received radio airplay on a number stations both in the United States and overseas, including WUMB and KZUM.  Her song “A Simple Life” spent time in the Top 30 charts (peaking at number 11) of The Globe Radio, an Adult Album Alternative format internet radio station, and her song “Play My Guitar” has been in the Top 20 songs on WOSRadio. In July 2013 she was a finalist in the songwriting competition at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival, and in February 2016 she was a winner in the Maine Songwriters Whittlesey Barn Songwriting/Performance Contest. Kirsten performs regularly in the north east, and has had the honor of opening for well-known folk artists Don White and Joe Jencks.

 

 

Website Photography by Therese Kay - www.theresekayphotography.com

 

 

 

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