Mary Fahl - Former Lead Singer of October Project

Name: Mary Fahl - Former Lead Singer of October Project
Start: 2025-05-18T19:00:00-06:00
Location: SPACE

Schedule

Sun, 18 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

SPACE | Evanston, IL

Event Information:
With a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms (Boston Globe), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-1990s NYC- based chamber-pop group October Project, a band known for their lush harmonies, sweeping melodies and Fahls unique and powerful vocals. After two records on Epic, Fahl went on to pursue her own muse, whether that meant writing and recording songs for movies (including the theme for the Civil War epic Gods and Generals), singing arias and medieval Spanish songs for Sony Classical or releasing a unique album-length take on Dark Side of the Moon With an earthy, viscerally powerful contralto that bridges the generational gap between Fairport Conventions Sandy Denny and London Grammars Hannah Reid, Mary Fahl makes music that feels timeless, esoteric and ecumenical. Her elegant, cinematic songs have a hauntingly gothic romanticism that inspired renowned writer Anne Rice to portray Marys voice emanating from a dead womans room in her 2013 novel The Wolves of Midwinter Over the past few years, shes been touring and recording on her own label, Rimar Records, and her recent releases have garnered awards including an Indie Acoustic Award for Best Live Album for Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House (filmed for PBS) and a 2020 Independent Music Award for her recent holiday album, Winter Songs and Carols. Her Blu-ray 5.1 surround DVD, From the Dark Side of the Moon, brilliantly mixed by Bob Clearmountain, won the 2021 Immersive Album Audio Listeners Choice award and was named Immersive Album of the Year by Life in Surround. Now she returns with Cant Get It Out of My Head. In an effort to find some light and comfort during these challenging times, singer/songwriter Fahl looks back to some of the essential music that has brought her sustenance and clarity by reinterpreting songs from her greatest inspirations Pink Floyd, George Harrison, Moody Blues, ELO, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others. For Mary, this is a tribute to the music that defined her as an artist.

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