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You expect something magical from a performer named Circe Link,
and the local singer-songwriter is often quite enchanting …
This modern-day Circe pleasantly blends countrified folk with
jazzy retro swing in her original songs…
Then, out of the blue, she surprises with an unusual cover
of Ozzy Osbourne’s “No More Tears,” which is slowed down
with a bluesy deliberation …instead of playing it for laughs,
Link delivers the song with conviction,
finding new magic in the unlikeliest of places.
(Falling James) -LAWeekly
- LA Weekly
What happens when the well-seasoned culture of jazz bumps up against the casual, average-Joe personality of Country? Surprisingly, there's no giving-up of sophistication and no giving-over of the beating heart of the common experience. Instead, something sweet results; something you might call cowboy jazz or upright jazz country. With a tinge of smoky blues directed by distilled, sly female vocals which, in the end, tie everything together, this album dances the two-step in time with swing and never loses its kick through every track, be it upbeat or not. - CD baby - CD Baby
Link’s inviting voice rides a wave of echo and twang that makes tracks like “One Drop of Poison”, “Went and Fell in Love” and “Blue Skies” pour like honey. Her consistently upbeat blend of vintage country, swing-jazz and pop is a feel good music of a high order, and has landed her song placement in a major film.
A top flight back up band elevates this talented, photogenic performer who’s ready for industry support and commercial acclaim.” – Music Connection Magazine
- Music Connection Magazine
You know how some people claim that music is their calling and then you find out that they sing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" at the karaoke bar on Tuesday nights? Well with waify chanteuse Circe Link, the musical calling was the real deal. She woke up one morning with a song in her head that wouldn't go away until she sat down and worked it out. And then another song popped into her head while she was driving home from her day job. And then another and another. So three albums later the lady has honed her craft so flawlessly that listening to her delightfully anachronistic blend of western swing-influenced vocal jazz, you begin to wonder if her musical heart is haunted by the ghosts of Spade Cooley and Patsy Cline. - Eric Shea - Rhapsody.net
Californian chanteuse Circe Link cruises through her retro country swing tunes with languid charm on her second independent CD. Producer Christian Nesmith – son of former Monkees icon, Mike – plays guitar, piano, mandolin and accordion on a delicious disc.
Link may be the link with ’50s swing maestro Spade Cooley, best known recently in James Ellroy novels, and Norah Jones. She weaves wry word play from entrée ‘Paint The Town Red With My Blue Heart’, ‘Out Of My Mind’, ‘Not The Marrying Kind’ to feisty finale ‘Armageddon’. She toured Japan before the success of a Link-Nesmith tune on the soundtrack of ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ movie. - Dave Dawson
- Australia Music Guide Magazine
Discography
2006 Moody Girl
2006 Live in Japan
2005 One Drop of Poison
2004 Let's Go Together
2003 More Songs from Circe Link
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The LA Weekly says...
You expect something magical from a performer named Circe Link,
and the local singer-songwriter is often quite enchanting …
This modern-day Circe pleasantly blends countrified folk with
jazzy retro swing in her original songs…
Then, out of the blue, she surprises with an unusual cover
of Ozzy Osbourne’s “No More Tears,” which is slowed down
with a bluesy deliberation …instead of playing it for laughs,
Link delivers the song with conviction,
finding new magic in the unlikeliest of places.
(Falling James) -LAWeekly
The Short and Sweet Version:
After five charming CD’s, worldwide record sales, and a successful tour in Japan, it’s obvious this gal is cooking with the right stuff. Circe Link’s music creates a tasty blend of nostalgic Country, steamy Jazz, and weeping Blues.
Circe held the #1 spot in Jazz on Garageband.com for over two years. She has been an LA Weekly Pick of the Week, an Amoeba Records ‘Home Grown Artist’. She was selected by Clear Channel for a featured national radio promotion called “Emerging Artists”, and has charted on the internet music service Rhapsody.net right next to Alison Krauss and Madeline Peyroux, this girl is serving up the best independent music has to offer with a sound discriminating ears were waiting for.
The Long Story:
Picture yourself in the back of a shiny vintage car, at a small table in a dark smoky bar, or on the porch of a house that time forgot and you will find yourself in the cinematic mind and music of Circe Link.
Circe has had multiple songs charting in the #1 slot in the Americana, Country, Blues and Jazz categories on the award winning music site Garageband.com for over two years.
Consequently, she was hand picked to be included in the first Clear Channel Independent radio promotion called “Emerging Artists”. And, having been discovered through the online music store CDbaby.com, Circe was approached by an independent Japanese music firm which proposed with an exclusive distribution deal.
Following these successes Circe completed her first tour of Japan. Playing to sold out houses and signing autographs, she won the hearts of radio listeners in Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima and is selling records in over 40 stores throughout the country.
Circe’s unique musical vision has carried her into other areas of collaboration. She has established relationships with Los Angeles music supervisors and composers placing her songs and voice in national commercials, film and TV.
Circe was the “Homegrown” Program artist pick of September 2004 at the ever cool and iconic Amoeba Music in Hollywood. She has garnered numerous Awards from online music communities, radio programs and podcasts.
This homespun artist’s initiative has allowed her to create her own market and has attracted devoted fans that now span the globe. As her favorite quote by Benjamin Franklin says “The harder I work the luckier I get.”
Born in San Francisco and raised in Los Angeles
had never written a song before 2001, she had previously dedicated herself to the fine art of painting. But one morning she awoke with her first song “Three Bells” in her head. Later that day she wrote “Oh Lady” and finally cooking over her grandmothers cast iron skillet that night she wrote “Travelin’ Daddy” . Because many of her songs come to her in her dreams she is never at a lack for material, and like a sweater that just keeps unraveling the songs just keep coming. She is currently working on her fourth studio album and will release her first live record in 2006.
Compared to Alison Krauss, Fiona Apple, Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, Patsy Cline, and Sarah Vaughn, Circe’s vocal range goes from smoky torch to white dove-pure, from bar room belter to bittersweet blue. Circe’s music evokes the classic style of traditional Country while traversing through an unusual land of Jazz chord progressions accompanied by the rich and often soulful melodies of the Blues.
Her collaboration with Producer Christian Nesmith on her last three records has managed to create a sound hinting at the spirit of Dan Hicks, Willie Dixon, Bob Wills, and Hank Williams.
Working with a myriad of A- List Los Angeles session players she has put together an outstanding accompaniment for her diverse forms of song writing - creating a sound that is both familiar and interesting, dynamic and intuitive that rarely disappoints a listener.
So, like a sparking train unstoppable she bullets down the track, like a slip of smoke she drifts above the night of ever black. Image and sound, laughter and tears Circe Link creates a world of music, a movie-scape of heart and song you will surely remember.
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