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News: We are excited to announce the forthcoming new album to be released in July on Telarc! SONGS OF PEACE AND PROTEST / MARIA MULDAUR

Maria Muldaur's roots are in the folk revival of the early '60s, a time when figures like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan were making bold statements about the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other burning issues of the day. More than four decades later, in the face of political and social issues in which the stakes are equally high, Muldaur has assembled a group of legendary female performers to lend their voices in a critical examination of where we are as a nation and where we're going. Songs include "Yes, We Can," "John Brown" and "Pray for the U.S.A."

News: Stony Plain Records released Maria Muldaur's new CD, "Naughty, Bawdy & Blue," ...at #4 on the Billboard Blues Chart in June... debuted at #5 on the Living Blues Radio Chart ...which completes the trilogy of albums the acclaimed singer has released as a tribute to classic women blues singers from the 1920s through the 1940s. Both of Maria's previous albums in this series for Canadian label Stony Plain, which is distributed in the U.S. by Navarre Corporation, were nominated for Grammy Awards: Richland Woman Blues (2001) and Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul (2005). Read about Maria in the current issue of Blues Review (see more reviews here)

Bonnie Raitt makes a special guest appearance on Naughty, Bawdy & Blue singing a duet with Maria on "Separation Blues," a song written by Sippie Wallace, with whom Bonnie toured in the '70s and '80s. Both Maria and Bonnie sang the song with Sippie prior to her death in 1986.

"How great to hear these classic blues again, done up right by one of my favorite singers and the incredible James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band," says Bonnie Raitt about the new album. "I loved joining in on Sippie Wallace's 'Separation Blues'!" (more info in the discography). Check out the Video of "One Hour Mama"

News: November 9, 2006: "Heart Of Mine" reaches #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart New album by Maria Muldaur on Telarc - Maria Muldaur sings Love Songs Of Bob Dylan. Maria showcases this lesser known side of the Dylan legacy on her new Telarc release.

Heart Of Mine CD...

"The incomparable Maria Muldaur has always traversed a wide expanse of American music--in 2003, she recorded A Woman Alone with the Blues, a tribute to jazz icon Peggy Lee--and so perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that she has now applied her interpretive gifts to the love songs of Bob Dylan. Choosing from among his classics ('I'll Be Your Baby Tonight') and lesser-known works ('Golden Loom'), Muldaur bravely recasts several songs in disparate grooves (reggae, Cajun, swing), and even allows keyboardist David Torkanowsky to sneak a few bars of the jazz standard 'Ain't Misbehavin'' into the end of 'Moonlight.' ..." - Alanna Nash, Amazon.com. More reviews

News: Maria Muldaur's "Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul" nominated for a 2005 Grammy: Field 13 - Blues, Category 65 - Best Traditional Blues Album.

News: Maria Muldaur's "Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul" nominated for a Handy 2006 Blues Music Award: Acoustic Album of the Year...and Maria was nominated for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year.

Within one's lifetime, there will only be only a few rare vocalists who hit the peak of success, remain there for decades, and produce works that last eternally. Maria Muldaur is such an artist. Her work is not only eternal, but so are the classic forms she interprets, from folk to jug band, jazz to blues. Her Sweet Lovin' of Soul is the second in her series paying tribute to the women songwriters and singers of blues, this one featuring the work of Memphis Minnie.

How you can help get New Orleans--the city that loves music--back on its feet:
New Orleans Musicians Clinic

News: Maria and Oasis Productions are delighted to announce that Shout Factory has re-released two special albums that were originally recorded for Blacktop Records in the early 90s. Both albums are delightful gems with a number of great musical artists. We wish to acknowledge Nauman and Hammond Scott, with great fondness, of Blacktop Records for having been so dedicated to the preservation of the Blues!

Louisiana Love Call
Maria Muldaur's musical style defies definition. Though she had a Top 10 Pop single with "Midnight At The Oasis," she's always favored roots music like folk, country and the blues. In 1992, she recorded an album that paid tribute to the rich musical traditions of New Orleans. With help from friends such as Aaron Neville and Dr. John, she created one of the most compelling albums of her career, Louisiana Love Call, which Rolling Stone called a "fervent exercise in Crescent City soul" in its 4-star review.

Meet Me At Midnite
After the rootsy Louisiana Love Call gained adulation from critics and fans alike, Maria decided to follow her tribute to New Orleans with an album dedicated to the music of Memphis, particularly soul and blues. In doing so, she honed in on the theme of love, both the agony and the ecstasy, and its overriding importance to Southern music. The result was the masterful "Meet Me At Midnite," which features guest vocals from famed Hi Records, soul singer Ann Peebles.

News: "I'm A Woman" - 30 Years of Maria Muldaur: A first-ever career retrospective with special appearances by Bonnie Raitt, Charles Brown and Taj Mahal. This collection reflects her sweeping 30 year career, in stores on May 4th From Shout! Factory.