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With her expressive
guitar playing, beautiful melodies, and
evocative vocals, Catherine MacLellan pulls the
listener into her world of song. Described as
having a "quietly magnetic" stage presence,
Catherine's voice stretches out and hovers in a
room with a projection that is deceptively
low-key, but ends up fisted in the hearts of her
audience. They listen, and soon are caught in
the skillful, gentle web of her words. Somehow,
when she finishes, even her longtime fans are
left wanting more. Tall, slender and suddenly
shy, Catherine will slip from the stage—as
natural and striking as her performance.
Catherine was born
in southern Ontario, but from a young age has
lived on Prince Edward Island. Coming from a
musical family (famed singer/songwriter Gene
MacLellan was her father) there was never any
doubt in Catherine's mind about her life's work.
She began her musical journey early, and now at
twenty-five, her strength as a songwriter,
confidence on guitar, and unique voice and style
set her apart.
The Island finds its way into her music like a
long-listened-to musical influence—winter wind
in pines, "dark, healing water, and roses still
outside." Catherine's work reflects the
contrasts of sheltered refuge and the reality of
nature's inescapable cruelty. Her debut solo
album, Dark Dream Midnight (2004), contains
fourteen tracks that range in themes from
relationship to family narratives to spiritual
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