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Possessing a beautiful voice and an ethereal melodic sense that suggests a freak folk variation on Mazzy Star or This Mortal Coil, singer and songwriter Cortney Tidwell was born into a family of musicians, but in her early life this heritage seemed as much a curse as a blessing.
Tidwell was born in Nashville, TN, where her grandfather had been a successful recording artist and a guest on the Grand Ol’ Opry, her father was a veteran A&R man, her mother had landed several singles on the country charts in the 1970s, and their circle of friends included the likes of Townes Van Zandt and Jack Clement.
However, in the mid-’70s Tidwell’s mother was diagnosed with manic depression, and her parents split up as her mother sunk deeper and deeper into depression, only to die alone in 1999 at the age of 49. As a child, Tidwell would play piano to escape the madness surrounding her, but with time she came to associate music with the pain of her childhood and gave up playing for many years.
Around the time of her mother’s passing (which coincided with the suicide of a close friend), Tidwell returned to songwriting to make sense of her feelings, and after singing in a cover band and forming a punk combo with a friend, she began recording her own songs using a makeshift home studio, playing all the instruments herself. In time, Tidwell began playing her material in public, and while some audiences were nonplussed with her songs, she soon made friends and fans of some of Nashville’s most acclaimed musicians, including members of Lambchop and Hands Off Cuba.
Tidwell was born in Nashville, TN, where her grandfather had been a successful recording artist and a guest on the Grand Ol’ Opry, her father was a veteran A&R man, her mother had landed several singles on the country charts in the 1970s, and their circle of friends included the likes of Townes Van Zandt and Jack Clement.
However, in the mid-’70s Tidwell’s mother was diagnosed with manic depression, and her parents split up as her mother sunk deeper and deeper into depression, only to die alone in 1999 at the age of 49. As a child, Tidwell would play piano to escape the madness surrounding her, but with time she came to associate music with the pain of her childhood and gave up playing for many years.
Around the time of her mother’s passing (which coincided with the suicide of a close friend), Tidwell returned to songwriting to make sense of her feelings, and after singing in a cover band and forming a punk combo with a friend, she began recording her own songs using a makeshift home studio, playing all the instruments herself. In time, Tidwell began playing her material in public, and while some audiences were nonplussed with her songs, she soon made friends and fans of some of Nashville’s most acclaimed musicians, including members of Lambchop and Hands Off Cuba.
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InASafePlace wrote:
Cause she was remixed by a lot of electronic artists.
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wien1900 wrote:
So why does Last.fm think that a bunch of DJ, techno, electropop, and click-hop bands are "very similar" to Cortney Tidwell? Very low similarity in most of what's recommended. Pandora does a *much* better job with this one. Strange.
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wien1900 wrote:
When I first heard her, I thought her voice sounded like a combination of Björk and Sinead O'Connor. Great voice.
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soulgate666 wrote:
CORTNEY TIDWELL on http://www.nothingbuthopeandpassion.com/2011/01/cortney-tidwell.html
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sandie-cheeks wrote:
Lovely!
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maricruZZZ wrote:
Don't let stars keep us tangled up, oh oh ooh oooh :)
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inmemoryofthom wrote:
i want a psychical release of Boys in the US not a download!
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lovertriphoper wrote:
I Like she's creation. Cocteau Twins were at one time, now this girl . Willing and wants to listen
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Thiago_G wrote:
Remixes of Palace: http://www.ibiza-voice.com/story/news/2136
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gtmb wrote:
Watch the beautiful Cortney Tidwell - Son and Moon music video on R.fm! http://r.fm/artist/cortney-tidwell/
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Unwashed wrote:
Agree with these comments about the album - one of the best of the year. A reminder to listeners here that, being lovers of great music, it would be wonderful if you joined us in voting in the Festive Fifty on Dandelion Radio. You'll find the link at www.dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm. Yer top three of the year - couldn't be easier, and there are prizes for randomly selected voters. Mark W
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TheHutchman wrote:
"17 Horses" could well be the song of the year.
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Jookstevens wrote:
Love the new album. Watusii is incredible
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albertrose wrote:
the new album is so dreamy. i love it.
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PABBY wrote:
I recorded Cortney last night when she supported Andrew Bird in Manchester. I have no idea of the names of the songs though, so I'm after a bit of help. If I upload the show somewhere, would anyone familiar with her work care to help me out? Cheers.
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papirospotoyan wrote:
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yugman wrote:
She sounded a lot like Bjork last night. Good stuff.
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Ouroboros wrote:
Oh, yes, definitely this.
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Yannzola wrote:
Nice
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owlies wrote:
girl has listened to a lot of dusty springfield
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Solid State - Cortney Tidwell
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Son and Moon
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Eyes are at the Billions
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Feb
23
Lambchop
Babylon Berlin: Mitte, Berlin, Germany
16 going
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Feb
24
Lambchop
Babylon Berlin: Mitte, Berlin, Germany
10 going
1 shout
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Mar
1
Lambchop
Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom
42 going
News
Kurt Wagner & Cortney Tidwell present KORT: 'Invariable Heartache' is Out Now!
18 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/cortneytidwell
The time has come: Kurt Wagner & Cortney Tidwell present
KORT: Invariable Heartache is now available. You can pick it up on
CD or LP or download, though in the US at the moment it's only
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18 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/cortneytidwell -
Kurt Wagner & Cortney Tidwell present KORT: 'Invariable Heartache' is Out Now!
18 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/cortneytidwell -
31 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/cortneytidwell
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SverreBie added Cortney Tidwell to the lineup of Lambchop at Fabrik. last week
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Cimersies, GeeMcNair, rprivitera77 and 1 other person added Cortney Tidwell to their libraries. 11 days ago
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dobbeltslag added Cortney Tidwell to the lineup of Lambchop at Voxhall. last month
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Rahzooni, heyluana and mArcElkrIz added Cortney Tidwell to their libraries. last month
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dr_wanja added Cortney Tidwell to the lineup of Lambchop at Kaufleuten. last month
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minimalgoth added Cortney Tidwell to the lineup of Lambchop at Babylon Berlin: Mitte. December 2011
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minimalgoth added Cortney Tidwell to the lineup of Lambchop at Babylon Berlin: Mitte. December 2011
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jim2873 added Cortney Tidwell to the lineup of Lambchop at Amstelkerk. December 2011
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