Miranda Hope Releases First CD, Leaving Eden
Summary
She grew up in Washington, D.C., singing along to records -- the "Annie" soundtrack evolved into Billie Joels "Glass Houses" which became Michael Jacksons "Thriller" and finished up as Pink Floyds "The Wall.She moved to rural Virginia, wrote songs in a log cabin, and played open mic nights and gigs, while working as an English/Drama/Music/Science/Yoga teacher, an actor, a director, a writer, a film editor, a bartender, a waitress, a llama trainer, and a sushi roller.Hopes voice has been compared to that of Natalie Merchant, the Cowboy Junkies and Karen Carpenter, and her lyrics likened to those of Tom Waits.Austin writer-filmmaker Chip Warren notes: "Mirandas music is laced with bittersweet truisms that already resonate with us all, she just has a way of pointing them out.Still, from the moment that she played her first notes on that 5-string, she was hooked.She begged chords from friends, learned songs, and studied guitar with Val Mackend in New York while pursuing a master’s degree in Theatre at Columbia University.She moved to rural Virginia, wrote songs in a log cabin, and played open mic nights and gigs, while working as an English/Drama/Music/Science/Yoga teacher, an actor, a director, a writer, a film editor, a bartender, a waitress, a llama trainer, and a sushi roller.