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Linda McRae

folk / roots from Nashville Tennessee
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Linda McRae

Instruments: Guitar, Vocals, Accordion, Composition/Songwriting, Bass & Clawhammer Banjo details
"Whether roots music is your cup of tea or not, this standout recording is a consciousness-raising journey through a challenging emotional landscape that also embraces hope and redemption."
Lesley Mitchell-Clarke - Current Reviews - Pot Pourri Shadow Trails by Linda McRae

California’s Folsom State Prison occupies a hallowed place in the history of country music. As the location of several Johnny Cash performances and the subject of his song “Folsom Prison Blues,” it has become a symbol of the “outlaw” element of outlaw country. Now, some 60 years after Cash first put it on the map, the California State Prison complex has had a transformational impact on another country roots musician: Canada’s Linda McRae.


After answering a call to host a song-writing workshop at New Folsom in 2011, McRae and her husband, James Whitmire, were moved to develop song-writing workshops for at-risk youth – to try and prevent them from ending up behind bars in the first place. Her new, Steve Dawson-produced album, Shadow Trails, is inspired by that work.


Though perhaps best-known for her eight-year tenure as a member of the platinum-selling band Spirit of the West, Linda McRae had alread... show more
Country/Bluegrass/Rockabilly
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Past Events

17
Aug
2024
20:00 23:00
Linda McRae, David P. Smith and Janis McKenzie
Come see Linda McRae, David P. Smith, and Janis McKenzie perform live on August 17th at 8:00 PM!
$22.63
Aunty Collective
Event can be attended in person
14
Apr
2018
14:30
Starfields Afternoon Concert / Keynote Address: Shane Claiborne, Linda McRae, De...
Starfields Festival presents jazz/pop group Decades After Paris [full band] with...
Free
Metro Studio
Event can be attended in person
14
Apr
2018
19:00
Starfields Festival: The Paperboys, Linda McRae, The Small Glories - Vancouver
Saturday night MainStage event for Starfields with The Paperboys, The Small Glor...
$20
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Event can be attended in person
20
Apr
2017
20:00
Linda McRae, GURF MORLIX
THURS APR 20 -2017 Linda McRae and Gurf Morlix WISE HALL - 7PM- MIDNIGHT $20...
$20-$25
WISE Hall
Event can be attended in person
08
Feb
2017
04:00 05:20
Starman: Acoustic Bowie: Doug Cox, Helen Austin, Shaun Verreault, Sam Hurrie, Li...
When Doug Cox first conceptualized Starman:An Acoustic Evening of David Bowie So...
$25-$35
The Farquhar at UVic
Event can be attended in person
08
Feb
2017
04:00 05:20
Starman: Acoustic Bowie: Doug Cox, RiCk MaY, Helen Austin, Shaun Verreault, Sam ...
When Doug Cox first conceptualized Starman:An Acoustic Evening of David Bowie So...
$25-$35
The Farquhar at UVic
Event can be attended in person
27
Nov
2015
20:00
Linda McRae, Thad Beckman
Though perhaps best-known for her eight-year tenure as a member of the platinum-...
$20-$24
St. James Community Hall
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27
Aug
2010
Linda McRae
 
WISE Hall
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09
Jul
2009
20:30
Linda McRae, Petunia and the Vipers, And Guests
'When all the trends fade and become dated, and all the music from the cutting e...
$8
Railway Club
Event can be attended in person
11
Apr
2008
22:00 02:00
Linda McRae, HOWARD RIX & HIS LUCKY STARS, Headwater
Linda McRae featuring Nova Devonie and Stephen Nikleva with Special Guests: Head...
$8-$10
Railway Club
Event can be attended in person
09
Apr
2007
22:30
Rodney DeCroo, Linda McRae, Scott McLeod
 
Railway Club
Event can be attended in person
08
Oct
2006
21:30 01:00
Songwriters In The Round Hosted By Rodney DeCroo: Doug Andrew, Linda McRae, Jon ...
 
Railway Club
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08
Jan
2005
Linda McRae, Circus In Flames
 
Railway Club
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05
Jun
2004
Ronnie Hayward (featuring Steve Taylor and Steve Kozak), Linda McRae
 
Cafe Montmartre
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28
May
2004
Linda McRae
 
The Marine Club
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06
Aug
2003
Tom Holliston, Linda McRae
 
The Sugar Refinery
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16
May
2003
02:00
Accordion Madness: David P. Smith, Linda McRae, Ana Bon Bon
Honky-tonk, hillbilly, rhythm'n'blues. These three solo artists offer their inte...
$7
Logan's Pub
Event can be attended in person
21
Dec
2002
02:00
Ranch Productions CD release: David P. Smith, Linda McRae, And More
 
$5
Logan's Pub
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12
Oct
2002
21:00
An Early Show With: Linda McRae
Tickets Available From ticketweb.com And At The Door
$10
Lucky Bar
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Current Projects

Daughters of Blood and Bone
songwriter/banjo/guitar/porchboard/accordion/vocals
2012 - present
Linda McRae
songwriter/banjo/guitar/porchboard/accordion/vocals
1997 - present

Past Projects

The Knotty Pines
bass/vocals
2005 - 2006
Linda McRae and Cheerful Lonesome
guitar/vocals
2003 - 2006
Spirit Of The West
bass/accordion/vocals
1989 - 1997
Bolero Lava
bass/vocals
1987
Terminal City
bass/vocals/songwriter
1984 - 1989
Squirrels In Bondage
Bass/Vocals
1981
Easy Money
bass/vocals
1978 - 1981

Musician Articles

Linda McRae – ‘Dimming of the Day’
Linda McRae has a special place in our hearts here at Roots Music Canada, and not just because she’s such a great person. Notwithstanding her busy schedule of touring, recording and teaching songwriting workshops, she also was one of the very first peop
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Author: Heather Kitching
Published by: Roots Music Canada

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