Biography
Denise Marie
Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Percussion
Denise Marie was born with a Gypsy soul. The Upstate New York farm couldn't hold her so at sixteen she moved to the wild west of New Mexico where she befriended Hippies, Cowgirls, Indians and studied jazz guitar. But when she learned to finger-pick the blues a whole new universe of possiblities opened up. In 1995 she moved to the center of music on planet earth, New Orleans, where she was encouraged to perform the original songs she had hidden in an old shoe box. There she embraced trumpets, saxophones, Cuban percussion, violins and well..... just about eveything to do with music, BIG HUG. She recorded with such legends as Johnny Vidocovich, James Singleton, "Sunpie" Barnes and has worked with a list of talented musicians too long to mention here! By 2005, she had toured in Europe several times and was there when hurricane Katrina blasted old New Orleans. As a result she lived in Europe for almost two years and now divides her time between N'awlins and Europe. "Miss Behave and The Irresistibles" was born in a bar in Rotterdam. DM released a new CD with them ("Backbone" October 2009.) DM was named "Miss Behave" (for obvious reasons) by a Dutch medicine man who taught her the secret of good olliebollen. You wanna know the secret? Keep listening.....
*Denise Marie plays electric, acoustic and tenor guitars, sings, writes music and songs and plays the riqq (middle eastern tambourine).
Teaching
Denise Marie has taught workshops in guitar and songwriting at Plymouth College in England, and The X in Oxford, as well as private lessons in Europe and the US. To schedule a workshop or private lessons, email Denise at: denisemariesongs@hotmail.com
Performance Highlights
New Orleans: The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival, The French Quarter Festival, Tipitina’s, The House Of Blues, Snug Harbour, The Kerry Irish Pub
Italy: Onda Su Onda Festival, Stradeblu Festival, Be Bop-Firenze, Pegaso-Arcola (SP), Arci Locomotiva,Osnago (LE)
The Netherlands: The Maastricht Jazz Promenade, The Folkwoods Festival, The Haarlem Jazz Festival, Crossroads Radio, The Last Waterhole-Amsterdam
England: The Marlborough Jazz Festival, The Troubadour Club-London, The Twelve Bar Club-London, The Bath Fringe Festival, The Sheep Music Festival-Wales
Belgium: Crossroads Blues Café-Antwerpe, Toogenblik-Brussels
Germany: The Mettman Blues Week, The Music Star-Hamburg, Berlin Guitars-Berlin
Ireland: Roisin Dubh-Galway, The Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre-Naul, Dublin, Richardsons-Galway, Roddens-Donegal, Mullens-Downpatrick, N.Ireland, Groucho’s Music Lounge-Armagh, N. Ireland
France: Concert In The Square-Uzes
New Mexico: Club West, Summer Scene Concert Series, The Taos Inn, La Fonda, La Posada, El Farol, The Cowgirl Hall Of Fame, Outside In (bringing music into institutions)
New York: The Living Room
Florida: Radio Live! WUWF-Pensacola
Discography
Backbone, Girlieswamp Music 2009
Aphrodite and Outlaws, Little Hummingbird Music 2004
Blue Tutu, Little Hummingbird Music 2001
Open The Door, Little Hummingbird Music 1998
Compilations
New Orleans Tribute to Joni Mitchell Vol 1 & 2
Guest Appearances
Beth Patterson - Hybrid Vigor, Little Blue Men Records
Patrick O’Flaherty-Andrea’s Brown Eyes
