Monday 23 August 2010

Gregory and the Hawk

Meredith Godreau is an American singer-songwriter performing under the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk. Active since 2003, Godreau initially enjoyed independent success with 2 EPs and a full length album selling a total of 15,000 copies.

Originally from Medfield, Massachusetts, Godreau moved to upstate New York when she was twelve. This was where she learned a number of instruments, including piano, clarinet, oboe, violin and viola before settling on her '$70 Christmas gift': the guitar.

Godreau then took on the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk to avoid being pigeonholed as a singer-songwriter, despite citing her influences as Nick Drake, Liz Phair and PJ Harvey. The name was derived from her brother, Gregory, and his imaginary childhood hawk. This was when she released her demo EP, including early versions of the popular "Boats and Birds" and "Isabelle".

Ok, so I can't take credit for this little Biography as I kind of copied it from Wikipedia but I don't think I'll get in trouble for it now I've given them a cool link back!  ...but I was kindly introduced to Gregory and the Hawk when I saw a talented girl (Deena - see earlier posts) covering Boats and Birds on YouTube (view here), and I immediately fell in love with the music, and so here's a few samples for you.  Hope you like them?


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