Folk singer-songwriter Martha Scanlan’s contribution to modern music is one of timeless storytelling. Bottle up her songs and bury them in a time capsule, and when they’re dug up in a hundred or 500 ...

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Once a member of the heralded old-time revivalist outfit Reeltime Travelers — featured on the soundtrack to the movie Cold Mountain — singer-songwriter and guitarist Martha Scanlan released her first ...

The imagery and even the pace of Scanlon's music conjures big skies and open spaces. World Cafe Next: Martha Scanlan This week's World Cafe: Next artist is a folksinger who has been living on a family ...

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It starts with a phone call. A touring musician’s booking agent on one line. The throaty voice of a landscape manager on the other.“Hey, I visited Martha Scanlan’s Web site, love her music,” John ...

For singer Martha Scanlan, the inspiration for the first song she ever wrote came on a trip to eastern Montana about 10 years ago. "I had come out to this ranch for the first time to play at my friend ...

Singer Martha Scanlan discusses the scenic inspiration behind her first song, and the homesteading roots she's formed in Montana. Life 'Up On The Divide' Lures A Songwriter Out West For singer Martha ...