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"A performer on Canada's folk scene over the past decade, Meredith Moon plays her own compositions alongside traditional numbers, distinguishing herself from the army of singer-songwriters who know nothing of the latter. She conjures up songs awash in rich, moody melodies that catch the ear in a way, at least in my experience and taste, that many of the competition doesn't get close to." https://www.rambles.net/moon_constellation23.html

Growing up in a musical family is not uncommon for many emerging artists, but for Meredith Moon, living in the shadow of her father Gordon Lightfoot’s spotlight, the expectations were onerous. So for the past decade Meredith kept a low profile, taking time to develop her songwriting, avoiding the Lightfoot association, practicing and performing her songs in folk clubs and online forums incognito, wherever there was an appreciative audience to be found. And there were many. Now signed to the acclaimed Canadian roots music label True North Records and acknowledging the marketing demands of the music industry, has resulted in the forthcoming global album release of Constellations, a powerfully honest 10-song collection that showcases Meredith’s unique voice, and captivating lyrics, wrapped in an raw neo-traditional folk sound.

A five-Time Mariposa Folk Festival performer, hiding her lineage with the simple description as a “multi-instrumentalist songwriter,” Meredith’s songs are crafted in a true storyteller’s fashion. She has been described as a ‘gem’ among the Old-Time music scene for her unusual expression of the genre, combining influences of folk-punk with traditional Appalachian step-rhythms and banjo.

She considers Forest Far Away, which came out in 2018, her proper debut. She completed Constellations, her first for True North Records, in late 2019 — or so she thought. For obvious global reasons, she kept it on the shelf for a while, a time during which she decided to sub out two old songs for new ones, recorded with a rhythm section. One of them is “That Town,” about the northern Ontario town of Wawa, best known for its enormous statue of a Canada goose. “It’s the town that all travellers get stuck in,” says Moon. “When you’re hitchhiking, there’s nothing between White River and Sault Ste. Marie. It’s rough territory. When I first went through there, I was stuck there for four days. I was stuck there once during a big snowsquall, too. But there are worse places to be stuck. It’s a vortex — but a nice vortex.” Amidst the eight new originals on Constellations are two traditional tunes arranged by Moon: “Soldier’s Joy,” and “Needlecase Medley.”