Inspire(d) Magazine mention by Benji Nichols

"Michelle Lynn Releases Sundial Tree"
by Benji Nichols
benji@theinspiredmedia.com
The following text appears on page 15 of the October / November 2010 issue.

Decorah based singer / songwriter Michelle Lynn is releasing her new independent record, Sundial Tree, this month. A regional favorite amongst music enthusiasts, Lynn proudly brings this latest offering to the public as an album that explores nature, numbers, and time.

"I've evolved as a person and come to some personal conclusions that cause the lyrical content to be less cynical and a lot more inspiring," says the artist.

Sundial Tree also goes to a new level with its recording. Matt Olson, of Ghost in My House Studio in Onalaska, Wisconsin, helped Lynn record the songs, and mixed and mastered the album. Olson also played drums and some guitar tracks on the record, in addition to Adam Ptacek on bass, David Lester on harmonica, and Nori Hadley on violin. The acoustic-driven songs of Michelle Lynn are built on compelling lyrics of experience, travel, and love, and it is clear with each passing year Lynn has grown as an artist and musician.

Michelle Lynn will be performing several local CD release shows in the coming weeks. Visit www.myspace.com/michellelynnmusic for up to date show listings.

Inspire(d) Magazine by Amalia Vagts

"Do You Know Where Your Music Comes From?"

By Amalia Vagts

It's a startlingly sunny day in Decorah, Iowa just days after flooding ravaged our corner of the Midwest. It's almost impossible to remember the rainy days before as singer-songwriter Michelle Lynn and I sit in the green grass of the the Winneshiek County Courthouse and talk about music, her new album, and what inspires her to write and perform. But the floods and the larger issues of climate change and societal shifts can't help but make their way into the conversation, as Michelle talks about the dynamic of growing up and documenting it in her music at the same time.

Michelle leans against the stone staircase and describes pieces of her childhood in Monona, Iowa. Music caught her interest at an early age, but she found other avenues to express her experiences. She talks of her early interest in "seeing it on a historical level," and the daily journal kept faithfully since age 11. At 17, she found the guitar.

"And I just started hammering away at the guitar, and at writing music," she says. "I really feel like I landed in a spot you can never trump with music. Music moves and grows with you as you get older, you are always progressing."

Michelle describes music as her source of inspiration and mode of self-observation....