Lindsey Verrill (born March 13, 1982) is an American avant-garde multi-instrumentalist from Dallas, Texas who currently lives in

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Music career

Largely self-taught on cello and upright bass before studying music at the University of North Texas in Denton, Verrill became a key component across a number of indie bands in Austin as well as a founding member of the Austin-based Annie Street Arts Collective. She has performed with Ethan Azarian,

Califone Califone is an experimental rock band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, an audio equipment manufacturer. Their work has been critically acclaimed. Roots & Crowns review AllMusic Califone has released an album and fea ...

Dana Falconberry Dana Falconberry is an American songwriter and musician originally from Dearborn, Michigan later based in Austin, Texas. She is known for her songwriting that focuses on themes of nature and wildlife. Since 2011, she has mostly played (both live a ...

Patty Griffin Patricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Griffin, Patrici She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs ha ...

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, Will Johnson, Longriver,

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, some say Leland,

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, the Weird Weeds, and

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. In 2017, she traveled to Germany, France, Japan, and Canada as a part of the ATX6. In 2015, she began performing her own material seriously as part of the experimental folk duo Little Mazarn with Jeff Johnson featuring unusual instrumentation of banjo and musical saw. Verrill and Johnston started Little Mazarn performing at the iconic Austin venue Hole in the Wall, a known haunt of Austin figures such as

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and

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. Both Verrill and Johnston had been playing bass in bands, most notably with Austin musicians

Lil’ Cap’n Travis, Bill Callahan and others. Little Mazarn was a band where neither of them wanted to play the bass on stage. Little Mazarn was named after a river in northwest Arkansas. In 2019, Little Mazarn followed up their 2017 self titled EP with their first full length album, Io, a work of folk minimalism including a melancholy reinterpretation of Dancing in the Dark by

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. The album mainly featured banjo and saw with contributions from guest vocalists Will Johnson and Kendra Kinsey as well as instrumental contributions from

and

. In 2022, Little Mazarn released their second album ‘Texas River Song’ on

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, a so called ‘Geographic love letter’ to Texas, written in 2020 after the pandemic put a complete stop to touring and traveling. .

Discography

* "''Texas River Song''" Album by Little Mazarn with special guests

, Tim Rutili (

) 2022 * "''Werewolf''" Single by Little Mazarn with special guests

, Craig Ross,

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(

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) 2021 * ''3 & 4'' by

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& Friends (

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) * ''2 Songs'' by the Andrew Weathers Ensemble (Timesuck) 2020 * ''As We Go Wandering'' by

2020 * ''El Capitan'' by Will Johnson (Keeled Scales) 2020 * ''Patty Griffin'' by

(

Thirty Tigers Thirty Tigers is an American entertainment company which offers music marketing, distribution, and management services to independent artists. It is based in Nashville. History The company was founded in 2002 by David Macias and Deb Markland ...

) 2019 * ''Io'' by Little Mazarn 2019 * ''Wire Mountain'' by Will Johnson (Keeled Scales) 2019 * ''Of Seasons'' by Longriver 2019 * ''Little Mazarn'' by Little Mazarn (Self Sabotage Records) 2017 * ''From the Forest Came the Fire'' by

(

Modern Outsider Modern Outsider is a management company and independent record label founded by husband and wife team, Chip and Erin Adams, in October 2010 in Austin, Texas. Collectively, they have well over two decades of experience in various facets of the mus ...

) 2016 * ''Bay of Seething'' by Moonsicles (Feeding Tube Records) 2016 * ''Ralph White and Little Mazarn'' with

2015 * ''

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'' by Patty Griffin (Thirty Tigers) 2015 * ''Creeper'' by Moonsicles 2014 * ''Brought Low'' by Some Say Leland 2014 * ''Leelanau'' by Dana Falconberry (Antenna Farm) 2012 * ''The Weird Weeds'' by the Weird Weeds (Sedimental) 2012 * ''Help Me Name Melody'' by the Weird Weeds (Autobus) 2010

References

External links

Little Mazarn Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Verrill, Lindsey 1982 births Living people American cellists American banjoists Songwriters from Texas American bass guitarists Musicians from Austin, Texas