Mariee Siou (born February 4, 1985) is an American

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singer-songwriter.

Biography

Her father Gary Sobonya is a

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player of

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and Hungarian descent, and her mother Felicia is of Spanish,

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, and

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descent. Siou grew up in

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,Interview with Mariee Sioux by Rachel Leibrock

where she wrote verses since she was a young child. At 17, she traveled to

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to volunteer at a school for indigenous children where she taught herself to play the guitar, and in 2006 she debuted her first self-released album ''A Bundled Bundle of Bundles''. A year later, in 2007, she released her first studio album '' Faces in the Rocks'' which featured her delicate acoustic guitar music alongside the

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by Gentle Thunder, and

played by her father Gary Sobonya. The album had a Native American theme to it, filled with references to nature and the Native American people. Since the debut of her first album, she has drawn comparisons from

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, and she has toured through North America and Europe. She released a

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's " Lovesong" on the 2008 tribute record to The Cure, entitled '' Perfect as Cats''.

In 2021, she began changing her stage name from Mariee Sioux, as named by her parents, to Mariee Siou in an effort to decolonize her name.

''Gift for the End''

''Gift for the End'', Mariee Siou's second album, was recorded between April 2010 and August 2011 in Placerville's Monsoon Studios and in the Nevada City's Sun Dial studios. Guest musicians were mostly friends and family members, and it was produced and arranged by Mariee's partner Sean Kae. A review on allmusic.com commented positively on influences from Joanna Newsom,

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, and

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. ''Gift for the End'' was released in Europe on March 5, 2012, on the Almost Musique label, and in the USA in April 2012 on Whale Watch Records.

Discography

*''Pray Me A Shadow'' (self released, 2004) *''A Bundled Bundle of Bundles'' (self released, 2006) *'' Faces in the Rocks'' (Grass Roots Records, 2007) *''Two Tongues at One Time/Buried in Teeth 7"'' (Grass Roots Records, 2007) *''Gift for the End'' (Almost Musique Records, 2012) *''Bonnie & Mariee'' (Spiritual Pajamas, 2012) *'' Grief in Exile'' (Night Bloom Records, 2019) *''Circle of Signs'' (Self released, 2023)

References

External links

Mariee Siou official website

Mariee Sioux on Whale Watch Records

Mariee Sioux Official Myspace PageMariee Sioux Last.fm Page
* Live vide
Event #16: Mariee Sioux + Jullian Angel
February 12, 2009, Rouen, France * Acoustic sessio
for Europe and co
Rouen, France
Mariee Sioux on Almost MusiqueOfficial Tumblr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Siou, Mariee Living people 1985 births American folk singers New Weird America People from Nevada City, California Psychedelic folk musicians Songwriters from California American people of Indigenous Mexican descent American people of Spanish descent American people of Polish descent American people of Hungarian descent Singers from California 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers American people who self-identify as being of Paiute descent