Meredith Lucia Sheldon (born October 20, 1988) is an American musician from Massachusetts. She credits Evan Dando with giving her a leg up in the music business, being an early supporter of her demos, and says the same of Marina and the Diamonds. Meredith was the original bassist and backing vocals for Family of the Year. After leaving the band, she toured as support on first leg of Marina and the Diamonds' The Lonely Hearts Club Tour. She also toured with Dando-led The Lemonheads. At least for some time in 2012 she appeared on stage with

Jen Turner Jennifer "Jen" Turner is a singer/songwriter musician and producer. Career 1991–1997: session and touring guitar player Turner first became popular for her work writing and touring with Natalie Merchant on her multi-platinum album ''Tigerlily' ...

, bassist, as part of a project referred to in the contemporary reviews as Alamar. In 2013 and 2014 she toured in support of

Johnny Marr Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher, 31 October 1963) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has since performed with numerous ...

, opening for all his shows.

Personal information

She lives on

Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in the Northeastern United States, located south of Cape Cod in Dukes County, Massachusetts, known for being a popular, affluent summer colony. Martha's Vineyard includes the s ...

. The Bandcamp-downloadable studio music represents material the artist has been working on for several years. A full-length studio album is to be completed "as a present to myself... and to you!" by Christmas 2014 and published shortly thereafter. She maintains a very low social media profile, having made public her disinclination to participate in Facebook or Twitter; in fact, the Facebook page listed under her name as a musician is a self-admitted fan page.

Discography

* ''MLS'' ( Digital album, EP) Bandcamp * ''A La Mar'' (Sketches, Single) Bandcamp * ''A La Mar 2'' (Sketches, Single) Bandcamp * ''A La Mar 3'' (Sketches, Single) Bandcamp * TBA (LP, 2015)

References

External links

Official webpage: Meredith Sheldon

Bandcamp page:Meredith Sheldon, Massachusetts
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