Sirsy (stylized as SIRSY) is an American rock duo from

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consisting of husband and wife Melanie Krahmer (vocals, drums, flute) and Rich Libutti (guitar, bass). During their live shows, Krahmer also plays bass on a keyboard with her drumstick and Libutti plays bass pedals with his feet. In addition to touring the

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, Sirsy has been the

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for artists including

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, Lifehouse, Undercover and

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. The name Sirsy came from a childhood nickname of Krahmer, whose younger sister couldn't pronounce "sister."

History

The band was formed in 2000. Originally the group played cover songs, but eventually began writing original material. In 2000, the group released ''Baggage''. In 2002, the group released ''Away from Here'' as well as a three-song DVD ''The Three Little Videos'', and a live album, ''At This Time (Live)''. In 2004, they released ''Ruby''. In 2010, Sirsy signed a record deal with Funzalo Records and re-released their then-most recent album ''

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'', which was remastered by

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. On March 5, 2013, Sirsy released ''

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'' on Funzalo Records which was produced by grammy-winners Paul Q. Kolderie and

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Awards and recognition

* '' Metroland'' "Best Local Band" lists and reader polls (2003-2004, 2006, 2009-2011) * In 2007, Sirsy placed fourth from over 1,000 entries in the "Last Band Standing", a national competition for a place in the 2007

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festival.

Television appearances and films

Sirsy has written theme music for and appeared in promotional spots for

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and the

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. Sirsy's music is used in ''

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''. In 2007, the band made its first national cable television appearance on the national cable network Your Music channel on the ''City Sessions'' series. In January 2008, Sirsy made their first national television broadcast on ''

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''. The program was shown in

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on stations throughout the United States. Sirsy appeared in the 2009 documentary So Right So Smart along with bands such as

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and

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. Sirsy's song "Cannonball" was used in the Showtime television show "Shameless" in 2016. ''Some Kind Of Winter'' was a members' feature on the WomanRock.com web site. ''Revolution'' was used in 2007 on the Green Arrow radio podcast network.

Discography

References

External links

* {{Commons category American musical duos American pop music groups Rock music duos Rock music groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Albany, New York Musical groups established in 2000 2000 establishments in New York (state) Male–female musical duos