Margaret Glaspy
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Margaret Glaspy
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| image = 2016 Margaret Glaspy - by 2eight - 8SC3468.jpg
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| caption = Margaret Glaspy (2016)
| birth_name = Margaret Michelle Glaspy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|22}}
| birth_place = Sacramento, California
| occupation =
| spouse = Julian Lage
| instrument = Guitar, fiddle
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = ATO Records
| associated_acts = Spoon, Wilco,
| website = {{URL|margaretglaspy.com}}
| origin = Red Bluff, California
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Margaret Glaspy is an American singer and songwriter based in New York City. She began playing and living in New York at 21 years old and is currently signed with ATO Records. Her debut full length album, Emotions and Math, was self-produced and received critical acclaim, while her subsequent records have followed suit, from her EP Born Yesterday to her second full length Devotion.{{cite web|last1=Kohn|first1=Daniel|title=Margaret Glaspy Traded Her Fiddle for a Guitar and Hasn't Looked Back|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/margaret-glaspy-traded-her-fiddle-for-a-guitar-and-hasn-t-looked-back-8201438|work=The Village Voice|date=January 28, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}
Early life and education
Glaspy was born in Sacramento on January 22, 1989, and grew up in Red Bluff, California. She took up the fiddle in third grade and began playing guitar and trombone in high school. At sixteen, she decided to focus exclusively on the guitar.{{cite web|last1=Bellomo|first1=Tonianne|title=When Cat Stevens Met John Mayer: an interview with Margaret Glaspy|date=April 16, 2013|url=http://stagebuddy.com/music/music-articles/when-cat-stevens-met-john-mayer-an-interview-with-margaret-glaspy|publisher=Stage Buddy|accessdate=February 10, 2017}} She later received an educational grant and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She was only able to afford to attend college for one semester, but continued to sneak into workshops and masterclasses on the campus.{{Cite web|title=Margaret Glaspy – ATO RECORDS|url=https://atorecords.com/artists/margaret-glaspy/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=atorecords.com}} Glaspy eventually dropped out of college and began performing around Boston.{{Cite web|date=2016-07-07|title=Discovery: Margaret Glaspy|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/margaret-glaspy|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US}}
Career
Glaspy began her solo career by releasing an EP in July 2012 titled Homeschool.{{cite web|last1=Bernhardt|first1=Ross|title=Download: "Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Cover" by Margaret Glaspy|url=http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/3383/download-ex-factor-lauryn-hill-cover-by-margaret-glaspy|publisher=Charged.fm|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=George|first1=Anita|title=Song Premiere: Margaret Glaspy- "Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Cover)"|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2013/01/song-premiere-margaret-glaspy--ex-factor-lauryn-hi.html|work=Paste|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}{{cite web|title=La elegancia californiana de Margaret Glaspy|date=April 13, 2016|url=http://jenesaispop.com/2016/04/13/257521/la-elegancia-californiana-de-margaret-glaspy/|publisher=jenesaispop|accessdate=June 14, 2016}} She signed to ATO Records in 2015 and in January 2016, released a 7-inch EP, which included "You and I" and "Somebody to Anybody". These songs were later included on the 2016 album Emotions and Math.{{cite web|last1=Sanneh|first1=Kelefa|title=LISTEN TO MARGARET GLASPY'S "EMOTIONS & MATH"|url=http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/listen-to-margaret-glaspys-emotions-math|work=The New Yorker|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=DeVille|first1=Chris|title=Margaret Glaspy – "Emotions And Math"|date=April 6, 2016|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1869773/margaret-glaspy-emotions-and-math/mp3s/|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Bernstein|first1=Jonathan|title=Margaret Glaspy Emotions and Math|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21999-emotions-and-math/|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Boilen|first1=Bob|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/04/05/473090597/new-mix-weezer-the-jayhawks-colin-stetson-more|publisher=NPR|title=New Mix: Weezer, The Jayhawks, Colin Stetson, More}}{{cite web|last1=Hilton|first1=Robin|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/480279839/watch-one-of-the-years-best-kiss-off-songs|publisher=NPR|title=Watch: One Of The Year's Best Kiss-Off Songs}}
Early in 2019 Glaspy played on a North American tour with Neko Case and Kimya Dawson.{{cite news |last=Schatz |first=Lake |url= https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/11/neko-case-2019-tour-dates-last-lion-video/ |title=Neko Case announces 2019 North American tour, shares "Last Lion of Albion" video: Watch |work=Consequence of Sound |date=November 1, 2018 |accessdate=January 25, 2019}}
Glaspy released her second full-length album on March 27, 2020, titled Devotion.{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/03/stream-new-music-friday-album-releases-waxahatchee-dirty-projectors/|title = New Music Friday: 5 Albums to Stream|date = March 27, 2020}}
Glaspy release her third full-length album on August 18, 2023, Echo the Diamond.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/echo-the-diamond-mw0003989753|title = All Music:Echo The Diamond }}
Discography
=Solo=
- Homeschool EP (2012, self-released)
- If & When EP (2013, self-released)
- You and I b/w Somebody to Anybody 7-inch (2016, ATO Records)
- Emotions and Math (2016, ATO Records)
- Born Yesterday EP (2018, ATO Records)
- Devotion (2020, ATO Records)
- Echo the Diamond (2023, ATO Records)
=With the Fundies=
- The Fundies EP (2012 self-released)
=Collaborations=
- Jayme Stone's Lomax Project (2015 Borealis)[http://worldmusiccentral.org/2016/01/17/renewed-folk-music-from-the-alan-lomax-archives/ Renewed Folk Music From The Alan Lomax Archives]
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|1=http://margaretglaspy.com}} Margaret Glaspy
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0002876673}}
- {{IMDb name|6418437}}
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Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:American bluegrass musicians
Category:Musicians from Sacramento, California
Category:People from Red Bluff, California
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century American women singers