Artist description Dark, Moody, Sultry, occasionally Sleazy, often Melodramatic and sometimes Rowdy mix-mash of Acoustic Rock, Country Blues, Dixieland, and Circus Music.

Music Style Americana, Country Blues, Folk-Rock, Circus Music, Drinking Songs, Barroom Laments

Musical Influences Kurt Weill, Jacques Brel, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits

Similar Artists Tom Waits, The Pogues, Marianne Faithfull, Leon Redbone, Edie Brickell

Artist History Manda Clair, formerly of Amanda's Dirty Secret (Massachusetts) formed this group in 1997 after punk rock left her high and dry with nowhere to go but home.

Group Members All songs by Manda Clair: Piano, Guitar, Accordion, Pump-Organ, and Kazoo. Clarinets and Saxophones by Ms. Jana Byrdd-Howes. Backup vocals, trombones, and tubas by Steve Westfield and the Slow Band. Drums by Mr. Rob Rudin.

Instruments Accordion, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trombone, Tuba, Clarinet, Drums

Location Boston, Massachusetts - USA

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