Mollie Baxter

Spanning haunting folk to intense acoustic rock, Mollie's songs are varied and full of surprises. Based in Lancaster UK, she has been writing and performing her own material for many years. Now, at 24, Mollie has released two CDs of her material. The first, 'Hating Baby,' is an album length collection of Folk-Pop, full of lush harmonies and beautiful melodies. The single 'Tracy Don't Take Sugar,' released Spring 2002, is darker and more upbeat.

"Not since Suzanne Vega has someone sung this catchily about café liaisons," wrote one press reviewer.

"I'm not about to settle into a nice consistent sound just yet," says Mollie, "Life is full of contradictions for everyone and my music reflects that. I've been called Folk, Pop, Indie, Acoustic, Rock, Brit-Pop, Jazzy . I believe there is a certain flavour to everything I do - my fingerprint - but there's so much richness out there to draw on, I'd lose so much if I tried to spout it just one way."

Having said that, there are little trademarks to her style.

"I love doing harmonies - it's my favourite part of the recording, the real playtime. And if there's a story I can't help but return to tell, it's about the balance of pain and joy. 'Hating Baby,' has some pretty heavy stuff going on, but its message is one of survival and, eventually, the joy of difficult times being worth while.

"These are big issues, I know, but I don't take myself too seriously - neither do I ask such of my audience. That's why I poke fun with songs like 'Mememe,' the hidden track on "Hating Baby",

I'm not self-centered me… just cuz all the times you've seen me talking 'bout the way I'm feeling doesn't have to really mean I'm self-centered

It's good to introspect, but it's not a way of life!'

There are a number of things on the agenda for the coming year: recording a rock album to build on the success of "Tracy," two novelty albums, one of spoof folk songs and another story/music mosaic about the rites of passage of a humble beetle and, to dash it off, studying an MA in Creative Writing.

"I always have a few plates on the spin. Inspiration can be contagious if you get the balance right and don't crowd yourself. It makes it hard to know when things will be finished, but it works out in the end!"

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