Polly niles biography of michaels

          Polly was born October 29, in Farmington, New Mexico to L.A. and Margaret Silbo..

          John Jacob Niles (April 28, – March 1, ) was an American composer, singer and collector of traditional ballads.

        1. John Jacob Niles (April 28, – March 1, ) was an American composer, singer and collector of traditional ballads.
        2. Louisville native John Jacob Niles () is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians.
        3. Polly was born October 29, in Farmington, New Mexico to L.A. and Margaret Silbo.
        4. The Kid seems to have finally grown up.
        5. The first full-length biography of Niles, Ron Pen offers a rich portrait of the musician's character and career.

          6. Polly Niles

          1969. Take one versatile, musically literate singer. Give her a record deal with one of the prominent independent labels in London. Add the finest session musicians, producers and arrangers. Repair to prime recording locations in London and NYC.
          It is, you’d have thought, as good a recipe for success as any.

          But on this occasion, the project never sees the light of day.
          Polly Niles was an extremely promising vocalist and songwriter from New York whose debut album should have positioned her high in the ranks of grown-up pop artists.

          It's a whole new world!

          Despite the axiomatic notion that you can’t please all the people all of the time, hers was an album designed to win over as wide an audience as possible by covering a huge array of genres. Thanks to a thorough grounding in theatre, she was able to sing in a variety of different voices: on one track a stentorian folksinger’s belt, on the next an ethereal whisper.

          But after being mixed and mastered, with one song appearing on an Ember variou