Alice Di Micele
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Alice Di Micele | |
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| Born | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Alice Otter Music |
| Website | www |
Alice Di Micele is a folk musician and environmental singer and songwriter from Ashland, Oregon.
Early life
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2022) |
Alice Di Micele grew up in New Jersey to a pianist mother and a school teacher father, and received her initial formal musical training in voice and on the recorder, flute, and guitar in Linden Public Schools and SUNY New Paltz. Throughout these early years she was active in several popular, short-lived, local bands; but began seriously focusing on acoustic guitar as an accomplished musician and cultural activist while moving to Southern Oregon.
Career
[edit]In Oregon, Di Micele founded her own Independent record label, Alice Otter Music, to promote not only her own music but also that of other marginalized folk artists.[citation needed] The label released her first album in 1988, which included a song she wrote when she was 11 years old called "Celebrate the Rain".[citation needed] Di Micele has received rave reviews[1] and has performed at many festivals, benefits, and venues. She has released 16 albums[2] on her own label and is a part of 5 compilations.[3]
Many of the themes of her recordings reflect her environmental,[4] LGBT,[5] and anti-war interests.[6]
Her work has been analyzed to advance music therapy,[7] outdoor education,[8] and ethnomusicology.[9]
Di Micele also released a children's album If I Were an Otter: Songs for Kids of All Ages to critical acclaim. Called "a pure delight"[10] by the roots music journal No Depression, the recording features 13 original and classic folk songs including "City Mouse/Country Mouse", a duet with Vince Herman.
Her song "Chinook Blues" on her Alice Live album provided the backdrop to the video Source to Sea: the Columbia River Swim about the declining native salmon population in the Pacific Northwest ecosystem.
Her fundraising activities throughout her career have involved Open Source and Copyleft underground access to her digitized audio concerts and other works. She remains a composer and activist using the arts to inform audiences of issues related to climate change, including the wild fires devastating the Anglo and Latinx residents on the west coast. She has been involved in fundraising efforts for some of the hardest hit communities. Before the fires, she worked for decades to organize local, national, and international concerts and other community efforts[11] bringing together artistic, cultural, financial, and other resources to help those in need.[12]
Discography
[edit]Solo recordings
[edit]- Make a Change (1988)
- It's a Miracle (1989)
- Too Controversial (1990)[13]
- Searching (1992)
- Naked (1994)
- Demons & Angels (1998)
- Alice Live (2000)
- Live at the Strawberry Music Festival (2001)
- RAW, UNFILTERED, ORGANIC (2006)
- by ebb & by flow (2007)
- Lucky Dogs (2011)[14]
- If I Were an Otter: Songs for Kids of All Ages (2013)
- Swim (2015)[15][16]
- One With the Tide (2018)[17]
- Live at Studio E (2019)[18]
- Every Seed We Plant (2022)[19]
Compilations
[edit]- In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: Songs for Leonard Peltier (1989)[20]
- If A Tree Falls (1994, EarthBeat!)[21]
- Circle of Life (1997)
- One Land One Heart (1998)
Collaborations
[edit]- Petty Thievery[22]
- Circle of Women (1997, Rhino Records)[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Spangler, Jerry (April 9, 1993). "Singer-songwriter transmutes anger, sadness into beauty". The Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Alice di Micele Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Musicians United to Sustain the Environment (M.U.S.E.)". Walkin' Jim Stoltz. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Ingram, David (January 1, 2010). The Jukebox in the Garden. Brill.com. pp. 59–70.
- ^ "Chambers, K. et al. 1995 Dimensions: 8(9):12" (PDF).
- ^ Lojovsky, M. (2000). "Thirty Years Later: What are we fighting for ?". The Humanist. 60 (4): 13.
- ^ "Soothing the Savage Beast: Information sources on Music Therapy to Improve the Environment" (PDF). Electronic Green Journal. 1 (17): 11. doi:10.5070/G311710483. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Connor, Kerri (2015). Ostara: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for the Spring Equinox. Llewellyn Worldwide. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Post, Jennifer C. (1997). "Current Bibliography". Ethnomusicology. 41 (1): 77–95. JSTOR 852581.
- ^ Beck, William Josh (2013-09-01). "Great Kids Music: Heidi Swedberg, Alice DiMicele, The Banjo, and Putumayo Americana". No Depression. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "JPR Live Session: Alice DiMicele". Jefferson Public Radio. June 3, 2022. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Alice DiMicele". The Folk Project. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Alice Dimicele - Too Controversial (1990)". Goldenrod. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Alice DiMicele". Kate Wolf Music Festival. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ DuMond, Sue (June 17, 2013). "Alice DiMicele". Grateful Web. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Williamson, Nigel (June 2015). "Alice Dimicele: Swim" (PDF). Uncut (215): 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Alice DiMicele". Vortex Music Magazine. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Alice DiMicele". Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Barlass, John (April 22, 2022). "Alice DiMicele - Every Seed We Plant: album review". At the Barrier. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: Songs for Leonard Peltier". MusicBrainz. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Various – if a Tree Falls". Discogs. 17 September 1996.
- ^ "Bio". Petty Thievery. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Circle of Women biography".
External links
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| International | |
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- American environmentalists
- American women environmentalists
- American women singer-songwriters
- American folk singers
- American feminist musicians
- American lesbian musicians
- Musicians from Ashland, Oregon
- Musicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Writers from Ashland, Oregon
- Singer-songwriters from New Jersey
- Singer-songwriters from Oregon
- Guitarists from Oregon
- Guitarists from New Jersey
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American women guitarists
- 20th-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century American women guitarists