Oct. 10, 2006 - Issue #573: Ten Second Epic

AMY SEELEY

PREVUE / SAT, OCT 14 (8 pm) / WITH RYAN WAYE / RED STRAP MARKET, $7

Amy Seeley moved to Alberta back in ’97, spending eight years in Calgary before heading north to Edmonton last January in search of a change. Seeley was drawn here by the landscape (with the high calibre of musicians being an added incentive) and, intrigued by the contrast between the gritty feel of the streets and the rugged beauty of the River Valley, she savours the fact that this can be an ugly city at times. “It’s very real,” she says. “In Edmonton, the surface layer of the image is just kind of stripped back, so I felt very inspired coming here.” The city has been good for Seeley’s songwriting, too; her debut album, The Trees Are Glad You’re Back, features her moody piano grooves, coloured with guitar, cello, banjo and mandolin, making for a listening experience as varied as the landscapes she finds so inspiring. —EDEN MUNRO / eden@vueweekly.com

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