Mary Jones Booking and Management

Shelley Short

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Photo by Faulkner Short


Shelley’s Bio

A native and current resident of Portland, Oregon, Shelley Short grew up among characters and artists in a wood-heated home stocked with books, records, and well-cooked meals. As Short recounts: “It was like growing up in a time machine; in some ways we lived like it was 1896, chopping wood, growing our own food, wearing eclectic clothes in a Victorian home and singing our own songs. Other times it seemed like we were living in 1955, driving around Cadillacs and Hudsons and listening to Jonny Ray, Lester Young and The Flamingos. And yet it all felt like growing up in a movie made in 1963, full of these big personalities. As a kid I grew up so accustomed to falling asleep to the sound of talk and laughter that when I moved out, the silence got to me.”

Among those to trot through her childhood home was Jim Pepper, the tenor sax player (whose "You're no Bunny Till Some Bunny Loves You" was written for Short) and Danny O’Keefe, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter.

When not singing on her own records, Shelley sings harmonies and choruses on records by Tom Brosseau, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Laura Gibson, Carcrashlander, Alexis Gideon and Norfolk and Western. She recently completed a tour in a trio with Tom Brosseau and Ethan Rose in support of Tom’s new record.

A Cave, A Canoo will mark Short’s third release on Hush Records. Captain Wild Horse (rides the heart of tomorrow) was released in Chicago in 2006, Water For The Day in 2008. A Cave, A Canoo was produced by Short and Alexis Gideon and was recorded at Liophant Studios by Alexis Gideon; some finishing work was done by Adam Selzer at Type Foundry Studios.

Some songs took weeks to mull over and define while others represent first takes, captured at two in the morning. “I was able to assemble and record the songs like writing a short story on a chalk board with a big eraser in hand, or like making a collage without using glue until the very end."

The album's diverse and imaginative musicians include longtime-friend Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists, M Ward, Norfolk and Western), legendary upright bass player Glen Moore (Oregon, Nancy King), and electric guitar virtuoso Alexis Gideon (Princess, White Hinterland).

Available in CD and limited edition vinyl. Each vinyl album features an original photograph taken by Shelley’s brother, Faulkner, on its cover, as well as a screen-printed backing.

“There’s a small contingent of singer-songwriters who are quietly saving country music, and Shelley Short is one of them…..Short encapsulates much of what makes old-school Nashville country great: a showman’s charisma (think Dolly), credible melancholy (think Patsy).” - Willamette Weekly

Tour Dates

                                 
Saturday, August 07 The Globe Brisbane AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Sunday, August 08 A and I Hall Bangalow AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Wednesday, August 11 The Armidale Club Armidale AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Thursday, August 12 Gallipoli Legions Club Newcastle AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Friday, August 13 Factory Theatre Sydney AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Saturday, August 14 Tilley's Devine Cafe Canberra AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Sunday, August 15 Clarendon Guest House Katoomba AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Wednesday, August 18 Heritage Hotel Bulli AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Thursday, August 19 Republic Bar Hobart AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Friday, August 20 Thornbury Theatre Melbourne AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Saturday, August 21 Fly By Night Fremantle AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Sunday, August 22 Jive Bar Adelaide AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Wednesday, August 25 The Palace Hotel Broken Hill AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Thursday, August 26 Gidgee Guesthouse Bourke AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Friday, August 27 Lightning Ridge Hotel LIghtning Ridge AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Saturday, August 28 The Midnight Cafe Dubbo AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    
Sunday, August 29 Sajo's Mudgee AUS supporting Darren Hanlon    

Availability

Fall 2010 package/support