Meridian Green is a

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ian, and one half of Parsons Green, a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist

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, former drummer with

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History

Green was born to folk musician

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. She moved to California's Mendocino area and began playing with the Gypsy Gulch International String Band. She also began playing

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with

, and they released some music commercially. As a solo artist and duetist, her work has been featured on the BBC and ''

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'' as well as smaller papers such as the Lincoln Chronicl

She has also performed internationally, both by herself and at numerous festivals. In addition to her musical career, she co-created the Parsons/Green

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device used in the

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guitar. In 2009, Green began a tour featuring the works of Bob Gibson as one-third of the Fare-Thee-Wells, along with John Heller and Rick Grumbecker. As of February 2009, The Bob Gibson Legacy Tour, which features several acts, was slated for 28 dates.

Discography

Meridian Green has performed in a variety of acts.

Solo

* ''In the Heart of This Town'' (CD) * "Walking to Washington," a politically oriented single.

Parsons Green

* ''Birds of a Feather'' (CD) - 1986 * ''Live From Caspar'' (CD) - 1999

Other work

* Chuck McCabe - ''Bad Gravity Day'' (backup singing) * Julian Dawson - ''Hillbilly Zen'' (backup singing) * Antonia Lamb - ''Amazing Tracks'' (backup singing) *

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- ''World Without Walls'' (backup singing) * Holly Tannen - ''Rime Of The Ancient Matriarch'' (producer, performer)

External links

Meridian Green's website

Bob Gibson Legacy - Official Web Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Meridian American folk musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from California Musicians from New York City People from Greenwich Village