Americana with Soul. Pamela Thomas-Martin is a singer/songwriter from the pacific northwest. She plays solo as well as with her band, A Minor Obsession. With sultry vocals, earthy acoustic guitar and haunting melodies she weaves tales of the human experience into her original material. Her vocal style has been compared to Bonnie Rait, Stevie Nicks and Carly Simon to name a few but her songs are new and fresh though somehow reminicent of the singer/songwriter era of the later 60's and the 70's. Both old and new her perfomances appeal to audiences who crave that something different, new, exciting.
Pamela has played solo at many of the areas wineries and fine dining establishments as well as having hosted two very popular open mic nights. She has also played many of the local music festivals including The Tumbleweed Music Festival, WinterHop BrewFest, Hippies Music Festival/Show 'n' Shine, and Caterwaul Music Festival, Spring Green Organic Fair and Music Festival at Music at The View in Tonasket to name a few. She has been featured on three of the local radio stations including an hour long interview and 16 song set on KTCV The Edge 88.1 as well as appearing on KVEW TV's Good Morning Northwest. She has opened for the Pat Travers Band and Quarterflash among others. In May 2013 she put together a band changing the dynamic to something grittier, more vibrant just plain more!
She is known for her powerful, sultry vocals, skillful songwriting as well as putting her own take on well chosen covers. Her original tunes as well as many of the covers on her set list are often filled with haunting melodies and lyrics filled with images of life's many human moments and cautionary tales as well as the occasional old fashioned murder ballad thrown in for good measure as she interprets the emotional depths of those living and some not. Many have said her covers seem to take on a life of their own as she winds and weaves them into her spellbinding performances. Now with the band behind her the songs become more vibrant, and fill out quite nicely with a sound that is unique and leaves you wanting more. You'll have these songs stuck in your head for days.
Pamela has played solo at many of the areas wineries and fine dining establishments as well as having hosted two very popular open mic nights. She has also played many of the local music festivals including The Tumbleweed Music Festival, WinterHop BrewFest, Hippies Music Festival/Show 'n' Shine, and Caterwaul Music Festival, Spring Green Organic Fair and Music Festival at Music at The View in Tonasket to name a few. She has been featured on three of the local radio stations including an hour long interview and 16 song set on KTCV The Edge 88.1 as well as appearing on KVEW TV's Good Morning Northwest. She has opened for the Pat Travers Band and Quarterflash among others. In May 2013 she put together a band changing the dynamic to something grittier, more vibrant just plain more!
She is known for her powerful, sultry vocals, skillful songwriting as well as putting her own take on well chosen covers. Her original tunes as well as many of the covers on her set list are often filled with haunting melodies and lyrics filled with images of life's many human moments and cautionary tales as well as the occasional old fashioned murder ballad thrown in for good measure as she interprets the emotional depths of those living and some not. Many have said her covers seem to take on a life of their own as she winds and weaves them into her spellbinding performances. Now with the band behind her the songs become more vibrant, and fill out quite nicely with a sound that is unique and leaves you wanting more. You'll have these songs stuck in your head for days.
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