Suzanne McNeil: News

Well I can talk again! I went to the doctor yesterday and my vocal chords are healed. My vocal tone and range are better than ever. I can't tell you how happy and "relieved" I am. Mass General, you have saved my singing career! Thank you everyone for helping me get through some pretty rough days. I should be back to "performing" much sooner that the doctor expected. XO Thanks again
http://www.massgeneral.org/voicecenter/

"Silent Night Holy Night"

Day 4 of not talking. Thank God for Skype. I Skyped my family in Cape Breton and all I had to do was type any questions at the bottom of the screen and they answered. I had visions of them reading my white board backwards and me getting really frustrated. Today I am so very thankful for technology. God I am talking A LOT in my dreams!

Well surgery is over, I don't remember a thing. I'm home in bed. Thank you so much for all your love, I felt if for sure! I'm still a little out of it, and my throat is very very sore, but it's over thank God. Times like these make me love my BOSTON so much when we have the best surgeons in the world here, oh and let's not forget the BRUINS. Thanks again everybody. xoxox

Well tomorrow morning I am having microlaryngoscopic surgery, which is a fancy word for removing polyps off of my vocal chords. Yes, it is the same surgery that Adel had, except there are no lasers involved ( because there is no bleeding and the polyps are smaller than hers were.) After surgery I am on vocal rest for 14 days. I have my white board around my neck ready! There is a 100 percent vocal recovery expected ( fingers crossed) Let's just say, it's going to be a QUIET Christmas

LOCAL SHINDIG: A massive  turnout for last Sunday’s CD release  for Quincy’s Suzanne McNeil at  Dante’s at Firefly’s in the city. Braintree guitarist Tim Mahoney doubtless  won many new fans with his sizzling  set, celebrating his own CD debut,  which is mainstream rock with melodic grace and plenty of power. Much of  the South Shore music community  turned out, including Quincy rocker  Tom McGinnis, whose reformed ’80s  band was fresh off packing The  Beachcomber the night before, the  Marsdens, proud parents of one-fourth  of the hot power-pop group A Loss for  Words, and Rockland’s Jim Saley,  blues photo-journalist.

Well I am very excited to have finished my second cd WILLOW!
You can currently buy Willow at my shows only, and it will be available online the second week of September (right before I go to the midwest for a second Lipstick and Laugh's tour)- with Jill Miller and Diona Devencenzi.
I will be in touch shortly to let you know about the RELEASE PARTY DATE.
I was fortunate enough to have some of the best musicians in the country on WIILOW.
I am a proud mama!
XO

Lipstick and Laughs Tour Kicks Off In Iowa

Singer Songwriters Jill Miller, Diona Devincenzi, and Suzanne McNeil kick off their Nashville style “IN THE ROUND, ON THE ROAD“ Show called LIPSTICK AND LAUGHS making their first stop on April 27th in Cherokee, Iowa at The Gathering Place. They will then be performing various “House Concerts” through May 1st in the Sioux City area.
House concerts are a fresh, new way to experience live music. A house concert can be a wonderful way to gather friends and family together and listen to live music without going out to a loud or noisy club. It’s a concert that is held in the comfort of your living room or backyard.

Diona Devincenzi is from Nashville, and has a vocal style that is rich in jazz and blues overtones. Suzanne McNeil is from Boston, Massachusetts whose sound reminds you of Sheryl Crow’s pop and rock roots. Sioux City’s Songbird Jill Miller has a reminiscent style of Amy Grant and Shania Twain.

All three women are songwriters, and most of their show will consist of their original songs. Their shows will be bringing a little bit of Nashville’s style of” in the round” songwriter’s nights held at such famous venues as the Bluebird Café and Douglas Corner right to the comfort of people’s homes. These three distinct styles combine together to create an amazing musical texture, not to mention some great storytelling and laughs.
All three women have their own solo careers and met in Nashville at a songwriting workshop sponsored by the Nashville Songwriter’s Association International. All three have individual solo CD projects available, as well as a special EP they have recorded in Nashville especially for this tour, including a theme song the trio wrote together called “Lipstick and a Laugh.”

To find out more about these incredible performers and their music, you can go to their individual websites at:
dionadevin.com, suzannemcneil.com, and jillmillermusic.com
Check them out on facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIPSTICK-AND-LAUGHS/110184405677249?ref=ts

Well it's been a long time coming. I am currently in the studio - and over half finished of my second cd. (still trying to figure out the name) I have had such a journey writing this cd. I have spent a lot of time in Nashville over the last few years, learning from the greats- I really hope it has helped my songwriting!- Some of the songwriters on this cd that I was lucky enough to write with, are Jim Ligor, my mom- Elizabeth McNeil, my brother Tommy McNeil, Jill Miller,Tim Mahoney,and Rachel Garlin. I am so happy that I have the same band from my first cd " Bliss". My Big Pile of Awesome never sounded so good!!
Tim Mahoney- guitars and vocals, Dave Leitch- bass guitars- electric and upright, and Jason Nute- drums- who also wrote the line in Lost in Boston "and the celtics in green, yaah I know they're gonna take 18"

GO PATS!!!!
I'll keep you posted on the release date.

Hi There!
Well I had to share some news- I received my first royalty check for $27.68 Sweet! My song Bliss was liscenced by the Rumblefish Music Licensing Store SM. They liscence music for TV shows and advertisements, movies, websites, video games, podcasts. etc...
I am psyched to have a publishing deal with them.
Here's the link of Bliss- listen please, the more you do, the more $27.68 checks I receive. YAAAH!!!


http://animoto.com/play/MU9kfd8e11KpiQW4FY8r5A

I just joined this really cool site called OUR STAGE
Please go to it and vote for my new song LOST IN BOSTON
If i win, myself and my amazing band get to play downtown at WBOS 92.9fm City Steps Stage,and you are sooooo invited, so come on, vote for me- all you have to do, is hit this link http://www.ourstage.com/fanclub/suzannemcneil join as a fan of mine- then go down to "My Stuff" and vote for me!!!
xoxoxoxo thank you thank you thank you

I moved back to Boston, Ma the end of January- it's great to be back home. Tim Mahoney and I are gigging again, and I am psyched to get back into the studio- check back soon to hear some clips of new songs. Over the past year i have spent alot of time in Nashville and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia- writing and learning- The coolest thing happenend to me as a songwriter- my mom and i have become songwriting partners- now if you don't know my mom you might think that could bring on some corny songs, but if you do know my mom your response will be - THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!! So come out and say hi at a gig soon
xoxoxoxoxo