Singer-songwriter Terry Winchell is an alchemist, turning bitter sweet life experience into pure gold. Her music is street-wise with a transcendent positivity, at times mixed with humor. On Terry’s 2007 CD release “Vice Versa” (Woodzilla Records), her song “Snake” compares a scoundrel of a lover to a snake who brings her “down down down” yet never has acceptance of a hopeless situation sounded so uplifting. Terry shares her steely-eyed enlightenment in the song “Life is for Living”, her voice so penetrating it manages to touch the collective wound in all of us and heal it at the same time.
And her recent composition “Loma Bonita” conjures heartfelt impressions of Mexico, sung with love and appreciation.
Along with her sensitivity, talent and captivating voice, Terry brings the richness of her life experience to the recording studio, air waves and stage. Her empathy, reflection, conviction, soulfulness and playful nature inject the fullness of life into her music and lyrics.

More information, including reviews, is on Terry’s Web site www.terrywinchell.com

BIO: Born in Roslyn, NY, raised on Long Island’s South Fork, and widely traveled since her teens, Terry grew up in family of iconoclastic musicians and artists. Her early contact with nature shaped her strong ethos of nurturing a physical and emotional ecology on which life on all levels depends.

Terry’s two successful CD,s, Under the Veil of Wilderness and Vice Versa (specifics on the CDs follow below), reflect her dynamism as a writer, composer and musician. She is working on a new album to be released in 2009, and recent enthusiastic response to radio play has prompted plans for an upcoming European tour.

Terry’s live performances are no less compelling. Always playing original music, she has performed across the U.S. and internationally. A partial list:
NXNE Music & Film Festival, Canada
Go Girls Festival, Austin, TX
Indie Grrl, Spencer, VA
Matt McGinn 75th Birthday Tribute, with, Pete Seeger and Caprcaille, Symphony Space, NYC
Spirit Aid Festival, Scotland
Celtic Connections Festival, Scotland
MEANY Festival, NYC
Block Island Music Festival, RI
Huntington Arts & Music Festival, Huntington, NY
Women’s Voices Festival, John Drew Theater, Easthampton, NY
Eisenhower Park Amphitheater, Farmingdale, NY
Vail Levitt Theater, Riverhead, NY
Old Westbury Gardens Summer Concert Series, Westbury, NY
Islip Arts Council Concert Series, Islip, NY
Garlic Festival, Riverhead, NY
Folk Alliance Memphis TN

Terry is widely heard on hundreds of radio stations in Canada, Australia, Europe and the U.S.:
Vice Versa is a top-requested favorite on Americana, Country and Folk radio stations throughout the U.S.
“The Pesticide Song” from Vice Versa was chosen for the Songs for a Better Planet anthology, which is played around the world, and was featured in a Canadian radio documentary entitled “A Primer on Pesticide Propaganda,” produced by Radio CJLY in British Columbia.
Her recent song, "When the Sun Goes Down" (Poetman Records/ Acoustic Rainbow Vol. 31), earned a top-ten spot for most-requested song on 1,300 radio stations in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan.

Terry’s talents have enhanced films and theater productions as well, both artistically and through powerful social commentary, ranging from breast-cancer awareness to the plight of the uninsured. Among other cause-supporting efforts, Terry has headlined and coordinated the musical portion of the annual Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) festival on Long Island.

Details on Terry’s CD and other production credits:
Vice Versa, 2007 CD release: Self-produced and recorded in Great Neck Studios, Long Island, NY, and mixed and mastered in Dubway Studios, NYC, the CD is a reflective, mostly acoustic recording of lyrical songs performed with guitarist and mandolin player Mark McCarron, cellist Suzanne Mueller, bass guitarist Paul Page, and drummer Phil Cimino.

Under the Veil of Wilderness, 1999 CD release: Co-produced in Nashville with producer /songwriter Clay Mills (Roy Orbison Publishing), the CD is an eclectic collection of her original songs in the folk/rock/country genre backed by major studio musicians, including Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan,Dar Williams) and George Marrinelli (Bonnie Raitt, Bruse Hornsby).

"Uninsured and on the Edge," 2006 film documentary on America’s healthcare crisis: Terry was the project’s co-producer and musical composer and performer.
"East End Women for Obama," film, 2008: Terry wrote and performed the music in the film, which aired on CNN and was chosen from 150 submissions for the recent Hamptons Film Festival, Easthampton, NY.
"Diamond Tireas," BBC radio documentary about piano virtuoso Nicky Hopkins: Terry was the USA production coordinator.
"Channeling Angela Everybody," theater production about the ravages of breast cancer, John Drew Theater, East Hampton, NY. Terry composed the music, which she performed live.

Anthologized songs:
"The Pesticide Song," 2005, (featured on Vice Versa), chosen for the album compilation "Songs for a Better Planet" ( HYPERLINK "http://www.abetterworld.ca/spare4.html" http://www.abetterworld.ca/spare4.html) produced on the Canadian record label "Songs for a Better World."
"Waiting Here For You," 2008, on the Apache Rose Compilation CD Watchin Out Folks, U.S.
"When The Sun Goes Down," 2008, Vol. 31 Acoustic Rainbow Sampler, Poet Man Records

For more information, including excerpts of reviews:
www.terrywinchell.com
www.myspace.com/terrywinchell
www.youtube.com/WoodzillaRecords
www.CDbaby.com/cd/winchellt2





Instrumentation
Current lineup:
Terry Winchell singer/songwriter
Lead Vocals & Guitar
( Terry performs either as a soloist or with a band depending on the venue)
Players she performs live with:
Mark McCarron guitar
Suzanne Mueller cello
Paul Page bass
Phil Cimino drums
Stan Mitchell drums

	Life Is For Living Acoustic guitars, cello, natural warm sound, full smooth sultry vocals. Soulful melody, sung from the heart.		Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	Laughter A 4 piece band sound with a rock/r&b feel. Electric guitar ,acoustic guitar, drums, cello, electric bass. Layered background vocals, but natural sounding, not over produced. Terrys vocals are soulful and strong, more rock style. An up beat tune, with a positive message .		Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana

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