It was a quiet night in June when singer-songwriter Maggie Pope picked up her guitar and sang 5 original songs into a handheld recorder, tucking herself within the walls of a modest bedroom closet so as not to wake her children who slept just down the hall. These home-recorded folk tunes would eventually find their way into the hands of Grammy-winning producer/engineer, Shani Gandhi, and then out into the world with the 2019 release of Pope’s first EP.
This debut solo offering, June Tapes, resonated authentically with listeners, many of whom noted a nostalgic quality to her vocals that seemed to harken back to voices the likes of Eva Cassidy or Joan Baez.
Despite these humble beginnings, she has continued growing as a songwriter, releasing new music and delivering folk tunes that have been praised by award-winning musician, Eryn Michel, as being “poignant, an invitation to reflect… it’s nostalgia for a place you’ve never been, a whisper of a memory you wish you hadn’t forgotten.”
Pope has emerged a respected songwriter, blending poetic lyrics with a performance that brims with introspection and vulnerability - sharing songs that invite the listener to embrace all the sundry of emotions that clothe the human spirit.
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