Margie Adam
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Margie Adam is an American
musician and composer
. Adam is one of the pioneers of the Women's Music
movement.
In 1973, while attending the Sacramento Women's Music Festival, she performed during the open mic session and began her career as a professional musician. Soon, she was involved in the Women's Music
movement, a school of music which uses the art form as a means of political and social as well as artistic expression.
in Houston. The song quickly became an anthem for the lesbian-feminist
movement and is now part of the Political History archives in the Smithsonian Museum. During the early eighties
Adams performed at various concerts and fundraisers for feminist candidates and causes.
Adam composed the Peter, Paul and Mary
song, Best Friend (The Unicorn Song).
Adam returned to writing music in 1990 and went on a national tour in 1992 to support her new album, Another Place. In 1996 she embarked on the Three of Hearts tour with fellow pianists Liz Story
and Barbara Higbie
. A tour to raise awareness of the service feminist bookstores made to the women's community was conducted in 1998.
Margie Adam continues to compose and perform at various venues across the U.S. and Canada. More recent work includes, Avalon (2001), Best of Margie Adam (2005), and Portal 2005.
United States
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musician and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. Adam is one of the pioneers of the Women's Music
Women's music
Women's music is the music by women, for women, and about women . The genre emerged as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement as well as the labor, civil rights, and peace movements...
movement.
Early life and education
Margie Adam was born in 1947 in Lompoc, California. Her father was a newspaper publisher who composed music on the side, and her mother was a classical pianist. Adam began playing the piano as a child.In 1973, while attending the Sacramento Women's Music Festival, she performed during the open mic session and began her career as a professional musician. Soon, she was involved in the Women's Music
Women's music
Women's music is the music by women, for women, and about women . The genre emerged as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement as well as the labor, civil rights, and peace movements...
movement, a school of music which uses the art form as a means of political and social as well as artistic expression.
Music career
Her first album, Margie Adam, was promoted with a fifty city tour which concluded with a performance of her song, "We Shall Go Forth" at the National Women's ConferenceNational Women's Conference
In the spirit of the United Nations' proclamation that 1975 was the International Women's Year, on January 9, 1974, U.S. President Gerald Ford issued Executive Order 11832 creating a National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year "to promote equality between men and women"...
in Houston. The song quickly became an anthem for the lesbian-feminist
Lesbian feminism
Lesbian feminism is a cultural movement and critical perspective, most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s , that questions the position of lesbians and women in society. It particularly refutes heteronormativity, the assumption that everyone is "straight" and society should be structured to serve...
movement and is now part of the Political History archives in the Smithsonian Museum. During the early eighties
1980s
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Adams performed at various concerts and fundraisers for feminist candidates and causes.
Adam composed the Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers...
song, Best Friend (The Unicorn Song).
Adam returned to writing music in 1990 and went on a national tour in 1992 to support her new album, Another Place. In 1996 she embarked on the Three of Hearts tour with fellow pianists Liz Story
Liz Story
Liz Story is an American pianist. She was born in San Diego, California. She attended the Juilliard School, studied under Sanford Gold and received additional education in Germany. In the 1980s she emerged as a prominent figure in new age music and recording artist at Windham Hill Records...
and Barbara Higbie
Barbara Higbie
Barbara Higbie is a Grammy nominated, Bammy award winning pianist, composer, violinist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has played on over 65 CD's including 3 tunes on the recent Carlos Santana CD. A longtime Windham Hill recording artist, she has also recorded for Olivia/Second...
. A tour to raise awareness of the service feminist bookstores made to the women's community was conducted in 1998.
Margie Adam continues to compose and perform at various venues across the U.S. and Canada. More recent work includes, Avalon (2001), Best of Margie Adam (2005), and Portal 2005.