Cynthia G. Mason

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Cynthia G. Mason"This music is as vivid, evocative and narratively compelling as a film." -Magnet MagazineCinematic Turn, released 16 June 20151. Telltale Song2. Cinematic Turn3. 18th Street4. One More Trip Back East5. Fragments and FigmentsCynthia writes about sons grieving their mother, a new parent’s feelings of terror and joy, the near-miss of almost not meeting someone monumental in your life, the ambivalence and dread that come with certain obligations. Small moments loom large and hit hard. Magnet Magazine called her music “as vivid, evocative and narratively compelling as a film.” Philebrity likened her music's “ageless directness” to "a hypnotic sesh watching old Super 8 movies of people you don’t know.” Cynthia’s voice has been described as a little broken, plainspoken, and hushed, while her songs have been called both “confessional” and “detached,” sometimes in the very same review. (Performing Songwriter Magazine) She admits that while her lyrics come from a very personal place, they are left open enough so that the listener can relate to them in his or her own way. A sense of place is also central to Cynthia’s music. And for her, that place is the city of Philadelphia, with its beauty, melancholy, and grit. You can hear it in “Telltale Song,” with the worry of driving through the city for that first ride home from the hospital with a newborn. It’s in her single “What Forgiveness Will Allow” when she looks for a sign in the flickering lights across the Schuylkill River. “18th Street” documents her departure from a beloved apartment, and the streets of Philadelphia are featured on the home-recorded Quitter’s Claim, horns honking on the corner. A bus enters a break between verses. The 34 trolley and West Philadelphia make an appearance in her earlier albums.Born in West Philadelphia, Cynthia began studying classical guitar when she was seven. She joined her first band when she was fifteen and in the coming years, Cynthia spent most of her free time at all-ages punk and indie rock shows around Philly. But she continued to have a strong attachment to her acoustic guitar and started developing droning fingerpicked patterns, influenced by what she was hearing on the electric. At the turn of the century, Cynthia met members of the band Need New Body and soon found herself playing with musicians Larry D. Brown, Chris Reggiani, and Christopher Sean Powell. The Philadelphia City Paper’s observation at the time: “You can just see the standard press blurb: Acoustic guitar-strummin’ songstress joins forces with three-fifths of an art-jazz-rock freak-out troupe. But that’s a bit reductive when it comes to this group. Why accentuate polarities when they make music that sounds so natural?” Cynthia collaborated on several recordings with Powell, most recently on Cinematic Turn, which they recorded at Miner Street Recordings with producer Brian McTear. She has also made several recordings with Brown, including the stark and intimate full-length album Quitters Claim, which was released on the High Two label, as well as the single “What Forgiveness Will Allow.” Cynthia contributed to a Muscle Shoals tribute compilation where she covered Duane Allman’s “Please Be With Me.” She covered Richard Buckner’s “Surprise, AZ” for a Believer Magazine music compilation and appeared on BC Camplight’s album Hide, Run Away.Most recently, Cynthia graced the stage at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and contributed vocals to Sun Airway's albums Heraldic Black Cherry and Citrus Quarters. She studies guitar at Settlement Music School in Germantown.When she is not playing music, Cynthia practices law. She began her legal career at Philadelphia Legal Assistance and as a mediator with Good Shepherd Mediation. She currently lives with her family in Mount Airy where she runs a neighborhood law office with her husband.

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