Mirah
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Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn (born September 17, 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American musician. She has released five albums under the K Records label. She is close friends with and has collaborated with Phil Elvrum of The Microphones. She has worked extensively with The Black Cat Orchestra.
Mirah is the youngest of three children and lived in Bala Cynwyd, a suburb of Philadelphia, for most of her childhood. She then moved to Olympia, Washington and attended The Evergreen State College. Mirah is Jewish, and her middle name means "good day" or "holy day" in Hebrew. Mirah visited South America, specifically Argentina, and was so struck by the music and culture that several songs on C'mon Miracle reflect this experience, most notably "The Dogs of B.A.".
Traditionally a solo performer, Mirah struck out in late 2004 on a southwestern US tour for the first time enlisting a band. The band consisted of Nora Danielson (who is featured on recordings by the Mountain Goats, The Intima, Tara Jane O'Neil, Liarbird, & Young People), Dan Sasaki (Enemymine, Sedan, The Old Haunts), Themba Lewis (Liarbird, The Intima, Tara Jane O'Neil, Jackie-O Motherfucker), and Alex Yusimov (Duck Duck Gray Duck and many more). Nora, Alex, and Themba have also been featured on Mirah's recorded releases. Mirah also previously was a member of The Drivers, an all-girl Olympia band.
[edit] Discography
- 1997 - Storageland EP
- 2000 - You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This
- 2001 - Advisory Committee
- 2001 - Small Sale EP
- 2003 - Songs from the Black Mountain Music Project (with Ginger Brooks Takahashi)
- 2004 - To All We Stretch the Open Arm (with Black Cat Orchestra)
- 2004 - C'mon Miracle
- 2006 - Joyride: Remixes
[edit] Trivia
- Mirah was born on a kitchen table.
- As a child, Mirah appeared on Double Dare, a television game show.
