About Magellan
Magellan is a Boston-bred, Olympia-based indie folk artist that has yet to give the same performance twice. Songwriter Shady Grove is an intimate performer, often alone on the stage with a keyboard, guitar, or no instrument at all (but plenty of sound). At times, their shows have
consisted of traditional songs, intricate acoustic ballads, no wave improvisations, and freak pop stylings complete with idiosyncratic choreography.
Deeply inspired by a breadth of folk musicians, experimental artists, and pop idioms, their sound is diverse but always conveys a fascination with language, nature, and human connection. Shady grew up listening to their great-grandmother sing Irish lullabies, and their own music has been influenced by a love of jigs and Celtic ballads.
