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ChartAttack.com - Ottawa Buzz: Rozalind MacPhail Moves Beyond The Flute
Friday November 18, 2005 @ 05:00 PM

Rozalind MacPhail Moves Beyond The Flute by Caitlin Crockard

Rozalind MacPhail is facing both a beginning and an end. Her new Gas Station Sessions EP marks the first set of self-penned songs that she's ever released (along with a few from friend Lindsay Ferguson). It also marks a departure. After seven years in Ottawa, MacPhail is ready to head off on new musical adventures.

"It's a new journey for me, and I really want to give a gift back to Ottawa," MacPhail says. After all, it was the capital that helped transform her from a classically focused flutist to the "Mystery Flute Girl" who has jammed with both local and international indie rock bands, including Yo La Tengo.

MacPhail may have just seven months of songwriting and guitar playing under her belt, but she says that it's important to get the songs on tape. "It's completely honest. It's the first chapter. People can now hear a songwriter actually developing her craft."

The EP includes a lot of melodic flute lines, of course, as part of MacPhail's plan to bring about a "wind revolution" that will "make the flute more visible in the indie rock industry." One way she'll do it is by moving to Alberta to spend three months in a songwriting residency at the Banff Centre For The Arts.

As a farewell to Ottawa, MacPhail will release her EP and raise funds for her trip at Zaphod Beeblebrox on November 27. Also on the bill are a bunch of friends and supporters, including Marc Charron, Melissa Laveaux and Melwood Cutlery.