On January 30th, while on tour, Audra Mae stopped by 106.1 WCNR The Corner in Charlottesville, VA for an interview and performance. Along with bassist Joe Gingsberg, Audra performed new songs from her new record, “Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound” scheduled for release on February 14th. She reveals how the album came to be with the help of her talented musician friends. Check out the audio link below and listen to Audra serenade you.

Audra Mae and Joe Ginsberg live on WCNR The Corner 106.1

Audra Mae is pumping out “30 Covers in 30 Days” up until the release of her new album, “Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound” on Valentine’s Day 2/14/12.

So far, she’s on Day 10 and she’s covered:

1. Joe Cocker – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (video)
2. Gerald Mark – “All of Me” (video)
3. Clint Ballard Jr. – “You’re No Good” (video)
4. Jackie Wilson – “To Be Loved” (video)
5. Neil Young – “Harvest Moon” (video)
6. Ray LaMontagne  – “Like Rock and Roll and Radio” (video)
7. Kitty Wells – “She’s No Angel” (video)
8. William H. Penn & Albert H. Fitz – “The Honeysuckle and The Bee” (video)
9. Blind Melon – “No Rain” (video)
10. Wayne Carson Thompson – “The Letter” (video)

Audra Mae and Joe Ginsberg (of The Almighty Sound and Baywood) – “No Rain” Blind Melon cover 

Check out Audra Mae’s YouTube Channel for the rest of the covers daily.

Audra Mae and the Almighty Sound are currently on tour:

1/25 – Portland, ME @ The State Theater
1/26 – West Rockhill, PA @ Sellersville Theatre
1/27 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
1/28 – New York City, NY @ Joe’s Pub
1/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
2/01 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
2/02 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundro-Lounge

PRE-ORDER ‘Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound S/T’ in our Online Store HERE!

“AUDRA MAE, “The Happiest Lamb” (Side One Dummy) ✰✰✰✰ — Do yourself a favor and get to know the music of upcoming singer/songwriter Audra Mae before the rest of your friends. This talented newcomer, who scores big time with debut full-length “The Happiest Lamb,” earned her stripes writing songs for others (including Susan Boyle), but Mae’s at her best when interpreting her own stuff. After immersing yourself in this 11-track gem, you can catch Mae live and in person Monday night at the Smiling Moose when she opens for the equally awesome Good Old War. The title track opens the proceedings and makes it imme- diately clear that Mae is a force to be reckoned with on the Americana/roots scene. The remainder of “The Happiest Lamb” is almost as impressive, with keepers “The River,” “Snakebite,” “Lightning In a Bottle,” “Sullivan’s Letter” and “Smoke.” This one deserves to be in heavy rotation on the iPod, folks.”(Jeffrey Sisk)

Her tune on Susan Boyle’s album pays her bills, but left to her own devices, Judy Garland‘s grand-niece reveals who she was born to be: a singer of haunting, modern-day folk ballads….read the rest of the USA Today review of Audra Mae’s new album “The Happiest Lamb” HERE.

“Singer Audra Mae became known for her timeless voice within the L.A. club scene and eventually signed to Side One Dummy Records to maintain her artistic freedom. Her debut album The Happiest Lamb is in stores now and she in this video she sings the title track for Ahead of the Curve.” Watch Audra perform “The Happiest Lamb” HERE

“Oklahoma City singer/songwriter Audra Mae may be the grandniece of Judy Garland, but she’s spiritual kin to Nancy Sinatra, capturing the starlet’s crisp, girlish vocal beauty abetted by a bit of jazz-country swing reminiscent of Jolie Holland. Her stunning, acoustic driven debut isn’t as baroque as Sinatra’s work with Lee Hazlewood, but it’s similar , sweetly embellished with gauzy backing vocals and rich-if-subtle background instrumental nuances that shine like footlights beneath her big warm bewitching voice. The Happiest Lamb is very impressive start (to her young career)”-from Alternative Presses 4 star album review. The Happiest Lamb hits stores everywhere TOMORROW. Get more info on Audra Mae here! Click here to read rest of the the review

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Audra Mae is set to release her debut album, The Happiest Lamb, on May 18 and will start a run of shows this month at SXSW that includes a stop in New York on March 30 at City Winery. Since arriving in Los Angeles, Audra Mae has landed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell, a TV placement singing Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” on the FX series “Sons of Anarchy,” a record deal with SideOneDummy Records, and in late 2009, co-wrote “Who I Was Born to Be,” the only original track on Susan Boyle’s chart-topping, 9 million-selling “I Dreamed a Dream” album. It has turned out to be a dream come true for the 25-year- old singer-songwriter from Oklahoma. Growing up, show business was in Audra Mae’s blood. She is the great grand niece of the late Judy Garland and her grandmother turned her on to country and folk artists like Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Woody Guthrie, while her grandfather introduced her to jazz. Audra Mae is a natural without a doubt. The Happiest Lamb, produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Lucero) follows the release of her five-song EP Haunt last fall. The album spotlights Mae’s incredible voice and her songs are timeless affairs augmented with minimal accom- paniment, including acoustic guitar, piano, mandolin and sometimes mournful accordions. By the time she was 17, Audra had taught herself to play guitar and piano. She went to Middle Tennessee State University for a year, flunked out, and moved to California, arriving Jan. 8, 2004, Elvis Presley’s birthday, with $20 in her pocket. Audra will be on the road starting this month and will have extensive tour dates in the months to come.

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While Audra Mae was in London for a showcase she sat down with The Times to have a cup of tea and discuss Susan Boyle, Judy Garland and her own music. The article is great! Check it out here.

Most of the world has never heard of 25-year-old Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter Audra Mae. But thanks to a little song called “Who I Was Born To Be,” (Susan Boyle) she’s worked her way into at least 3 million homes almost overnight. Gil Kaufman of MTV recently caught up with Audra Mae to talk about writing a song for Susan Boyle and her musical ambitions. Check out the interview here.