Lindi Ortega April 8, 2009

Raul Malo with special guest performance by Lindi Ortega.
Her songs are filled with all the excruciating details of troubled love, things that are not often spoken but are instantly recognized by those who have passed the same way. And it’s this heart-stopping realism, combined with an effortless flair for melody - and the voice of an angel - that’s currently turning heads in Toronto’s independent music scene.
Singer/songwriter Lindi was born in Canada to a Mexican father and a Northern Irish mother, a rich heritage reflected in her own exotic beauty and in her songwriting. She grew up listening to the greats of country music (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton) and the legends of folk and fusion (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen). Lindi’s music draws from these influences, mixes in a healthy appreciation of classic old-school pop and rock, and arrives vividly in the present via the dusty back-roads of alternative country, complete with surprising twists and turns.

Official Website: http://www.lindiortega.ca/