Leah Siegel (born January 14, 1979), known professionally as Firehorse, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Firehorse | |
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| Birth name | Leah Siegel |
| Born | January 14, 1979 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, violin |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Leah Siegel, Walk Don't Run Records, Pledgemusic |
| Website | thisisfirehorse |
Career
editLeah Siegel is the daughter of Robert Siegel and Jane Siegel.
Siegel wrote a song in a commercial for Topsy Foundation, which promotes early childhood development in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The commercial won a Clio Award, Grand LIA and award at Cannes,[1] in addition to being named an "ad worth spreading" by the nonprofit group TED Conference. The 90-second clip was shown in its entirety in the It's not all doom and gloom section of Russell Howard's Good News on BBC2 in 2010.
Siegel co-wrote the theme for Haven with Andre Fratto.[2]
Siegel's latest album is under the alias Firehorse[3] and contains the completed version of the song If You Don't Want To Be Alone used in the Topsy Foundation commercial.
Siegel is involved in a number of side projects: she fronts the vintage soul/R&B outfit Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout, sings in the Citizens Band, a cabaret collective featuring musicians from the group Beirut, and in Leisure Cruise with former Broken Social Scene member Dave Hodge. She has a clothing line in the works.[4]
Influences
editHer musical influences are Joni Mitchell, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Nina Simone and Janis Joplin.[5]
Discography
editAs Firehorse
edit- And so they ran faster... (2011)
- Pills From Strangers (2013)
As Leah Siegel
editAlbums
edit- Leah Siegel Presents (2004)
- Little Mule (2006)
Extended plays
edit- The Lemon (2005)
References
edit- ^ "The Topsy Foundation".
- ^ "Haven(IMDB)". IMDb.
- ^ "Firehorse".
- ^ "Other projects".
- ^ "Influences". Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
External links
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