Think “Emmylou Harris, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt” When the best elements of these legendary singers are combined, you get the powerful musical styling of talented singer-songwriter Sheila Marshall.

“As a small child I remember trying to sing louder than everybody else,” Sheila recalls. “I just loved singing, I think more than the average kid.” Sheila’s musical versatility comes from an influence that spans music genres, from Led Zeppelin and Lucinda Williams to Lenny Kravitz and Willie Nelson. Her eclectic sound mixes elements of country,  gospel and rock & roll.

After college, Sheila followed her passion for music, spending countless hours writing and rehearsing to record her first album, Beautiful for Situation. She traveled and performed worldwide for 50 weeks in support of the album, touring Europe and Asia (where she performed for the American Troops returning from Iraq), before returning home for a United States tour. The long tour allowed Marshall to develop her fan base and gain increasing confidence in herself as a performer.
 

She traveled and performed worldwide for 50 weeks in support of the album, touring Europe and Asia (where she performed for the American Troops returning from Iraq), before returning home for a United States tour. The long tour allowed Sheila to develop her fan base and gain increasing confidence in herself as a performer.

While touring, Sheila wrote new songs and decided to head back to the studio to record her next album, Makes Perfect Sense. “Believe,” written by Sheila while in Asia, is a slow ballad about believing in your dreams, faith and love. This uplifting ballad is the most requested song by her fans.

Sheila is now hard at work on her current album, a soulful project with a country/rock-n-roll vibe. She’s working with talented musician, songwriter and producer Kyle Cook, lead guitarist for Matchbox Twenty. Under the meticulous eye of Cook, her songs represent a collection of music that portrays who she is: sincere, passionate and fearless. After Cook mastered the album in early 2009, Sheila and Kyle performed live at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, allowing Sheila to debut her music in front of some of the best independent filmmaker’s in the entertainment industry.

Sheila is currently in the process of writing and recording her final songs for her new album, set for release Fall 2009.