Press
"Born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised everywhere else, Mandi Rae grew up in a military family and embraced the challenges that a travelling childhood provided, as evidenced in her songwriting, her personality, and her ability to relate to just about anyone. Her musical influences began with southern gospel from her mother and classic rock such as Pink Floyd and Three Dog Night from her father. But her current musical influences include a mix of roots, bluegrass, and americana music. She describes her songs as "folk rock" or "Americana," while someone once said that she, "...sounds like she is just singing what she's thinking, like she's having a conversation with you." "
- WBHM Birmingham , Tapestry
".... [Mandi Rae] has Loretta Lynn inspired writing"
- David Morten, Chattanooga Pulse (Feb 15, 2006)
"Mandi Rae from Birmingham is one of the young performers who is poised to take back country music from the over commercialized grip of the Nashville establishment and give us a genuine taste of the sincere, straightforward narrative and powerful voices of the real south. Full of humor and straight to the point, Mandi Rae has a natural affinity for entertaining and has been a refreshing break in my own music listening of late. Go to www.mandiraemusic.com and to www.myspace.com/mandirae and get an earful of Mandi Rae's punchy tunes and home-made philosophy."
- Robin Merrit, artFRONT
- WBHM Birmingham , Tapestry
".... [Mandi Rae] has Loretta Lynn inspired writing"
- David Morten, Chattanooga Pulse (Feb 15, 2006)
"Mandi Rae from Birmingham is one of the young performers who is poised to take back country music from the over commercialized grip of the Nashville establishment and give us a genuine taste of the sincere, straightforward narrative and powerful voices of the real south. Full of humor and straight to the point, Mandi Rae has a natural affinity for entertaining and has been a refreshing break in my own music listening of late. Go to www.mandiraemusic.com and to www.myspace.com/mandirae and get an earful of Mandi Rae's punchy tunes and home-made philosophy."
- Robin Merrit, artFRONT