Megan Slankard (born in Tracy, CA, on 6 June 1983) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. In 2003, she released an album as The Megan Slankard Band. In 2011, she co-founded the Reno-based lyrical rock band The Novelists.
Slankard began learning the guitar when she was 10 years old. At age 17, she produced and recorded her first album, "Lady is a Pirate", with her brother at home on her computer.
After turning 18, Slankard toured with David
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Megan Slankard (born in Tracy, CA, on 6 June 1983) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. In 2003, she released an album as The Megan Slankard Band. In 2011, she co-founded the Reno-based lyrical rock band The Novelists.
Slankard began learning the guitar when she was 10 years old. At age 17, she produced and recorded her first album, "Lady is a Pirate", with her brother at home on her computer.
After turning 18, Slankard toured with David Knopfler as the opening act for his European tour and co-wrote the title song of his album Ship of Dreams.
In 2003, she released an album as The Megan Slankard Band.
Slankard's album Freaky Little Story appeared on the Acoustic Guitar 2004 Top 5 list. She was a semi-finalist in Discmaker's 2007 Independent Music World Series and International Songwriting Competition and finalist in the 2008 and 2009 Musician's Atlas/Borders Books Independent Music Awards. She was the January 2009 Top 5 artist in the Famecast Competition.
Slankard released her album "A Token of the Wreckage" in 2011.
Also in 2011, she co-founded the Reno-based lyrical rock band The Novelists.
Slankard was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Folk/Singer Songwriter Song of the year for her song "The Happy Birthday". Slankard won the 8th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop award in the Best Cover Song category for her rendering of the song "America".
He album "Running on Machinery" was released in 2015.
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