Burlington singer-songwriter Myra Flynn's debut album, Crooked Measures, reflects a mature songwriter blending emotional lyrics with soulful vocals and homespun arrangements. Flynn’s strong and introspective songwriting evokes such throwback influences as Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, and Carly Simon, while her engaging stage presence and soulful vocals are often compared to the likes of Adele, Alicia Keys, and Erykah Baduh.

Myra Flynn is a singer/songwriter based in Burlington. Flynn has been performing throughout New England and New York, riding a surge of interest generated by the release of her debut CD, Crooked Measures. The disc includes all original material and reflects a mature songwriter blending emotional lyrics with soulful vocals and homespun arrangements.

The Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus called Crooked Measures, “a joy to listen to,” and predicted, “Flynn will garner national attention like fellow Vermonters Phish and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have already done.”

Flynn’s strong and introspective songwriting evokes such throwback influences as Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, and Carly Simon, while her engaging stage presence and soulful vocals are often compared to the likes of Adele, Alicia Keys, and Erykah Baduh.

This fall Flynn signed a six-month licensing agreement with CBS Broadcasting and CBS Records, and Vermont Public Radio showcased Flynn and her original composition “Miss Independence” in a segment on African-American songwriters. She has opened for Ivan Neville, Alexa Ray Joel, Slick Rick, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and others, and she maintains a busy performance schedule of two-to-four nights a week.

Myra Flynn is currently collaborating with Gregory Douglass to record her next album of original material, with an expected release in early summer 2010.