107one FM in Ann Arbor invites Mary Abraham & the Lincolns to play their stage during the Ann Arbor Street Fair July 19, 2006

Why did pop/alternative station 107one FM in Ann Arbor invite Mary Abraham and & The Lincolns to play the 107one FM stage during the 2006 Ann Arbor Art Fair on Wednesday, July 19? Because her songs from the award-winning EP "The First Five" are burning up the airwaves. Now the Royal Oak native is back with her new band Mary Abraham & The Lincolns. She’s also on her way to Indianapolis for the Midwest Music Summit, a prestigious music showcase that invited her to play for major record labels on August 12.

The songs on The First Five EP competed against thousands of songs to win coveted Honorable Mention awards in the annual Billboard Songwriting Contest. Hey Love was also the runner up in the 2004 Grammy Demo Review & Contest for the Chicago chapter of The Recording Academy.

The tracks Hey Love, Fall on Your Knees and Waiting for You are currently hitting the Detroit market and receiving airplay on CIMX 89X in Detroit/Windsor and 107one FM in Ann Arbor. XM Satellite Radio and various online radio programs are also playing Hey Love.

Since recording The First Five EP, Abraham assembled The Lincolns, a powerhouse ensemble of seasoned Detroit musicians. The current lineup is Guitarist Craig Parker of Plymouth, Bassist Ryan Ruiz of Shelby Township, Drummer Ben Payne of Ypsilanti and Keyboardist Jonny Victor of Novi. Victor is also an actor who stars in "InZer0", the new Detroit science-fiction series created by Jamie Sonderman for Thought Collide Productions that is generating a huge buzz around town.

The group saturated the Detroit Market by playing some twenty-five shows in less than two months. Now, Mary Abraham & The Lincolns are looking ahead to touring in the fall, working on a forthcoming album and performing during an exclusive showcase for major record labels at the Midwest Music Summit in Indianapolis on August 12.

Catch Mary Abraham and & The Lincolns live when they take the 107one FM stage on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:45 pm. For more information about upcoming performances and to hear songs from "The First Five", visit www.myspace.com/maryabrahammusic or www.maryabraham.com.

Additional appearances:

July 22 - Pub 1281, 1281 S. Gratiot, Clinton Twp., MI
August 12 - Midwest Music Summit, Indianapolis, IN
August 25 – Zhedos, 240 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, MI

Official Website: http://myspace.com/maryabrahammusic.com%2C%20www.maryabraham.com