SpudShow 179 - Allison Crowe

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Artist - Allison Crowe

Track 1 - Crayon and Ink
Track 2 - Effortless
Track 3 - There is

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27 Sep 200720:00Ramshorn TheatreGlasgow30 Sep 200718:00John Lennon Northern Lights FestivalDurness, Scotland23 Nov 200719:30St. Peter’s Anglican ChurchCampbell River, British Columbia24 Nov 200720:00Pender Island Community HallPender Island, British Columbia30 Nov 200720:00Heritage Playhouse TheatreGibsons, British Columbia

Bio

Born 25 years ago, on an island, in the harbour city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, today Crowe’s force reaches ’round the world.

"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with," says Record of the Day, the UK’s essential music industry news service. "She is from Vancouver Island in Canada, descended from Scottish, Irish and Manx stock. She's exactly the sort of artist who can make serious headway on her own label and that's just what she's doing."

Eight years of connecting with her audience through concerts and touring led the singer-songwriter to Ani DiFranco and Loreena McKennitt as models for creating her own record label. Since 2003, Rubenesque Records Ltd. has released five Allison Crowe albums: Lisa’s Song+ 6 Songs; Secrets; Tidings, Live at Wood Hall; and This Little Bird. Each has earned great critical acclaim and found heart-felt support. A true grassroots success, all of Crowe’s CDs continue to grow in popular appeal - as her music travels globally via the internet and more traditional distribution channels & media.

“The first thing you notice about Allison Crowe is her voice. Rich and dark, it seems to come from a place most singers can only dream of accessing. Then there are the songs. Filled with raw passion and accompanied by Crowe’s eloquent piano playing,? observes journalist Clodagh O’Connell. When this phenomenon ‘from the islands’ initially reached the mainland, O’Connell puzzled over a defining echo: “Elton John meets Edith Piaf??

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