Podcasts Music spudshow SpudShow 179 - Allison Crowe

SpudShow 179 - Allison Crowe

Published: Sept. 26, 2007, 4:41 p.m.

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Artist - Allison Crowe

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

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Gigs

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27 Sep 200720:00
\\n		Ramshorn TheatreGlasgow
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30 Sep 200718:00
\\n		John Lennon Northern Lights FestivalDurness, Scotland
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23 Nov 200719:30
\\n		St. Peter\\u2019s Anglican ChurchCampbell River, British Columbia
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24 Nov 200720:00
\\n		Pender Island Community HallPender Island, British Columbia
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30 Nov 200720:00
\\n		Heritage Playhouse TheatreGibsons, British Columbia
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Bio

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Born 25 years ago, on an island, in the harbour city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, today Crowe\\u2019s force reaches \\u2019round the world.

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"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with," says Record of the Day, the UK\\u2019s 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."

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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\\u2019s 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\\u2019s CDs continue to grow in popular appeal - as her music travels globally via the internet and more traditional distribution channels & media.

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\\u201cThe 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\\u2019s eloquent piano playing,? observes journalist Clodagh O\\u2019Connell. When this phenomenon \\u2018from the islands\\u2019 initially reached the mainland, O\\u2019Connell puzzled over a defining echo: \\u201cElton John meets Edith Piaf??

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PodCamp Ireland 29th September FREE in Ormond Hotel Kilkenny

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