New album, concert tour, and documentary film come a'pealing ~ November 23
It’s coming on “Tidings”
– and that means the voice of Allison Crowe will
soon ring out traditional favourites, Christmas
carols such as “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”,
“In the Bleak Midwinter”, and “The
First Noel”, alongside the modern canon of
Joni Mitchell, Patty Griffin, Lennon & McCartney
and original song selections including the elegiac
“Arthur”, and the epic, foot-stomping, “Disease”.
Allison’s just off the road, wrapping up her second
engagement of this year with Canada’s amazing
Royal Winnipeg Ballet – performing songs of
Leonard Cohen. With the love experienced on the
dance stage, as well as recent European concert
dates and this Summer’s Gros Morne Theatre
Festival hit, “Newfoundland Vinyl”,
still touching souls – it’s time to rally a
repertoire that decks us all in comfort and joy
whatever life’s circumstances.
"Allison Crowe is a stunningly talented performer.
Her voice celebrates the music with a bluesy
rock-gospel intensity; her controlled vibrato,
silken rasp, and powerful projection rivet your
attention. This is no casual background music... be
prepared to be amazed," says Carol Swanson (ChristmasReviews).
Drawing themes of faith, hope, sorrow, joy,
redemption, transcendence and more from an abundant
well of music, this year, there’s plenty of ways to
rejoice with Allison as she melds the sacred and
secular in "songs of the season" and spirit.
“Tidings Concert”, captured truly by
Engineer and Mixer Brad Graham, and FOH Engineer Ed
Johnson, and mixed at Turtle Recording in White
Rock, BC, Canada is released on November 25
(debuting @
http://music.allisoncrowe.com/album/tidings-concert with some days grace for iTunes and
other folks observing Thanksgiving this weekend).
This album set, her eighth full-length collection,
features 19 in-concert performances, and, for the
first time, audio from Crowe’s “Hallelujah”
video which now has a worldwide audience of greater
than 10 million people (more than eight million
genuine views on YouTube alone).
Right after this music
release, Allison embarks on a “Tidings”
concert tour allied with special guests and special
causes:
NOVEMBER 29 – Campbell River, BC,
Canada - St. Peter's Anglican Church – featuring
The Campbell River Childrens Choir's "Zephyr"
w. Director Barbara Prowse and accompanist Judy
Melny – presented by Rockin’ Ron Nicolaye to aid
Campbell River Hospice Society & CR
Food Bank
DECEMBER 1 – Victoria, BC, Canada
- Fairfield United Church – with guest artist,
singer-songwriter, Billie Woods - to aid
Artemis Place, (girls' educational and
life-skills), and HepCBC
DECEMBER 5 – Nanaimo, BC, Canada -
Old City Quarter – Community Carol Sing-along in
support of "Light up a Life" campaign for
Haven Society
DECEMBER 8 – Nanaimo, BC, Canada -
St. Andrew's United Church - with a cavalcade of
Vancouver Island's finest young musical talent:
Chelsea Peckett, Daniel Knapp, Paige Hughes,
Raymond Salgado, Kaleigh Hargrove & Emily Blake -
to aid The Mind's Eye (youth newspaper) +
Woodlands SS Band and Basketball
programs
DECEMBER 14 – Corner Brook, NL,
Canada - Arts and Culture Centre - Tidings
fun barrels down the chimney in this caring and
creative Atlantic community
DECEMBER 15 – Corner Brook, NL,
Canada - Arts and Culture Centre - World Premiere
screenings of the Peter Buckle-directed documentary
~ "A Corner Brook Tidings" – a film
featuring Allison Crowe and you – created with
gracious assistance of the Newfoundland and
Labrador Arts Council (NLAC)
Fuller details @
http://www.allisoncrowe.com/tour.html
- and plenty more to come!
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