Allison Crowe's Summer
Show in T.O.: Raise a Little Heliconian - Saturday, July 26, 2008
On Saturday, July 26 starting at 8:00 p.m., musician Allison Crowe
performs in Toronto’s Heliconian
Hall, “a visual and acoustic gem dating from 1875” (
) This be the first performance by the acclaimed and much-loved
singer-songwriter in Yorkville - where musical kin folk made the
Village scene in the '60s.
Allison Crowe has just returned to North America, following
concert dates in Paris, Vienna, Frankfurt, Prague and Scotland.
She proved a sensation at the 'John Lennon Northern Lights
Festival' in Scotland: "Canadian angel Alison Crowe gave one
of the weekend's most magical moments," says The Scotsman,
Scotland's national newspaper.
Festival Director Mike Merritt describes Crowe as
"awesome" and "spine-tingling", noting her
performance in the Highlands "put hairs on the back of your
neck! She brought the house down."
"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with. 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,"
says London's 'Record of the Day'.
Since 2003 Crowe has released six critically and commercially
successful CD albums. Her songs and music videos online enjoy an
audience numbering in the millions. Grassroots touring each year
across Canada and Europe has earned a reputation for exciting live
shows that stir together original songs with much-loved
interpretations from the popular songbook in an organic blend of
rock, jazz, folk, Broadway, gospel and soul. It's a joyous sound
that one music critic describes as 'Elton John meets Edith Piaf'.
"Ever wonder what it would have been like to listen to a
gifted singer/songwriter from Saskatchewan in a small, intimate
hall before she became Joni Mitchell? Don't fret the missed
opportunity. There's no need to turn back the clock. Check out
Allison Crowe," ~ The Record (Canada)
"Treat yourself to one of the mightiest talents on the
singer-songwriter scene today." ~ Bob Muller,
JoniMitchell.com (USA)
"Her version of 'I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)'
would give Aretha Franklin goose-bumps." ~ Robert Moyes,
Boulevard (Canada)
"The most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in
my entire life." ~ Ross Hocker, WGTE/NPR Radio (USA)
Advance tickets: http://www.maplemusic.com
+ http://www.allisoncrowe.com
Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Heliconian Hall
Toronto, ON M5R 2E3
For more info: http://www.allisoncrowe.com
