July 16 ~ Allison Crowe's Rolling Wonder Revue
Allison Crowe, already renowned for her peerless concert performances,
amazing voice and rock and roll piano chops, continues to earn
widening appreciation for her music.
"Canada's finest songwriter" is how UK culture blog, 'We
Write Lists', tagged Crowe upon release of her newest album,
"Spiral"
this Spring. And while the musician herself is not one to seek
plaudits, it's true that the singular quality, consistency and
diversity of her creations over a decade of song recordings is
increasingly appreciated. Her repertoire of original songs, such as "Effortless",
"Whether
I'm Wrong", "Disease",
"Skeletons
and Spirits", "Wedding
Song" and plenty more, combined with her supreme delivery of
interpretations is, as one reviewer put it, a mighty force.
"Spiral", new album from Allison Crowe, features original paintings by Tara Thelen
On
Fishpond.com, Australasia's largest online store, (Down
Under's counterpart to Amazon.com), "Spiral" has
been the second top-selling CD in the weeks following its release.
Helping reach people on this side of the globe is Crowe's much-loved
cover of "Throw
Your Arms Around Me" - the Hunters and Collectors song which
is an anthem to folks in Australia and New Zealand. In the
Singer-Songwriter category, "Spiral" remains in the top ten,
alongside albums from such artists as Carole King and James Taylor,
Laura Marling, Jack Johnson, Natalie Merchant, Anika Moa and Leonard
Cohen.
"When I listen to it, I think 'This is real music, real singing', it
has the power, it's natural, not artificial and calculated like many
songs nowadays," says Lukasz Garbol, podcaster with Poland's popular
Radio Swidnik - playing Crowe's song "Now".
Allison Crowe's appeal to international audiences, regardless of
language or other differences, is explained by Jeffrey Pitcher,
Artistic Director of Theatre Newfoundland: "No matter where
she is in this world, that voice, that conviction, it crosses all
borders. She's one of those rare artists that fits into any culture,
any community because she is who she is - an incredible talent."
"I hear so much music these days, too much for one person really,"
says US-based music blogger
Muruch. "I'm inundated with such a flood of sounds both good
and bad that I sometimes forget what it feels like when a song
literally produces chills on your arms. Then I hear Allison Crowe
sing, and
I remember the effect music is supposed to have on you. That
awe-inspired rush, that indescribable feeling of communion between
artist and audience. The gratitude that someone gifted has expressed
through their art an emotion you personally lack the talent to
articulate."
Muruch, a trail-blazer in online music communities - creating
Audiogasms ('02-04) on Livejournal which evolved
into Audiography (2004) - has just celebrated its tenth
anniversary.
The blog, which for a decade has introduced its audience to a rich
array of arts and entertainment, in music, film and literature,
considers "Allison Crowe to be Muruch's true musical mascot"
- noting: "Her extraordinarily emotive way of singing and the subtle
beauty of her songs stand out from just about any other artist ever."
Allison Crowe - Upcoming Canadian "Spiral"
Concerts
BRITISH COLUMBIA
July 30: Sechelt, BC - Sunshine Coast Arts
Centre - Sechelt Festival of the Arts
Aug. 6: Salt Spring Island, BC - ArtSpring
Theatre - for SSI BCSPCA
Aug. 7: Victoria, BC - Fairfield United Church
- in the Garden City
Aug. 13: Nanaimo, BC - St. Andrew's United
Church - "Catch the Spirit" campaign
Aug. 15: Duncan, BC Canada - Providence Farms -
"Special Woodstock"
Fuller
details will be announced next week on Allison's Tour Page
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