Press Quotes - A Collection (click here)
12.16.10:
Allison Crowe:
Tidings
"Allison
Crowe is bringing her Tidings show to Corner
Brook tomorrow night and looks forward to having everyone together
over the holidays."
Gary Moore, CornerBrooker.com (Canada)
[concert preview]
12.09.10:
Get into the seasonal
spirit with local concerts
"Every year
it's a holiday treat to have the amazing vocals of Crowe back in
town and she always brings with her a Santa bag full of local
talent to share the up-and-comers with city music lovers."
Lynn Welburn, Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)
[Tidings preview]
11.29.10:
Crowe Lands in
Ladysmith
"Allison
Crowe is bringing with her a wave of good tidings for her annual
Christmas Tidings Show."
Matthew Peterson, Ladysmith Chronicle (Canada)
[concert preview]
10.10.18:
Leidenschaft
am Flügel beflügelt
"Ihre
gestalteten Emotionen umfassen sowohl stürmische, dramatische
Prozesse, Wut, Verzweiflung, aber auch spielerischen Übermut und
einen unbändigen Lebenswillen. Im Kontext dazu stehen ihre zarten,
hingebungsvollen Empfindungen, eine Lyrik, in denen sie die breit
gefächerte Facette ihrer gesanglichen Begabung zum Klingen bringt."
Barbara Kirchner-Babinecz, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Germany)
[concert review]
10.10.10:
Allison Crowe:
Concerts & Live Music
"The Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Crowe
could be the next Joni Mitchell..."
EXBERLINER
(Germany)
[enjoy the preview]
10.03.10:
Allison Crowe: The
Piano is a Guy
"Standing Ovations in der Aula Carolina
für die kanadische Singer-Songwriterin Allison Crowe..."
Christian
Heiko Spliess, XtraNews
(Germany)
[read the review]
Agenda: Allison Crowe
"Voor de Canadese singer-songwriter Allison Crowe is muziek een noodzaak, net als ademen. Dat hoor je duidelijk in de intensiteit van haar zang en pianospel. Allison heeft een krachtige, emotioneel geladen stem."
dé Weekkrant (Netherlands)
[see the preview]
09.20.10:
Allison Crowe heading
to Europe to promote latest album
"United Kingdom music blog 'We Write
Lists' declares Crowe is 'Canada's finest songwriter' -
building on acclaim from MOJO, TimeOut, the BBC and other UK media."
The Western Star (Canada)
[more on the latest]
08.20.10:
Allison Crowe amazes once again
"In what has become an annual tradition,
Allison wowed an enthusiastic audience. They marvelled at her
incredible music, and rolled in the aisles thanks to her hilarious
showmanship."
SSI BCSPCA News (Canada)
[enjoy the news]
08.14.10:
Napier lauded as star example
"FORMER deputy premier Sue Napier's
brother Greg Braid wiped away tears at
her state funeral yesterday. 'Photos and music, they're a strong
combination aren't they,' he said as he pocketed his handkerchief.
Along with about 1000 mourners, the Rev Braid had watched a photo
montage of the 62-year-old's life accompanied by Wonderful by Ella
Fitzgerald and Hallelujah sung by Allison Crowe."
Nick Clark, The Mercury (Tasmania)
[full news report]
08.11.10:
Crowe caps tour with stop at Woodstock
"Crowe is frequently called one of
Canada's finest songwriters and her musical foundation in classical
and jazz blends uniquely with rock, folk and soul to appeal to fans
of classic singer-songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and Joni
Mitchell."
Lexi Bainas, The Citizen (Canada)
[read concert preview]
08.05.10:
Allison Crowe to aid St. Andrew's in
fundraising
"For her Aug. 13 concert,
Crowe will do a solo concert presenting music from her latest CD,
Spiral, some of the popular songs from her annual
Tidings concert, plus revisit songs from each of her previous
CDs."
Lynn Welburn, Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)
[here's the article]
08.05.10:
Church reaches out to community for support
" 'We wanted to do things
that people will enjoy, where they can hear the excellent
acoustics,' says Short. 'It's way of getting the donations we need,
but also giving back to the community.'
As well as the Allison
Crowe concert Aug. 13,
a Nanaimo Concert Band
and Island Soul Choir
shows are planned plus
a children's concert."
Lynn Welburn, Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)
[here's the article]
08.05.10:
Historic church needs costly work
"On Aug. 13, Allison
Crowe will perform at St. Andrew's to help raise money for the
campaign. "My understanding is that all proceeds from the show will
go to the Catch the Spirit Campaign," said Merkel."
Walter Cordery, Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)
[the full story]
08.05.10:
Crowe keeps up Cohen connection
"Her Cohen connection includes Crowe's
interpretation of his song Joan of
Arc, part of a 2008 tribute CD distributed by the British music
magazine MOJO."
Adrian Chamberlain, The Times Colonist (Canada)
[here's the feature]
07.30.10:
Singer delves into new songs for charity
"Allison Crowe, who performs so often at
St. Andrew’s United Church, is lending her voice to the call for
donations to upgrade the historical building."
Melissa Fryer, Nanaimo News Bulletin (Canada)
[read the news]
07.30.10:
Singers, dance bands entertain
"Crowe has an amazing voice, a frenetic
stage presence and tons of
personality."
Jan DeGrass, Coast Reporter (Canada)
[enjoy the preview]
07.28.10:
In the Spotlight: Allison Crowe
"There are some voices that speak (or
sing) for themselves. You know the ones. Voices where it doesn’t
matter what they sing. Voices where it doesn’t really matter what
instruments support them. Solomon Burke has such a voice. Jeff
Buckley had it. Allison Crowe has it too."
Ray Padgett, Cover Me (USA)
[see the full post]
07.28.10:
Crowe concert slated for August
"Soulful songstress Allison Crowe brings
her bi-coastal vocal power to the
Fairfield United Church Aug. 7."
Natalie North, Saanich Victoria News (Canada)
[catch the report]
07.01.10:
A Decade of Muruch!
"(Allison Crowe's) extraordinarily emotive way of singing and the
subtle beauty of her songs stand out from just about any other
artist ever."
Muruch (USA)
[blog feature]
05.04.10:
Spiral: Review
"Un septième album d'excellente facture mettant en valeur une
Allison Crowe
qui s'impose, de plus en plus, comme l'une des très grandes
vocalistes et
artistes du Canada."
Sabine de Greef,
With Music In My Mind (Belgium)
[album review]
05.01.10:
Album: Spiral
"Holding Spiral in your hands is to hold a piece of
art;
from the music inside to the striking black
cover with its luminescent paintings..."
Amanda Davis, Mind's Eye (Canada)
[new album review]
04.15.10:
Joyfully Caught in Allison Crowe's "Spiral"
" 'Spiral'
is an outstanding album. That’s hardly a surprise. The album
features a great voice, great song selections, and great
arrangements. What’s not to like?"
1 Heck of a Guy (USA)
[read the review]
04.15.10:
Spiral
"Muziek
is een noodzaak volgens de Canadese
Allison Crowe en dat is
duidelijk hoorbaar in de intensiteit van haar zang en pianospel."
File Under (Netherlands)
[here's a Dutch review]
04.14.10:
ALLISON CROWE: Spiral
"I hear so much music these days,
too much for one person really. 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."
Muruch (USA)
[enjoy an album review]
04.08.10:
Nanaimo singer releases seventh recording
" 'The album is
amazing, and will certainly be a top contender for album of the
year'."
Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)
[read this news]
03.24.10:
Hallelujah
"Simply, a song so
beautiful has never been sung so beautifully."
Stephen Thomas, We Write Lists (UK)
[read the essay]
03.17.10:
Allison Crowe launches eagerly anticipated
Spiral album
"There’s one more
reason to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for fans of Allison Crowe.
March 17 is the release date for Crowe’s highly anticipated album,
Spiral."
Elizabeth Nolan, Gulf Islands Driftwood (Canada)
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03.12.10:
Why music? Why breathing?
"Allison Crowe
understands music. A great deal of people claim to understand
music, but for the most part they simply mean 'I really really
really like music.' Allison Crowe, though... she understands music."
Stephen Thomas, We Write Lists (UK)
[enjoy the post]
02.25.10:
Teachers rally to protect school music
programs
"With looming cuts of
up to $3 million as the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district prepares
its budget for 2010-11, efforts are being made to protect what's
left of a once-mighty music program that spawned such local legends
as Diana Krall and Allison Crowe."
Robert Barron, Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)
[read the news]
01.13.10:
Islander scores in L.A.
"If composer Kayla Schmah had her way,
it would be 1960 and she'd be Bernard
Hermann, scoring with a huge orchestra
films of the highest quality."
Mike Devlin, Times Colonist (Canada)
[enjoy the feature]
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