Press Quotes - A Collection (click here)
12.19.2008:
Allison Crowe contributes lyrics to auction for clean water
"Already widely known as a giver to the less fortunate, the
Corner Brook resident and Nanaimo, B.C. native has now
joined numerous celebrities in helping the multi-platinum
singer-songwriter Jewel in her Project Clean Water Charity."
The Western Star (Canada)
[read the news]
12.18.2008:
Allison Crowe's Holiday 'Tidings'
"B.C.’s own Allison Crowe has included Whistler in her holiday
plans for the past few years and 2008 is no different."
Whistler Question/This Week (Canada)
[here's the preview]
12.17.2008:
A Christmas chanteuse
"Oft-compared with the likes of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell
and The Beatles, it’s clear that Crowe’s sound is both strong and
versatile. And at just 27 years of age, she has plenty of time to
expand her repertoire and reach."
Holly Fraughton, The Pique (Canada)
[here's the article]
12.14.2008:
Something to Crowe about
"Two of Crowe's recorded songs, 'Me and Bobby McGee' and
'Hallelujah', will be included in "a major motion picture coming out
in early 2009..."
Adrian Chamberlain, The Province (Canada)
[read the feature]
12.04.2008:
Allison Crowe brings "Tidings": Nanaimo
native singer featured in MOJO Leonard Cohen tribute
"Canada's bi-coastal musical sensation will end her
annual North American Tidings Christmas tour on the west coast, with
Crowe's traditional Nanaimo concert being held at the historic St.
Andrew's United Church on Dec. 13."
Robert Barron, The Daily News (Canada)
[read the article]
12.04.2008:
Good Tidings she'll bring
"Fresh from New York City, Allison Crowe is delighted to
launch her west coast Tidings tour in Campbell River."
Campbell River Mirror (Canada)
[read the preview]
12.03.2008:
Allison Crowe's Tidings of Comfort and Joy and the Opposite, Too
"It’s too early to be sure, but I’ll go out on a limb to say
Allison Crowe will go down in history as the brightest northern star
in music."
The Girl Can Write - Little Miss Chatterbox (Canada)
[enjoy the review]
11.07.2008:
School names its library for parent volunteer
"Some of Ms. LeBlanc's accomplishments include kicking off Pizza
and Piano, which brought performers such as Allison Crowe and
Dan Aykroyd into the school..."
The Chronicle-Herald (Canada)
[read the item]
11.01.2008:
Allison Crowe
"Allison Crowe feels a little bit like a heroine after
performing on a tribute CD to to music icon Leonard Cohen."
Cory Hurley, The Western Star (Canada)
[here's the news]
10.14.2008:
Crowe Takes Part in Cohen Tribute
"Allison Crowe has been invited by MOJO magazine to celebrate
Leonard Cohen on a soon-to-be-released tribute album."
Tom Harrison, The Province (Canada)
[read the item]
10.13.2008:
Village festival celebrates Beatle John Lennon's childhood
holiday links
"A Sutherland village celebrated its link with John Lennon with a festival at the
weekend."
Iain Grant, The Press and Journal (Scotland)
[read the story]
10.10.2008:
UK magazine to give Crowe 'huge' exposure
"Nanaimo singer Allison Crowe is part of a Leonard Cohen tribute
CD to be distributed by U.K.-based music magazine MOJO."
Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist (Canada)
[read the news]
09.26.2008:
Album Review: Little Light by Allison Crowe
"First of all, look at that cover photo…could she be any
cuter?"
Amy Lotsberg, Collected Sounds (USA)
[full CD review]
09.11.2008:
Canadian Singer Lined Up for Lennon Concert
"Durness is next month to stage a follow-up to last year's
successful inaugural festival commemorating the village's links with
John Lennon."
The Northern Times (Scotland)
[another preview]
09.10.2008:
Canadian Singer Lined Up for Lennon Concert
"Allison Crowe was one of the stars of last year's
award-winning John Lennon Northern Lights Festival, which was
promoted by Prince Charles's North Highland Tourism."
John O'Groat Journal & Caithness Courier (Scotland)
[read the article]
08.21.2008:
Canadian Singer-Songwriter Allison Crowe's Liverpool Shows
"Since 2003 she's released six critically and commercially
successful CDs..."
Liverpool Daily Post (England)
[read the preview]
08.14.2008:
Crowe among guests for writer's festival
"When she last performed on the island in May, Crowe thrilled a
full house at the Arts and Culture Centre..."
The Western Star (Canada)
[here's the news]
07.21.2008:
Crowe's voice showcased on album
"When Allison Crowe sat down to record a new album, she found
most of the work was done."
Melissa Fryer, Nanaimo
News Bulletin (Canada)
[enjoy the feature]
07.11.2008:
A heavenly voice comes to Trinity-on-Main
"Fresh from Paris, Vienna, Frankfurt and Prague, singer and
pianist Allison Crowe is appearing Saturday at the city's
Trinity-on-Main performance center."
Marc Levy, New
Britain Herald (USA)
[here's the feature]
07.03.2008:
Little LIght: CD Review
"Whether sitting at the piano or strumming the guitar, Crowe's
vocals take flight like a lark in clear air."
Robert Reid,
The Record + Guelph Mercury (Canada)
[read the review]
06.18.2008:
Little LIght: Record Review
"This is another great album by a truly marvelous artist."
Anna Maria Stjärnell,
Luna Kafé (Sweden)
[here's the review]
06.05.2008:
Still Loyal to Her Roots
"at 26, the rising independent music star from Vancouver Island
never looks back as she walks toward a bright future of world music
tours and a strong fan following she has built on her own."
Derek Spalding, The Daily News (Canada)
[enjoy the column]
05.01.2008:
CD Review: Allison Crowe: Little Light
"Though in some ways the new album plays like a sequel to This
Little Bird, the inclusion of live recordings and the general
organic style are closer to her awesome Live
At Wood Hall collection."
Muruch (USA)
[read the review]
05.01.2008:
Allison Crowe shines a ‘Little Light’ on
city Friday; Then it’s off to Europe, the U.S. and points in
between
"Crowe, a singer/songwriter from British Columbia who moved to Corner
Brook a couple of years ago, has been an increasingly popular
sensation throughout the country and Europe, and has taken the
Internet by storm."
The Western Star (Canada)
[read the article]
04.29.2008:
Allison Crowe..."Why music? Why breathing?"
"Crowe appreciates how supportive the virtual community has been of
her music and sees this tool as a means of meeting and connecting
with people the world over."
Paris Voice (France)
[read the preview]
03.21.2008:
Crowe headlines concert double bill
"In another piece, Crowe savaged the piano with a fierceness
that turned our spines to noodles.”
The Coast Reporter (Canada)
[read the review]
03.07.2008:
Crowe headlines concert double bill
"It’s the integrity of Joni Mitchell and Ani DiFranco that
Crowe looks to as models in building her own career.”
The Coast Reporter (Canada)
[here's
the preview]
02.29.2008:
Welcome Spring with Allison & guests
"(Crowe)'s created her own label, and, since
2003, has released five critically and commercially successful CD
albums.”
Islands MarketPlace (Canada)
[full feature]
