"The antithesis of everything that's out there": Allison Crowe rocks onto European soil
Added: (Fri Oct 07 2005)
Pressbox (Press Release) -
She's earned standing ovations, literally, coast-to-coast for peerless
performances across her home and native land. Now, singer-songwriter
Allison Crowe is readying for her first concerts in Europe ~ on soil in
which is bedded her ancestral roots.
On her just-completed, third, national headlining tour of Canada, Crowe
delighted audiences in the provinces of British Columbia, Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland. This "Sea of a Million
Faces" tour swing was capped with a visit to Cape Spear, the
eastern-most point on the North American continent. And Crowe became an
honorary Newfoundlander at a "Screech-in" ceremony presided over by the
honourable Angus McAlpine of Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Next month, Crowe, one of the truly great and original voices of this or
any generation, makes her European debut at the historic Bewley's Café
Theatre, Dublin and at Bush Hall, London. (One of the UK's top concert
venues, Bush Hall, as well as hosting REM, Coldplay, and others, is
where Alanis Morissette returned to live performing in '04).
Last year, the London-based music journal Record of the Day, declared:
"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with." And, last month, the
UK's premiere roots and country magazine, Maverick, labeled her "a force
to be reckoned with". Along with the nods to her own songs, fan clubs of
The Beatles and Rolling Stones, plus caretakers of the legacies of Joni
Mitchell and Leonard Cohen have all recognized Crowe's remarkable
interpretive powers. Crowe's "Tidings" CD has been cited by BBC Radio
listeners as among their picks for the "best cover album of all time".
Along with live performances, there is a "Tidings" video album in the
works. "The antithesis of everything that's out there" is how this
musical project is described by director/producer Alex Postowoi (lensman
behind videos of Joan Armatrading, Jann Arden, Bif Naked+). As with
Allison Crowe's audio releases, there is no trickery or fakery involved.
Simply, it's pure and honest in capturing a dozen songs performed by
Crowe live at Turtle Recording, the White Rock, B.C. studio of
engineer/producer Larry Anschell (k-os, Pearl Jam, Sarah McLachlan).
By the time Allison Crowe returns to North America for a series of
Tidings concerts in eastern Canada, the U.S. and B.C., this DVD will be
released as a treat for fan club members.