2016
“Allison Crowe is an indie darling,” says Kyle
Northrop, “grizzled veteran of the radio
broadcasting industry”, in “iAm
Indie: 15 for ’15”. Northrop’s album
round-up for “BackLog
Adventures” blog finds Crowe’s super,
solo, “Sylvan Hour” keeping time with
releases from Mountain Goats, Mumford and Sons,
Alabama Shakes, Father John Misty and fellow
Canadians Metric, & Ben Caplan among others. “With
a voice on par with Sarah McLachlan or Joni
Mitchell, Allison Crowe is a true hidden gem.”
A singular artist, touring and recording on her own
for much of this century, in 2015 Allison Crowe
(vocals, piano, guitar, fiddle, bodhran) made the
transition to fronting a freshly creative and
exciting musical group featuring: cellist/vocalist
Céline Greb, guitarist/vocalist Billie Woods,
multi-instrumentalist Sarah Melanie White, and
bassist Dave Baird.
This news lands Crowe in “Monday
Magazine's Top 20 stories from 2015”:
http://www.mondaymag.com/news/363877541.html
Laura Lavin, Editor of Monday, arts and
culture monthly of Victoria, (capital city of
British Columbia, Canada) – traces Crowe’s path
from school bands in her birthplace of Nanaimo, BC
to current work with Theatre Newfoundland and
Labrador in her home of Corner Brook, NL and
Summertimes as part of the Gros Morne Theatre
Festival for which she musically directs
TNL’s hit show, “Newfoundland Vinyl”:
http://www.mondaymag.com/news/328960261.html (“Allison
Crowe says so long to solo”).
2016 promises, firstly, “Introducing” / “Heirs
& Grievances” – a double album, (one live set
plus one studio set), from Allison Crowe and band –
and then the galactically great show goes on the
road. Happy New Year!
Labels: 2015, 2016, Allison Crowe, best, British Columbia, Canada, Céline Greb, cello, Dave Baird, Gros Morne, Kyle Northrop, Laura Lavin, Monday magazine, music, Newfoundland, piano, Sarah White, Sylvan Hour, voice
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