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RPW and Vancouver City Limits PresentsRPW is joining with Vancouver City Limits to present a Violet Femmes Showcase featuring Claire Hayek from Montreal along with Vancouver artists Chistie Rose and Manuela.
Vancouver City Limits present weekly music events featuring bright new stars on the Vancouver scene. Their team film and edit performance video and upload it onto their youtube channel, http://www.youtube.com/vancouvercitylimits  Claire Hayek will travel from Montreal especially for this show. Her new CD Intentions has just been released and her song ‘If Only I’ is on Violet Femmes Vol 2, released in March 09. Before her parents fled Beirut with their children, Claire Hayek escaped the unbearable realities of the civil war in Lebanon with music. As a young child, she sang and played the flute for her school choir. At that point she already knew that music would be her lifeblood. Info music and videos at: Christie Rose has a soulful voice that wraps itself around the listener. Her songs are big, deep wells you fall into and soak up the sounds. Recent appearances at Lugz and Lime are winning her new fans. “Manuela stands out from the crowd. Her quiet, unassuming offstage presence vanishes when she's in front of a mic, replaced by a confident, tuneful chanteuse. Her songs are perfectly rendered pop/jazz/folk. Manuela is right in there with the best of the best.” John Pippus, Trees Coffee House This is a great night in the making, charismatic women performing in a variety of genres. "A very exciting, eclectic collection of creatively engaging women" AURAL Heather host Al Purdy Benefit
Yesterday on Bowen Island, at the home of Heather Haley, there was a very special benefit gathering
in recognition of the importance of Al Purdy to Canadian poetry. Poets, and lovers of Canadian poetry gravitated to Heather's Purdy Party to raise funds to preserve Purdy's A Frame home which is considered an important cultural and heritage property. Esteemed poets read for us, Jamie Reid and George Bowering were among them. Also AURAL Heather performed a new piece written in honour of Al Purdy. It was a great chilly yet sunny afternoon and an occasion I will always remember. Violet Femmes Showcase at The Beaumont Stage
Violet Femmes Showcase at The Beaumont StageVancouver City Limits and Violet Femmes join forces to present an outstanding evening of original music at the Beaumont Stage.Montreal’s Claire Hayek will b...
Poetry Challenge: Haiku on the Album "Violet Femmes"
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1638187/p...Violet Femmes can be listened to at www.reverbnation.com --they influence my poetry more than a single poem can say.
GL Morrison has been a great s...
Violet Femmes Showcase at The Media ClubRPW Records presents a Violet Femmes Showcase Concert. An eclectic collection of creatively engaging women, at the MEDIA CLUB 695 Cambie St. on Wednesday April 1st at 8:00. Marian Call, from Alaska, brings her quirky songwriting stylings. AURAL Heather (Heather Haley and Roderick Schoolbraid) perform their difficult to define spoken word song, “a unique fusion of song and spoken word”. They join Vancouver's Beth Southwell singing with a fire in her soul and her heart in hand. Doors open at 8 on Wednesday April 1st at The Media Club for an exciting evening of VIOLET FEMMES/RPW RECORDS MUSIC. Tickets are $10 at the door. This is a great night in the making, charismatic women performing in a variety of genres. "A very exciting, eclectic collection of creatively engaging women" Violet Femmes features the best and the brightest of women performers from Vancouver and beyond. THis show features Alaska's Marian Call, and AURAL Heather, both from Violet Femmes Vol 2 and Beth Southwell from Violet Femmes Vol 1 Marian Call http://www.myspace.com/mariancall "...If I were a betting man, I would put my money on Marian Call. Vanilla is a Certified Desert Island Disc, and any other awards or monikers you can think to throw its way. It's the best thing I've heard thus far in 2008, and is one of the three best debut albums I've ever heard. Remember the day and time when you first heard about Marian Call, and get on the bandwagon soon. This star is going to burn bright." - Wildy Haskell, music reviewer & pop culture blogger AURAL Heather is Heather Haley and Roderick Shoolbraid. http://www.heatherhaley.com An interesting twist on poetry, AURAL Heather has taken an artform to higher levels of cool. Pulling no punches, AURAL Heather drops the truth on a diverse array of controversial topics relevant to society. Doing it with an undeniable allure, lead poet Haley's voice is both sensual and intriguing delivering the real to you without apology. For most, this form of artistic release may be quite new. The artists have been plying their craft in the underground scene for years, but do yourself a favor and open your ears and mind to a complex and intriguing ageless artform. AURAL Heather has fashioned a unique style of melding some very cool musical production with haunting realities communicated in memorable, sensual and haunting vocal stylings. The core musical aspects of this act are the essence of cool, ... http://www.catask.com Beth Southwell Beth writes with a lyrical honesty and sings with a rare sincerity and selflessness. Beth has toured the UK, Taiwan and British Columbia, recorded three albums and is currently working on another solo project. http://www.myspace.com/bethsouthwell All artists are available for interviews. CDs are available on request. Complimentary passes are available for members of the media, so please email me if you would like to attend the show About the Violet Femmes CD compilation project. Violet Femmes Volume 2 is the second Violet Femmes compilation CD released by RPW Records, and features 19 talented women from around the world. There is rock, country, singer/songwriter, pop and more. The music is as diverse as the soil these women spring from. This CD is a gathering of strong women artists of all ages and from all walks of life. Pam Southwell and RPW Records, the creators of the project, have been hosting Showcases in Vancouver to promote and support the women on the CD’s. Last year artists came from Denmark, Venuezuela, Las Vegas and Toronto to perform at the East Cultural Centre and Firehall Arts Centre as well as at New Music West 08 RPW Records also supports women artists not on the compilation CDS., including BC artists in the showcase concerts as well as the women on Volumes 1 and 2. http://www.myspace.com/violetfemmes http://violetfemmesmusic.blogspot.com Aural Heather on COOP RadioLast night Aural Heather's Heather Haley was on The Storytelling Show on CFRO 102.7 fm COOP radio. She spoke of her inspirations and performance experiences and we heard tracks from the new cd Princess Nut as well as one from Surfing Seasons. It was a great night Heather will be performing at the Violet Femmes Showcase on April 1st at the MEDIA Club in Vancouver
Violet Femmes Vol 2 CD Release March 10thJoin us at the Media Club on Cambie St in Vancouver BC on Tuesday March 10th for the CD Release of Violet Femmes Vol 2.
Pauline Kyllonen from Kelowna will be in town for the show. Her track, Unlucky, is the first single off this compilation CD featuring women from around the world. Here is a little info on Pauline as found in her recent review by Nancy Dunham in the Indie Music Magazine Pauline Kyllonen may hail from Canada, but her sound is right out of Nashville, or Texas, or maybe Arizona. Suffice to say she's got the Folk/Americana/Country sound down pat and has the talent to make the most of it. What sets Kyllonen apart from others is the simplicity with which she showcases the music. Her strong yet wistful voice is the main instrument on these tracks, never overwhelmed by complex instrumentation or too slick production. Think of a cleaner, less fussy musical version of Lucinda Williams and you'll be on the right track. Vancouver's Joanna Chapman Smith will also be performing songs from her newly released CD. Joanna Chapman-Smith is a sassy singer-songwriter who writes about the contraries of Right/Wrong and Mind/Body with humour and sophistication. Inspired by William Blake's, "The Marriage of Heaven & Hell", Joanna's songs look at oppositions that exist within the human spirit. Appropriately, "Contraries" is the title of Chapman-Smith's second solo album (2009). A third special guest has yet to be confirmed. New myspace songs posted and new VF website updates.
There are new songs posted on myspace.com/violetfemmes. Take a listen to Addie Loy, Lorraine Reid, Lisa J Carman, Jean Greer McCarthy and Laura RoppeAlso the official website has been updated and loo...
Pauline gets airplay on CBC's ON THE COAST and Mountainfest gig.
Pauline's performance at Mountainfest confirmed and more..March 25, 2009 - Happy Spring - Pauline's performance at Mountainfest confirmed and more...FINALLY!! HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE! It seems like it ...
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  Violet Femmes Volume 1 features 18 women from around the world gathered together on one wonderful CD. Volume 2 is due for release in November 2008   |
