RPW Records Blog http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm Tue, 17 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com Two Tall Women, Pamela Sunshine and Beth Southwell, all have shows at the BC Buds Spring Arts Fair. http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=975364 Nothing would be the same without spring in Vancouver or <a href="http://www.firehallartscentre.ca/onstage.php" target="_new">BC Buds. Each and every May long weekend for seven seasons this inventive arts fair showcases all that makes the west coast what it is - a vibrant, creative, driving force. Mark you calendars and take in dance, theatre, music, play readings and more! BC BUDS allows established and emerging artists to present new and experimental work while giving audiences an opportunity to explore and experience the arts in informal and unorthodox settings. Enjoy theatre, dance, music and inter-disciplinary arts making magic and mayhem with performances taking place in the Firehall Arts Centre's stairwells, courtyard, hallways and on bicycles, while other artists perform outdoors, on sidewalks and in vans. <a href="http://bethsouthwel.blogspot.com" target="_new">Beth Southwell is performing on Friday night, May 20th, in the Studio. She starts at 8:30 and had a special guest in store. Beth's new CD will be out in August and is being released by RPW Records. <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/twotallwomen" target="_new">Two Tall Women are performing on Saturday night, May 21st, in the Theatre. Their show starts and 7:00 and Pam and Beth will be joined by Sacha Levin on djembe and cajon. TTW have lots of new songs and a few of the old favourites to share at BC Buds. <a href="http://www.pamelasunshine.com" target="_new">Pamela Sunshine will be joined by Beth to sing songs from her award winning children's CD, Growing Up Green. Instruments will be available for kids of all ages to play along. Pamela is performing on the new patio deck on Saturday and Sunday. Here are the schedules for more information. BC Buds Friday Schedule <a href="http://www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Friday_May20.pdf" target="_new">www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Friday_May20.pdf BC Buds Saturday Schedule<a href="http://www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Saturday_May21.pdf" target="_new"> www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Saturday_May21.pdf BC Buds Sunday Schedule <a href="http://www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Sunday_May22.pdf" target="_new">www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Sunday_May22.pdf Nothing would be the same without spring in Vancouver or BC Buds. Each and every May long weekend for seven seasons this inventive arts fair showcases all that makes the west coast what it is - a vibrant, creative, driving force. Mark you calendars and take in dance, theatre, music, play readings and more!

BC BUDS allows established and emerging artists to present new and experimental work while giving audiences an opportunity to explore and experience the arts in informal and unorthodox settings.

Enjoy theatre, dance, music and inter-disciplinary arts making magic and mayhem with performances taking place in the Firehall Arts Centre's stairwells, courtyard, hallways and on bicycles, while other artists perform outdoors, on sidewalks and in vans.

Beth Southwell is performing on Friday night, May 20th, in the Studio. She starts at 8:30 and had a special guest in store. Beth's new CD will be out in August and is being released by RPW Records.

Two Tall Women are performing on Saturday night, May 21st, in the Theatre. Their show starts and 7:00 and Pam and Beth will be joined by Sacha Levin on djembe and cajon. TTW have lots of new songs and a few of the old favourites to share at BC Buds.

Pamela Sunshine will be joined by Beth to sing songs from her award winning children's CD, Growing Up Green. Instruments will be available for kids of all ages to play along. Pamela is performing on the new patio deck on Saturday and Sunday.

Here are the schedules for more information.
BC Buds Friday Schedule www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Friday_May20.pdf

BC Buds Saturday Schedule www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Saturday_May21.pdf

BC Buds Sunday Schedule www.firehallartscentre.ca/BCBuds2011_Sunday_May22.pdf
]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT CF73926B25E7F5DAF9F2A6B4B88EA657 Pamela Sunshine shares Growing Up Green at Earth Run on North Shore http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=927033 The <a href="http://www.earthrun.com/northshore.html " target="_new">Earth Run North Shore is happening on Sunday April 24th RPW's&nbsp; Pamela Sunshine will be singing songs from Growing UP Green at 11:10 just before the Kids Easter Egg Hunt. It is the perfect place to be sharing her upbeat songs on an environmental theme. This will be a great day for getting out and joining with others to improve community and celebrate Earth Day and Easter, all at once. The Earth Run Foundation is a charitable organization with a mandate to bring people together to...ward building a sustainable future. By engaging the private and public sector, we raise awareness and funding for local environmental organizations. Through funding local initiatives, we help people improve the quality of life in their communities and for all residents on the planet. Cities around the world big or small can host an Earth Run by organizing a 5 or 10K community run/walk. Earth Run's core values centre on bringing people together to create awareness and support for local environmental initiatives that help: * build green communities * protect wilderness environments * protect wildlife * promote sustainable lifestyles So come on out and have a great time in Ambleside Park. Enjoy the beauty of the North Shore. The Earth Run North Shore is happening on Sunday April 24th
RPW's  Pamela Sunshine will be singing songs from Growing UP Green at 11:10 just before the Kids Easter Egg Hunt. It is the perfect place to be sharing her upbeat songs on an environmental theme.
This will be a great day for getting out and joining with others to improve community and celebrate Earth Day and Easter, all at once.

The Earth Run Foundation is a charitable organization with a mandate to bring people together to...ward building a sustainable future. By engaging the private and public sector, we raise awareness and funding for local environmental organizations.

Through funding local initiatives, we help people improve the quality of life in their communities and for all residents on the planet. Cities around the world big or small can host an Earth Run by organizing a 5 or 10K community run/walk.

Earth Run's core values centre on bringing people together to create awareness and support for local environmental initiatives that help:

* build green communities
* protect wilderness environments
* protect wildlife
* promote sustainable lifestyles

So come on out and have a great time in Ambleside Park. Enjoy the beauty of the North Shore.
]]> Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:41:44 GMT 73323953A1DB1ABB4DC042AADFCD8DC0 Heather Haley hosts See The Voice-Vancouver International Poetry Festival http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=927028 RPW artist and Vancouver poet, author and media artist Heather Haley is the host and curator of Visible Verse&nbsp; She will present a special evening devoted to videopoetry and film from around the world. A wild ride of works &ndash; varying tremendously in budget, style, theme, and length &ndash; the program features both new and established voices. Described as &ldquo;brawny and uncompromising&rdquo; by the Westender, Haley is known for her artistic fluidity and unwillingness to be bound by the conventions of genre, discipline or media. Her showcase explores an artistic perspective starkly different from traditional conceptions of poetry, and in this way is a perfect fit with the festival&rsquo;s intention of displaying not only the present state of spoken word, but its future. Friday, April 22 &middot; 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Roots Lounge, 1025 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC For the full schedule you can check out Heather's blog One Life at <a href="http://www.heatherhaley.com" target="_new">www.heatherhaley.com For more information on the Vancouver International Poetry Festival check out their <a href="http://www.vancouverpoetryfestival.com" target="_new">website. RPW artist and Vancouver poet, author and media artist Heather Haley is the host and curator of Visible Verse  She will present a special evening devoted to videopoetry and film from around the world. A wild ride of works – varying tremendously in budget, style, theme, and length – the program features both new and established voices.

Described as “brawny and uncompromising” by the Westender, Haley is known for her artistic fluidity and unwillingness to be bound by the conventions of genre, discipline or media.

Her showcase explores an artistic perspective starkly different from traditional conceptions of poetry, and in this way is a perfect fit with the festival’s intention of displaying not only the present state of spoken word, but its future.

Friday, April 22 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Roots Lounge, 1025 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

For the full schedule you can check out Heather's blog One Life at www.heatherhaley.com

For more information on the Vancouver International Poetry Festival check out their website.

]]> Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:34:02 GMT A59A49A2154A70F19D950AF057C2A49C Heather Haley, WILD WOMAN @ the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=872865 Heather Haley, is appearing at WILD WOMAN @ the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival on Sunday, April 3 from 11:00am - 2:00pm. Come on down to the Auburn Saloon at #163, 115 &ndash; 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB Heather is also one of the featured artists in the Spoken Word Workbook to be launched at the festival. For more information on the WILD WOMEN event visit the <a href="http://www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com/Events/event7.html" target="_new">Calgary Spoken Word Festival site. The artists appearing alongside Vancouver's Heather Haley are Jen Kunlire (Calgary), Mary Pinkoski (Edmonton), Monica Caldeiro (Barcelona) w/ Eliz Robert,&nbsp; Elyse Maltin (Toronto) and Deanna Smith (Montreal). What a hot line-up. What a way to wake-up! Women with something to say and unique ways to say it. A festival favourite&mdash;story circle woman song with a twist! Passion in the morning, and champagne and coffee. The 8th Annual Calgary Spoken Word Festival is on&nbsp;is on from March 29 &ndash; April 16, presenting the most eclectic and exotic collection of Spoken Word artists in Banff &amp; Calgary. With one of the hottest line ups they have had, this festival will storm the area with phenomenal poetry! With artists such as John Giorno, Sheri-D Wilson, Quincy Troupe, Robert Priest, George Elliott Clarke, Paul Dutton, Christian B&ouml;k, bill bissett, Brian Brett and many more! This year&rsquo;s Festival welcomes the launch of the Spoken Word Workbook: inspiration from poets who teach &ndash; the 1st Spoken Word book and connected interactive website of its kind for Spoken Word enthusiasts to play and learn more, featuring 28 of the biggest names from across North America. Performances. Panels. Discussions. School Visits. Workshops. Something for everyone! For tickets, call 403.686.4292 or visit: <a href="http://www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com" target="_new">www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com Heather Haley, is appearing at WILD WOMAN @ the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival on Sunday, April 3 from 11:00am - 2:00pm. Come on down to the Auburn Saloon at #163, 115 – 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB

Heather is also one of the featured artists in the Spoken Word Workbook to be launched at the festival.

For more information on the WILD WOMEN event visit the Calgary Spoken Word Festival site.

The artists appearing alongside Vancouver's Heather Haley are Jen Kunlire (Calgary), Mary Pinkoski (Edmonton), Monica Caldeiro (Barcelona) w/ Eliz Robert,  Elyse Maltin (Toronto) and Deanna Smith (Montreal).

What a hot line-up. What a way to wake-up! Women with something to say and unique ways to say it. A festival favourite—story circle woman song with a twist! Passion in the morning, and champagne and coffee.

The 8th Annual Calgary Spoken Word Festival is on is on from March 29 – April 16, presenting the most eclectic and exotic collection of Spoken Word artists in Banff & Calgary. With one of the hottest line ups they have had, this festival will storm the area with phenomenal poetry! With artists such as John Giorno, Sheri-D Wilson, Quincy Troupe, Robert Priest, George Elliott Clarke, Paul Dutton, Christian Bök, bill bissett, Brian Brett and many more! This year’s Festival welcomes the launch of the Spoken Word Workbook: inspiration from poets who teach – the 1st Spoken Word book and connected interactive website of its kind for Spoken Word enthusiasts to play and learn more, featuring 28 of the biggest names from across North America. Performances. Panels. Discussions. School Visits. Workshops. Something for everyone! For tickets, call 403.686.4292 or visit: www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com



]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:19:40 GMT C0589CAD45AF7669591262057A1303DA Pam Carr at More Crumbs. http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=872842 Saturday, April 2nd will see Pam performing at More Crumbs in Maple Ridge from 1-3. Pam has been working on her new EP and will be playing some of her new/old songs at this charming cafe. Great food and warm company will be the perfect place for this April afternoon. Pam is happily building her <a href="http://www.pamcarrmusic.com" target="_new">music site so drop on over and check it out. You are also invited to join Pam on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pamcarrmusic" target="_new">facebook where you can also listen to her songs on the Band Profile tab, where you will find the music player. Saturday, April 2nd will see Pam performing at More Crumbs in Maple Ridge from 1-3. Pam has been working on her new EP and will be playing some of her new/old songs at this charming cafe. Great food and warm company will be the perfect place for this April afternoon.
Pam is happily building her music site so drop on over and check it out. You are also invited to join Pam on facebook where you can also listen to her songs on the Band Profile tab, where you will find the music player.
]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:06:04 GMT A7EFD43822CCCA6C4C2736D7F1475B4C Heather Haley w/ Visible Verse @ Word Storm! http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=783966 Host and curator of the Visible Verse Festival, Heather Haley will present a program of videopoems selected from 10 years of archives, including one or two works of her own. Heather will be performing on Monday, Feb 28th at Word Storm reading series @ Acme Food Co. 14 Commercial Street Nanaimo, BC For more information on the Word Storm contact: David Fraser ascentaspirations@shaw.ca Host and curator of the Visible Verse Festival, Heather Haley will present a program of videopoems selected from 10 years of archives, including one or two works of her own.
Heather will be performing on Monday, Feb 28th at Word Storm reading series @ Acme Food Co.
14 Commercial Street
Nanaimo, BC
For more information on the Word Storm contact:
David Fraser
ascentaspirations@shaw.ca
]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:53:03 GMT BD9AA5DDE47E1ABB88689AA8ED8F21FE Pam Carr performing at the Richmond Cultural Centre, Saturday, February 5th http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=727677 <a href="http://www.pamcarrmusic.com" target="_new">Pam Carr is looking forward to performing as part of the Musical Expressions concert series in Richmond on Feb 5th. Musical Expressions, is produced by Cherelle Jardine, and showcases local and national touring artists. Now in its 7th year, the series runs October to June at the Cultural Centre and July and August at Britannia Heritage Shipyard. For more information <a href="http://www.cherellejardine.com " target="_new">www.cherellejardine.com Pam's songs reflect her life's journey from the first time she sang in the folk clubs of England at age 19, through motherhood and family towards her life view, 'embrace change and joy'. The one thing you can count on is change, so it&rsquo;s important to let it in. Pam Carr has been writing songs for over 35 years and this evening&rsquo;s music will tell the story of her journey through the songs she has written. It&rsquo;s a wonderful way to document life. Pam is currently recording an EP &ndash; a selection of songs written over the years. Pam lives in Vancouver and is active in the music industry. She also performs as Pamela Sunshine for children. Accompanying Pam Carr - Beth Southwell on Accordian, Penny whistle and Harmonies, and Sacha Levin on Djembe Drum, Cajon (box drum) and percussion instruments RICHMOND CULTURAL CENTRE 7700 Minoru Gate (beside library) Saturday, February 5th Doors open at 7:30pm Show time 8:00pm Tickets $11.00 (available only at the Cultural Centre) For more concert information visit http://cherellejardine.com Pam Carr is looking forward to performing as part of the Musical Expressions concert series in Richmond on Feb 5th.
Musical Expressions, is produced by Cherelle Jardine, and showcases local and national touring artists. Now in its 7th year, the series runs October to June at the Cultural Centre and July and August at Britannia Heritage Shipyard. For more information www.cherellejardine.com

Pam's songs reflect her life's journey from the first time she sang in the folk clubs of England at age 19, through motherhood and family towards her life view, 'embrace change and joy'. The one thing you can count on is change, so it’s important to let it in.

Pam Carr has been writing songs for over 35 years and this evening’s music will tell the story of her journey through the songs she has written. It’s a wonderful way to document life. Pam is currently recording an EP – a selection of songs written over the years. Pam lives in Vancouver and is active in the music industry. She also performs as Pamela Sunshine for children.

Accompanying Pam Carr - Beth Southwell on Accordian, Penny whistle and Harmonies, and Sacha Levin on Djembe Drum, Cajon (box drum) and percussion instruments

RICHMOND CULTURAL CENTRE
7700 Minoru Gate (beside library)
Saturday, February 5th
Doors open at 7:30pm Show time 8:00pm
Tickets $11.00 (available only at the Cultural Centre)
For more concert information visit http://cherellejardine.com

]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:20:00 GMT BE2C0C8B818EFA45EC413721B6ACBC43 Heather Haley at The Summer Dreams Festival http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=393644 Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21/22, I'm reading at the Summer Dreams Festival and facilitating W O R D Games, my poetry writing workshop for kids. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:03:38 GMT A8971DD45B103C8578A245431E57E298 The Siren of Howe Sound, Heather Haley, at The Shebeen Club http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=393626 Who: The Siren of Howe Sound, Heather Haley What: A night of multimedia delights celebrating the recent publication of Three Blocks West of Wonderland. When: Monday, August 16, from 7pm-9pm Where: The Shebeen, behind the Irish Heather, 212 Carrall Street As always, $20 buys you dinner and a drink and some of the finest literary company this city has to offer. No RSVP is required, but it&rsquo;s appreciated so we have a rough idea of whether we need to reserve the snug or to lay in crowd control! Click here to RSVP on Facebook. Join us as we celebrate the release of Heather Haley&rsquo;s latest book of poetry, Three Blocks West of Wonderland. Heather is both the digital AND actual troubadour of the West Coast, from Bowen Island to Venice Beach, and for the first time she&rsquo;ll be bringing her multimedia performance experience to the Shebeen Club. There will be poetry. There will be prose. There will be beauty. There may be song. And there WILL be videopoems, a dynamic new genre that seems to have sprung fully formed from the forehead of the Siren of Howe Sound herself. We&rsquo;re very proud to help celebrate a pivotal local literatus&rsquo;s latest launch! And that&rsquo;s my allotment of &ldquo;L&rsquo;s&rdquo; for the week right there. Poet, author, musician and media artist Heather Haley pushes boundaries by creatively integrating disciplines, genres and media. Published in numerous journals and anthologies including Geist and The Verse Map of Vancouver, her poetry collections Sideways (Anvil Press) and Three Blocks West of Wonderland (Ekstasis Editions) have been described as &ldquo;supple and unusual,&rdquo; &ldquo;brawny and uncompromising.&rdquo;
What: A night of multimedia delights celebrating the recent publication of Three Blocks West of Wonderland.

When: Monday, August 16, from 7pm-9pm

Where: The Shebeen, behind the Irish Heather, 212 Carrall Street

As always, $20 buys you dinner and a drink and some of the finest literary company this city has to offer. No RSVP is required, but it’s appreciated so we have a rough idea of whether we need to reserve the snug or to lay in crowd control! Click here to RSVP on Facebook.

Join us as we celebrate the release of Heather Haley’s latest book of poetry, Three Blocks West of Wonderland. Heather is both the digital AND actual troubadour of the West Coast, from Bowen Island to Venice Beach, and for the first time she’ll be bringing her multimedia performance experience to the Shebeen Club. There will be poetry. There will be prose. There will be beauty. There may be song. And there WILL be videopoems, a dynamic new genre that seems to have sprung fully formed from the forehead of the Siren of Howe Sound herself.

We’re very proud to help celebrate a pivotal local literatus’s latest launch! And that’s my allotment of “L’s” for the week right there.

Poet, author, musician and media artist Heather Haley pushes boundaries by creatively integrating disciplines, genres and media. Published in numerous journals and anthologies including Geist and The Verse Map of Vancouver, her poetry collections Sideways (Anvil Press) and Three Blocks West of Wonderland (Ekstasis Editions) have been described as “supple and unusual,” “brawny and uncompromising.”


]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:50:00 GMT EC9C415464D8FAFC83DA2187CBA4BD44 Heather Haley @ Saturday Afternoon Poetry in Pasadena http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=70190 Heather Haley is returning to LA to perform poems from her new book &quot;Three Blocks West Of Wonderland,&quot; dedicated to the memory of Peter Haskell. RPW's &quot;Canadian national treasure,&quot; will be at Pasadena Public Library on Sept 26th at 3:00. Heather is the author of the forthcoming Three Blocks West of Wonderland and Sideways, described as &quot;brawny and uncompromising&quot; and &ldquo;supple and unusual.&rdquo; Check out her&nbsp; AURAL Heather spoken word song CD 'Princess Nut' and download the songs right here at <a href="./auralheather.cfm">RPW. Heather Haley is returning to LA to perform poems from her new book "Three Blocks West Of Wonderland," dedicated to the memory of Peter Haskell.
RPW's "Canadian national treasure," will be at Pasadena Public Library on Sept 26th at 3:00.
Heather is the author of the forthcoming Three Blocks West of Wonderland and Sideways, described as "brawny and uncompromising" and “supple and unusual.”
Check out her  AURAL Heather spoken word song CD 'Princess Nut' and download the songs right here at RPW.
]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:20:00 GMT D7A516FFE80AE63B7EAD8C561D1B3C69 Violet Femmes Showcase at Cafe Deux Soleils http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=70174 Sylvia Patricia, Billy The Kid and Beth Southwell are lighting up the stage at the Cafe Deux Soleils on Sat. Sept 12th. CDS is at 2096 Commercial Drive and tickets are $7 or PWYC. Brazil's Sylvia Patricia joins with Vancouver's Billy The Kid and Beth Southwell for a magical mingling of musical cultures. Sylvia Patricia <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &quot;8cc5da9baeca6f22bd840c4347e918d9&quot;, event)" href="http://www.sylviapatricia.com.br/en/">http://www.sylviapatricia.com.br/en/ All the way from Brazil, Sylvia Patricia is touring in support of her fifth CD&uml; NO RADIO DA MINHA CABE&Ccedil;A.&uml; One of most important composer and singer from Bahia-Brazil, with a really unique personal style, she mixes Bossa Nova and Brazilian Rhythms with Blues, Jazz, Rock and R&amp;B, as well as doses of Latin music. With her sensual, deep voice, and her versatility as a singer, ranging from whisper to wild chords, Sylvia Patricia was the first Bahian singer to receive the Sharp Prize. Sylvia Patricia feels comfortable within any musical style being both an academic musician and a popular singer. She studied composing and conducting, classical guitar, piano and even classical Indian music. Born in Salvador, with indigenous blood she uses the music to talk of love and life&rsquo;s ups and downs in the metropolis, of sprawling cities that don&rsquo;t ever stop growing but all from an upbeat female viewpoint. Billy The Kid <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &quot;8cc5da9baeca6f22bd840c4347e918d9&quot;, event)" href="http://www.myspace.com/billythekid">http://www.myspace.com/billythekid &ldquo;Precociously gifted.&rdquo; The Georgia Straight &ldquo;One of Canada&rsquo;s rising stars.&rdquo; - See Magazine &quot;Prolific and incredibly talented.&quot; - The Leader-Post &ldquo;Billy is a DIY poster girl.&rdquo; - Vue Weekly 'Lost &ndash; a phenomenon, not a trend.&quot; - The Cambridge Voice &quot;It's not enough to say that Billy The Kid is a talented artist. It isn't enough to say she's successful. It isn't even enough to say that Billy and her band of Lost Boys have a stage&ndash;presence worth seeing over and over again. Billy the Kid exemplifies the essence of the independent spirit, charisma and inspiration for artists on the rise or for those hoping for the chance to make it that far. &quot; - Echo Weekly Beth Southwell <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &quot;8cc5da9baeca6f22bd840c4347e918d9&quot;, event)" href="http://www.myspace.com/bethsouthwell">http://www.myspace.com/bethsouthwell Beth has just returned from touring the Okanagan. This world traveller writes songs from her experiences of life and living. Songs from her journeys to France, Ireland and Taiwan intermingle with those of personal experience. Her songs speak of truths and easily relate to others.

Sylvia Patricia, Billy The Kid and Beth Southwell are lighting up the stage at the Cafe Deux Soleils on Sat. Sept 12th. CDS is at 2096 Commercial Drive and tickets are $7 or PWYC.

Brazil's Sylvia Patricia joins with Vancouver's Billy The Kid and Beth Southwell for a magical mingling of musical cultures.

Sylvia Patricia
http://www.sylviapatricia.com.br/en/
All the way from Brazil, Sylvia Patricia is touring in support of her fifth CD¨ NO RADIO DA MINHA CABEÇA.¨

One of most important composer and singer from Bahia-Brazil, with a really unique personal style, she mixes Bossa Nova and Brazilian Rhythms with Blues, Jazz, Rock and R&B, as well as doses of Latin music.

With her sensual, deep voice, and her versatility as a singer, ranging from whisper to wild chords, Sylvia Patricia was the first Bahian singer to receive the Sharp Prize.
Sylvia Patricia feels comfortable within any musical style being both an academic musician and a popular singer. She studied composing and conducting, classical guitar, piano and even classical Indian music.
Born in Salvador, with indigenous blood she uses the music to talk of love and life’s ups and downs in the metropolis, of sprawling cities that don’t ever stop growing but all from an upbeat female viewpoint.


Billy The Kid
http://www.myspace.com/billythekid
“Precociously gifted.” The Georgia Straight

“One of Canada’s rising stars.” - See Magazine

"Prolific and incredibly talented." - The Leader-Post

“Billy is a DIY poster girl.” - Vue Weekly

'Lost – a phenomenon, not a trend." - The Cambridge Voice

"It's not enough to say that Billy The Kid is a talented artist. It isn't enough to say she's successful. It isn't even enough to say that Billy and her band of Lost Boys have a stage–presence worth seeing over and over again. Billy the Kid exemplifies the essence of the independent spirit, charisma and inspiration for artists on the rise or for those hoping for the chance to make it that far. " - Echo Weekly

Beth Southwell
http://www.myspace.com/bethsouthwell
Beth has just returned from touring the Okanagan.
This world traveller writes songs from her experiences of life and living. Songs from her journeys to France, Ireland and Taiwan intermingle with those of personal experience.
Her songs speak of truths and easily relate to others.]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT 64274A263F4FEC792F202766BB6D09DC WE DREAM FOR JEANNE http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=70172 WE DREAM FOR JEANNE An opportunity to catch AURAL Heather&nbsp; on Friday Sept 18th at Cates Hill Chapel, Bowen Island. It is a special evening concert of love to help Jeanne Robinson beat cancer and has entertainment by Shari Ulrich, Pauline LeBel, AURAL Heather and Spider Robinson along with a host of hot island talent.&nbsp; Start time is 8:00 and more information can be found on <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1156537270899&amp;mid=10588efG2ab5cc18G29f77d3G0#/event.php?eid=123358733098">Facebook. &nbsp; WE DREAM FOR JEANNE
An opportunity to catch AURAL Heather  on Friday Sept 18th at Cates Hill Chapel, Bowen Island. It is a special evening concert of love to help Jeanne Robinson beat cancer and has entertainment by Shari Ulrich, Pauline LeBel, AURAL Heather and Spider Robinson along with a host of hot island talent.  Start time is 8:00 and more information can be found on Facebook.

 

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:55:00 GMT EDB0D4FD142E1712658AECDFD6A444F5 AURAL Heather at &Now Festival in October 09 http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=70169 AURAL Heather&mdash;have been invited to participate in the <a href="http://www.english.buffalo.edu/andnow/cfp.htm">&amp;Now Conference of Innovative Literature and the Literary Arts in Buffalo in October! RPW is excited. SUNY-Buffalo is a poetics Mecca and Kurt says it&rsquo;s competitive venue. AH were selected from over 300 proposals. They are working on a NYC gig and hoping to can get some help with travel expenses. For more information on the &amp;Now visit <a href="http://heatherhaley.com/onelife/?p=227#more-227" target="_new">Heather's Blog and subscribe to get her updates. AURAL Heather—have been invited to participate in the &Now Conference of Innovative Literature and the Literary Arts in Buffalo in October! RPW is excited. SUNY-Buffalo is a poetics Mecca and Kurt says it’s competitive venue. AH were selected from over 300 proposals. They are working on a NYC gig and hoping to can get some help with travel expenses.

For more information on the &Now visit Heather's Blog and subscribe to get her updates.


]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:46:19 GMT 15CCBEEEEC9100EB715BEA256464DE41 Heather Haley at Summer Dreams Festival http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=60385 RPW artist <a href="./auralheather.cfm">Heather Haley will be performing poems from her new book &quot;Three Blocks West Of Wonderland&quot; at the Summer Dreams Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 5:10pm - 5:30pm on the Granville Stage at Lumberman's Arch in Stanley Park, Vancouver BC. Heather Haley will be performing poems from her new book "Three Blocks West Of Wonderland" at the Summer Dreams Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 5:10pm - 5:30pm on the Granville Stage at Lumberman's Arch in Stanley Park, Vancouver BC.]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:56:39 GMT 87DAE9640739313F8FE0263D5BB3F150 Pam and Beth doing their own thing. http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=517791 Beth is off on tour with Bahiyyih. It is the Live to Sing, Sing to Live Tour of Kelowna and Penticton. Details of the tour can be found at RPW RecordsPam is playing several gigs in Vancouver, Red Gall... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT 7E5B57E56023F92698526434560AD8AA Pam and Beth doing their own thing. http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=60112 Beth is off on tour with Bahiyyih. It is the Live to Sing, Sing to Live Tour of Kelowna and Penticton. Details of the tour can be found at RPW RecordsPam is playing several gigs in Vancouver, Red Gall... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT 7DEA7B9238F41A1B0CE6A4F9E076CC33 AURAL Heather at Bowen Island's, Write On Bowen. http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=47518 Great news about RPW artists AURAL Heather. <a href="./auralheather.cfm"> AURAL Heather is the new weather, a unique, sublime fusion of song and spoken word by firey-poet-vocalist Heather Haley and dazzling guitarist-producer, Roderick Shoolbraid. They are perfoming Friday July 10th as part of the opening celebration starting at 7:30 at Cates Hill Chapel. Bowen Island has been inspiring writers for almost a century. Maybe it's the beautiful natural surroundings or maybe it's the welcoming community that gets the creative juices flowing. Either way (or both!), Bowen Island is the place to be for aspiring and experienced writers on the weekend of July 10 to 12. Come spend the day or the whole weekend! All you need to bring is your notebook and your imagination! Sponsored by the Bowen Island Arts Council, Write on Bowen! kicks off at 7:30pm on Friday, July 10 at Cates Hill Chapel with an intense and exciting evening of readings and performances featuring Bowen's own Spider Robinson, Pauline LeBel, AURAL Heather (with Heather Haley and Roderick Shoolbraid), Keath Fraser, Susanna Braund, and Nick Faragher. Heather is also facilitating a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212329960346&amp;ref=ts#/event.php?eid=96708469236&amp;ref=ts">workshop on Sunday July 12th -&quot;SIDEWAYS-Alternatives To Print&quot;

AURAL Heather is the new weather, a unique, sublime fusion of song and spoken word by firey-poet-vocalist Heather Haley and dazzling guitarist-producer, Roderick Shoolbraid.
They are perfoming Friday July 10th as part of the opening celebration starting at 7:30 at Cates Hill Chapel.

Bowen Island has been inspiring writers for almost a century. Maybe it's the beautiful natural surroundings or maybe it's the welcoming community that gets the creative juices flowing. Either way (or both!), Bowen Island is the place to be for aspiring and experienced writers on the weekend of July 10 to 12. Come spend the day or the whole weekend! All you need to bring is your notebook and your imagination!

Sponsored by the Bowen Island Arts Council, Write on Bowen! kicks off at 7:30pm on Friday, July 10 at Cates Hill Chapel with an intense and exciting evening of readings and performances featuring Bowen's own Spider Robinson, Pauline LeBel, AURAL Heather (with Heather Haley and Roderick Shoolbraid), Keath Fraser, Susanna Braund, and Nick Faragher.

Heather is also facilitating a workshop on Sunday July 12th -"SIDEWAYS-Alternatives To Print"
]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:10:00 GMT 7464DCC9F7F440360FB54EA4C1916D0D AIRPLAY on WOMR 92.1 FM for Janet Bates http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=517522 We received an email from WOMR 92.1FM saying they love Violet Femmes Vol 2. It was so kind of them and they are playing Janet Bates song "For All His Wealth" WOMR 92.1FM is Outermost Community Radio, ... Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT F1D7D2C1C218D11930DE3A8A805A22C5 AIRPLAY on WOMR 92.1 FM for Janet Bates http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=49430 We received an email from WOMR 92.1FM saying they love Violet Femmes Vol 2. It was so kind of them and they are playing Janet Bates song "For All His Wealth" WOMR 92.1FM is Outermost Community Radio, ... Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT C47318723C2470C2614A716F93D6AFE9 Merch available now at cafe press http://rpwrecords.com/home.cfm?feature=262966&postid=517523 Our merch link for shirts, hats and travelling mugs, buttons etc is Violet Femmes Shop. Fri, 08 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT BBC7563A29F030D87509182032DD9097