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.

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.

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.

 

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.

RPW artist 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.

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...

Great news about RPW artists AURAL Heather.


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"

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, ...

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