Fredag Live presents Allison Crowe

[Fredag]

Following an outstanding performance at Glasgows Ramshorn

Theatre Canadian singer songwriter Allison Crowe continues her debut

Scottish tour with a performance at Aberdeen's Cowdray Hall.

November 3 - Aberdeen, Cowdray Hall

with special guest, singer-songwriter Billie Woods

8pm; Tickets: 8/6conc

Allison Crowe, singularly exciting rock vocalist/pianist, releases her

newest album, This Little Bird, this month - and visits Scotland for a

trio of concert dates as part of Glasgow's Big, Big World and the giant,

UK-wide, Oxjam Festival.

In this age of "tepid troubadors", it's so refreshing to discover a

vocalist and pianist who rocks with the vigor of a prime Little Richard,

Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino or Bruce Springsteen. It's even more

remarkable when the musician, advancing on a trail marked by spirits as

diverse as Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, The Beatles and Eddie Vedder,

holds to the creative integrity of Ani DiFranco and Joni Mitchell.

As different as is wild salmon from farm salmon, it's rare to find a

great young talent today who not only is swimming upstream, but, also,

one who is succeeding on all levels.

Singularly exciting, Allison Crowe releases her newest album, This

Little Bird, this month. Music blog Muruch says: "I can honestly and

without hesitation say that it is my favourite album of 2006" ~ noting,

"I received an advance copy of Allison Crowe's This Little Bird, and it

is the best thing I've heard in a very long time. I'll post a review

once I get the final product, but I haven't wanted to listen to and

immerse myself in an album so intensely since I first heard Antony & The

Johnsons... if the music blogiverse has any taste at all, Allison Crowe

will be the new artist to be pimped out everywhere."

Here's a selection of songs heard on This Little Bird:

Now ~ www.allisoncrowe.com/06TLBNow.mp3

Effortless ~ www.allisoncrowe.com/01TLBEffortless.mp3

Skeletons and Spirits ~ www.allisoncrowe.com/02TLBSkeletonsandSpirits.mp3

A Case of You - www.allisoncrowe.com/03TLBACaseofYou.mp3

This Little Bird - www.allisoncrowe.com/12BLTThisLittleBird.mp3

Immediately following this album's release, Allison Crowe flies from

Canada to the UK to launch a series of concert dates - with a trio of

performances scheduled for Scotland. Teaming up with Edinburgh-based

Fredag Music Group, Allison Crowe will entertain audiences in Glasgow,

Aberdeen and Dundee.

These international showcases featuring Allison Crowe are presented by

Fredag Live part of Fredag Music Group ( www.fredagmusicgroup.com ),

is a new breed of music company dedicated to developing and promoting

new artists. Crowe's Glasgow appearance is also thanks to Billy Kelly of

Soundsfine, placing her in the line-up for this year's Big Big World Festival.

Here is the full tour itinerary:

This Little Bird - UK & Ireland 2006 Tour - for Oxjam

October 26 - Glasgow, Ramshorn Theatre (Big, Big World Festival)

October 29 - Liverpool, Heart and Soul

November 1 - Dublin, Bewley's Caf Theatre

November 3 - Aberdeen, Cowdray Hall

November 4 - Dundee, Chaplaincy Centre

Allison Crowe, with special guest, singer-songwriter Billie Woods,

performs as part of Oxjam ( http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam ) - Oxfam's

biggest, most ambitious, music event ever. Oxjam is partnered with Pulse

Rated Radio among media outlets and endorsed by such artists as Scissor

Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, De La Soul, Kaiser Chiefs, Magic Numbers,

Badly Drawn Boy,

Goldfrapp and lots more, mostly independent, musicians "from John o'

Groats to Lands End".

Allison Crowe gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the

Government of British Columbia - enabling her tour to combine with

Oxjam. Oxfam GB is a registered charity (no 202918) & a member of Oxjam

International. Oxfam works with others to find lasting solutions to

poverty and suffering - visit Oxfam.org.uk to learn more about their

work.

Music and more @ www.allisoncrowe.com

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