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Allison Brown

About Me

…. Allison Brown likes her religion a little bit dirty, her country music with a little bit of syrup and keeps her folk as dusty as the ol’ cabin floor. With tales of broken hearts and bad weather, her sweet and powerful singing expresses her enduring character with a striking honesty. Allison brings her truest self to the stage in a refreshing conversation with the audience. ************************************************************ ** … After a performance hiatus in 2008, Allison has reconstructed her repertoire and will be recording the follow-up to her recently re-issued as a limited edition debut recording “Everything That Shined”. Looking ahead to a fall release date, the new album will feature Allison’s newest originals alongside favourite “New Old Songs” from Allison’s hatful of roots, traditional, country, blues and classic folk repertoire. Allison is eagerly anticipating sessions at the home studio of master of musical tradition, David Essig, on BC’s Protection Island and her eleven-date Greyhound Bus tour all the way back to London. ************************************************************ ** Dedicated to sharing folk music with the community, she is also the host of "For The Folk", every Wednesday night from 8:30 to 10pm, on London's CHRW Radio 94.9fm. She also works at GROOVES Records where she surrounds herself with all the divine vinyl and indie new releases her ears can hear while supplying London’s urban artists with high-grade graffiti paint. Allison also crochets, reads Canadian novels and rides her bike “Pearl” along the Thames River. ********************************************************** Allison tours regularly through Ontario and has also performed in Manitoba, B.C, and Quebec; both as a soloist and with many other musical friends. Allison was featured part of the wildly successful yearly Ontario adventure; "The Girls With Glasses Tour", with songwriters Evalyn Parry, Eve Goldberg, and Karyn Ellis for the past four winters, but this year, focused on other sights, will not be appearing except for the tour’s stop in London. A country warbler at heart, Ms. Brown lended vocals to London's bluegrass quartet "The Goin' Concern" at festivals, backyard parties and the ruckus raised on Bluegrass Sunday night every week at the Alex P Keaton for over three years. ************************************************************ **** CONTACT ALLISON at [email protected] for more information!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/05/2005
Band Website: http://www.allisonbrown.ca
Band Members: Sometimes solo, sometimes with folks like Dan Henshall on Mandolin & Banjo, Mary Ashton on Fiddle, Jedd House on Upright Bass, Anna Atkinson on Violin, Erin Gignac on harmonies and a cast of a thousand other musical characters...!
Influences: Carole King, Perth County Conspiracy, Darlene, Kris Delmhorst, Karen Bergquist (Over The Rhine), Two Dollar Bill and The Bad Pennies, Shannon McNally, Willie P Bennett, Be Good Tanyas, Bonnie Raitt, Bill Monroe, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Lonesome Lefty, Del McCoury, Rheostatics, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Maria Muldaur, The Staple Singers, Jolie Holland, Gillian Welch, people I meet at jams and PENNY LANG.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

London & Toronto with SALTCOATS !

................ YOU are invited to attend.... A double bill concert featuringS A L T C O A T S !.... With special guests&.... .... Allison Brown & Co..... Thursday, July 9th.... ...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:16:00 GMT

JUNE GIGS with The Rusty Halos!

All kinds of fun stuff happenin' for me in June including another Stadium performance of O Canada for the Relay For Life Cancer Fundraiser at TD Waterhouse Stadium... a folky old-tyme gig with Mary As...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

LOOKING FOR GIGS OUT WEST...!

... just dusted off my flyin' shoes after a loop around Ontario all the way through Toronto, east on 7 and around Peterborough (several times), up 41 to Pembroke for JEN COLEMAN and MICHAEL DAVIDSON's...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Sudbury and TourONTO...!

Braving the big city, the great white north AND the hockey playoffs for FOUR shows in MAY...!TOUR-ONTO..!& Ok.. well maybe its just a Tour-Parkdale but its a start&!  Thursday, May 7th  THE L...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:25:00 GMT

Record Store Day, Solo Shows and MORE!

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Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:18:00 GMT

Springin With The Rusty Halos!

The RUSTY HALOS mark the first day of SPRING with a serenade from the choir loft of the Black Shire Pub (519-433-7737, 511 Talbot St) on Friday, March 20th in a floral explosion withspecial guest bass...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT

SOLO show at COFFEE CULTURE March 5th!

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Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:13:00 GMT

The Rusty Halos Need Myspace Friends!

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Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Girls With Glasses - February 7th, Landon Library!

................ .... YOU Are Invited To Join.... ......Girls With Glasses.... Eve Goldberg, Evalyn Parry & Karyn Ellis ...... With special opening guest Allison Brown.... ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:12:00 GMT

The Rusty Halos Live At Phog 2007 on Sale at GROOVES!

Howdy Folks! Just a note to let yall's know that the LIVE RECORDINGof our 2007 Phog Reunion show is available for $5.99 down at GROOVES(353 Clarence St, 519-640-6714)...!The 12 track CD recorded by Ma...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:47:00 GMT