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Kari Tieger

"Nos Mots" is selling well! L'album se vend bien!

About Me

Kari Tieger is a singer/songwriter who writes and sings in both English and French, primarily about spiritual growth and relationships, sharing her unique perspective on life.
Compositions range anywhere from dramatic vampire love songs to short classical mood pieces to songs of hope for the future. She explores life and love, as seen though the eyes of an American francophone.
Primarily a solo performer, Kari is a keyboard/vocalist, and her music is an eclectic blend of contemporary pop with classical, jazz, and New Age influences. She released her debut solo CD in 1998, "Touch of Magic," followed in 2001 by "En francais, s'il te plait," a collection of songs, poetry and instrumentals inspired by her love of French language and culture. For both projects she drew together many talented musicians, to create a diverse and engaging sound.
Next in 2004 Kari released the minimalist five-song CD "Pas de Deux," recorded in Paris that summer, as a preview of her newest album, "Nos Mots." On Valentine's Day of 2007, Kari's most unusual album was born. Produced in collaboration with a French Buddhist monk, "zazen" is an bilingual introduction to zen meditation, with narration and backing music by Kari.
Working with guitarist/bassist Jon Brennan of Shryne and percussionist Ron Schmitt of the Gnomes (and formerly of Pendragon), along with many other guest artists, Kari continues to develop original material for future release. Another album in English is planned, as well as a collection of songs and pieces featuring strings.
-- "NOS MOTS" was officially released on MAY 28th, 2008!!
With fellow composer Kevin Campbell, Kari transcribes, co-arranges, and records on many of his songs, and has served as his co-producer in the studio since 1995. She also teaches piano and encourages her many students to compose.

Soon on the horizon is NIGHTSONG, currently slated for fall of 2008 -- inspired by and based on Kari's 1996 release, "Trilogy of Nightsongs: A Romantic View of Vampires." With Music by Kari and Kevin C. and Book by Jon Brennan, this promises to be an interesting Broadway style musical exploring some vampiric themes. PLEASE STAY TUNED!

A member of ASCAP since 1989 (recipient of numerous popular songwriting awards), the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) since 1991, and Just Plain Folks online since its inception in the late 90s, she was inducted into the Cambridge Who's Who in 2007 as a Recording Artist. Kari has made appearances on RI cable television (Just Plain Folk, Artists/RI, The Don Lincoln Show, Center Stage, Merry Meet) and has performed at many New England festivals, First Night celebrations, Alliance Francaise events, and area coffeehouses.


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My Interests

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Member Since: 8/22/2005
Band Website: "karitieger.com

Band Members:

The Kari Tieger Trio:

Kari Tieger: vocals, keyboards
Jon Brennan: bass guitar
Ron Schmitt: percussion

Other guest artists include:

Paul Gabriel: guitars
Steve LaValley: percussion, flutes
Cathy Jacques: bodhran
Joel Greene: fiddle, mandolin
Lauren Benowitz, violin
Erin Quinton: viola and violin
Barbara Zdravesky: cello
Jeremy Fortier: viola
Scott Lopes: French horn
Rick Nelson: accordion
Katie Waters: flute
& from Shryne:
Andrew Sharp: percussion
Alex Tirrell: keyboard, backing vocals



Check out my latest CD
"Nos Mots"

Check out my CD
“Touch of Magic”

Check out my CD
“En français, s’il te plait”



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KARI TIEGER VIDEOS:

Papier glace (Frozen Paper)
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Suite royale (Royal Suite)
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Valentin
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Tu demeures dans mon coeur

Juste pour le "fun":
Julien Doré - Les Limites (Clip TV2)

Adorable Kitty Nora duets!:

Influences: Elton John, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Dizzy Gillespie, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, Moody Blues, ELP, ELO, Mozart, Bach, Faure, Brel, Piaf, Barbara, Brassens, and too many other influences musically across the board to mention.
Sounds Like: Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Joan Baez
Record Label: Tiger Sound
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Amazing Review in Motif Magazine

Hey guys,Please check out G.W. Mercure's wonderfully kind words about "Nos Mots" in this week's Motif Magazine.  I feel truly honored!  :)here's the link:  http://motifmagazine.net/?q=n...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:01:00 PST

NOS MOTS HAS BEEN RELEASED!

NOS MOTS was officially released on May 28th, 2008!  How to listen to more tracks than I have posted here on myspace?  Go to http://www.cdbaby.com/tieger4.  If you like what you hear, ...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:46:00 PST

Important Advice for Musicians from Derek Sivers

Hello other musical ones.  If you sell your music at cdbaby.com as I do, you will have received this information from Derek in an email.  If you didn't take the time to read it, I'm giving y...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:14:00 PST

Jardin de la reine -- posted by popular demand

In the past month or so I've had a few requests from people asking me when I was going to post Jardin de la Reine (Queen's Garden) on my page.  Since that basically meant replacing Sonatine pour ...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:29:00 PST

Something celestial for the holidays

hello everyoneI'm very excited about this new tune, which will be on the upcoming Nos Mots.  Un ange chante (An Angel Sings) is coming together quite nicely.hope you enjoy it! :)happy holidays to...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:29:00 PST

Rosebud is Back!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I was really missing Rosebud! So I decided to repost it, and here it is.Enjoy!  :)KT...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:55:00 PST

For Art Lovers and Those of You Who've Asked

Some of you are already aware of this, but I'd like to post the URL of a site I created posthumously for my mom's amazing artwork:  http://www.bonniesart.net She did mostly watercolors, though al...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:21:00 PST

Sonatine featured in the Bowed Radio webcast this week!

I'm happy to report that my Sonatine pour violon et piano (Sonatina for violin & piano) is being featured this week in Mark Allender's excellent Bowed Radio webcast.  I'm in great company, wi...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:38:00 PST

Check out this video: Chanson d'amour

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Posted by Kari Tieger on Tue, 29 May 2007 02:41:00 PST

A NEW ZEN CD IS BORN ON VALENTINE'S DAY!

Zazen, delivered on Wednesday February 14th, is my newest musical child, appropriately born on St. Valentine's Day.   It's an introduction to zen meditation with music and narration by yours...
Posted by Kari Tieger on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:52:00 PST