In the small, sweet music scene of Cambridge, MA, Rose has found her niche as a collaborator with artists like Session Americana, Jennifer Kimball, Austin Nevins, the Resophonics, and Brian Webb. Her newest collaboration has been "Sub Rosa: The Secret Society of Friends and (one) Stranger," a sort of curated hoot/open mic Rose hosts once a month at Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Rose toured the UK in January 2008, with Sharon Lewis (formerly of Pooka), in support of a limited-run CD called "Kings and Queens," which featured the pair on piano, guitar and harmonies. In Rose's early career, she toured nationally with "Voices on the Verge," a project featuring Erin McKeown, Jess Klein, Beth Amsel and Rose as a folk-rock quartet. Rose has recently gone mad for making videos with her friends, most notably her duet videos with Rose Cousins of Halifax (see below).
Still, there are times when Rose finds herself alone in her room with her Tascam recording machines, making music on her own.
Having released records on Rykodisc (2001) and Daemon Records (founder Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls signed her in 1999), Rose has recently been releasing records DIY fashion as her collaborations turn into small-run releases and quirky, beautiful side projects. Her next official release will be "When the River Meets the Sea", a much-anticipated recording with Session Americana, recorded live-in-studio at Hi-n-Dry in Cambridge.
Plenty of free mp3s, internet-only singles, photos, videos and more at Rose's website: www.rosepolenzani.com. But Rose's myspace blog has taken over as the main online journal. Subscribe today...
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