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About Me

Vanessa Kuzina is a Canadian prairie lady, singing and writing songs in a folk and contemporary eclectic sort of way.
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Member Since: 1/17/2006
Band Website: vanessakuzina.com (under construction)
Band Members: Vanessa Kuzina- Vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, flute and jugSolo or with the Fabulous Filles: Allison de Groot-frailing banjo Rosalyn Dennet- fiddle Marie-Josee Dandeneau-upright bass and percussionplus the talented team of musicians on the debut recording "Peony" (in no particular order): Dan Donahue-producer, guitar, organ, piano and drums Jordan McConnell (The Duhks)-guitar and Irish flute Scott Senior (The Duhks)-percussion and drums Marie-Josee Dandeneau- upright and fretless electric bass Gilles Fournier-bass Kristjanna Oleson-viola Dan Frechette-mandolin Brandy Zdan (Twilight Hotel)-accordion George McKenzie-piano Denis Buchan-harmonica Matt Epp-backing vocals Lynsay Perkins-backing vocals Melissa Plett-backing vocals Adrien Sala-mandolin and vocals
Influences: A range from Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Gillian Welch, Feist, Dan Donahue, Leonard Cohen, Regina Spektor, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois., Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Alison Krauss, Stanley Brothers,Old time Appalachian Mountain Music, Bruce Cockburn,David Francey, McGarrigles, Neko Case, iris DeMent, The Stevens Sisters, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Hank Williams, Guthrie, Lucinda Williams, all my local friends and famliy.
Sounds Like: a little lady named Vanessa Kuzina
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Oh My Darling

So winter has kept me busy this year, writing, rehearsing, learning and putting together a new 4 piece group. Oh My Darling = old time, roots, originals and bluegrass, barn burner style, foot-stomping...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:11:00 PST

CD Availability

Hey there folks,You can find 'Peony' at most local retailers in Winnipeg including...Music Trader- Osborne VillageMcNally Robinson - Grant ParkCandor Books and Music - 390 ProvencherThe Winnipeg Folk ...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:13:00 PST

and now!... plus Dark Side of the Moon- WPG style

So, I am excited to say that Peony has made its debut! June 16th was a great success, the wonderful band and I played to a sold out crowd at the West End Cultural Centre. It was over in a blink of an ...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:39:00 PST

a letter to a friend

Rehearsal was so great tonight. All the musicians really inspire me to be better and learn more. It is hard though, it is so easy to feel like the least qualified or accomplished person in the r...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:28:00 PST

all of a sudden

it sure is funny how we dream of something for so long, put our everything into it and all of a sudden this crazy thing is happening. It is also amazing how much you learn when you put everything into...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:37:00 PST

trustworthy

Lately it seems as though I am being challenged with nothing more and nothing less than trust. Trusting myself, trusting what others are telling me to be right, trusting my relationships, trusting the...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:43:00 PST

The players

The players I am grateful and blessed to be working with while recording this album have been turning my world upside down and inside out and it couldn't be better. The cast of players that have been ...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:44:00 PST

Studio3

To make this short and sweet, day three was great. We were all pretty exhausted but feeling comfortable in each other's company. For a group of musicians who have never played together before I think ...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:51:00 PST

studio day 2-reflection

I remember having to write reflection papers in University, somehow this feels different. So today, today was wonderful and exhausting. We recorded 5 songs, enough for an ep, it was, a near 12 hour da...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:19:00 PST

Big studio day 1-reflection

How does this happen. You have thoughts of a day, or a series of days in your future and you wait for that day and think it may be one way or another way and then the day comes and you are not prepare...
Posted by Vanessa Kuzina on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:59:00 PST