Been a busy start to 2013.. a fantastic birthday show at Taloola, and a really sweet time at Winterfolk - check below for a video by Randall Cook - and amazing times at Folk Alliance!

April adventures await... I'm off to NASHVILLE and MEMPHIS for a musical pilgrimage with my songster pals Will Gillespie and Uncle Dan Henshall..!  Big thanks to everyone who helped out with this by buying Christmas Cards - I made almost $500 towards my Nashville fund, so our gas tank will be filled no problem!  We're not playing any official paying shows, just open jams and hanging out!  Before we get there, we're playing two for the road in LONDON and WINDSOR on April 11th at the APK, and April 12th at the FM LOUNGE..! 

Coming up this July I'll be headed to Vancouver Island for some shows including a stop at the Victoria Folk Society - still working on setting up more shows, so if you know where I should play on Vancouver Island let me know, house concerts, festivals, anything goes!

Also doing a cool show at the Pelee Island Quarry in July too -!
Be sure to stay tuned to Border City Roots every Monday from 5pm to 6pm on CJAM 99.1fm - this week coming up I have Lefty Houston as my guest to pay tribute to Stompin' Tom Connors.  You can VOTE for Border City Roots for this year's JAMMY awards at www.cjam.ca !

Here's a great video from Winterfolk by Randall Cook- also available in the "Photos and Video" section!
Allison

Lots on the horizon for 2013...

Howdy Folks - got lots cookin' up for a busy and musical 2013..!

But January will have me mainly in 'planning and booking' mode... looking to book some mid-Ontario shows in April, so if anyone would like to host a house concert or has venue suggestions in your town please let me know...!

Getting some new photos taken this week, and will be doing some major site updating over the next few weeks to freshen things up here on allisonbrown.ca. 

My next show is coming up at Taloola - a special birthday show featuring some surprise special guests... Friday, February 8th..!

Gearing up for performances at WINTERFOLK XI happening at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto from February 14th to the 17th.  Stay tuned for workshop and concert times and locations.  Also on Sunday, February 17th I'll be playing a special church show at Emmanuel Howard Park United Church in Roncesvalles at 10:30am, Monday, February 18th I'll be special guesting with the Hamstrung Stringband at The Local.. and on Wednesday, February 20th I'm doing a song-swap show with Manitoba Hal and Shawna Caspi at The Tranzac...!

This all before showcasing in Will Gillespie's Old World Romance Suite at Folk Alliance International - also happening at the Delta Chelsea... so I'll have about a week and a half in Toronto in February - hope to reconnect and visit with pals in the big smoke...!

In the meantime I'm looking ahead to gigs in Mid-Ontario in early April, my first trip to Nashville in Mid-April and starting a NEW RECORD in May.  Yes, new record.  With new songs on it.

Thankfully I still have a job as a motorcycle mama- still selling raffle tickets for the United Way Harley Davidson, you can get your ticket for the draw on February 11th online at http://www.weareunited.com/harley.

Gearing up for a big year - see you all soon!!

Allison

 

December is here and easing into a relaxing and reflective holiday season.

Excited to report that my Christmas Card Fundraiser was an incredible success and I got very, very close to my $500 goal with $457.00 in Christmas Card sales.. thanks so much to everyone who ordered cards and happy to know my special hand-cut greetings will arrive in the mailboxes of your friends and family this year!

Not too much on the gig calendar for December, but I am heading out to the Oxley Winery on Friday, December 14th for the Vintage Sessions Acoustic Theatre:

And... coming up on a very special Christmas Eve "Border City Roots" I'll be hosting my annual "Fireside Christmas Hour" on CJAM 99.1fm where I bring all the broadcasting gear up to my secret snow covered cabin in the woods and broadcast live from the fireside.  Tune in December 24th at 5pm on CJAM 99.1fm in Windsor/Detroit or on www.cjam.ca.

And you may see me through December in my sweet leather jacket selling Harley Davidson Raffle Tickets raising funds for United Way Windsor Essex... I'll be at some Spitfires games, at the Downtown Winterfest on December 15th and at Canadian Tire on Walker Road on December 22nd..!  Get your chance to ride on the wild side - you can buy your $20.00 ticket online at http://www.weareunited.com/harley.

Have a Merry Christmas - lots going on in the new year so stay tuned here to allisonbrown.ca, the site will be going through a big update in January!
Allison

October flew by with a trip up to Algonquin Park, some fun shows at Phog and the FM Lounge here in Windsor, and work on some features for CBC's Bandwidth...


My Christmas Card campaign is still going strong but I'm still pretty far away from my $500.00 goal towards my trip to Nashville and recording!
Order your set today!
http://allisonbrownmusic.blogspot.ca/p/merch.html
New Design - Christmas Socks!
"Border City Roots" on CJAM is gearing up for the annual PLEDGE DRIVE! Make your pledge on www.cjam.ca!

Lots of shows coming up in November...

I'm back at Taloola for another unplugged, solo show on November 10th. Yep, everybody else is keeping calm and carrying on.... so why not me?

 

And I'm playing for the first time at The Gourmet Emporium on Thursday, November 29th with Detroit's Mike Galbraith...

 

Part of a Back-To-Back end of November weekend with another show on Friday, November 30th at the F.M. Lounge with The Blackwood Two and Uncle Dan!  These are my last two shows of a great 2012 so cmon' out!

And hey - my songs are finally on I-Tunes!

See you in Windsor for these three great shows!

Allison

Autumn is breezing in here in Windsor, and October is starting to ease in... fall days...
Plans for the next while include a soujourn to Algonquin Park, and a couple days of hanging out in Toronto.  Next show coming up is a cool one - bring your guns to town for a show featuring UNCLE DAN & THE NEPHEWS and myself at the FM LOUNGE (The Fish Market) on Saturday, October 20th for a night of saloon songs, cowboy melodies and ruckus rockabilly...!

Copies of "Viper At The Virgin's Feet" are starting to dwindle... but a couple new stores are now stocking their shelves with my most recent record - Ah Some Records and Shop Eco now have copies available.

Things are cookin' with Brown Paper Publicity - working with Montreal's The Jimmyriggers, with Whoa Nellie! and Manitoba Hal - lots of great music coming your way!


And my Christmas Card Fundraiser is off to an excellent start!!!  Order early, as orders are piling up... make a lovely handcrafted way to greet the season.  You can order from my Kapipal Page at
http://www.kapipal.com/allisonbrownchristmascards

Here's a couple photos of my designs!
Cheers to Autumn!
Ab

The bitter end of summer... sigh.. it's been a different, relaxing, hot & sticky, and inspiring summer here in Souwesto.. had a couple of short 'vacation' style road trips, but all in all curbed my highway tendencies getting ready for a busy 2013 on the horizon.

Coming up next is SEPTEMBER SONGS ~ a 'songs in the round' concert with Newfoundland's Ian Foster, and Toronto's Shawna Caspi. Saturday, September 15th at the Mackenzie Hall Gallery; $15.00 in advance at the Hall or at Dr. Disc. My wildly popular ginger cookies will make a repeat appearance as well as some apple muffins to celebrate the autumn rolling in. The real treat is having Ian and Shawna in Windsor for their very first area performances!

More shows are cookin' up for the autumn, stay tuned to the "Shows" page for updated info on Windsor shows with Uncle Dan Henshall, and a November solo show at Taloola!

Brown Paper Publicity is in full swing and looking ahead to a busy autumn getting the word out about great independent folk/roots music in Canada - the new website is finally mostly finished!
www.brownpaper.ca

Also this fall I'm starting up a little CHRISTMAS CARD fundraising initiative to help pay for touring and recording in 2013..! I do have some loose plans to head to Nashville for the first time in the spring, and to start recording a new project in April or May of next year! Here's some previews of what the cards will look like and soon I'll be putting together a Kapipal Page where you can pre-order sets of 5, 10 or 20 cards with whichever designs you like, or with a custom message. Have a look at some of my sparkley cut and paste designs:

August is on the horizon after a relaxing July here in Windsor... been working on a few things amid the lazy sweltering summer weather... updates to allisonbrown.ca! You can now listen to, purchase and download selections from my whole discography on the 'Music' page directly. Soon most of these will be available on I-Tunes as well.


Coming up in August I'll be playing three sets on Saturday, August 4th at the Roots To Boots Festival in Amherstburg commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Lonesome Lefty is my special guest accompanist.. I'm on at 3pm, 5pm and at 8pm!


A busy weekend, Sunday, August 5th I'm back at one of my favourite outdoor venues at the Two Creeks Conservation Area in Wheatley for a concert with songwriter Glen MacNeil.. it's the fish fest weekend in Wheatley so we may reel in a few special fishin' numbers just for the occasion!

August 10th I join a fantastic lineup of local musicians for a fundraiser concert for Life Christian Centre Ministry in Aenon Town, Jamaica. Proceeds from "Workin' On A Building!" go towards a building a new church and helping youth break free from poverty.. tickets are $15.00 at New Song Church.

Thursday, August 16th brings me back to London for a benefit concert for Aeolian Hall..! It's my first London show since back in May - it's been a while so I hope to see a lot of my pals supporting one of Canada's most perfect venues..! It's a stellar lineup - I do a three song set with "Uncle" Dan Henshall!


And my last show of a slow but sweet summer is on August 25th for Art In The Lakeside Park in Kingsville!
Here's to the home stretch of summer - make sure and enjoy it !!
AB