Welcome to 2012…
Welcome to 2012!!
With the end of 2011, my wish for you is a year of successes filled with personal joy, peace and happiness. The adventure begins.
I am so grateful for all th experiences both musically and personally in 2011 and I look forward to the coming year.
in peace, Dalannah
Here is my calendar for Jan/Feb and upcoming dates for 2012
January 14 Women of the Blues Cottage Bistro 4470 Main st 8:30 p.m. www.cottagebistro.com
January 22 East Van Morrison The Cellar with Simon Kendall, Paul Bergman and Karen Graves 3711 Broadway 8 p.m. www.thecellar.com
February 9 Dalannah Sings Mahalia Silk Purse 1570 Argyle rd West Vancouver www.westvancouverartscouncil.com
February 3 Women of the Blues with Dalannah Gail Bowen, Christine Best and Jayleen Stonehouse Cottage Bistro 4470 Main St. 8:30 p.m www.cottagebistro.com
February 19 Dalannah Gail Bowen with Michael Creber/Rene Worst St. Andrew’s Wesley Church 4:00 p.m. 1022 Nelson St. www.standrewswesley.com
February 26 Songs of Mahlia Jackson with all-star cast including Tom Pickett/Joanie Bye/Linda Kidder/Michael Creber/Laurence Mollerup/Chris Nordquist Terry Fox Theatre 1:30 1260 Riverwood Drive, Port Coquitlam www.terryfoxtheatre.com
February 29 Poetry for The People/ Simon Fraser University Burnaby Mountain 5:30-8:30 p.m.
May 7-12 Hornby Blues Camp
Dalannah’s December Blues News
Time for another update. It’s been a busy, crazy, wonderful time with music and life.
I want to express my gratitude to those who have come to past shows as the opportunities increase for me to share my music.
I want to take this time to wish everyone a peaceful and joyous Christmas and holiday season.
The following is the calendar for December.
December 1, 2011 Voices Of Hope/World Aids Day Concert Christ Church Cathedral
Dec 4, 2011 Yuletide Blues in Victoria
Dec 8 A Soulful C hristmas Silk Purse www.westvanartscouncil.com
Dec 10 Portland Hotel Society Christmas Market InterUrban Gallery 1 East Hastings
Dec 11 Yuletide Blues Rhumba Room White Rock, BC www.whiterockbluesociety
Dec 28 Blues For Christmas Venue doors 7:00 Show 8:00 www.bluesforchristmas..com
Take care and I look forward to seeing you at one of the shows.
in peace, dalannah
DALANNAH’S BLUES & OTHER NEWS FOR OCTOBER
Hi to all,
I can’t believe that it is October. This year has gone by so fast. I don’t know if it is because I am older or???
September was wonderful with lots of performances & meeting new people, continual work with and for the downtown eastside community with lots of marches and the current fight for equality with the Missing & Murdered Women’s Inquiry.
A triumph and celebration in regard to the Supreme Court decision to keep Insite open and the sadness at the recent loss of so many women
I thank the many who have provided support with this work.
I am moving into new territory giving some workshops with a requested one at UBC in songwriting for the Humanities101 course and the other at Carnegie called “Being Heard” made up of three sessions and which will be held in November…more on that in next newsletter.
OCTOBER PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
OCT 2 COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL’S 65TH ANNIVERSARY
Vancouver Museum 2:00 p.m
Oct 5 MANY PATHS ART EXHIBIT
Opening Night Reception
Gallery Gachet 6:00 P.M.
Oct 13 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
St. James Society
Pan Pacific Hotel 11:30
Tickets $150.00 (please check website)
Oct 14 CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE OFFICAL RE-OPENING
Carnegie Community Centre 2:00 pm.
Oct 26 SWEET SISTERS OF SOUL
In The Heart Of The City Festival
Opening Night Concert 7:30
Carnegie Hall/Carnegie Community Centre
Oct 28 SOPHISTICATED LADIES/A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN JAZZ
Featuring Thelma Gibson & Dalannah Gail Bowen
Radha on Main 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $10.00 check the festival website
Oct 30 WOMEN OF THE BLUES
featuring Christine Best/Sibel Thrasher/Dalannah Gail Bowen
Yale Hotel 3:00 p.m
Come out to the Yale as it will close on November 27 for reconstruction for approximately one year.
I do have a facebok page and website if you would like to communicate another way.
I hope that you are all taking care.
Reflections as i move into my 66th year
As I look back on the last year, i am reminded how precious life is and that we all lose when someone or something positive is lost.
in peace & gratitude,
Dalannah Gail Bowen
dalannahgailbowen@yahoo.ca
www.dalannahgailbowen.com
Dalannah’s Fall Music Calendar
Hi everyone,
I am happy to say that the new cd is currently being mastered and I am very excited about the upcoming release. It has been an incredibly busy ..but veryenjoyable time.
I am including a list of performances for your review and i hope that you will have the opportunity to attend and experience the music that i love to share.
Sunday Sept 11 In The House Festival presents East Van Morrison & Frazey Ford at 1940 Napier St. at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $10.00 at the venue.
Thursday Sept 15 Chapel Sessions with EAst Van Morrison 304 Dunlevy St. 8:30 p.m. Tickes $10.00 at the door
Friday Sept 16 10th Anniversary Portland Dental Clinic Street Party 2:00 p.m Columbia St. between E Cordova & East Hastings
Friday Sept 23 Hogan’s Alley Poetry Festival Sophisticated Ladies: A Tribute to Women In Jazz with Thelma Gibson & Dalannah Gail Bowen 6:30 p.m. VanCity Theatre 1181 Seymour St.
Saturday Sept 24 Hogan’s Alley Poetry Festival 5:00 A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix & poetry reading Jimi Hendrix Shrine 207 Union St free
Thursday Sept 29 Chapel Sessions 8:30 304 Dunlevy with special guest Wyckham Porteous tickets $10.00 at the door
May your days be filled with friendship and joy
in peace, dalannah
new gig additions
BACK TO THE BLUES FESTIVAL
Sunday July 31 1:45
Atchelitz Threshermans Association Village
44140 Luckakuck Way, Chillwack
(nex to Heritage Park)
Dalannah’s Summer Calendar
June 4 IN THE HOUSE FESTIVAL 2:00 P.M. 1095 Victoria Drive
June 4 First United Church 125th Anniversary 3:30 Mclaren Park, Vancouver, BC
June 11, Gibson’s Jazz Festival 516 Gower Road Gibson’s, BC Songs Of Mahalia Jackson with The Sojourners
June 18, 2011 S.I.R.E.N.S. BENEFIT 7:30 Arden Theatre 5 Anne St St. Albert,Alta.
July 2, 2011 Golden Spike Days 6:00 p.m Rocky Point Park, Port Moody, BC
July 3, 2011 Vancouver Jazz Festival 2:00 p.m the Yale Hotel
July 10, 2011 Music In The Park 2:00 p.m. Lions Park, Port Coquitlam
Dalannah’s Blues News March 2011
I can’t believe how quickly the time goes.
I have been very busy working on a number of projects and enjoying the retirement altho’ I seem to be as busy as ever…smiles.
The good news is that we are working on completing the cd, taking time to rework some of the songs and realizing..again…smiles… that good things take time. We are hoping for a June release.
Update on The Songs Of Mahalia Jackson.
The concert will take place on Friday April 15, 2011 at St. Andrew’s Wesley Church at 1022 Nelson st. in Vancouver, BC at 8:00 p.m
I am very excited about this concert as I have always loved Mahalia Jackson’s work.
I feel very fortunate to have the 2011 Juno nominees, The Sojourners working with me along with grammy-nominated keyboardist Michael Creber in the musical director’s chair.
You can purchase tickets at the Firehall Arts Centre box office at 604-689-0926 or http://www.firehallartscentre.ca.
Hope to see you there
in peace,
dalannah
Dalannah and 2011
I wanted to check in and say how happy I am to be able to welcome 2011.
I am currently working on tunes for the next Dalannah Gail Bowen & Straight-Up cd and we are half way there with nine originals and one cover song by my favorite blues man BB King.
I will also be listing my gigs on this blog so that the listings are accessible to everyone. If you are in the area, please come and see us and say “hello”
Here is February’s calendar.
Feb 11, 2011 Dalannah Gail Bowen & Michael Creber 8:00 p.m. W2 Vancouver, BC
Feb 12, 2011 Dalannah Gail Bowen & Straight-Up RhumbaRoom White Rock Blues Society Valentine’s Dance 7:30 White Rock, BC
Feb 26,2011 Dalannah Gail Bowen/Michael Creber Quest University 7:00p.m. Squamish, BC
Feb 27, 2011 Riley Inge Benefit The Yale Hotel 9:00 p.m. Vancouver, BC
April 7-10, 2011 We Are The People Ukranian Hall 8:00 p.m. Vancouver , BC
April 23, 2011 Songs Of Mahalia Jackson April 23 St. Andrew’s Wesley Church 7:30 p.m. Vancouver, BC
June 4, 2011 In The House Festival details tba Vancouver, BC
June 18 Blues Extravanganza details tba Edmonton, Alberta
“Mamma’s Got The Blues’ Singer Dalannah Gail Bowen Offers New Free Download
June 23, 2009,
Hi to all,
It has been a while since I last blogged and I am sure that people have wondered if I fell off the face of the earth.
Well , I am happy to tell you, like my song says that I am “Still Alive & Well.”
These are incredibly busy times for all of us and I hope that you are taking care of yourselves.
Just to re-cap, I have been part of some incredible gigs like the Sistahood Festival which is put on by Sarah Kendall and her creww & had an amazing time singing/performing with some sisters.
Talkin’ bout culture, in one month, I sang at the Japantown Festival, the Sistahood Festival, the Women Of The Blues showcase and the Waterford Festival.
You’ve got to love that.
I also graduated from my “Road ToEldership” program which includes traditional teachings/ceremonies of the North American Indigenous peoples..very cool.
June was busy with the “In The House Festival”, Aboriginal Day performance on June 21 and Gibson’s Jazz Festival with the Creek Big Band (20 piece orchestra) as i continue to explore different avenues of expression.
Best news is I am currently writing for the next cd and very excited. A lot of the material is about men…..hmmmm. We are hoping to record by the fall and will determine a release date soon.
Tentative title…Them Mens!
Which brings me to now. We have had a wonderful ride with our “Mamma’s Got The Blues” cd. The songs, and the cd, have received and are still receiving positive reviews. Check out the website at www.dalannahgailbowen.com for the May issue of Canadian Musician and our showcase review.
We will be releasing one more single from this cd. The song “I Got This Bridge I Want You To Buy” at the end of June.
In the meantime, your support and continued interest deserve to be acknowledged so……we are offering a free download of “Born Under A Bad Sign.” This song is one of my all-time favorites. It’s down home, gritty…just the way I like it and the band kicks a– so…enjoy!
Not bad for a 63 year-old “mamma.”
‘Til next time take care of yourselves and the ones you love and say a prayer for those in need.
in peace, Dalannah Gail Bowen
