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                                                              

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

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

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

Sunday July 31    1:45

Atchelitz Threshermans Association Village

44140 Luckakuck Way, Chillwack

(nex to Heritage Park)

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

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

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

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