Ramone, are you thinking of going into marketing...?

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On 09/11/2007, ramona anne dube <marona@...> wrote:
>
> hey everyone...
>
> for all of the carrie newcomer fans out there (i know there are a few!!) i
> have a few things to pass along to you all... and for all of the people out
> there who aren't fans of hers yet, i have a message for all of you later in
> this email...
>
> but for now i'll address her current fans...
>
> first of all - if she's playing in your area do yourself a favor and go
> see her!!...you deserve it!!!...she's been playing some of the songs that
> you can hear incredibly beautful demos of on the "listen and shop" tab on
> her website.... http://www.carrienewcomer.com she is also playing new
> stuff that she's written since then and stuff that will be on her
> forthcoming album...
>
> second of all - she's got a new album slated for release in
> feburary...it's called "the geography of light" ... it's a bit of a
> departure from the diner theme, and thus in early janurary, her absolutely
> wonderful website will take on a bit of a new look...(you all really should
> check out her website...it's one of the most creative websites i've seen for
> an artist...really...i love the coffee cup filling up while they "get you a
> menu"...)
>
> thirdly - there are a few "side projects" that have come out this year
> that carrie has been involved in...one is called "wilderness plots" and she
> works on those with several artists, but at the moment the only artist i can
> remember that's on there with her is tim grimm...
>
> another project she's recently done is called "the light of change" and
> it's a live concert dvd with holly near and bernice johnson reagon...the
> three of them performed at a women's conference called the "mix in '06" and
> they made a dvd of the show...i've seen it about 8 times in the last two
> weeks...it's absolutely stunning...
>
> fourth - carrie newcomer has finally joined the myspace community...if
> you're on myspace and feel so inclined, become her friend on myspace...
> http://www.myspace.com/carrienewcomer
>
> now to address those who aren't fans of hers yet and who haven't checked
> out her website or myspace...
>
> what are you waiting for?!!!!?!...
>
> you are missing some incredibly real talent...no joke...rosanne cash had
> this to say about her.. "carrie is a touchstone of authenticity in an
> image-driven, media defined musical world. she is a beautiful singer and
> songwriter, and deeply refreshing."
>
> if that wasn't enough for you, here's what the wall street journal says
> about her: "A Rising Star of Autumn- a folk singer with a country-bluegrass
> edge and a growing fan base!"
>
> and it gets even better...the brilliant folks at paste music seem to have
> jumped on the carrie newcomer bandwagon, too...here's what they're saying
> about her... "Newcomer isn't preachy or self focused. She is a poet of
> reality, facing the soaring joy as well as the hard truths of powerful love.
> Newcomer has a gorgeous alto voice, used with intelligence and grace. 'An
> outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace' is a fair
> description of the 11 songs she has created for her latest release."
>
> she can be connected by six degrees (or less!) of seperation to mark
> heard, julie and buddy miller, and even bill mallonee...here's how...carrie
> and pierce pettis have worked together before...pierce pettis and mark heard
> have worked together before...mark heard has worked with buddy & julie
> before...and he has also worked with bill mallonee...
>
> so, if you're not conviced to check her out yet, i don't know what else it
> might take...but if you're reading these lists - you obviously have
> excellent taste in music...so, expand your horizons a bit more and check her
> out...your only regret would probably be that you didn't discover her
> sooner...
>
> i discovered her in a most peculiar way...you see, i was going to go see
> rosanne cash at the lebanon oepra house in lebanon, new hampshire...i was
> SUPER excited about that, because it was rosanne cash!...there was some
> conversation about an opener from the nice ladies in the row in front of me
> and none of them knew who she was...i said "there's an opener?" and i was
> rather disappointed...after all, i was there to see rosanne cash, not an
> opener...
>
> so carrie newcomer takes the stage...she started playing and singing and i
> was an immediate fan....by the third song, i didn't want to hear rosanne
> cash anymore...i could have cared less if she played that evening or not...i
> knew i had found something wonderful....
>
> that was back in 2004...i've seen carrie twice since then (and both times
> it was just her and her two guitars...no openers and she wasn't opening for
> anyone...) and i have decided that i must make every reasonable effort to
> see her each time she comes within driving distance to my where i live...
>
> northern new hampshire is - generally speaking - a rather "dry" place when
> it comes to decent live music...especially nationally known artists who are
> signed to real labels...(carrie is on rounder/philo)...
>
> so when someone i like is playing within 3 hours (one way, even!) of where
> i live, i make a point to go see them...of course there are few artists i
> have to see EVERY time they play in the new england area -- but carrie is
> one of them...and as long as i live, she will always be...
>
> i've taken up enough of your time, do yourself a favor and get to know
> carrie newcomer...you'll be glad you did...
>
> blessings to all,
> -ramona anne
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Derek A Collins


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