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MP3 Tannis Slimmon - Lucky Blue
12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk-Rock, FOLK: Folk Pop
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The first cut on ''Lucky Blue'' has just received the 2008 Independent Music Award for Best Song! The album itself was also a finalist in the Best Album category!
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About "Lucky Blue":
Tannis Slimmon is thrilled to announce the release of her second solo album entitled ‘Lucky Blue’, named to acknowledge her own fortunate life and the rich colour of many favourite things…first guitar, the perfect touring car, a cherished summer festival...
Rounding out Tannis’ pure vocal tones and quintessential harmonies are the multi-instrumentalisms of her musical partner & producer Lewis Melville, soulful slide guitars of Ken Whiteley and Dan Walsh, the African kora of Malian griot Mansa Sissoko, the low-down bass of George Koller, duet vocals of David Francey, harmonies of Stephen Fearing, Scott Merritt, Shelley Marshall & Keri Latimer (from Winnipeg’s Nathan), the Dust Poets, and so much more, including the crows of a Bhutanese rooster!
Ten original tunes and two Melville covers pay tribute to Canada’s past in ‘Underground Railroad’, reveal the gut-wrenchingly human side of war in ‘Edmonton’, and blow wind through your hair on an attitude-changing ride in ‘My Bike’.
Producer Lewis Melville was nominated for ‘Producer of the Year’ by the Canadian Folk Music Awards. The album and the first cut (‘Ernest, Charlie & Allan’) were both nominated for 2008 Independent Music Awards and ''Ernest, Charlie & Allan'' won!
The album package features works by many talented visual artists from Tannis’ community of Guelph and beyond, including a portrait by Mendelson Joe.
About Tannis:
With musical roots firmly planted in the soil of the Canadian Prairies and the ever-burgeoning scene in Guelph, Ontario, and with a passion for lyrical vocal harmonies, Tannis Slimmon has been singing, songwriting, recording and touring locally and internationally for 25 years. After working with numerous bands including the critically acclaimed female trio The Bird Sisters, her solo career was launched in 2001 with the release of ‘Oak Lake’, followed up this summer by ‘Lucky Blue’, a rich offering of songs and artwork influenced by recent travels to Mali, West Africa and Cuba. You will find Tannis’ name on over 65 albums, contributing songs or singing harmonies for others including Willie P. Bennett, Valdy and Rheostatics.
“She''s a terrific songwriter and a gifted performer. Her songwriting and her singing mirror her generous and gentle nature and both significantly account for the compelling nature of her work. I consider her one of the country''s musical treasures.” Bill Stunt – CBC Radio
"Canadian roots and rock has a formidable contender here."
Ellen Rawson - Rambles
"Slimmon shines with beautiful folk-pop sounds with an oh-so-delicate hint of rootsy twang. Her smooth sweet vocals are captivating." Jennifer Tattersal - Ottawa Express
“Slimmon’s voice in isolation sounds remarkably like those of her fellow Canadian singers, Sarah McLachlan and Sarah Harmer.” - Sing Out! (Fall 2003)
Review for "Lucky Blue" (Exclaim, Oct/07):
Blending her sunny voice with gravitas, Tannis Slimmon has composed an emotionally compelling record with the multi-faceted Lucky Blue. A breathtaking vocalist with a bright, angelic disposition, Slimmon is a favourite folk attraction whose harmonies are as warm as her smile. An impassioned songwriter, Slimmon hits her mark on Lucky Blue, tempering her enduring optimism with weightier ruminations on contemporary life. An all-star guest list contributes to eclectic songs like “My Bike,” a Celtic jaunt, which features Malian musician Mansa Sissoko on kora and Dave Clark on drums. Other standouts include the hauntingly arranged “Spirit House (Revisited),” which finds partner Lewis Melville playing all manner of stringed and percussion instruments, while the well-crafted “Edmonton” brings the war abroad home. Things like “What I’m Going to Do” and “Around Him” are simply great songs and, with each new composition, Tannis Slimmon skilfully taps into the heart of the human spirit.
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