My new CD "BACKBONE" is being pressed this week and will be released October 18 at Cafe September in Den Haag, The Netherlands.  Recorded over the summer, 13 original songs-swampy soul -let the good times roll! Me playing more electric guitar then I have on my previous cd's, the over all feel of this cd is fun and uptempo, kind of makes you want to get on up and dance! I'm accompanied by Marcel Koster on drums, accordion and vocals and Evert Willemstijn on various bass guitars and vocals.  I play electric, slide, acoustic and tenor guitars, and make my recording debut with the riqq (middle eastern tambourine) on one song.  I've written dozens of songs since my last CD and picked 13 that I felt fit nicely together.
You can listen to 7 of the tracks here:  www.myspace.com/denisemariesongs
You can listen to 10 of the tracks here: www.myspace.com/marcelkosteranddenisemarie
You can order the CD at www.denisemarie.com (and also listen to my previously recorded CD's, "BACKBONE" is not posted there yet.) You can also email me here on myspace to order a CD. $15 + postage.

Enjoy!
Peace
Denise Marie

http://www.myspace.com/blossomdearie 
Blossom Dearie died on Saturday February 7, 2009 in NYC at 82.  My all time favorite!  What a voice, what a style, what class....she could always get me swingin' again.            I fisrt heard Blossom Dearie in Cerrillos, New Mexico about 20 years ago at the home of Jazz drummer Pete Amahl.  He said "this is the shit" and I believed him.  I still have the tape that he made me of two of her albums and I listen to it all the time.  I love her version of "I Won't Dance" so much.  I later wrote a song for her in 2004 called "I gave you a chance" and hoped that she would hear it someday.  oh well...bye bye Blossom...I'm sure there's chirpin' birdies' in your heaven and a surrey with fringe on the top....

I can't help it, I love new years day!  It's a time for hope and new beginnings.  without being too sappy I hope you all feel it too. woeiiii!!!!

I'm here in Holland where theý are ice skating on the canals for the first time in 10 years, it's a glorious site.  Miss Behave and The Irresistibles are recording in the following days. 

Peace, onwards and upwards 2009!

.....and by the way thanks for voting for Obama.