We received an email from WOMR 92.1FM saying they love Violet Femmes Vol 2.
It was so kind of them and they are playing Janet Bates song "For All His Wealth" WOMR 92.1FM is Outermost Community Radio, Provincetown, MA USA

Drop by and give them a listen.
Thanks so much WOMR, your support means a lot.

Violet Femmes Showcase at The Beaumont Stage
Vancouver City Limits and Violet Femmes join forces to present an outstanding evening of original music at the Beaumont Stage.

Montreal’s Claire Hayek will be appearing along with Vancouver singer/songwriters Christie Rose and Manuela at the Beaumont Stage, 316 5th Avenue West, Vancouver, on corner of 5th and Alberta. on Monday, May 4th at 8:00.
Doors open at 7:30 for an exciting evening of VIOLET FEMMES/RPW RECORDS MUSIC. Tickets are $7 at the door.
This is a great little soft seat theatre, seating about 65, so get there early.

Claire Hayek will travel from Montreal especially for this show. Her new CD Intentions has just been released and her song ‘If Only I’ is on Violet Femmes Vol 2, released in March 09.
Before her parents fled Beirut with their children, Claire Hayek escaped the unbearable realities of the civil war in Lebanon with music. As a young child, she sang and played the flute for her school choir. At that point she already knew that music would be her lifeblood.
Info music and videos at:
http://www.myspace.com/clairehayekmusic
http://www.clairehayek.com

Christie Rose has a soulful voice that wraps itself around the listener. Her songs are big, deep wells you fall into and soak up the sounds. Recent appearances at Lugz and Lime are winning her new fans.
http://www.myspace.com/thechristieroseparade


“Manuela stands out from the crowd. Her quiet, unassuming offstage presence vanishes when she's in front of a mic, replaced by a confident, tuneful chanteuse. Her songs are perfectly rendered pop/jazz/folk. Manuela is right in there with the best of the best.”
John Pippus, Trees Coffee House
http://www.myspace.com/themanuela

This is a great night in the making, charismatic women performing in a variety of genres.

"A very exciting, eclectic collection of creatively engaging women"

RPW Records
All artists are available for interviews. CDs are available on request.
Complimentary passes are available for members of the media, so please email me if you would like to attend the show


About the Violet Femmes CD compilation project.
Violet Femmes Volume 2 is the second Violet Femmes compilation CD released by RPW Records, and features 19 talented women from around the world.
Our official website: http://www.violetfemmes.ca for artists bios and songs, videos, blog and more.
The music is as diverse as the soil these women spring from. This CD is a gathering of strong women artists of all ages and from all walks of life.
Pam Southwell and RPW Records have been hosting Showcases in Vancouver to promote and support the women on the CD’s as well as other women of note http://www.myspace.com/violetfemmes
http://violetfemmesmusic.blogspot.com

About RPW Records
RPW Records is an independent label in British Columbia, Canada that showcases, promotes and sells independent music.
http://www.rpwrecords.com

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1638187/p...

Violet Femmes can be listened to at www.reverbnation.com --they influence my poetry more than a single poem can say.

GL Morrison has been a great supporter of the women on Violet Femmes Vol 1 and Vol 2. Here is a link to her Haiku, written honoring Violet Femmes. Thanks GL Morrison

There are new songs posted on myspace.com/violetfemmes.  Take a listen to Addie Loy, Lorraine Reid, Lisa J Carman, Jean Greer McCarthy and Laura Roppe
Also the official website has been updated and looks awesome.
VIOLET FEMMES OFFICIAL WEBSITE
There are mp3s, videos, links to artists sites and a blog as well as photo albums.

Violet Femmes features the best and the brightest of women performers from Vancouver and beyond.

This show features Alaska's Marian Call, and AURAL Heather, both from Violet Femmes Vol 2 and Beth Southwell from Violet Femmes Vol 1
Here is some information about the artists performing in this sh


Marian Call


"...If I were a betting man, I would put my money on Marian Call. Vanilla is a Certified Desert Island Disc, and any other awards or monikers you can think to throw its way. It's the best thing I've heard thus far in 2008, and is one of the three best debut albums I've ever heard. Remember the day and time when you first heard about Marian Call, and get on the bandwagon soon. This star is going to burn bright." - Wildy Haskell, music reviewer & pop culture blogger


AURAL Heather is Heather Haley and Roderick Shoolbraid.



An interesting twist on poetry, AURAL Heather has taken an artform to higher levels of cool. Pulling no punches, AURAL Heather drops the truth on a diverse array of controversial topics relevant to society. Doing it with an undeniable allure, lead poet Haley's voice is both sensual and intriguing delivering the real to you without apology.



For most, this form of artistic release may be quite new. The artists have been plying their craft in the underground scene for years, but do yourself a favor and open your ears and mind to a complex and intriguing ageless artform.



AURAL Heather has fashioned a unique style of melding some very cool musical production with haunting realities communicated in memorable, sensual and haunting vocal stylings. The core musical aspects of this act are the essence of cool, ...

Catask Review




Beth Southwell
Beth writes with a lyrical honesty and sings with a rare sincerity and selflessness.

Beth has toured the UK, Taiwan and British Columbia, recorded three albums and is currently working on another solo project.

Kat Gillis has agreed to be a special guest and has been added to the  Violet Femmes Vol 2 CD Release show at the Media Club on March 10th.

Kat is busy performing all over the city and has an interview on COOP Radio on March 15th at 9 in the evening as well as a show at the Backstage Lounge on March 19th.  It is great she is going to be a part of our Violet Femmes CD Release Celebration.
Here she is:

Violet Femmes Vol 2 CD Release March 10th

Join us at the Media Club on Cambie St in Vancouver BC on Tuesday March 10th for the CD Release of Violet Femmes Vol 2.
Pauline
Kyllonen from Kelowna will be in town for the show. Her track, Unlucky,
is the first single off this compilation CD featuring women from around
the world.



Here is a little info on Pauline as found in her recent review by Nancy Dunham in the Indie Music Magazine
Pauline
Kyllonen may hail from Canada, but her sound is right out of Nashville,
or Texas, or maybe Arizona. Suffice to say she's got the
Folk/Americana/Country sound down pat and has the talent to make the
most of it.
What sets Kyllonen apart from others is the simplicity
with which she showcases the music. Her strong yet wistful voice is the
main instrument on these tracks, never overwhelmed by complex
instrumentation or too slick production. Think of a cleaner, less fussy
musical version of Lucinda Williams and you'll be on the right track.


Vancouver's Joanna Chapman Smith will also be performing songs from her newly released CD.

Joanna Chapman-Smith is a sassy singer-songwriter who writes about the
contraries of Right/Wrong and Mind/Body with humour and sophistication.
Inspired by William Blake's, "The Marriage of Heaven & Hell",
Joanna's songs look at oppositions that exist within the human spirit.
Appropriately, "Contraries" is the title of Chapman-Smith's second solo
album (2009).

Here is the first video I ever saw of Joanna, and I made it a favourite straight away.

A third special guest has yet to be confirmed.

Addie Loy sings at Cincinnati Midpoint Music Festival

One of the new Violet Femmes, Addie Loy, performed at the Cincinnati Midpoint Music Fesitval this weekend, Sept 25th-27th.
Here is a video of Addie singing live at the festival. Her powerful performance style comes across and we welcome her to Volume 2 of Violet Femmes.