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