the daily snivel

I went out to see a fantastic East Coast musician last night at the Manx Pub here in Ottawa. Her name is Amelia Curran, and she's the sister of a good friend of mine. She's here from St. John's, Newfoundland, for the summer and is touring all over the area until August. As much as I went out last night to get a feel for her sound, and especially to be supportive, I was ultimately extremely moved and impressed by her music. She's been nominated three times for best female artist at the East Coast Music Awards (a big to-do, as the East Coast scene in is where some of Canada's best music is played). She has a voice like Beth Orton (but more sultry and less tremorous), and writes moving, acoustic music that blends the sounds of folk and jazz.

I was moved to buy one of her albums last night, and it's been playing non-stop on my iPod ever since. It's called 'Lullabies for Barflies,' which is her newest album, but I know I'm going to have to buy the others now as well. It's just that good, and not all of the songs she played last night are on that particular album, which leaves me wanting for more.

Crass commercialism follows: go ahead and buy one of her albums. You'll be supporting a great independent artist, and they've got my personal guarantee of goodness.

http://www.freds.nf.ca/artists/CurranAmelia.html

There are samples at her website: http://www.ameliacurran.com