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Ann Vriend is a singer-songwriter/pianist from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A popular performer, she has sold thousands of albums and played festivals and venues around the world.[1]
Recording career
In 2000, Ann Vriend released a popular demo, which garnered immediate radio play on stations across western Canada and earned her a spot at the prestigious Edmonton Folk Music Festival. A year later she won a songwriting contest which took her to Nashville, and helped fund her debut album, Soul Unravelling (2003), which was well received by critics and sold well for an independent release. The album is now in its 5th pressing.[2]
Vriend's second album, Modes of Transport, was released two years later. "Feelin' Fine", the album's first single, was put on heavy rotation by a local adult contemporary/jazz radio station.
A third album, When We Were Spies, was released on March 11, 2008. Produced by Juno-nominated Douglas Romanow, it contains fuller production, drawing on modern pop sounds. A single, "St. Paul", received heavy rotation in her hometown of Edmonton, and hit the Top 30 on radio stations in Toronto and Cologne (Germany). Vriend's first music video, for "(If We Are Not) Spies", was released in mid 2008.
Love & Other Messes, Vriend's first studio album in almost three years, is being released in early 2011. The album features a seven piece band, including vocalists Coco Love Alcorn and Chloe Albert, and includes a duet with Matt Epp. The record, produced by Vriend herself, was influenced by Nashville, Muscle Shoals, classic R&B and Motown sounds.[3][4] Vriend released a video for "Graffiti on my Heart". Love & Other Messes was number one on the CKUA album charts for two weeks.[5]
Also in 2011, Vriend provided vocals for a topical single called "William and Kate".[6]
Live performances
Vriend has toured Canada, Australia and Europe extensively, both solo and backed by a band.[7] Live recordings from 2008 and 2009 shows, along with new songs recorded live-off-the-floor, were released in late 2009 as Closer Encounters. She released videos for "A Dollar and a Suitcase" and "On Your Street", the two new songs on the album, in 2010.
Vriend is also the currator and host of Edmonton's Bluebird North performance series.[8] She also performs with popular 1980s cover band Valiant Thieves.
Television
In August 2010, Vriend appeared on the hit Australian music and comedy show Spicks and Specks.[9] [10] She has also been featured on a regional news program in the Netherlands, and has performed on network television in Canada and Australia.[11]
Musical style
Vriend's literary writing style reveals the influence of 1970s singer/songwriters such as Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, and Cat Stevens. Her unique vocals have been compared to the clear, vulnerable Nashville sound of Dolly Parton, the playfulness of Cyndi Lauper, and the raw power of Aretha Franklin and Etta James.[12]
Discography
- 2003: Soul Unravelling
- 2005: Modes of Transport
- 2007: The Clandestine EP
- 2008: When We Were Spies
- 2009: Closer Encounters
- 2011: Love & Other Messes
References
- ^ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Edmonton+singer+Vriend+kicks+heels+with/4185287/story.html - Edmonton Journal - Retrieved 2011-01-28
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2005/1480407.htm - ABC National Radio Late Night Live - retrieved 2011-01-28
- ^ http://vueweekly.com/music/story/cleaning_up_the_messes/ - Vue Weekly - retrieved 2011-01-27
- ^ http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2010/09/28/15509896.html
- ^ http://www.ckua.com/01/28/11/January-9---22-2011/landing.html?blockID=399650&feedID=7539 - January 9-22, 2010 CKUA Charts
- ^ http://blogs.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/02/22/canadian-musicians-pen-william-and-kate-song/ BBC America Blog
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/plucky-canadian-vocalist-sings-an-independent-tune/story-e6frg6nf-1225840646392 - The Australian - Retrieved 2010-01-02
- ^ http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=8addc7a6-588a-49ec-ab66-03d6be46a6de - Edmonton Journal - Accessed 02-23-2011
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LnFW8vKnlM Spicks and Specks "unseen bits" Clip
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/spicksandspecks/txt/s2977585.htm ABC Television
- ^ Canadese bekendheid zoekt Groningse roots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fqf9-WuloI&feature=fvsr - RTV NOORD TV
- ^ Elle Magazine, August, 2006. Not Available Online.
External links
- http://annvriend.com - official webpage
- http://www.myspace.com/annvriend - myspace Profile
- http://www.facebook.com/AnnVriend - Facebook Profile