TWO BROOKLYN NEO-FOLK SONGBIRDS TOUR SOUTHEAST, BRAND-NEW ALBUMS IN TOW
Two of Brooklyn’s most popular singer/songwriters will be touring the Southeast April 30 through May 9—and celebrating simultaneous album releases. With Annie Crane’s urban Americana wanderings and Royal Pine’s old-timey gypsy gatherings, it is sure to be a tour of and for fearless folk.
“Mature, minimalist, and she’s got depth to her voice that lends credence to even her most mythical poetic wanderings. Finally, here’s a girl-guitar combo that is unapologetic but never angsty”. Urban Folk Zine, Issue 16
Annie Crane’s ethereal original music woos crowds with stories of immigrant grandparents, February ice storms, heartache in snowy Toronto and an industrially sweet Brooklyn love. Crane has played the Mercury Lounge, Rockwood Musichall and countless other famed NY venues. She returns this year to the New Jersey Folk Festival as a main stage featured act, has toured the Southeast and New England, appeared on numerous radio programs (Americana Crossroads, WTBU’s “Over Yonder”) and shared the stage with the Corduroy Road, Au Revoir Simone and The Bowmans.
www.myspace.com/anniecrane
“With wild hair and gypsy music, she brings an ache-y folk sound to the stage. Singing songs of Winnebago’s and the 1977 blackout, Royal Pine is what would happen if The Mamas and The Papas merge with Loretta Lynn and picked up the ukulele”. Nuvo
Royal Pine, a one-woman show, featuring former member of Crooked Jades Robin Aigner, has toured extensively in the Southeast, been featured on countless radio broadcasts (WDVX’s Blue Plate, Americana Crossroads) and festivals (3 years at Bristol Rhythm & Roots, among others) and has shared tours and bills with The Everybodyfields, Ian Thomas, The Be Good Tanyas, Two Man Gentleman Band and more. Royal Pine’s quirky, irreverent old-timey/gypsy folk has a loyal following in the Southeast.
www.myspace.com/royalpinemusic
April 30, Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV, 8pm (21 East Avenue, 304-463-4040)
May 1, Baristas, New Martinsville, WV, 9:30pm (326 N Main St, 304-455-5410)
May 2, Gillie’s Late Night, Blacksburg, VA, 7pm (153 College Ave, 540-961-2703)
May 3, Palisades, Eggleston, VA, 11:30am (brunch show, 168 Village St., 540-626-2828)
May 4, Eddie’s Attic (featured act at open mike), Decatur, GA, 7:30pm (515-B North McDonough St. (upstairs), 404-377-4976)
May 5, WCYB News 5, TV, Bristol, TN, noon (101 Lee St., 276-821-9295)
May 5, Acoustic Coffeehouse, Johnson City, TN, 10pm (415 W. Walnut St., 423-434-9872)
May 6, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Radio, Knoxville, TN, noon (Knoxville Visitor Center, Gay St./Summit Hill Ave., 865-544-1029)
May 6, O’Mainnin’s, Bristol, TN, 8pm (712 State St., 423-844-0049)
May 8, Round Rug Music Series, Glowing Body, Knoxville, TN, 8pm (711 Irwin St, 865-545-4088)
May 9, Blue Vine, Salisbury, NC, 9pm (209 S. Main Street, 704-797-0093)
