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                                           HI Everyone...thanks for visiting my website...

I hope you are finding ways to celebrate the beauty of summer!  I’m finally home after a successful tour across this amazing country. The Maritimes were magical; I met wonderful people, sang my songs to a new audience and changed two flat tires in the most dangerous places you can imagine.

I wanted to let you know about a few things that you might be interested in. I have a couple new Youtube postings on my website and am working on one of the tour which should be up shortly.

I’m performing at Shadow Lake Lodge on September 1st and 2nd, and I’d love for you to join me. Here is the information you’ll need. Concert is included in this price.

Shadow Lake Lodge: www.shadowlakelodge.com  Book your stay with "BNP 125th Anniversary Special" for $185 per person per night (based on double occupancy in standard cabin). If you book 3 nights stay, you will get 3rd night for 1/2 price.Please call us at 1-866-762-0114 or 403-762-0116, book online(Please mention "BNP 125th Anniversary Special" on the phone or on"Request" section when you are booking on line, and you will receive the confirmation with this special rate!)

Stay Amazed, Cori

NEWS:

Upcoming shows:

Sept 1,2...Shadow Lake Lodge, Banff National Park.

Oct 3...Fort Calgary, Volunteer Recognition event (Private)

Oct 24...Historical Tribute Project, A.O. Wheeler House, Banff Park Museum

Feb 18...Coronation Community Centre

                                CROSS CANADA TOUR MAY-JUNE 2010 

**WITH BEN SURES     ***WITH EVE GOLDBERG

DATE                                VENUE                        CITY                                           PHONE #

MAY 2,2010**      THE STOP                      Black Diamond,AB           403-933-3002

MAY 3,2010**      IRONWOOD                  Calgary,AB                          403-269-5581

May 6th, 2010**  COMMUNITEA               Canmore, AB                      403-678-6818

MAY 8, 2010**     GENERAL STORE       Twin Butte, AB                     403-627-4035

May 13, 2010**    YE OLD JAR BAR        Medicine Hat, AB                 403 527 0657

MAY 14, 2010**  HOUSE CONCERT      Regina, SK                           306-757-9292

May 15, 2010**   House Concert              Brandon, MB              brandonfolkfestival@gmail.com

May 17, 2010**   House Concert              Winnipeg, MB                   clawrence@mts.net

May 18, 2010**   Atruim Community C    Dryden, ON                       guy_gallaway@hotmail.com

May 19, 2010**   House Concert              Thunder Bay, ON               info@bensures.com

May 20, 2010**   Laughing Buddha         Sudbury, ON                        705-673-2112 

May 21,2010**    Smoothwater Outfitters  Temagami, ON                 705-569-3539

May 29, 2010***  Studio 13 House concert  Flamborough,ON         bkerr@soomet.infoathse.com

May 31, 2010*** Moonshine Cafe              Oakville, ON                       905-844-2655

June 3, 2010*** House Concert                 Toronto, ON                      lucybowers@sympatico.ca

June 5th, 2010  Ottawa Folklore Centre  Songwriting  Workshop   www.ottawafolklore.com

June 5th,2010  Westboro House Concert, Ottawa, ON                     613-724-2720

June 8th             Salty Towers House Concert  St.  Andrew, NB        steeljim@nbnet.nb.ca                   

June 9th             House Concert              St. George,  NB                    steeljim@nbnet.nb.ca

June 10              Vintage Bistro                Hampton, NB                       506-832-1212

June 12              Union St. Cafe               Berwick, NS                          902-538-7787

June 14              The Company House   Halifax, NS                            902-404-3050 

New Release: `Buffalo Street’ is a collection of beautiful stories inspired by the rich history of the Canadian Rockies and its people. Cori continues her commitment to the craft of songwriting and attention to detail that so effectively evokes a time, a sense of place, a character and of course a range of emotion.

  • CKUA-David Ward's Fab Five pick for CD of the year.
  • XM 14 The Village Top Tracks for September #1 Trono
  •  # 2 on CKUA (May 31-June 13,2009)
  • #1 Top Canadian Album from FOLKDJ (USA & Canada Folk Radio Programs) July
  • #1 Top Canadian Song `Trono’ from FOLKDJ-July
  • #2 Top Canadian Artist from FOLKDJ- July
  • 4½ stars out of 5 from Maverick Magazine based in the UK.
  • Reviews in Maverick, Sing Out magazine and Penguin Eggs

                               What some reviewers have said about Buffalo Street

****1/2    MAVERICK MAGAZINE-UK, Alan Cackett

As a veteran and leading exponent of Canada’s storied folk heritage, Brewster’s mastery of the music’s many styles is unquestioned

"Accomplished Canadian folk-country singer, Cori Brewster, returns with her fourth album, a wonderful collection of (mainly) self-penned songs inspired by her family and characters associated with them over the past hundred years or so in Banff. With an ear for a great melody and the storyteller’s insight for spinning a compelling yarn, Brewster puts both and more, on display with such compelling songs as My Familiar Sky, inspired by long-distance love letters written almost eighty years ago, or Diamond Hitch which explores the lives of the pioneers of the Canadian Rockies more than 140 years ago. With vocal inflections that sound clear-as-mountain-stream authentic, Brewster’s songs of love’s travails and the struggle to find meaning in hard times, really strike home on tunes such as Written In My Name, That Was Hell and the wonderful Take Me Back To Ireland a Celtic-tinged song yearning for Ireland and inspired by her great-great grandfather who moved to Canada during the Irish famine of the 1800s.

The title tune examines the way that the original Stoney/Nakota inhabitants of Alberta were badly treated by the Canadian government as their freedom, lands and hunting rights were taken away from them. Told simply and without malice or bitterness this makes quite an impact and serves as a terrific introduction for a varied set that reveals folk music’s rich and evolving traditions. She closes with Across The Great Divide a cover of the late, under-appreciated contemporary folk stylist, Kate Wolf (an influence on Nanci Griffith), and it’s one of those songs that fits in seamlessly to the whole collection. Throughout Brewster’s passionate vocals and expressive lyrics are true and affecting, moreover, the acoustic guitar work courtesy of Dave Clarke and Adam Dobres on this CD is nothing short of phenomenal. Highly recommended."

Edmonton Journal-Roger Levesque"Buffalo Street is a fascinating set of historical portraits translated into song, by this gifted singer-songwriter...personalized with atmosphere, imagery and entertaining details".

CKUA-Bob Chelmick (Road Home)"When I heard 'Buffalo Street', I just felt like giving you the biggest hug for creating such a gorgeous collection of stories...you have found the fulfillment of your musical calling in these kind of moving character sketches... I love a good story, a great melody, and an artist who brings a passion to her work - and lets it live in her songs. That's why I feel so grateful for 'Buffalo Street''.

CFMU-Jim Marino"I will play all of it...I think it is (so far) the best of 09...what a gem, a winner from beginning to end".

See Magazine-Curtis Wright"With this release, Brewster joins a distinguished group of Albertan vocalists — people like the legendary Ian Tyson and that hurtin’ Albertan, Corb Lund — who share her affinity for storytelling and times gone by".

Herizon Magazine-Cindy Filipenko"Cori Brewster writes songs that capture the essence of a place better than most...Brewster has handily managed to turn these narratives into engaging folk songs.The musicianship on Buffalo Street is top notch..., Buffalo Street is an important one, as it represents folk music in the truest sense, recording history through lyric and melody, so that a culture’s important moments are not lost. Give this woman an Order of Canada for telling us about what Banff was before it became just another tourist Mecca".

           Calgary Folk Festival  2009 Songwriting Contest The Winners!
Best Song of Alberta (sponsored by Burnswest Corp.)3rd place 
My Familiar Sky - Cori Brewster



 


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