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Latest News
2022-05-03T15:51:24-07:00
Corinne West
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tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/6962947
2022-05-03T15:51:24-07:00
2023-10-16T07:48:56-07:00
:: Dixie Fire Relief Project :: Plumas Strong New Release ::
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<p style="text-align: center;"> 💜 <a contents="Please help to make a difference" data-link-label="Dixie Fire" data-link-type="page" href="/dixie-fire" target="_blank">Please help to make a difference</a> 👈🏼 that is the link. 💜 </p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/bc92f35317c2951fb56a8c0a3c500db292425605/original/img-0445.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p>Dear Music Lovers, </p>
<p>The fundraising concerts of last weekend were a stellar success, raising over 15k for the Dixie Fire Relief Fund! This is a great start - thank you to all who attended and donated!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/81ce0039170600a481550928a6d72c0cf2177a35/original/a2fad5e1-c768-4d16-97ec-1e5da295a29c.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><span class="font_small">Photo :: Mari Erin Roth</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents=":: PLUMAS STRONG ::&nbsp;" data-link-label="Dixie Fire" data-link-type="page" href="/dixie-fire" style="" target="_blank">:: PLUMAS STRONG :: </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">THE SONG & RELIEF MISSION FOR THE MILLION ACRE </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">BURN OF THE DIXIE FIRE </p>
<p>Now is the time when I ask you to help. <a contents="This link takes you" data-link-label="Dixie Fire" data-link-type="page" href="/dixie-fire" target="_blank">This link takes you</a> to a page on my site called The Dixie Fire. Here you can listen to the track “Plumas Strong” and hopefully donate to our rebuilding efforts. The cut features some stellar musicians: <a contents="Ricky Fataar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar" target="_blank">Ricky Fataar</a> (Bonnie Raitt, The Flames, Beach Boys), the mighty <a contents="Pete Sears" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sears" target="_blank">Pete Sears</a>, & guitar master <a contents="James DePrato" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/jamesdeprato/" target="_blank">James DePrato</a>. </p>
<p>I offer the song, & the live shows of this last weekend in hopes of raising awareness and funds to help rural Plumas County recover in both habitat & humanity from the Dixie's devastion. In kindness, if you are moved to contribute, your donation is a tax deductible one. You will be helping us rebuild. </p>
<p>A fire of just under 1 million acres of our forests, devastating the entire downtown and neighborhoods of Canyon Dam and the lovely historic gold rush town Greenville and more, is a lot to undo. Folks are still without their homes and businesses. Many people did not have fire insurance as it was not made available to all in these mountains. The habitat for our birds and bears and mountain lions and all the creatures has been beyond decimated. This is all bad news. The good news is, people are inspired to recover. To rebuild. To have hope and take action within our community.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/c78eb9a904ef11ef201f433a4e9ffdf9473866b8/original/6fmil2zvgmf71.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/3b67bb49a0b717033cc9f6e388a4734ff145d149/original/img-3903.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I am reaching out to you, outside of our county, to assist us. This is not a county of wealth and an abundance of resources. May the power of music make a difference. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> 💜 <a contents="Please help to make a difference" data-link-label="Dixie Fire" data-link-type="page" href="/dixie-fire" style="" target="_blank">Please help to make a difference</a> 👈🏼 that is the link. 💜 </p>
<p>~ <strong>Plumas Strong Lyrics </strong>~ </p>
<p>we are the feather folk <br>all the colors - all the spokes <br>this is the land we love <br>golden valleys - birds fly high above </p>
<p>was it just a little spark <br>did it glower in the dark <br>Dixie what were you to do? <br>all the fuel we left for you </p>
<p>ah the Dragon is drawing near <br>our good people are full - full of fear <br>on the wind you ruled the sky <br>But our land was so damn-bone-dry </p>
<p>Plumas Strong :: Plumas Strong <br>Plumas Strong :: Dixie you burned on & on </p>
<p>Fire Fire :: Mercy Me :: <br>Fire Fire :: Bended Knees <br>Fire Fire :: On our own :: Fire Fire :: <br>This is our home - This is our home - <br>This is our home </p>
<p>What did we learn from this <br>The power of tenderness <br>looking out for you and me <br>it’s a Blessed way to be </p>
<p>lend your body lend your mind <br>give your money give your time </p>
<p>Plumas Strong :: Plumas Strong :: Plumas Strong :: it’s how we get along :: </p>
<p>when the Dragon’s at your door <br>hardship kicks you - to the floor <br>raise your face up to the sky <br>all our love - don’t deny </p>
<p>for you are not alone <br>there is power in our song <br>what a strong web we weave <br>when you and i believe </p>
<p>Plumas Strong :: Plumas Strong :: <br>Plumas Strong :: it’s how we get along <br>Plumas Strong :: Plumas Strong :: <br>Plumas Strong :: our river she rolls on and on</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/6955626
2022-04-23T18:06:57-07:00
2022-04-23T18:06:57-07:00
✨ Hello from Corinne West ✨
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/69549f4be95ef52393899463b965a2921f036501/original/corinne-newsletter.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Dear Music Lovers, </p>
<p>Hello! Aloha! Howdy! ‘Sup! Guten Tag! Γεια σας! Nyob zoo! Konnichiwa! </p>
<p>I write to you on a beautiful overcast morning here in the Lost Sierra. Our world is almost unidentifiable since last we corresponded. I am delighted you are still here. </p>
<p><a contents="Pleased to have you read this article so we can get caught up.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.plumasnews.com/local-artist-records-song-video-to-benefit-indian-valley-concerts-scheduled-foundation-formed/" target="_blank">Pleased to have you read this article so we can get caught up. </a></p>
<p>I am releasing a new single "Plumas Strong" in response the devastating million-acre-burn of the Dixie Fire last summer in Plumas County and surrounding counties here in California. "Plumas Strong" will be released on May 4th. The above article link describes how the song turned into building a not-for-profit organization called "Lost Sierra Wings". Our mission is 'Disaster relief for Plumas County through the Arts'. Our aim with the Dixie Fire is to raise recovery funds and to raise awareness of just how tragic this fire has been ...and how we can heal our rural county from right here.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/c758f5fe0be08961375dcbea49f1b4af99aaa07b/original/album-cover-1600x1600-px-custom-dimensions-custom-dimensions-custom-dimensions-custom-dimensions-custom-dimensions-custom-dimensions.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>On April 30th & May 1st "Lost Sierra Wings" is producing a concert at the West End Theatre with yours truly. 100% of the proceeds are doing towards the Dixie Fire through vetted non-profits. </p>
<p>You and I, we are back in touch. This is splendid. Keep close while i share with you the unfolding of our efforts to heal both habitat and humanity from this catastrophic fire. Send a note if you are interested in more information, or channels for tax deductible donations.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/9a31b384db12bac6c8d5f6f1bd9ed9b58e2ba109/original/277704347-4784936011628843-9051412539206166260-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4862011
2017-09-22T18:44:02-07:00
2017-09-22T18:47:13-07:00
Equinox Smoke Signal from Corinne West
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/ba0d612579dae0465f051a9985966a14d5ad6f43/original/screen-shot-2017-09-22-at-1-21-57-pm.png?1506111798" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Dear Music Lovers, <br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: MUSINGS :: </span></p>
<p>Oh Mighty Sun <br>my stinging favorite <br>central celestial star <br>you continue to hover and burn <br>from a power i can name <br>yet not understand </p>
<p>Mysteriously succinct <br>i know you today in perfect timing <br>your light balanced <br>daylight <br>darkness </p>
<p>All the while <br>i endlessly spin <br>around and around <br>and around you <br>in absentminded <br>devotion </p>
<p>Equinox <br>term stemming from Latin roots <br>meaning “equal night” </p>
<p>Harvest time <br>Northern Hemisphere sweeps in motion <br>prepare for the cold <br>warm your heart <br>your home <br>your loved ones <br>regarding undeniably <br>the blessed <br>vast <br>mysterious <br>Earth beneath you </p>
<p>©2017 Corinne West </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/794c2ce58c860f357f5b629c6a304e2618333fd6/original/screen-shot-2017-09-22-at-2-10-01-pm.png?1506114722" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Artwork by Christian Schloevery. <a contents="Discover him here.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://society6.com/christianschloe/prints" target="_blank">Discover him here. </a></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: ORIGINAL AUTUMNAL POST & GREETING CARDS :: </span></p>
<p>When was the last time you sent someone a note in the mail? I always appreciate something handwritten. Should this idea entice you this Halloween season, I have just the thing. Below you will find images of post cards and folding cards… a bit on the eccentric and pop art side of the spectrum. Consider sending an original artwork card from an artist you dig, penned by your own hand, in your own delightful language. Why not? This is an affordable and beautifully personal way to connect. I hope you enjoy the artworks. (All of the images are links to acquire the cards… just click.) </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/art-cards" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/d435d683b9dd5a8185e4873154e534ffe3bc4ae0/original/screen-shot-2017-09-22-at-5-45-51-pm.png?1506127607" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" Pop Art Post Cards ~ Set of 10 </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/art-cards" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/4215991f6d489c4620521106dbb0938c075e3068/original/bone-children-front-wm.jpg?1453621547" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>"BONE CHILDREN" Original linen art cards. Set of 6 - blank inside. <br>Detail from rolled ink & stamped original. <br>(Watermark does not appear on the cards) </p>
<p>Perhaps you like the idea of gifting someone an original piece of art? This piece below, <br>"JUMPIN' JACK & THE FOXGLOVE COWBOY" is a framed whimsical original. <br>This is a one of a kind. ( 1/1 ) </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/7206a9fc7e8ff5905c19510648a92ae4026e2f27/original/foxglove-jumpin-jack.jpg?1478129466" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>(The image above is a link. Simply scroll down through the monoprints to find this piece.) </em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: MUSIC :: </span></p>
<p>While I have taken a break from heavy touring, I have not taken a break from writing. My hands and psyche are busy in the studio writing the next record, which is turning out to be a multi-dimensional project. More on that soon. This will be a big, beautiful project. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: HUMOR :: </span></p>
<p>I have started a new book. I only read it at night. Outside. Under street lamps. Alone. <br>So far, it's pretty good... </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/5ae50a9e150025edcb3923a2d1abadcc5237c146/medium/screen-shot-2017-09-22-at-6-20-55-pm.png?1506129689" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p>That is all for now good people. Feel free to email with questions or custom orders at the center of the West. Micah will assist you, or get a message through. (Email: micah@corinnewest.com) </p>
<p>Shine through the storm, </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4804678
2017-08-06T16:38:22-07:00
2017-08-11T02:53:23-07:00
Summer Smoke Signal
<p>Dear Lovers of Music & Art, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/ac9de45b4b652e53836cbd563e2fa42a0b379f27/original/face.jpg?1500920731" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: MUSINGS :: </span></p>
<p>~ AMBIENT ONE ~ </p>
<p>Ambient One, you dance in my dreams <br>Pouring curl after sway over the headland hills <br>diaphanous dreams disappearing <br>at the mouth of the rainbow tunnel </p>
<p>Ambient One, you have awakened me <br>i was asleep for too long <br>my nest became thick <br>twigs petrified <br>light faded in a slow tomb <br>you did not break the walls <br>you simply lifted me <br>skybound <br>through the opening i could not see <br>lifted me <br>Up </p>
<p>Ambient One you inspire me <br>yesterday a nomad leaf flew into the house <br>landed on the 5th string of my guitar <br>my guitar there, in that chair <br>fallen from the tree <br>rambling through the sky <br>5th string struck <br>a tone rang <br>re-sounding in this cabin <br>a note no one played <br>a love note <br>from you <br>to me </p>
<p>Ambient One, I feel you <br>you are in all things <br>pictures on a restaurant wall <br>bluebells <br>the scent of basil <br>the mystery of sound <br>a long gaze from a passing child <br>always <br>you are hiding <br>right in front of me </p>
<p>©2017 Corinne West </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: INSPIRATIONS ::</span> </p>
<p>Recently a friend pointed me in the direction of the song "Re: Stacks" by Bon Iver. While I had listened to the song, and adored the melody, I had never <a contents="truly listened&nbsp;to&nbsp;the lyrics." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://genius.com/Bon-iver-re-stacks-lyrics" target="_blank">truly listened to the lyrics.</a> Upon listening, my mind flew out of my skull, and my heart escaped from my ribcage. I gathered them up again and knew I was a larger person with this genius piece of music in my system. With all of that in place, I decided to give back to the song. I don't know much about the technical side pf making a video, but I know a ton about being inspired, designing and making things happen. This is not a professional piece. This has nothing to do with publicity. This is an offering to a song that shook my world. </p>
<p>I hope you enjoy it. Thank you Bon Iver. </p>
<p> (Click the photo to view the piece) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://vimeo.com/228586936" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/567967bc5fbec5de2011d3c0f1fff7f8490ebde1/original/screen-shot-2017-08-06-at-2-27-52-pm.png?1502055200" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: ARTWORK :: </span></p>
<p>There is a new piece available on the website. It's entitled "If So Then Maybe Why" and is a part of a series. This is a monoprint. Click here for more information. </p>
<p>Every piece has a story. Custom pieces are available... and can be inspired from a story you tell me. </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/71e83195231a00706287a8806bc9d2dbdacbecc0/original/fullsizerender.jpg?1501864455" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"If So Then Maybe Why" <br>©2017 Corinne West </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: JEWELRY :: </span></p>
<p>This year I released the first of 11 Amulet / Pendants. I have shared the first one, "Full Circles" with you in the last newsletter. "Full Circles" is now available for you on the website. <a contents="Check it out here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/jewelry-amulets" target="_blank">Check it out here.</a> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/742665c315cb7f75c9e78f414af76a27ad9af684/medium/amulet-kernel.jpg?1500843842" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Artwork ©2017 Corinne West </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">:: MUSIC :: </span></p>
<p>Earlier this year <a contents='I released the single "The Yew Tree"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/music-art-store" target="_blank">I released the single "The Yew Tree"</a>, and toured behind the release in the UK. This was a wonderful tour, and an enchanting song to cover. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/885deaf37cfcca69946a4240967629be2ce06fcc/medium/screen-shot-2017-08-06-at-4-37-13-pm.png?1502062652" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Since the release of "The Yew Tree", I have been writing for a new recording. </p>
<p>Across the board my inspiration is on HIGH. <br>I am working in many platforms simultaneously. <br>I will keep you informed regarding any upcoming performances. </p>
<p>Thank you for engaging and supporting my work, and the arts in general. </p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p>Shine through the storm, </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#16a085;">Custom works are available in most mediums: Songwriting / jewelry / fine art. <br>Send a note if you would love to commission something original: corinne@corinnewest.com </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4754411
2017-06-22T17:59:15-07:00
2017-07-23T15:07:04-07:00
June's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/2ce71c00143b77016c76bca70bbeb054331e756b/original/12139594-1642863105986334-1266563508-n.jpg?1445408186" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Dear Lovers of Art & Music, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: MUSINGS :: </strong></p>
<p>Summer Solstice. Our glorious Star / Sun shines longer and stronger than any other day. The wheel turns continually regardless of where we are, who we are, and who we are continually choosing to become. </p>
<p>Entering summer, I think back on spring, reflecting on the seedling shoots that now color my world in more flushed out forms. I consider, what did I plant in the garden of my life / soul last autumn that is with me now? What shall I weed out? What is worthy of cultivating that will come to full fruition in the harvest months of autumn? What personal illusions can be released? </p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/0db731effa00cf5d27af1d35079268e0ebfc9914/original/screen-shot-2017-06-22-at-4-07-24-pm.png?1498172870" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">May we all hone in, and garden the terrain of our lives with a fierce, gentle trowel. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the soil is rich - the sky is dependable </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the stars are aligned - searing yet soft </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the breath of the galaxy </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">is with you - within you- made of you </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Always </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WIND ::</strong> </p>
<p>Since I last wrote to you, I have returned from what was an extraordinary tour in the UK. The tour ended up as both a strong personal pilgrimage, and a string of fulfilling shows. Dearest UK, Thank you for opening your land and your succinct magic, and for your people who attended the performances and participated in the music that was offered. I arrived home charged, changed, enchanted, humbled and grateful. </p>
<p>Upon my return, I am releasing a new line of jewelry. </p>
<p>Many of you are aware that I am a visual artist / check it out :: (<a contents="https://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints">https://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints</a>) / (<a contents="https://www.corinnewest.com/metal-glass" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/metal-glass">https://www.corinnewest.com/metal-glass</a>). </p>
<p>Another facet of my work is showcased in my designs in jewelry. The latest piece is an Amulet / Pendant entitled “Full Circles”, crafted in 10 grams of sterling silver. Each piece is stamped on the back with a personal signature. </p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/75f78b052ed0eae4d4f21b4cc7e5b6a8b418f4e4/original/screen-shot-2017-06-22-at-4-08-35-pm.png?1498172956" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Full Circles" </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>©2017 Corinne West </strong></p>
<p>As a visual artist and a poetry/song writer, symbols and metaphors are of the utmost intrigue and importance to me both in writing and three dimensional art. When creating “Full Circles” I have considered deeply the symbolism of the Triad throughout the ages, and have come to the conclusion that the power of any symbol lays within what is of the utmost importance to the bearer. This particular symbol “Full Circles” which holds the Triad / Trinity has a variety of universal significance found globally, throughout history. What is important to me, is that you make this piece your own. </p>
<p>Below are but a few options for you to infuse and charge the significance of your piece. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> • Past / Present / Future • </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">• Mind / Body / Spirit • </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> • Earth / Sea / Sky • </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">• Maiden / Mother / Crone • </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> • Stag / Father / Sage • </p>
<p>My invitation is for you to take this piece use it with the symbolism and meaning that is important to you. In the end this is all that matters. The triad is also useful for undoing personal manipulation and addiction cycles. </p>
<p>“Full Circles” offers you a symbol to charge and alter what is important to you currently, in wholeness.</p>
<p>There is always the option that you think the piece is just attractive, and beauty is a Mighty fine reason to wear a symbol too! </p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p><em>Please email Micah if you are interested in the piece, or with any general inquiry: micah@corinnewest.com </em></p>
<p>All Love, </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4681704
2017-04-22T17:42:10-07:00
2017-04-23T08:17:13-07:00
April's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/00a60f40b3690cfe26d5f18e6439ed8cf13e8e3a/original/screen-shot-2017-04-22-at-3-35-05-pm.png?1492900534" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Dear Lovers of Art & Music, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: MUSINGS :: </strong></p>
<p>Earth Day. <br>Our Amazing Earth. <br>Right here… right now… under you. <br>Supporting you. <br>Us... cascading all over Earth. <br>Every day. Every night. <br>It ALL goes down, right here. <br>Laughing, crying, evolving, witnessing, creating, loving, dying… <br>She's a true 360˙ powerhouse, our Great Earth. I am in awe and I love her so. </p>
<p>Earth - our outdoor / indoor spaceship. We are flying through our home Galaxy at a ridiculous pace on her back. And today - is Her day. This afternoon I have looked at many images and pieces of art featuring our Earth. Looking at where we are from the vantage point of images taken from space… it is astounding and I never tire of the view. </p>
<p>Nothing less than miraculous, our time here. <br>The Earth gives and gives and gives to us… everything. <br>Even on Her day, she offers broad and powerful perspective of our unbelievable locale... </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">All you have to do, is look at her. </p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/e43fe0c74c6717fa1879f7d997aedc6d72bc3394/original/screen-shot-2017-04-22-at-4-30-10-pm.png?1492903845" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>(Artist unknown to me)</em> </p>
<p><a contents="A few vitals…&nbsp;click here.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.universetoday.com/14382/10-interesting-facts-about-planet-earth/" target="_blank">A few vitals… click here. </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WIND :: </strong></p>
<p>The single ‘The Yew Tree’ has been released, and is making waves on the radio in the UK. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Do go and see her because, live, she is simply wonderful" <br><em>~ (The Legendary) Mike Harding, DJ, UK. </em></p>
<p>Thank you for all the kind feedback on the cut. I have never produced a song like The Yew Tree… so stark, so bare, so haunting. Written by Brian McNeill of The Battlefield Band, the song seems to be a hopeful dirge of sorts, shooting straight out from the middle of the Earth. <br>You can get your copy of the single by<a contents="&nbsp;sauntering over here.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/music-art-store" target="_blank"> sauntering over here. </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: SHOWS :: </strong></p>
<p>The Yew Tree Tour is about to launch in England on the 27th of this month. The tour will wind its way through much of beautiful England, up to mighty Scotland, and fortunately spend a short time on enchanting Welsh soil. </p>
<p>I am bringing one accompanist with me for this run, the Grateful Cellist, Dirje Childs. Dirje is a dear friend, and a fine musician. (My favorite combination on the road.) You can learn <a contents="more about&nbsp;her here.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.dirje.com/" target="_blank">more about her here. </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong> ~ •• THE YEW TREE TOUR DATES •• ~ </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Thursday 27th April ~ OTTERTON MILL - OTTERTON <br>Friday 28th April - SQUARE & COMPASS - SWANAGE <br>Saturday 29th April - OTLEY COURTHOUSE - OTLEY <br>Sunday 30th April - THE FOLLY - SETTLE <br>Tuesday 2nd May - ROSES THEATRE - TEWKESBURY <br>Wednesday 3rd May - WEST END THEATRE - ALDERSHOT <br>Friday 5th May - OLD FIRE STATION - CARLISLE <br>Saturday 6th May - EYEMOUTH HIPPODROME - EYEMOUTH <br>Sunday 7th May - FIRE STATION CREATIVE - DUNFERMLINE <br>Monday 8th May - CRAFTS & THINGS - GLENCOE <br>Thursday 11th May - SOUTH HILL PARK ARTS CENTRE - BRACKNELL <br>Friday 12th May - PRINTERS PLAYHOUSE - EASTBOURNE <br>Saturday 13th May - ROOTS ’N’ALL - BARRY <br>Sunday 14th May - TWICKFOLK - TWICKENHAM </strong></p>
<p>All tour specifics can be found <a contents="by&nbsp;clicking here&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://corinnewest.com/tour" target="_blank">by clicking here </a></p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p>With Love, </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4644614
2017-03-24T13:12:13-07:00
2017-03-24T16:52:22-07:00
March's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p>Dear Lovers of Art & Music, <br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/86574eefd11cfb2f76c64bc3445996a7e0eac0ad/large/screen-shot-2017-03-24-at-12-18-27-pm.png?1490383158" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>:: MUSINGS :: </strong></p>
<p>Perhaps every season - is really a portal. Stand still, run, jump rope or swim… the colors will change all around you. There is no stopping this. Nothing you can do but be a part of it. The smells will change.… the Feel. the Sky - the Light, the Leaves… all of it. <br>Will. <br>Change. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/5f13b91ef8502889d9e05edc84212eeb3e8f4eb8/original/screen-shot-2017-03-24-at-12-29-06-pm.png?1490383781" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We are not separate from change, but woven into it. Here we are, morphing with everything around us - catalyzing alterations while altering as a result of everything that is happening. </p>
<p>This Spring I am experiencing a vivid call to refine, to further align, to evolve. I feel it on a cellular level, in my thought patterns. I can feel it in how I interact with people, where my heart is, and within the belief systems I have constructed. </p>
<p>This is Spring Cleaning time. It’s exciting. And the world… sings. <br>Lucky lucky Us. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WIND :: </strong></p>
<p>Did I share with you that I am releasing a single? The song is called The Yew Tree. I learned this song in the High Sierra mountains when I was a young woman. We would sing it a cappella in 3 or 4 part harmony. I have always loved it. The original was written by Brain McNeill in 1984 I believe. Apparently it was one of those songs that virtually wrote itself. Last year when I began working with the cello, I became riveted with the idea of recording a completely stripped down version of The Yew Tree. No guitar. Just my voice, and the drone of a cello. April 14th the song is released - and at the end of April I leave for The Yew Tree tour to support the song in the UK. </p>
<p>You can get your pre-release copy<a contents="&nbsp;through my site here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://corinnewest.com/album/496656/the-yew-tree?autostart=true" target="_blank"> through my site here.</a> I hope you enjoy it - and I appreciate your support in bringing the music to the world. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: SHOWS :: </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The tour in the UK is right around the corner... here are some details below: <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/d286a40e891603f82ab63bea66a789cf8f871b8b/original/screen-shot-2017-02-23-at-12-11-44-pm.png?1487880731" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Friday 31 March ~ GOOD BUY BOOKS - AUSTIN, TEXAS </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> ~ UK DATES ~ </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thursday 27th April ~ OTTERTON MILL - OTTERTON <br>Friday 28th April - SQUARE & COMPASS - SWANAGE <br>Saturday 29th April - OTLEY COURTHOUSE - OTLEY <br>Sunday 30th April - THE FOLLY - SETTLE <br>Tuesday 2nd May - ROSES THEATRE - TEWKESBURY <br>Wednesday 3rd May - WEST END THEATRE - ALDERSHOT <br>Friday 5th May - OLD FIRE STATION - CARLISLE <br>Saturday 6th May - EYEMOUTH HIPPODROME - EYEMOUTH <br>Sunday 7th May - FIRE STATION CREATIVE - DUNFERMLINE <br>Monday 8th May - CRAFTS & THINGS - GLENCOE <br>Thursday 11th May - SOUTH HILL PARK ARTS CENTRE - BRACKNELL <br>Friday 12th May - PRINTERS PLAYHOUSE - EASTBOURNE <br>Saturday 13th May - ROOTS ’N’ALL - BARRY <br>Sunday 14th May - TWICKFOLK - TWICKENHAM </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">All tour specifics can be found by <a contents="clicking here&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/tour" target="_blank">clicking here </a></p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p>With Love, </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Join me on <a contents="Faceplant" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/CorinneWestBand" target="_blank">Faceplant</a>, <a contents="Instagram," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/corinnewestbandits/" target="_blank">Instagram,</a> <a contents="Twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/CorinneWestBand" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - and all that jazz.</p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4603861
2017-02-23T12:47:45-08:00
2017-03-24T13:07:05-07:00
February's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/1fe996e27d6016e343d71f4074f8f01fbcbf3a20/original/img-2373.jpg?1487819748" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Dear Lovers of Music & Art, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: MUSINGS :: </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">clever words, furrowed brow <br>silent sword far from me now <br>western bell only hollow sounds <br>the ending of the mourning </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">pen dance sideways on the page <br>aristocrat stumbles in the maze <br>all the while i sit and gaze <br>in the opal seaside setting </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">stolen calf upon the hill <br>cares not that he’s standing still <br>foxglove cowboy times it well <br>he passes me a letter </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">moon my mother moon my child <br>bathe me in your light a while <br>you have felt the river smile <br>for everything unfolding </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sticks and stones and hands in sand <br>pounding fists upon the land <br>dawn brings promise rising grand <br>despite this shaking thunder </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <em>Corinne West </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WINDS :: </strong></p>
<p>I have just returned from the International Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City, Missouri where in a burst of inspiration and playful magic I connected with a few friends to shoot a casual video. We captured a version of the song 'Audrey Turn The Moon' from the record 'Starlight Highway'.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Check it out here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyTITkhJB9c&t=11s" target="_blank">Check it out here.</a><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyTITkhJB9c&t=11s" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/3e6f5abe085656e1986becb97236bdff8699d1cf/medium/screen-shot-2017-02-23-at-11-51-59-am.png?1487879567" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>In late December I journeyed to South East Asia to be in a place where I could not read the street signs. I wanted to step outside of all familiar ground and flight patterns - to write the next record. South East Asia took me by storm. While I did write music, I was wildly inspired by art forms I was not expecting. In Myanmar I wrote music, and designed blankets, and tried desperately to understand what I was eating. In sacred Buddhist caves I wrote melodies and marveled at the deep beauty of a cultural devotion foreign to me, while contemplating the juxtaposition of thousands of reclining statues against the drive of a more upright-poised western civilization. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/6733159c8f2a58e5014b5f32aa8592c8e39e2691/large/screen-shot-2017-02-23-at-11-43-20-am.png?1487879045" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/4781bd873ecf3db9dcaa25d78cdf40b486b2faf7/large/screen-shot-2017-02-23-at-11-39-26-am.png?1487878782" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>In the end I designed clothing and jewelry which I look forward to sharing with you at shows, and on the website soon. </p>
<p>I almost forgot, I did design a new sticker while in Thailand <a contents="that is available on the site." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/stickers" target="_blank">that is available on the site.</a> It was inspired by blending my visual art with lyrics to cross pollinate the artforms. It's art. It's now. It's original. It's waiting for you.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/e2af1e7a593c7bbdda8923890622d382530380e0/original/trouble-no-more.png?1487880904" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: SHOWS :: </strong></p>
<p>The Yew Tree UK Tour - 2017: At the end of April I will be touring once again in the beautiful United Kingdom. This run of performances is in support of a single I am releasing called The Yew Tree. The Yew Tree is a magnificent song written by Brian McNeill of The Battlefield Band. I learned the song in the oral tradition in the High Sierra mountains of California when I was 20, and the words have slayed me in the best of ways for years. Look out for this single release. I am proud to bring a song written in the United Kingdom that I learned in the California mountains as a young woman, back to it's homeland in another incarnation. </p>
<p><a contents="THE YEW TREE TOUR DATES ARE HERE&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/tour" target="_blank">THE YEW TREE TOUR DATES ARE HERE </a>- I will be bringing the lovely Dirje Childs out on this tour. Join us for a show or two.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/d286a40e891603f82ab63bea66a789cf8f871b8b/original/screen-shot-2017-02-23-at-12-11-44-pm.png?1487880731" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“She's nobody's clone and, whether on the ballads or the albums or the clutch of more uptempo numbers<br>she has an aching purity of her own.” </strong><em>- FATEA, Mike Davies</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4559501
2017-01-22T08:42:34-08:00
2017-01-22T17:50:44-08:00
January's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/bdeebc378cde43e9a66190565dbb8b09766d627d/original/screen-shot-2017-01-22-at-11-38-51-pm.png?1485103222" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em>Photo: Jeanne Rana</em></span></p>
<p><br>Dear Lovers of Music & Art, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: MUSINGS :: </strong></p>
<p>There is an art form to reading the signs. Everyone has their own methods, or can develop them. I’ll share with you one of mine (in a very encapsulated form): The Little Bells and The Great Bells. The Little Bells are the bells that ring for you throughout the day. These are the instincts steering you through traffic, meetings, articles to read, who to interact with, landing the ace parking spot, knowing what food your body needs that day, if you need water, if you need to communicate something, where to invest your energies for the day… as it is the collection of small decisions that when zoomed out have formed and informed your ever-evolving big picture. In short the Little Bells navigate you night to night, day to day. </p>
<p>The Great Bells are not as continuous, but hold quite a bit more revelation. These are the Big Moves. Epiphanies. Sometimes they only show up as glances, or sparks. Sometimes they ring over the entire village of your mind for ten minutes, halting all of your internal industry and play. While taking action on The Great Bells can be denied, their occurrence cannot be denied. You definitely Just - Felt - That. The Great Bells can seem far-fetched. Crazy. Not doable. Disruptive. Absurd to follow through on. A pipe dream. Ahhhh, but this is generally when they are signposting to a most amazing turn in your life. This is a sacred triangle where the Imagination meets Action, and the Unknown - a power-precipice that leads to new invention, unheard of adventures, and a most insanely great turn in your life which you were not anticipating. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/a335c6b0fed7d4878a6cee3a4d8349194de854fc/medium/screen-shot-2017-01-22-at-10-04-28-am.png?1485056762" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p>The Bells are gold, copper and bronze, all mined from your psyche. Their shape and tone is specific to you. They ring to celebrate you. To warn you, guide you, wake you up and calm you. Their resonance extends ripple after ripple after ripple. </p>
<p>Indeed, there is an art form to reading the signs. Listen. Remain engaged, focused, strong …yet un-calcified. </p>
<p>You only know - if you go. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WINDS ::<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/a23c066af1580154ec8e24eb690df90d49360e57/original/screen-shot-2017-01-20-at-9-21-02-am.png?1485056593" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/df8523a7905b514b8f41ec6404ea9c5eb882f8f1/original/screen-shot-2017-01-20-at-9-21-14-am.png?1485056564" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong> </p>
<p>This month I have been greatly honored by receiving these two awards. The voting went on for a month across many borders. Sincere appreciation to all who took part in this and voted. This is off the hook, and wonderful. Again, I am honored to have felt this flood of artistic support from the musical community. Special thanks to GSMC and congratulations to all who were nominated and selected. </p>
<p>Currently I am in South East Asia creating a new line of silver jewelry, designing clothing prototypes and writing material for the sixth record. There will be much to share with you all as the fruits of this journey materialize. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/4e62687828cabb814586b1e025b2b5dd40371f19/original/screen-shot-2017-01-22-at-10-52-29-am.png?1485057209" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span class="font_small">©2017 Corinne West </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br>:<strong>: SHOWS :: </strong></p>
<p><strong>Folk Alliance:</strong> Next on the performance front: I will be showcasing at the <a contents="International Folk Alliance&nbsp;Conference" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.folkconference.org/index.html" target="_blank">International Folk Alliance Conference</a> February 15th - 19th in Kansas City, MO. I will perform 7-8 unofficial short showcases, accompanied by Ms. Dirje Childs on the cello. </p>
<p><strong>The Yew Tree UK Tour - 2017:</strong> Coming up this Spring is a return to the beautiful United Kingdom. Dates are set in Wales, England and Scotland, with more to be announced.<a contents="&nbsp;Please see the tour page&nbsp;&nbsp;for details." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.corinnewest.com/tour" target="_blank"> Please see the tour page for details.</a> I am greatly looking forward to this… </p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p>The bells are ringing, warm and bright - <a contents="warm and bright…&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8J_EjCWz-M" target="_blank">warm and bright… </a></p>
<p>Corinne </p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4522232
2016-12-22T12:59:51-08:00
2020-01-20T23:36:31-08:00
December's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/6749e8a081e04e44732ada3448b3aae0aef309a0/original/screen-shot-2016-12-22-at-11-15-41-am.png?1482434172" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Photo: Ting Vogel</span></p>
<p><br>Dear Lovers of Music & Art, <br><br>Being a California-coastal native, I have no claims to harsh winters here. In fact, as I write to you, I am looking out at a palm tree, and considering good fortune. Regardless, the darkest night of the year takes no season into account. This palm tree, the rains that have washed through Los Angeles and the sail boats in my further view have all crossed the threshold into winter, surviving once again the darkest night of the year. </p>
<p>At sunset last night I walked to the shore to find people, gazing, even surfing, the last rays of Autumn. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/618d99e957b4d229b62d9ce6003b9de839133460/original/screen-shot-2016-12-22-at-12-05-01-pm.png?1482437134" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WINDS :: </strong></p>
<p>This year has been full of great events and kudos: satisfying tours overseas, nominations for awards in music stateside and abroad, exhibits of fine art in 3 galleries, sold out performances, blazingly deep experiences in the Hypnotherapy & Songwriting workshops, rocking recognition for “Starlight Highway”… I thank you all for your participation on any front. It has indeed been a stellar year. And 2017??? You, are next. Buckle up. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: SHOWS ::</strong> </p>
<p>The December 17th <a contents="SEVA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.seva.org" target="_blank">SEVA</a> show at the UC Berkeley Theatre was off the hook. I paired it down for this show - just myself and a grand cellist…. the only women on the bill. No frills. Just raw delivery. What a high time. Further, I received the gift of being absolutely blown through the ozone by <a contents="Lukas Nelson &amp; The Promise of the Real&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.promiseofthereal.com/" target="_blank">Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real </a>that night. Watch out for them. They are the real deal incarnate holding some serious light, talent and power to share with us. </p>
<p>A majority of this winter will be spent writing the 6th studio album. This is a deep dive into the heart and psyche. Where the songs and art source from, no one can lay claim to. They can only visit and then testify within their creations. This is a place filled with twilight and dawn, surge and silence, storm and calm - simultaneously. I will let you know what I discover, and then figure out how to share it with you. </p>
<p>May your holidays and new year be filled with promise and love. </p>
<p>That is all for now good people. </p>
<p>Drop the anchor low, </p>
<p>Corinne </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#800000;"><strong> •• THE TELEGRAPH ANNOUNCES - BEST AMERICANA / COUNTRY ALBUMS OF 2016 •• </strong><br>'Starlight Highway' chosen as one of the best released in 2016 "California-based singer-songwriter Corinne West has a sweet voice that brings out the full flavour of her evocative songs. <br>The 10 songs are uniformly strong on this self-produced album..." ~ THE TELEGRAPH </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#800000;">“She's nobody's clone and, whether on the ballads or the albums clutch of more uptempo numbers she has an aching purity of her own.” - FATEA, Mike Davies </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>4 STARS</strong> ~ "Dreamy songs inhabiting the folk-country borderlands. Distant and beautiful." <br>- MAVERICK MAGAZINE, Amy Jones </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#800000;">“…a California singer with an angelic voice.” <br>~ SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>4.5 STARS OUT OF 5 </strong><br>“This album reminds me of T.S. Eliot’s poem, ‘The Wasteland,’ in that no one fully understands it, <br>but the majority of those who read it declare it to be brilliant.” <br>~ COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, UK, Tom Travis. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#800000;">"It doesn't suck to be Corinne West. <br>She writes great songs, plays with top flight musicians, sports a killer voice..." <br>~ AMERICANA UK</span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4483762
2016-11-25T11:31:00-08:00
2018-10-17T05:50:46-07:00
November's Smoke Signal Newsletter
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/83c86bdcb4159203ed16fdfb7533d8725cd25ea6/original/genie-bed.png?1477949878" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Dear Lovers of Music & Art,<br><br>The great snap of winter is upon us. The Holidays are rushing in. Wherever you are in the world, the season of celebration is in the air. I wish the warmest for you and yours as we move towards the shortest day. The great darkening of the skies. The ancient lighting of the fires and glimmering of lights. The hibernation and gestation, eventually turning our world back to the buoyancy of spring. Miraculous, no? </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: NEWS ON THE WESTERN WINDS :: </strong></p>
<p>This last month I have been archiving my artworks, and bringing them to life <a contents="on the site" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/functional-art" target="_blank">on the site</a>. It has been interesting archiving past works in metal design and glass, and documenting <a contents="new works in printmaking " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints" target="_blank">new works in printmaking </a>media. <br><br>Below is a detail from the "Genie Bed" showing how the headboard was designed to be backlit. It looks spectacular at night. The discs on the side of the star below the points are glass holders. The piece in the middle is a velvet pillow, while the glowing discs are glass that I fused. (You must load images to see the photo.) If you <a contents="click here," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/metal-glass" target="_blank">click here,</a> and click on the bed photo, you will be able to view a short slide show which takes you through some of the stages in the making of the "Genie Bed", as well as other sculpture from that time period. It's been an adventure bringing this side of myself to back into view. <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/metal-glass" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/733fca328741eebe666c6fdfb83f6bff6f8c26d4/large/screen-shot-2016-10-31-at-3-14-08-pm.png?1479865781" class="size_xl justify_inline border_" /></a><br>Many new monoprints are now showcased on the site as well. Day by day more pieces get documented and uploaded. I have been very busy in the studio discovering new techniques, while furthering the processes I have developed. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Here is a detail from a piece titled "The Theory Of Everything"</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/e82bfb77dfa03403bd9347e40512e83b3e1984a2/medium/img-1497.jpg?1479865560" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br>I just received word today that 3 of my pieces will be included in "THE ART OF THE SPIRIT" exhibit at the <a contents="O'Hanlon Center for the arts in Mill Valley" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ohanloncenter.org/exhibits/current/">O'Hanlon Center for the arts in Mill Valley</a>. I am honored to be included in this show, as 46 artists submitted a total of 107 pieces, and only 43 were selected. "Union" (Metal & Glass), "Ascending" (Monoprint & Stencil), and "Dreaming With You" (Monoprint & Original Photographs, (seen below) were chosen for this show. <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/9d6106e8fcb1c65e7822e5b53d2ab22935f38c23/medium/img-0890.jpg?1474321274" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">More information on all artworks can be found under the "Music & Art" link in the menu bar. </p>
<p>If you are looking for a unique gift this season, or for any reason, many pieces are available, including cards. Further, more works are being uploaded every week in between creating new works! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: SHOWS ::</strong></p>
<p><a contents="December 2nd:" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://corinnewest.com/event/1699789/317804107/return-to-oz-house-concert-california" target="_blank"><b>December 2nd:</b></a> I will be performing at a house concert in San Mateo. This is an intimate show, and seating is very limited! RSVP required: Contact Joyce: email: <a href="mailto:joyce_amann@sbcglobal.net">joyce_amann@sbcglobal.net</a> Or text: 650-863-7814</p>
<p><b><a contents="December 17th: Berkeley Theatre, CA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://corinnewest.com/event/1731749/332123125/uc-theatre-seva-benefit-with-lukas-nelson-poor-man-s-whisky-wavy-gravy" target="_blank">December 17th: Berkeley Theatre, CA</a> </b>Join us in the holiday spirit, and give the gift of sight at this holiday SEVA benefit. We have proudly been working with SEVA for over a decade. This benefit show features Corinne West & The Bandits, the excellent Lukas Nelson, and Poor Man’s Whisky. Three bands, plus our favorite cosmic clown, Wavy Gravy. Give the gift of sight - be a part of the organization that has given sight to over 4 million human beings while enjoying live music.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>:: WORKSHOPS :: </strong></p>
<p>Private group or personal lessons in lyric-crafting and songwriting are available. These programs include hypnotherapy, (light trance) moving through creative blocks, new ways to access creative content, and both lyric and song structuring.</p>
<p>What people are saying: “<em>Corinne’s workshop helped open doors to places I didn't know existed within me. I'm grateful to be offered authentic guidance from this generous teacher.</em>” - KT</p>
<p>That is all for now good people. <br><br>Drop the anchor low,<br><br>Corinne</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>“She's nobody's clone and, whether on the ballads or the albums clutch of more uptempo numbers she has an aching purity of her own.” <br>- FATEA, Mike Davies</strong><br><br><strong> •• THE TELEGRAPH ANNOUNCES - BEST AMERICANA / COUNTRY ALBUMS OF 2016 •• </strong><br>'Starlight Highway' chosen as one of the best released in 2016<strong> </strong>"California-based singer-songwriter Corinne West has a sweet voice that brings out the full flavour of her evocative songs. The 10 songs are uniformly strong on this self-produced album..." <em>~ THE TELEGRAPH, UK</em></span><br><br><span style="color:#660000;">“…a California singer with an angelic voice.” <br><em>~ SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE</em></span><br> </p>
<div style="text-align: center;">Join us on <a contents="Faceplant" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/CorinneWestBand" target="_blank">Faceplant</a>, <a contents="Instagram," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/corinnewestbandits/" target="_blank">Instagram,</a> <a contents="Twitter " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/CorinneWestBand" target="_blank">Twitter </a>- and all that jazz. </div>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4376569
2016-09-16T17:02:09-07:00
2017-01-13T05:40:15-08:00
Corinne West original works exhibited at "The Drunk Brush"
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/7e51487a182aec4533526fae1355ca99dd076a5f/original/screen-shot-2016-09-14-at-7-38-53-pm.png?1474070301" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Corinne's works were featured at The Drunk Brush in Quincy California throughout September. 42 original monoprint pieces were on display. The show was a huge success! Much appreciation to all who attended the lively art opening on September 6th. We had a splendid time! <p>Custom pieces are available.</p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4191681
2016-05-22T05:36:18-07:00
2018-06-21T19:34:56-07:00
The Telegraph announces: 'Starlight Highway' chosen as one of Best Americana / Country records of 2016
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/9c9de9955cee496ac88a321c5daf20b4c0bff39f/medium/13150988-213369502382123-1119586835-n.jpg?1463920690" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
<p>Happy to announce that 'Starlight Highway' is in good company as one of the best records released in 2016! <br>BOOM! <br><br>"California-based singer-songwriter Corinne West has a sweet voice that brings out the full flavour of her evocative songs. The 10 songs are uniformly strong on this self-produced album..."<br>- <a contents="The Telegraph, Martin Chilton" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-country-music-albums-of-2016/">The Telegraph, Martin Chilton</a></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4166052
2016-05-04T15:01:47-07:00
2017-01-13T05:40:15-08:00
Songwriting and Poetry workshop in the Sierras
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/3cc4fd3127583e5db3e394e734592d152a4a7545/medium/12959910-1044969435583587-64878793-n.jpg?1462399291" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br>On April 30th in Quincy, California I collaborated with Jeanne Rana to teach a songwriting and poetry workshop focusing on poetry, songwriting, collapsing artistic blocks, and a few surprises. We incorporated Creative Trance to uncover the goods always ready for us to access within, and everyone came out with some powerful work. Thanks for joining. Here are a few words from a Kara, a participant:<br><br>"Corinne and Jeanne's workshop helped open doors to places I didn't know existed within me. I left with clear concise tools and techniques for bringing my own personal spirit up and onto the paper. They created a haven for great work to present itself and provided personal insight with a focused but refreshing, comfortable flare. I'm grateful to be offered authentic guidance from these two generous teachers."<br><em>- Kara</em><br><br>More workshops are on the horizon, and individual sessions are available. <br><br><br><br> </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4150120
2016-04-22T17:58:30-07:00
2022-05-21T02:45:15-07:00
Holland - Live radio interview and music. (The interview is in English, program in Dutch)
<p>We recently did a radio interview in Holland on Meer Radio, featuring 3 live tracks, "Cry of the Echo Drifter", "Whisky Poet", and "Monday's Song". The wonderful Josh Workman was my accompanist on guitar for the tour, and this program. </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Click here to catch it..." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/corinnewest/live-radio-holland-meer-radio-2016" target="_blank">Click here to catch it...</a></span><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/e468ff3b27aff587bb0e31823c696774963c79a5/original/screen-shot-2016-04-22-at-3-56-58-pm.png?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4120966
2016-04-05T02:00:04-07:00
2017-01-17T16:58:09-08:00
Singing in The Netherlands
<p>Great reviews coming in from Starlight Highway in Europe - here is one from the live show at "In The Woods" a few nights ago. Granted... it is in Dutch... translate it if you are bilingual - or explore the broad strangeness of Google Translate - Click Here<br><br><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/aeb4cd8f2b7df9a9f0e0dd587a41da3290f46218/original/12728599-1118584261487255-775951532-n.jpg?1459846847" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/4033253
2016-02-09T14:43:03-08:00
2021-02-11T07:28:33-08:00
Corinne's Art Opening ~ What a wonderful world
The art opening in Quincy, California on February 5th was a huge success, and a wonderful evening. Seventy Seven new pieces of art were displayed, and will be available for viewing during the entire month of February at the <a contents="Plumas County Arts Commission" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://plumasarts.org/events/opening02.05.16.html" target="_blank">Plumas County Arts Commission</a>. <br><br>Check back in on the "Goods" page here on corinnewest.com, as the artworks will be available for sale here as well.<p>Special thanks to all who were able to attend and help to make this a very special night! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/b12c5ed92995f603ddc128812c12ef7dbf1ff69c/original/screen-shot-2016-02-09-at-2-42-05-pm.png?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3992414
2016-01-16T14:58:23-08:00
2022-05-18T06:50:15-07:00
Coming Soon! Corinne West's Art Opening - February 5th. Original works - Mixed Media
Pleased to have you attend my art opening in Quincy California on February 5th, 2016, featuring works in monoprint, chine colle, mixed media, and what inspirations may arise in the coming weeks. This link will get you closer and fill you in: '<a contents="this link'" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.plumasarts.org/events/opening02.05.16.html" target="_blank">this link</a>' <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/158f5e30dc830b22ddb50be17e624cbcb2ab7ae6/original/img-8934.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>"Release of the Phoenix" 2015, 1 of 1 (Sold)<br><br>If you are curious about monoprints, we have begun to present my work on this page: <a contents="'try this'" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.corinnewest.com/monoprints">'try this'</a> link to see and explore further.<br><br>You are welcome to join us in Quincy. I am looking so forward to this event. <br><br>X's,<br>Corinne
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3967111
2015-12-22T18:11:46-08:00
2017-01-13T05:40:15-08:00
Solstice brings light, and a new site ~
<p>Welcome to the new website. I trust you can find your way around and find what you seek. This is not an ordinary site, but neither are you... </p>
<p>We will be adding art, videos, music, events, musings, poetry, tour dates, songs, photos from the world, and sonic comets. Take a look around.</p>
<p>I wish you a lovely season, warm drinks, the wind at your back, and your favorite song on the radio to lift your spirits when the road is weary and narrow. </p>
<p>The Sun, our epic Star, has never let us down. Shine on, shine on. </p>
<p>X's, </p>
<p>Corinne</p>
<p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/4d768b565268a4cf95ed26940a275ff54c58d15d/original/img-8045.jpg?1450836621" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> Looking towards the sun. Our star never sets, nor rises. We revolve, evolve, and make our way round her beauty. </p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3946431
2015-12-02T15:36:30-08:00
2018-07-26T20:54:17-07:00
November in the UK
We hiked through the mighty wind and rain, chasing the light which we found, here and there. We climbed over the rubble of forgotten buildings, got stuck in the mud, braved the Peak District dales and precipices - all for the sake of art. And hopefully some great footage which will be forthcoming. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/fafd61ef115796333b4532f8ad72d1c0859e7696/original/crp-0328.jpg?1449099199" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>(Photo: Chris Richardson)
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3952992
2015-11-11T14:20:00-08:00
2015-12-14T20:33:16-08:00
Over the Pond for a minute & a little video madness
<p class="p3"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/img_09032.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/img_09032.jpg?w=200&h=300" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Near the window" height="300" width="200" /></a><br><span class="s1">Hello friends, </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Just a quick note to say I am back in the UK for a lovely show in Derbyshire on the 13th, (email <a href="mailto:asclark1949@gmail.com"><span class="s2">asclark1949@gmail.com</span></a> if you would like to inquire about attending), and to feed the fires for the tour in the UK coming up in May. </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">It is a joy to be back here. It’s been far too long. </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">This was fun. While at the Far-West conference in Oakland someone decided, really late at night, to turn on their little video camera and send the results. So, we made something very casual into something we could share…. ’cause it’s fun to be formal sometimes… but not all of the time. It’s loose and soft around the edges</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">That’s all for now really. I love it how we are better and better to each other. This marble is simply the best thing in the galaxy when we are in sync.</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Stay tuned, all love,</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Corinne</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1">Website is down for now… because the cyber faeries are building a new one…</span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3952993
2015-10-24T12:45:00-07:00
2018-07-26T01:11:56-07:00
Corinne West Smoke Signal: October, 2015
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear Music Sailors…</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The sun is setting behind her Majesty, Mt. Tamalpais, our golden muse and loyal Lady of the Stars. </span></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_302" style="width: 310px">
<a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-25-22-am.png"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-25-22-am.png?w=300&h=274" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Artwork by Tom Killion" height="274" width="300" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Artwork by Tom Killion</p>
</div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Days are shortening, times are what we make of them. I</span><span class="s1">t’s an inside job.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Last weekend truth be told, we had a high adventure at Far-West Folk Alliance conference in Oakland, California – singing our hearts out and sharing music and friendship in an unexpect-ing Mariott hotel. We took over. Hundreds of us. We made a big beautiful noise. We returned home tired, and satiated as the cornucopia of memories slowly gather and rise and we all get some sleep. Thank you Far-West.</span></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_305" style="width: 267px">
<a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-50-18-am.png"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-50-18-am.png?w=257&h=300" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="We hosted the Bandit's Salon room for artists, and performed there too. This is Josh Workman and myself. Photo: Letty Ledbetter" height="300" width="257" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">We hosted the Bandit’s Salon room for artists, and performed there too. This is Josh Workman and myself.<br>Photo: Letty Ledbetter</p>
</div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_304" style="width: 310px">
<a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-50-33-am.png"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-50-33-am.png?w=300&h=193" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Our room, chock full of artists all weekend. Photo: West" height="193" width="300" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Our room, chock full of artists all weekend.<br>Photo: West</p>
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<p class="p1">On the live front, the gig in San Rafael at The Fenix was true to her name. I loved that show.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_303" style="width: 594px">
<a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-48-21-am.png"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-24-at-11-48-21-am.png?w=640" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Photo: Jim Detro" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Jim Detro</p>
</div>
<p class="p1">We have been enjoying having my side project’s band, Fire Is A Phoenix’s tune <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tzbIP49MbU" target="_blank">“Change My Ways”</a> on the in-store airwaves this month in Starbucks across the nation. We are looking to track a few more tunes for Fire Is A Phoenix this winter.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Next? The long awaited launch of a new website. Shows in California. An art opening featuring my work at the Plumas County Arts Commission, Quincy CA in February, announcing spring tours overseas. Our full tour in the UK will be in late May. It has been quite a few years since I have toured in Europe. Very much looking forward to returning.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Our phone lines are open for bookings in the USA. (email <a href="mailto:micah@CorinneWest.com"><span class="s2">micah@CorinneWest.com</span></a>). You just might have a great idea we can make happen. One can’t think outside of the box, if they don’t live in one… give a show idea a whirl.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I seal up this envelope, always wishing you well, and pleased to have had this time with you. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All Love,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Corinne</span><br> </p>
<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s2">New Website On The Way. For now<strong>, <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/corinnewest" target="_blank">this is a great place where It’s At.</a></strong></span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3903497
2015-10-20T16:02:44-07:00
2021-04-21T10:03:14-07:00
kicking up dust
<span class="font_regular">We had a mighty time in Oakland performing at Far-West this year. Let's do that again.</span><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/181468/e4caef36caf2ed8d001e57a60cfc17ccc33e51d9/original/screen-shot-2015-10-20-at-3-38-44-pm.png?1445380797" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3952994
2015-09-22T23:45:00-07:00
2021-08-09T16:28:16-07:00
Corinne West Smoke Signal: September 2015
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/screen-shot-2015-09-22-at-10-47-00-pm.png"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/screen-shot-2015-09-22-at-10-47-00-pm.png?w=300&h=287" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Screen Shot 2015-09-22 at 10.47.00 PM" height="287" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear Music Friends and Earth Riders,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Greetings and a tip of the hat to you from an outdoor garden in the center of cold-summer-day San Francisco. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It is the 22nd, and I am on the line to you, spreading words like jelly. Here we are at the end of another beautiful season, resting on the eve of <a href="http://goo.gl/N3xpHU" target="_blank">the Autumn Equinox</a>. We are the wheel, while the wheels turns around us. (Yes, for some of you Spring is on the way – but I can’t help being a the California Child I am.) Turn on Sailors!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>News:</b></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">“Starlight Highway” has been rockin’ the roots chart. Last we checked we were at #24 I believe. Thanks to all roots radio DJ’s and to you off the common-ground-social-grid listeners out there for supporting the wild array of independent music that you love. The arts are held afloat by those that feel the outcome deeply. Bless you.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We will be performing a great deal of the material from “Starlight” next year in Europe, with a variety of shows this fall and winter stateside. </span><span class="s1">The shows can be found here: <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com"><span class="s2">www.corinnewest.com</span></a> and this page, like us, is constantly evolving. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The next gig is on home ground in San Rafael California <a href="https://goo.gl/H881g6" target="_blank">at the FENIX club</a> on October 9th. Completely looking forward to that play, and the gigs<span> </span>that are in the works. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/fenix_poster.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/fenix_poster.jpg?w=225&h=300" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Fenix_Poster" height="300" width="225" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Later in October we will be sharing our goods at Folk Alliance’s regional Far-West conference in Oakland, (Oct 15th – 18th). Folk Alliance regardless of the location, (global or local) is always a huge blast and we look forward to returning. That – is a fact. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>An Aside:</b></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">My moniker band “Fire Is A Phoenix” has been flying around the planet with the tune <a href="https://goo.gl/T8vg60" target="_blank">“Change My Ways.”</a> The cut will be on rotation during the month of October on the in-store playlist for Starbucks. Drink coffee and listen to independent music. Best. Idea. Ever. Further, the tune is now featured on the HBO primetime trailer for season 2 of ‘THE LEFTOVERS”. <a href="https://goo.gl/0s1fDZ" target="_blank">You can check it out here.</a><span> </span>I think the editing is boss. You can get the song for your very own <a href="https://goo.gl/ze0vLx" target="_blank">here</a>, and find Phoenix on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FireIsAPhoenix" target="_blank">vast world of Facebook here</a>. </span><span class="s1">If you need something random, <a href="http://procatinator.com/" target="_blank">go here. </a></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Fire Is A Phoenix’s music won’t be for all of you, but for some of you, it will really be for you. I invite you to check it out.</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/image-1.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/image-1.jpg?w=300&h=229" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Image-1" height="229" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear Friends, a pleasure to write to you this night. It’s a wild ride on our lovely Earth. Thank the Heavens for Music. Without it I am convinced the planets would fall from space, and I would certainly fall off the Earth.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">X’s,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">– Corinne</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><strong><span class="s1">Current praise for “Starlight Highway”</span></strong></p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="s1">“With Starlight Highway, Corinne West creates another elegant and graceful album. Her melodic and lyrical songs are brought to life with the support of other fine players who are always in service to the songs. In a subtle and often subdued way, Corinne West is of the finest singer/songwriters of the age.” </span><em><span class="s1">~ Eric Alan, KLCC Arts and Culture Host, 6/2015</span></em></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span> </span></span><span class="s1">“Starlight Highway is transformative:<span> </span>it sounds – no, it feels – like Corinne has taken you to a different dimension, one that is sensual beyond what music is capable of.” </span><em><span class="s1">~ Vents Magazine, Dominican Republic, 5/2015</span></em></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">“Corinne West sings with the purity and romanticism of the fabled nightingale, if it could sing a lyric.” </span><em><span class="s1">~ The Atascadero News 4/2015</span></em></p>
<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s2">New Website On The Way. For now<strong>, <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/corinnewest" target="_blank">this is a great place where It’s At.</a></strong></span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3952995
2015-08-25T21:30:00-07:00
2017-02-04T23:30:13-08:00
Corinne West Smoke Signal: August 2015
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<p>Dear Music Lovers and Friends, near and far:</p>
<p><strong>Muse-ings: </strong></p>
<p class="p1">I was recently driving up north on the Mighty Hwy 5. Driving. Questioning as I’m driving north, why I refer to north as “up” north, when I live on a circle. If I pour a glass of water on the highway it does not roll down south. It just rolls down, and down has no exclusive contract with a compass. Down and up should relate to north and south just as in and out relate to left and right, no? I have an inverted map of the world at my house just to remind me that I live on a circle. As I now consider this, this basically means that I use a flat two dimensional visual object to remind me that I live on a circular three dimensional globe. Perhaps pondering of it all is the cusp of the fourth dimension. Who knows?</p>
<p class="p1">My body carries me through the stories of my life. My body becomes part of the story, and sometimes takes the leading role. I have recently had more ink deposited into my skin/body by small needles repeatedly drilling and releasing color under my flesh. To my fortune, the needle was held by one who I consider to be an outstanding artist. (See Jeff Gogue.) My tattoos are like pictures in the middle of a novel. Some metaphorical. Some literal. Some black. Some white… all illustrating a time in this body. Bless your body.</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Muse-ic:</strong></p>
<p>There are new shows coming up on the calendar. I have been working with new (to The Bandits that is), extremely talented musicians and I look forward to sharing the musical harvest.</p>
<p><em>Starlight Highway </em>has been getting some awesome traction, is moving up the Folk-DJ chart and is spreading her wings. It’s a ride to just watch. I want to thank all of the DJ’s spinning the record. After all… as legendary manager Jazz Summer has said: “The start of the 80s it was easier. You’d show up at the radio station with a bag of coke and a bag of money and give them the song. Sorted.” Again, thank you DJ’s who are listening to original music and playing it because they love it. Not because they were paid to play it, in any way shape or form. Hats off to you and your inspirations.</p>
<p>I will likely be writing to you in two weeks time. I want to do this again. I have more to say. You know I appreciate you being with me. Gratitude.</p>
<p>With Love,</p>
<p>Corinne</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/screen-shot-2015-08-25-at-9-24-17-am.png"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/screen-shot-2015-08-25-at-9-24-17-am.png?w=300&h=300" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Screen Shot 2015-08-25 at 9.24.17 AM" height="300" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p2" style="text-align:center;"><strong>Current praise for STARLIGHT HIGHWAY:</strong></p>
<p class="p2" style="text-align:center;">“Alluring melodies, poetic lyrics and a ravishing voice fill West’s new album. This is intelligent, introspective, illuminative Americana music that gently caresses and leaves a lasting impression…As you cruise through this ‘Highway,’ you’ll discover delight and serenity.” <strong>~ Pop Culture Classics, Paul Freeman, August 10, 2015</strong></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1">“Corinne West gives us so much within each track. She is an artist full of creativity with music that inspires… </span><span class="s1">Corinne sings from the heart as she touches your heart. Her voice resonates, as we have the pleasure of listening to her latest album, Starlight Highway.”</span><strong><span class="s1">~ HIGH NOTE REVIEW, JR Miller, July 2015 – </span></strong>The full review can be found here: <a href="http://highnotereviews.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">http://highnotereviews.tumblr.com/</a></p>
<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;">These links below are active. For tour information, always visit <span class="s2"><a href="http://corinnewest.com/">corinnewest.com</a> – </span></p>
<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s2"><strong>New Website On The Way!! For now, <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/corinnewest" target="_blank">this is a great place where It’s At.</a></strong></span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3952996
2015-08-05T15:10:00-07:00
2020-10-23T02:25:14-07:00
STARLIGHT HIGHWAY ON THE RISE ! ~ #33 ~
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<p><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_6724.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_6724.jpg?w=210&h=300" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="IMG_6724" height="300" width="210" /></a></p>
<p>It’s always good news to see a project gain momentum after the creative work is done. The good news here is that the record STARLIGHT HIGHWAY has reached #33 on the Folk-DJ chart for July. Cheers to all DJ’s keeping independent music on the air!</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953004
2015-07-22T21:55:00-07:00
2017-02-04T23:30:15-08:00
Corinne West Smoke Signal: July 2015
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<p>Dearest Music Lovers ~</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">High Summer has struck and expanded all of the leaves for some blessed shade here in California. The days are long, yet quietly getting shorter. The endless paradox continues. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On with the music. <em>Starlight Highway</em> continues to capture lovely reviews near and far. I did have the fortune to visit Austria this last month to promote <em>Starlight </em>and perform an hour show on one of my <a href="http://www.freiesradio.at/">favorite radio stations in the Alps.</a> </span></p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Corinne West – Selfie? Four-Fie!</p>
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<p class="p1" style="text-align:left;"><span class="s1">The tour in Austria is now set for early June. The tour for the Netherlands will be in April. The tour in the UK will be in May. The dates stateside are forthcoming. Do keep in touch if you are interested in a house concert. (Email Micah: micah@corinnewest.com. She will set you up!)</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:left;">For those in Marin and central California I will be teaching workshops to assist in accessing your powerful creativity through your subconscious with guided meditation and light trance. The premise here is to facilitate your own personal ability to tap into your vast private landscapes in order to draw upon deep personal creative realms which in the end enhance your work, be it visual art, songwriting, writing, poetry, or just plain curiosity. For interest on workshops, again, Micah is our Lady: (micah@corinnewest.com). Send her an email specifying what you are interested in; hosting a house concert, upcoming workshops on songwriting, clearing writer’s block, and accessing your creativity through safe light trance. (Yes, I am certified).</p>
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<img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/2011-12-02_14-52-42_964.jpg?w=551&h=310" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Daydream #3" height="310" width="551" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Corinne West</p>
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<p class="p1" style="text-align:left;">We are looking for someone who can assist with media content – uploading videos, light editing, putting reviews where they need to go ~ there is a lot to do to keep up with the media end of things, and the music must not suffer because of it. Please send a note if you know of someone who might dig being involved. We are looking for you. (micah@corinnewest.com – she is the email connect-coordinating queen).</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:left;">Shows are in the making. Songs are in the sonic kitchen. Much is happening to all of us on our beautiful spinning planet. Music continues to be our emotional compass. Thank you for being with me and for your support and love.</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:left;">Keep in touch. All Love,</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:left;">Corinne</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/1297265425421.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/1297265425421.jpg?w=300&h=199" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="On The Highway" height="199" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p2" style="text-align:center;"><strong>Current praise for STARLIGHT HIGHWAY:</strong></p>
<p class="p2" style="text-align:center;">“West’s songs are lilting and dreamy and her intimate, country-flavored folk performances seem to float through the air like feathers.”</p>
<p class="p2" style="text-align:center;"><b>~ Jeff Berger, NO DEPRESSION ~ June, 2015</b></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1">“Corinne West gives us so much within each track. She is an artist full of creativity with music that inspires.”</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1">“Corinne sings from the heart as she touches your heart. Her voice resonates, as we have the pleasure of listening to her latest album, Starlight Highway.”</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><strong><span class="s1">~ HIGH NOTE REVIEW, JR Miller, July 2015</span></strong></p>
<div style="text-align: center;">The full review can be found here: <a href="http://highnotereviews.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">http://highnotereviews.tumblr.com/</a>
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<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;">These links below are ACTIVE. For tour information, always visit <span class="s2"><a href="http://corinnewest.com/">corinnewest.com</a> – </span></p>
<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s2"><strong>New Website On The Way!! For now, <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/corinnewest" target="_blank">this is a great place where It’s At.</a></strong></span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953007
2015-07-06T05:25:00-07:00
2015-12-22T23:49:02-08:00
Letter from Corinne West
<p class="p2"> Friends of Music, Adventure, Violet Glass Containing Elixers, Travel Totems, Bountiful Gardens, Thriving Connections, Our Hurling World, Fossils and Angels Dressed As Clowns, I greet you fondly, once again.</p>
<p>The texture in the music is as follows:</p>
<p>1. This Wednesday at 6 pm, I will be performing in the Alps on Freies Radio Salzkammergut to bring STARLIGHT HIGHWAY live to Europe. The folks that run this station are deep in the mountains, and deep up in the music. Free music at that, meaning they have carved and importantly, carefully, maintained the liberty to play what they wish, when they wish. You may stream the station<a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_26615312_4730974_lnk1008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freiesradio.at%2F"><span class="s1"> here</span></a> at 6:00 pm, this Wednesday (Austrian time) .<a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_26615312_4730974_lnk1009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timeanddate.com%2F"><span class="s1"> Just do the simple math here,</span></a> and join us. Freedom of speech and music – we do have our outlets and we support them – don’t we now.</p>
<p>2. Wednesday marks an interesting day in that a project I may not have mentioned: FIRE IS A PHOENIX, will feature her first song “Change My Ways” on MTV’s show <span class="s1"><a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_26615312_4730974_lnk1010&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtv.com%2Fshows%2Fcatfish%2F">“Catfish.”</a> </span>Fire is a Phoenix is a project / band in which I compose, write and sing. This is a new project, filled with large symphonic surging sounds which are in a separate sonic world from <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_26615312_4730974_lnk1011&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corinnewest.com"><span class="s1">CORINNE WEST & THE BANDITS</span></a>. Hence, the moniker. In Amercia, one can check out the show 10/9 Central. Time conversion again proves essential for time travelers. <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_26615312_4730974_lnk1012&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timeanddate.com%2F"><span class="s1">Go.</span></a></p>
<p><b>FIRE IS A PHOENIX </b><br>The beginnings:<br><a href="http://www.fireisaphoenix.com/"><span class="s2">www.fireisaphoenix.com</span></a><br>https:.//<a href="http://twitter.com/fireisaphoenix"><span class="s2">twitter.com/fireisaphoenix</span></a> = Twitter link<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FireIsAPhoenix"><span class="s2">https://www.facebook.com/FireIsAPhoenix</span></a> = Faceplant link</p>
<p>If you dig those tones, stay connected to FIRE IS A PHOENIX & let’s see what happens.</p>
<p><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_0405.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_0405.jpg?w=563&h=422" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="IMG_0405" height="422" width="563" /></a><br><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_0282.jpg?w=544&h=408" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="IMG_0282" height="408" width="544" /></p>
<p>3. Back on the folk music front, we did have a fabulous day last week with a special group of The Bandits performing “Dire Wolf”. It’s out and about, and I wanted to share the video with you if you haven’t caught it. If you are a Grateful Dead fan, the “Read More” text below the clip may be of interest. Credits for all wonderful musicians will be found there too. It was a high time… <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u1UqXiiqJw&list=RD4u1UqXiiqJw#t=5"><span class="s1">find it here</span></a><br>I think that is all for now. Here. There. Everywhere. We Thrive.</p>
<p>All Love,</p>
<p class="p2">Corinne</p>
<p class="p2" style="text-align:center;">Current praise for STARLIGHT HIGHWAY:</p>
<p class="p2"><strong>“Starlight Highway is transformative: it sounds – no, it feels – like Corinne has taken you to a different dimension, one that is sensual beyond what music is capable of.”<em> </em></strong><em><strong>~ VENTS Magazine, Dominican Republic, May 2015</strong></em></p>
<p class="p2"><strong>“Starlight Highway draws upon West’s history to chronicle incidents, loves, loses and emotional turmoil and calm….The result is a music from the eye of the musical storm that is the wonder of Corinne West.” </strong><em><strong>~ Music Junkie Press May 26, 2015</strong></em></p>
<p class="p4" style="text-align:center;">For tour information, always visit <span class="s2"><a href="http://corinnewest.com/">corinnewest.com</a> – New Website On The Way!! </span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953008
2015-06-23T18:55:00-07:00
2015-12-14T20:40:42-08:00
With Love from Corinne
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/img_6184.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/img_6184.jpg?w=300&h=300" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="IMG_6184" height="300" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It’s Summertime and the living is… getting much warmer.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Everything around here is growing and glimmering and up in the shimmer-lands. Tomatoes are starting to taste like actual tomatoes, and not card stock. Basil is taking over the kitchen. The knives need sharpening to catch up with everything that is in season. It’s fresh salsa time around here. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">“STARLIGHT HIGHWAY” is making her way around the world. She’s receiving a bit of praise:</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">“Folk-rock is the easiest tag if you must have a handle, but there is so much more going on here than that..<i>Starlight Highway</i> feels like a folk-rock record with a cowboy heart, and it’s a piece of celestial magic that will make you feel good, and maybe a little less alone.” </span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1"><b><i>~ John ‘The Rock Doctor’ Kereiff, Gonzo Online! Canada – May 8, 2015</i></b></span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1">Here are some reviews to meander through:</span></p>
<p class="p6"><span class="s2">– <a href="http://www.rambles.net/trooper15_west15.html"><span class="s3">http://www.rambles.net/trooper15_west15.html</span></a></span></p>
<p class="p8"><span class="s4">– <a href="http://www.guitargirlmag.com/interviews/interview-with-corinne-west-on-turning-the-corner-with-new-album-starlight-highway-2015-06-07">http://www.guitargirlmag.com/interviews/interview-with-corinne-west-on-turning-the-corner-with-new-album-starlight-highway-2015-06-07</a></span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1">We are steady on the roll working on tours in Europe, and putting together some events stateside.</span></p>
<p>Oh, did I tell you I am available for songwriting lessons via Skype? Email Micah if you want the skinny on that. ( micah@corinnewest.com )</p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1">Just a small note to you to say hello. Happy Summer. It’s a new dawn… it’s a new day. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All Love, </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Corinne</span></p>
<p class="p2">New Website On The Way!!<br><img src="https://gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/442857/file/Screen_Shot_2015-02-16_at_10.59.44_PM.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" /></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1">These links are letters, but they are ALIVE.</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1">For tour information, always visit corinnewest.com</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/QueenOfNowhere">SPY ON ART </a>on Corinne’s Etsy site – you can even get some for your very own.<br>(updated soon)</span></p>
Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953010
2015-05-30T12:10:00-07:00
2015-12-14T20:38:49-08:00
New Art, New Show, New News
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/449547/file/IMG_6078.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" />Dearest Lovers of Music, and Friends near and far,</span></p>
<p class="p1">Tomorrow night we will be performing on KPIG radio in the morning, and then riding into the night with a performance at Don Quixotes in Felton California. I have invited my 7 string acoustic bass playing friend Edo Castro to join me tomorrow. Copies of <em>Starlight Highway </em>will be in the house. I am jazzed to return to the Santa Cruz area to sing near the sea. Details can be found on the site: <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.corinnewest.com</a>.</p>
<p>I have been busy with the release of <em>Starlight</em>, and creating the next batch of artwork. Here is a sample. Artwork is avialable for order, and I will dream up custom pieces. If interested, please email Micah: micah@corinnewest.com</p>
<p>Take good care and stay Tuned.</p>
<p>Love,<br>Corinne</p>
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<p class="p1"><em>Starlight Highway </em>has been garnering some stellar reviews. Some recent quotes:</p>
<p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">“A mind blowing set from the voice of an angel, the bar has officially been raised to all comers who think they can top this. Killer stuff that restores any lost luster to the folkie-singer/songwriter mantle.”</span></strong></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><i>– Chicago, Midwest Record Review, May 2015</i></span></p>
<p><strong>“Starlight Highway is transformative: it sounds – no, it feels – like Corinne has taken you to a different dimension, one that is sensual beyond what music is capable of.”</strong></p>
<p><em>– VENT Magazine, Domincan Republic, May 2015</em></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><strong>Connections below</strong><br>~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Load images in your email to see this letter in full!)</i></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">STARLIGHT HIGHWAY, AVAILABLE NOW<br>Grab it here <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com/">http://www.corinnewest.com</a></p>
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<p align="center" class="p1" style="text-align:center;">These links below are ALIVE.</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953011
2015-05-19T14:20:00-07:00
2015-12-14T20:41:32-08:00
STARLIGHT HIGHWAY RECORDING RELEASED
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dearest Lovers of Music, Art Fanatics, Restless Herbivores, Countless Dreamers, Dyslexic Nomads, Iron-shirted Endeavorers (??)… and All Presenting here,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It is indeed May 19th! The day <b>Starlight Highway</b> takes her wings and is Released. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Oh, I have been considering this day. I often feel the songs are children, or birds, or butterflies, or comets, hurricanes… something – whirling around with their own intentions and paths to fulfill. People to find. Branches to rest on. Will the Songbirds be the music for cooks? Lovers? Bakers? Builders? Mothers? Ancestors? Mice? In print-shops? Barns? Campfires? I will never know. They are on their own now. </span></p>
<p align="center" class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/448505/file/FullSizeRender-4.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="298" width="225" /><img src="https://i1.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/448506/file/FullSizeRender-6.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="299" width="227" /><img src="https://i1.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/448507/file/FullSizeRender-8.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="302" width="229" /></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I will bring them home to sing, welcoming them back to me, only to let them soar again at a performance, in the garden, beneath a redwood, on a dirty street… I will pull them in to Release them to you, and to all that is invisible and visible. Fly well my Starlings. You now belong to the world.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="p1"><strong>Connections below</strong><br>~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953484
2015-03-23T00:30:00-07:00
2015-12-07T09:53:08-08:00
With Love, from Corinne West
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear Music Friends and Earth Riders,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It’s the 22nd once again, (well now the 23rd as I am feeling quite loquacious) – my favorite day to write to you. My my my…. there is a lot to tell you.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Of utmost importance ~ there was some rain today in California. Rain. Sweet sweet rain. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Of not so much importance is that I have discovered this evening that my cat ever so slightly snores whilst dreaming. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Of major importance to you music lovers who stay so finely tuned in here, (and to myself indeed), is the new record STARLIGHT HIGHWAY is finally – and completely finished. I mean done. The cook has put her tools away. The sonic kitchen… Boomed. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/442854/file/Screen_Shot_2015-03-22_at_10.37.14_PM.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" /></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Starlight will be available to the patrons of the fundraising campaign first ~ I can’t thank you enough you beautiful people for helping to make this happen. As they say, because it is well said, “I could not have done this without you.”</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">STARLIGHT HIGHWAY was (and continues to be as we prepare for her release) ~ an enormous endeavor. I have not put forth a CD in over 4 years, and the last one was a duo EP which was recorded in 4 days live off the floor – which means that really, a Full Moon West record has not come out since… uh… 2009. Really? That is some math I haven’t done until this second. Hmmmm… </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">STARLIGHT is full of moods. Way up. Way over. Way chill. Way in. Way out. Just Way. One never knows how a record will be received, but it is of no matter. I release her freely to live her life. I love her, and I will continue to sing her songs. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Facts? There are some pre-release shows in California coming up. The first of which is at the <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/776709/tfly?utm_medium=api&utm_medium=253529">FREIGHT & SALVAGE on April 4th.</a> That’s 4/4. That’s a full moon. That’s a lunar eclipse. If you have a very short attention span (thank you for reading thus far then), this lunar eclipse is for you, as it is the shortest lunar eclipse of the century lasting just under 5 minutes. In light of the moon, I have decided that every song must be under 5 minutes at the first Pre-CD release party for STARLIGHT. The Eclipse will be visible from North America – but keep your frets off the fretboard, if you are going to the show, it happens before sunrise on 4/4 on the west coast, (around 5:00 am), not at night. For all of you friends in the Eastern Hemisphere, you are all good to view after sunset. <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-april-4">Here are our local Galactic Details</a> on the event should you geek out on such things as entire planetary alignments – and dumb stuff like that. Ahem. I sure don’t.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Segue! :: We went to Kansas City for Folk Alliance. We loved it. We performed our Official showcase. We danced. We hosted a room called the “Bandits Salon” and decorated it – a lot – and had our friends perform there (Tony Furtatdo, Jimmy LaFave, Eric Schwartz, Michael-Ann, more… look ’em up), both new and time-withstanding.. Thank you <a href="http://www.folkalliance.org/">Folk Alliance</a>. That was a grand ‘ol time. We will return.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">More shows are in the making. For now it’s been a full time-parade of finishing the album. We made it. How can I tell you how I appreciate you being here? I can’t. But thank you. There’s much more to come. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All Love, </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Corinne</span></p>
<p class="p2">New Website On The Way!!<br><img src="https://i1.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/442857/file/Screen_Shot_2015-02-16_at_10.59.44_PM.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="178" width="311" /></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953485
2015-01-23T08:05:00-08:00
2015-12-07T09:54:20-08:00
Corinne West & The Bandits letter to You
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear Music Friends, Inner-Earth, Terrestrial and Stellar-Dwellers,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It’s the 22nd – my favorite day to write to you.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Out here in the mid-section of California, I have been diligently… cooking music. From a high rolling boil to a steady simmer, there are at least sixteen stoves going simultaneously; each burner with a different dish. Tracks are coming together. Spices are carefully being chosen. I find myself using phrases in the studio such as “a dash more of, ”and “a smidge less of,” which I am sure are all technical cooking verbiage with measurable quantities to coincide with each term. Your ears run a high probability of loving the taste of this.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All burners burning, we are looking at an end feast of 11 songs. A recording stacked with sounds, stories and varying musical directions. This will not be an EP with an extra minute or two added on. No friends, TROUBLE NO MORE will be an actual,</span> bonafide lava-lamp trance-enduring full-length record.</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On the performance front, the time is nearing to head out to Kansas City for<a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_24497492__lnk1008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.folkalliance.org%2F">International Folk Alliance Conference</a> of 2015 where Corinne West & The Bandits will be showcasing up into the wee hours of the morning. This is a righteous event, full of talent and music junkies from all walks of life, traveling from the planet over to attend. CWB has an Official Showcase. We intend on leaving a kind trail of music in our wake. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">CD release shows are beginning to be booked, and we are looking at a tour in the UK this autumn. Stay tuned with us, and check back at <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_24497492__lnk1009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corinnewest.com"><span class="s2">www.corinnewest.com</span></a> for tour dates and info. (New website coming soon by the way).</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">From my kitchen to yours, happy 22nd. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All Love,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Corinne</span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953487
2014-12-22T16:45:00-08:00
2015-12-07T09:56:01-08:00
With Love, from Corinne
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<p><span style="color:#003300;">Dear Music Tribe and Celestial Hitchhikers,</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#003300;">Merry Solstice and Holidays to you! </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/432802/file/FullSizeRender-1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="585" width="439" /></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">I write to you in the early afternoon of December 22nd. In the hemisphere in which I reside, we just passed through Winter Solstice. The Light is now returning. The golden daylight will slowly stretch its way to spring pollen shimmering and summer nights dreaming. This is the first day of our Great Sun’s return. Much has happened this year. Some of which you have been an essential part. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;"><span class="s1">Which brings me to a tremendous amount of gratitude for those that joined my efforts to reach the fundraising goal for the upcoming record, TROUBLE NO MORE. Hats Off To You!! At this juncture, I bust open the doors of my psyche, reach in, and cull through the parade of tiny dancers, glow </span>in the dark jesters, and stray crooning phrases to find a worthy story to tell. A resounding poem to bring forth. A melody to sail it all on. The ball is in my court. I’ve got this one.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;"><span class="s1">There have been a few emails from folks who wanted to join the campaign, but missed the time-line. There <i>is</i> still an opportunity to pre-order your record, grab a cool perk and support this project.</span><span class="s1"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/corinne-west-bandits-the-new-recording/x/7884164" style="color:#ff0000;">Press this link</a>,</span> find what you would like, and then email <a href="mailto:savannah@corinnewest.com" style="color:#003300;"><span class="s2">savannah@corinnewest.com</span></a>. She will set you up. You can be a part of this. There are videos to be funded, posters to create… so much to do. Including… </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">…Bringing the band to Kansas City in February. Indeed! We are off to see the wizard – Corinne West Bandits has been selected to officially showcase at the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://www.folkalliance.org/conference/2015-invited-artists/" style="color:#ff0000;">2015 International Folk Alliance Conference</a>.</span> Folk Alliance is an event where musicians, industry folks, and fans take over a hotel / convention center and make a whole-lotta beautiful noise for 96 straight hours. The ‘Official Showcase’ means that CWB has been chosen to be a featured act at the conference. It’s a wonderful event – and an honor to be chosen. We will be attending in full techi-color, with a new CD sampler in hand.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">The shows are starting to come in for 2015. It will be CD-release party-time all year. I best sign off for now, and get back to making some music.</span></p>
<div class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;">All Love,</span></div>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">Corinne</span></p>
<p align="center" class="p3"><span style="color:#003300;">These links are ALIVE.</span><br><span style="color:#003300;">For more tour information visit <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com/" style="color:#003300;"><span class="s1">corinnewest.com</span></a></span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953488
2014-11-22T22:00:00-08:00
2015-12-07T09:58:22-08:00
Making A Record Home Grown Style
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear Music Tribe and Celestial Hitchhikers, </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It’s well into the evening on the 22nd on November, the day of the month when I sit down to write my letter to you.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_3819.jpg?w=406&h=270" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="IMG_3819" height="270" width="406" /><br>The plans for touring in 2015 are coming together, coinciding with the release of the new record (which if all goes according to vision, will be in the spring of next year). Speaking of!! (but not for much longer)…</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><span class="s1">The campaign for TROUBLE NO MORE:: <a href="http://www.igg.me/at/corinnewest">CLICK IT HERE-EEEOOH</a> :: (check out the video at the top of the page – stunning footage), has been going strong. We are on our last home stretch. The support has been wonderful, personal, and has touched me deeply. Six more days to go! I can’t wait to share these songs with you – they are shaking in my rib cage to get out.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Once again I invite you to share this campaign with your friends and communities. Thank you for helping to make this happen. It’s an interesting time to be making records – this is a call for your help in doing so. Please visit once again, or for the first time, <a href="http://www.igg.me/at/corinnewest">make a record with me, and take a look around. </a></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All Love,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Corinne</span></p>
<p align="center" class="p3">These links are ALIVE.<br>For more tour information visit <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com/"><span class="s1">corinnewest.com</span></a></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953489
2014-10-22T13:20:00-07:00
2015-12-07T09:59:34-08:00
MAKING A RECORD WITH CORINNE WEST
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#003300;">Friends!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">This letter to you is a bit different than the rest. I have done something new – created a campaign to raise the funds for my 5th record. I am reaching out… to you.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">TROUBLE NO MORE is the name of the project. I invite you personally to be a part of this. To make this record with me, even from afar. Here is the link to the campaign. Go to it if you would. Pleased if you would… it’s a simple. click: <span style="color:#ff9900;"><span style="color:#03a6a8;"><a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F1nyc6iT" style="color:#03a6a8;"><span class="s2">http://igg.me/at/corinnewest</span></a></span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">This community of music lovers, has been so supportive over the years. Most here know that I took a long sabbatical in Europe, doing other art – and then came back to the USA to study Alchemical Hypnotherapy… and NOW – It’s time for the next Musical chapter to come to life! TROUBLE NO MORE will be a stellar – personal, deep and relevant recording.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">Making a record is expensive. The money raised during this campaign will help fund studio time, musicians, engineers, as well as support the other necessities associated with making a record. These are all shown on the campaign page.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">In advance of the official launch in a couple of days, I am reaching out to you and other personal friends to give you a preview of the project. Musicians on the record will include Ricky Fataar, (Bonnie Raitt’s stellar drummer) Edo Castro, John Burr, Mike Marshall, Joe Kyle Jr… and more.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;">I invite you to share this campaign with your friends and colleagues and communities – that may find a place in their heart to be a part of making this happen.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;">As of today – we will have 38 days to reach our goal.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">How can you help? There are several ways. You can:</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;"> • Purchase one of the “rewards” listed in the campaign</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;"> • Share with your friends and community</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003300;"> • Share with your Social Media Network</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">` • Make a donation via the campaign </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">Check it out: <span style="color:#09b3a7;"><a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F1nyc6iT" style="color:#09b3a7;"><span class="s2">http://igg.me/at/corinnewest</span></a></span> . I appreciate it. </span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="color:#003300;">I invite you to participate on any level. Go on… make a record with me! There are of course “rewards” for being involved.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">Here we go!! BOOM.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">All Love,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">Corinne</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">PS… We did just have an <strong>*****A<span style="text-decoration:underline;">mazing</span>***** </strong>time at Far-West in Oakland – Triple thanks to the entire community for coming together and being so very stellar. Hats off. Keep in touch.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">PSS… Corinne is adding shows for 2015 – she is consumed with the record at this point and the IndieGogo campaign.. Best to hit up <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.corinnewest.com</a> for shows instead of Reverb Nation. Thanks!</span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953511
2014-09-24T11:35:00-07:00
2017-02-04T23:31:11-08:00
~ With Love from Corinne West ~
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#faf0d2;"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/400665/file/CORINNE_CWBwingsWHITE.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" height="327" width="446" /><span style="color:#800080;">Dear Music Lovers, Identifiable moving objects, Gluten Free carnivores, Smiling vegans, Those astounded, Those awakened, Those sleeping tight et. al ~ </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#800080;">Last weekend was a sweet show in the redwoods at the Mill Valley Arts Festival. What a lovely scene. The Mighty Redwoods floor me once again. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#800080;">I have some bad news, in that my participation in this Saturdays set at Earlefest with “The Great Idea Band” is no longer a reality. I seemed to have caught some version of strep throat, and therefore the couple of songs that I was to contribute will remain in my head. Regardless! I have performed at Earlfest before (we are talking Santa Rosa California my dear globe), and it is a worthy stop on the wheel if you are able. Next Saturday. All proceeds go to the blind. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#800080;">On a lighter note – up and coming this October in Oakland California is the Far-West convention. Now the hip thing about this event, is that the night showcases are open to everyone. There will be loads of people performing and making organized noise at the conference. Corinne West Band will have an Official Showcase they call it, (a very good thing) on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. in which you can attend. We will also be performing throughout the weekend. If you are near Oakland, or suddenly wish to be, <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/farwest" style="color:#800080;">head over here to check it all out</a>. The Far-West folks are very friendly, and can help you out. Reach out to them in an email or call ’em up with questions about attending to see the music. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#800080;">Further, we will be hosting music room called the Corinne West Bandits Salon, and will have a table at the Exhibit hall. It’s a great scene. And friendly too! </span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="color:#800080;">We are close to launching our fundraiser for the next record! As I have mentioned, I have never organized a fundraiser so it’s all very new territory for me. There is much to learn, and I look forward to your participation and support!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800080;">Currently the focus is on writing, this conference and creating the means for the record. A full tour schedule is anticipated for 2015.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800080;">As always, keep close and shine bright ~</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800080;">Oh, have you checked out the monoprints that have been created? <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/QueenOfNowhere" style="color:#800080;">Walk this way….</a></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="color:#800080;">Love, Corinne</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#800080;"> *Please visit <a href="http://www.corinnewest.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.corinnewest.com</a> for show details and links*</span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953513
2014-08-23T16:40:00-07:00
2015-12-07T10:03:10-08:00
WITH LOVE IN AUGUST FROM CORINNE WEST
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">Dear Music Lovers, Flame throwers, Community builders, Psychotropic Enthusiasts, Wine Makers, Forest Dwellers, Daydreamers, Landlubbers, Surfers, Sand Analysts, AAA members, and All Present ~</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">My monthly letter to you lands on the tail end of a whirlwind of emotional tides. Between a handful of personal mortal losses, coupled with Robin Williams who was/is a hero of mine (and so many of us), coupled with Lauren Bacall – oh my friends… we are all up in it. This Life. Awwwwwwllll up in it. And then we aren’t. Constantly in transition. Consistently inconsistent. Laughing Sage Paradoxes on our spinning Splendid Orb. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">Ahhhh sigh – I stray from a road unpaved.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">I appreciate those of you who had a chance to check out the <a href="http://noisetrade.com/fireisaphoenix" style="color:#666699;">Fire Is A Phoenix project</a>. If you missed that beat, skip over and give it a spin. It’s a gift. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">The majority of my time is being spent writing, mono-printing, preparing for a few fun upcoming shows this Autumn, and mostly – chipping away at creating a solid new recording. All statues begin with a big-mass-chunk of stone or marble. Keep carving. Keep whittling – it all takes shape. The new songs span from hidden gems written in 2011, to pieces of the present. I will be launching a fundraising campaign in September to complete the new record. Stay with me. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#666699;"><span class="s1">The next show on the dock is on September 6th at a lovely outdoor venue in Novato, Calforinia.<a href="http://www.corinnewest.com/tour.php." style="color:#666699;"> Details can be found here</a> when you go to the Tour page.</span><span class="s1"> Of course the band will be kicking. Who will it be this time? Go on… polish up those shoes and find out… </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">Keep close – there is Insta-gram and Face-plant and Twitter – and now an Etsy site for tangible art… </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">While we are here… let us create and connect in the many ways in which we can, and do.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">Turn The Wheel. Turn the Globe. Shine on…</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">All love,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="color:#666699;">Corinne</span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953553
2014-07-23T11:30:00-07:00
2015-12-07T10:04:18-08:00
: : With Love From Corinne ::
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<p class="p1"><span style="color:#333300;">Dear Music Lovers, card carrying citizens, denizens of field and forest, rebels, system busters and all present,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">It’s a glimmering morning here in the hills of Los Angeles. I am in an old spanish house – perhaps an old citrus grove house, writing my brief sincere letter to you.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Much is on the telephone wire. On the vine. Off the wall. In the air. For starters, Corinne West band has been chosen to showcase at the <span style="color:#33cccc;"><a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1008&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarwest.typepad.com%2F.a%2F6a01347fb35eac970c01a3fcce5400970b-pi" style="color:#33cccc;">Far-West Folk Alliance conference in Oakland in October</a></span>. Folk Alliance serves the music and the people. It’s an honor to be chosen – and there will be more on this exciting music circus later.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">In the now, there are upcoming shows. I have been focusing much more on recording, writing and art than gigging, but there are a few shows that can be found at <span style="color:#33cccc;"><a href="http://www.corinnewest.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.corinnewest.com</a></span> <span class="s1">for California dwellers.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;"><span class="s1">Recording. When I was a child… or at least a teen ~ my first bands were rock bands right here in the mighty sprawl of Los Angeles. The project I am recording on today – is a different facet than the music I do in Corinne West Band. Corinne West Band rests her heart and soul in the unending soundscapes of indie-folk. To refer to myself in third person, it’s what she does. Where the songs come from. Roasted not fried… </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">And</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Being the mult-ifaceted creatures that we are, there are other musical tones and vibes that don’t get to come out and play in indie-folk. This rock and roll angel wanted Born. Wanted elbow room. So, I gave it to her.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;"><span class="s1">The name of the project is Fire Is A Phoenix. This is indie-pop-rock. Thunderous sounds. Raging anthems… I invite you to take a listen.<span style="color:#33cccc;"> </span></span><span style="color:#33cccc;"><a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.noisetrade.com%2Ffireisaphoenix" style="color:#33cccc;">It’s here, on Noise Trade</a></span>. It’s an offering. Cool thing about Noise Trade, is you can download the song in high res-fi for free, and if you dig it, you can send the artist a tip – to support the ability to give music – for free.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">At any rate. Fire Is A Phoenix has one cut out.<span style="color:#33cccc;"> <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1010&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFireIsAPhoenix%3Fref%3Dhl" style="color:#33cccc;">She has a facebook page just because</a></span>. It’s all new. There is a lot to say abou this project, but I invite you to just listen first. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#333300;">Further: Corinne West Band is making her 5th record as well. All new songs. Indie-folk comet. The musicians are coming in the studio to spice and filigree. It’s a busy time. Busy enough to refer to myself in third person.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#333300;">Keep close – there is insta-gram and face-plant and twitter – all strange and surreal avenues in which to share our art.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">All love,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Corinne</span></p>
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<p align="center" class="p6"><span style="color:#333300;">“West’s voice invokes angels, if angels had a dangerous side.”</span></p>
<p align="center" class="p6"><span style="color:#333300;"><em>– Arcata Journal – North Coast California</em></span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953554
2014-06-27T15:25:00-07:00
2015-12-07T10:05:32-08:00
Corinne West ~ June Smoke Signal
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<p class="p1"><span style="color:#808000;"><strong><img src="https://i0.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/400665/file/CORINNE_CWBwingsWHITE.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" height="367" width="498" /></strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color:#003366;">Dear Friends, Music Lovers, Shape Shifters, Cave Dwellers, High Rise Seekers and All Present,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003366;">June has been busy with sun and cultivation in the Northern Hemisphere. There is much motion stirring in the studio tracking and polishing, creating and excavating from the recesses of the Great Creative Mystery – a new recording. I am hoping to be finished with this little bird in the Autumn and will be oh so happy to share it with you. In light of this, I am also working with a few beautifully carved minds to create a short film to source and gather the funding to actualize the making of the recording. This will be my 5th record to date, and the first time I have embarked on any fundraising for a record, so it is completely new territory. More on this front soon. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003366;">Further, I have started a new project in Los Angeles recording a different sound. A different vibe. A different side of the same coin. Some of you know that my first performances were in rock-n-roll bands. The harder edge shows up in my Americana gigs for certain, yet has never had a chance to be recorded. I am looking now to capture some of that energy for an E.P. More on this front soon as well. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003366;"><em>The Promise </em>received a stellar review if you are flying around the web looking for a landing pad: <span class="s2"><span style="color:#33cccc;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1usw0Jt" style="color:#33cccc;">http://bit.ly/1usw0Jt</a> </span>. There is also in interesting radio <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musicfriday/2014/06/06/woman-power-doa-oxford-corinne-west-with-pam-delgato-jeri-jones-they-rock" style="color:#003366;">interview here</a> that starts around 33:15 if you wish to take a listen. Patrick O’Heffernan digs deep and asks questions even I haven’t asked myself. </span> My note to you ends with the news of a very special show on June 30th in Petaluma California. Last year alone <a href="http://www.seva.org/site/PageServer" style="color:#003366;">SEVA</a> treated over 1 million people for blindness. They are amazing. I am a fan and advocate. On June 30th they have put togehter a benefit with <a href="http://www.seva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=brotherhood_benefit_June302014.html" style="color:#003366;">Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The Fall Risk, and Corinne West Band.</a> If you are not in the area to check out the show, head over to the <a href="http://www.seva.org/site/PageServer" style="color:#003366;">SEVA</a> site and keep in touch with their amazing work.</span></p>
<div class="li3"><span style="color:#003366;">That’s all for now. Keep close and be well my friends.~ Corinne </span></div>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953555
2014-05-24T08:15:00-07:00
2015-12-07T10:06:51-08:00
Corinne West ~ Little Bird Says…
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">Dear Music Lovers, Treasure Hunters, Bird Watchers, Sooth Sayers, Grumblers, Ribbon Weavers, Button Buttoners, Lion Tamers, Uptown Dwellers, Downtown Shufflers, and all ~</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">The hour strikes to write to you, from the coast of California, to wherever you find yourself, reading this, on a portal. Tidings of courage and introspection I send on this, yet another day of miracles and the illusion of common events on Earth. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">More music. More art. More kindness. More connecting. More gratitude. More ON. (heh).</span><br style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#222222;"><br style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#222222;"><span style="color:#003300;"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/UserFile/400671/file/Screen_Shot_2014-05-03_at_9.02.08_AM.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" height="613" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#222222;" width="432" /></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;">On June 30th, Corinne West Band will be performing at a SEVA benefit at The Mystic Theatre in Petaluma California. Also on the bill are Chris Robinson Brotherhood, (Black Crows), and The Fall Risk. SEVA is human kindness in action. I am a strong advocate. Please expose yourself to them if you have not come across them yet. I often give gifts of sight through <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seva.org%2Fsite%2FPageServer%2F" style="color:#003300;">SEVA</a> for birthday presents. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;"> </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">My band for this show will be comprised of stellar bassist Joe Kyle Jr, (Waybacks and more), and guitar / pedal steel master Barry Sless (Phil Lesh, David Nelson and more). Rule # 44. Always perform with great musicians who are kind-hearted and all up in the songs. Done Deal.</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><br style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#222222;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">I have a video to share with you. Amelia from the Freight & Salvage earlier this year… <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Flo2l46e9k3c" style="color:#003300;">Check it out.</a> </span></p>
<p class="p2" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;">And since you are with me, here is a little something for you – it’s Amelia, downloadable as a live cut. <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1010&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindseyrallo.com%2Famelia_download.html" style="color:#003300;">Travel here to claim the sound. </a></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;"> I continue to write for the recording this fall. I believe putting a fundraiser together for the new record is in high order. Yes. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;"> </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"> </p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">Further, as some know, I am a card carrying alchemical hypnotherapist. I will be announcing dates for hypnotherapy songwriting and creative un-blocking (so to speak) workshops this summer. These events will likely take place periodically when I am touring again. Let’s see how it unfolds in the fall line.</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">Keep in touch. Onward we dream. Happy you are here. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">All love,</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#003300;">Corinne<br style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;"><br style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;">(there have been a few troubles opening the links in Chrome… please try another browser if that is the case!)</span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953592
2014-04-22T13:55:00-07:00
2015-12-07T10:24:51-08:00
APRIL NEWS FROM CORINNE WEST
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<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;">Dear Friends, Music-lovers, Dance-makers, Chance-takers, Remote-shore-dwellers and Evolutionary-evidencers,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">Today is the official release date for the remix, and remaster, of The Promise. This is also Earth Day across the globe. (… ever considered making a promise to the Earth?) On this end we are celebrating the end of a huge, completed, project (!!), as well as the raising our hats and hearts to the most happening planet we know of. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;">Since returning to the States from the 13-month Artist-in-Residency in Austria, the first chapter of touring has been wrapped up. Meanwhile, radio and articles are coming around as The Promise goes into circulation. PopVulture has a write up to check out <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452_20553615__lnk1008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F1fSpS9N" style="color:#003300;">here.</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">The wheel of the year turns as parts of the earth continually catapult through space at 1675 km per hour or 465 meters per second. That’s 1,040 miles per hour. So, for every second, you are moving almost half a kilometer through space, and you don’t even feel it. Every second. On all fronts, it is impossible to ever say that nothing is going on.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">The writing continues. The words and letters fall to the floor and escape out of the hands – scatter around the house and on the winding forest floor during expansive hikes. I carry a satchel much like the old fashioned scrabble letter holders to make sure none escape… until the time I can marry them to the page, and liberate them from their alienation. </span><br><span style="color:#003300;"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span style="color:#003300;">As always, much appreciation goes out to you. Music is powerful for us. Thank you for sharing this particular needle and thread with me. </span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">All love,</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="color:#444444;"><span class="s1" style="color:#003300;">Corinne</span></p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953594
2014-03-23T13:25:00-07:00
2015-12-07T10:25:49-08:00
MARCH • WEST • NEWS • FOR • YOU
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<p>Dear Friends and Music Lovers, Diviners and Gold Diggers, Saints and Sinners et al ~</p>
<p>The Spring Equinox – (in the western hemisphere) – has arrived. The days in California have grown longer in light and hence the hours in the great outdoors have lengthened as well. To dive right in, I took a solo journey down the coast this month, traveling in a pop-top camper van, to weave on the mighty cliffs, inhale breathtaking views, and lose my sense of self while gazing at Big Sur’s commanding regal ocean. In the evening I would stare through the campfire into dimensions un-nameable by me, with guitar in hand – courting inspiration with full presence and color. This is, indeed, a very long way of sharing that this spring I have been steadfast in writing for the next record, and there is a fire in my head and hands over this…</p>
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<p>For the present – please allow me to direct your attention the songs of the moment. The 2014 remix and remaster of THE PROMISE is available now, and is about to be released digitally for the first time ever. For details, check <em><a href="http://corinnewestbandits.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/2014s-the-promise/">this out</a>. </em></p>
<p>For you Bay Area friends, March 29th finds Corinne West Band, (this show accompanied by Jeri Jones and Pam Delgado!) at the <a href="http://www.empresstheatre.org/events-overview.aspx">EMPRESS THEATRE</a> in Vallejo, California. Please consider this your formally engraved invitation to join us at this stellar, historical theatre.</p>
<p>Since my sabbatical in Austria, I have not been touring heavily. This is on the cusp of changing. I thank you for the emails from over seas and in North America inquiring about the next time CWB will be on your town. Keep ‘em coming. The forces behind the curtain are conspiring to make this happen as soon as possible.</p>
<p>As always, much appreciation goes out to you. Music is a powerful for us. Thank you for sharing this particular needle and thread with me.</p>
<p>All love,</p>
<p>~ Corinne</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953595
2014-02-26T17:55:00-08:00
2015-12-07T10:26:43-08:00
CORINNE WEST BAND – February 2014
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<p>Dear Friends, Music Lovers and Earth Dwellers in Kind,</p>
<p>Our first run of shows in California were rather, well, smokin’. We began our official Release of the The Promise remix at The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkley. Spirits were high. Music soared. No one was injured. The show was recorded in a three camera shoot and footage of the event will be available soon.</p>
<p>Our tour-ette took us north to The Big Room at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, through the Feather River Canyon to a down-right-righteous home show at the Town Hall Theatre in Quincy, then up Hwy. 5 to Shasta, finishing with a sling-shot drive to the Arcata Playhouse. Soon after, we performed in Mill Valley at a benefit for the film premiere of “The Invisible Peak” ~ a benefit for the powerful Mt. Tamalpais. Thank you one and all for attending and presenting yourselves. We do indeed look forward to returning to your longitude and latitude soon.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, we just returned from Kansas City, MO. where we attended and performed at the International Folk Alliance Conference and took great culinary joy in some mean BBQ sauce. It had been many years since we were at the FA conference, and it was a pleasure to be back in the mix. The Folk Alliance is a stellar community of performing gypsies and music aficionados from the world over. It was great to see you again, friends.</p>
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<p>On to the moment, this Saturday we perform at The Woodshed in Los Gatos. Come one, come all. Corinne West Band is on the highway and the doors are swinging.</p>
<p>Thank you ever-so for your presence, support, energy and light.</p>
<p>More to come. More to Dream. More to be.</p>
<p>~ Corinne</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953596
2014-01-22T13:15:00-08:00
2015-12-07T10:27:29-08:00
CORINNE WEST BAND ~ JANUARY 22 SMOKE SIGNAL
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<p>Dear Friends and Music Lovers ~</p>
<p>It has been another beautiful day on the planet in which we have been preparing to present ourselves to you so to speak. Presenting… Corinne West Band! Present. Odd in that I just realized this means the moment, to give a gift, and to showcase or exhibit. In truth we are energized to be doing all of the above.</p>
<p>Corinne West Band is ON. Harmonies locking. Hair flowing. Rhythm and guitars sailing… Bay area friends, we will see you at the <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bit.ly%2F1hLStwW">Freight & Salvage</a> on January 30th.</p>
<p>This show is followed by a short ‘tourette’ (heh), in northern California from Chico’s Big Room at the Sierra Brewing Co., to Quincy’s Town Hall, to Shasta to Arcata and more. Towards the end of the month we dip just below the bay, then in February, off to Kansas City for the Folk Alliance Conference. California gets a few stops this winter. More soon, everywhere. Time to take these sounds out of the rehearsal room.</p>
<p>Further, we have been coaxing color from clouds and clay to bring you our new shirts. Check ‘em out. These shirts are the first in a series of the new items for our General Store. Very soon we will be able to sell these on our site – top of February it looks like. Here is a sneak preview:</p>
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<p>February… that is also when the remix of The Promise (featuring my new band mates, Pam and Jeri of Blame Sally) will be available. What does the remix consist of you ask? Well, each song was addressed, and altered. Most importantly, I opened up the record, and added harmony vocals from both Pam and Jeri. Unorthodox? Of course. I am more than happy with the results.</p>
<p>We are pleased to be on the air this weekend on KZFR – Saturday, 2:00 PST. Chico friends, tune in on 90.1 – all else not in Chico, you can stream if you care to join us. Call in. Ask a question. Support your non-com radio station!</p>
<p>California friends, join in this new band project at a gig in a town near you. Rest of the world friends, know we are using a chisel on time to carve out the details for our soonest tour near you.</p>
<p>Thank you everso for your presence, support, energy and light.</p>
<p>More soon and be well,</p>
<p>~ Corinne</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953598
2014-01-04T13:50:00-08:00
2015-12-07T10:32:05-08:00
CORINNE WEST BAND – JANUARY’S FRIENDLY SMOKE SIGNAL
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<p>Dear Friends, Music Lovers, and Earth Dwellers in kind,</p>
<p>The wheel has turned and we are at the top of the year. A new cycle. A new page to pull out all of our colors and continue to draw outside of the lines. Boldly.</p>
<p><a href="http://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/img_0862.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/img_0862.jpg?w=300&h=300" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="IMG_0862" height="300" width="300" /></a></p>
<p>Speaking of bold moves, we have been in the studio remixing The Promise to feature the stellar work of Pamela Delgado and Jeri Jones of Blame Sally. The release of the record is set for February 4th, (with pre-sale copies available for those of you connected closely here).</p>
<p>Further, we have been sharpening our arrows as we prepare for the upcoming Bay Area show at The Freight and Salvage on January 30th to will celebrate the release of this new CD, as well as our official debut of <b>Corinne West Band</b>. Ticket information for the show can be found <a href="http://www.rvrb.me/fan_reach/pt?eid=A164452___lnk1009&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfly.com%2Fpurchase%2Fevent%2F400593">here</a>.</p>
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<p>We look forward to seeing you this year. Wishing you the best in heart, body and soul,</p>
<p>~ Corinne West Band</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953607
2013-11-25T08:35:00-08:00
2017-02-04T23:31:21-08:00
CORINNE WEST BAND – NOVEMBER’S SMOKE SIGNAL
<p>Dearest Friends and Music Lovers,</p>
<p>So much has transpired since last we connected. Rooms full of the sound of rehearsal. Which guitar shall we tour with? Do you like the way that one sounds… with that one? Yes. Found it. Now where is the right guitar strap? It goes on, the brine and sweetness, marinating this sound, to bring it to you.</p>
<p>Playing music as Corinne West Band featuring Pam Delgado and Jeri Jones is a blessing, and a beautiful responsibility. We launched our first shows in California and from 25 October, through 10 November, did a series of six shows along California’s Central Coast, in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma wine country; finishing up with a sweet show in Stinson Beach at a gorgeous cozy venue called the Chapel. The room was filled with candles an elegantly focused vibe. We have shared one video from the Chapel gig on our Face Book page, and will continue to do so over the next few weeks. Thank you everyone who joined us for our first warming shows this last month.</p>
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<p>There is much in the works. We will indeed be at Folk Alliance this year in Kansas City, making a big noise, and enjoying any gentle silences.</p>
<p>Our team remains busy filling out our touring schedule. We’re currently booked to headline at The Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., and the Arcata Theatre, to name a few.</p>
<p>I’ll keep you posted as additional shows are added, or you can get the latest at corinnewest.com.<br>A West bound train… building steam at a station near you… soon</p>
<p>All love,</p>
<p>Corinne</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953618
2013-10-22T11:45:00-07:00
2017-02-04T23:31:22-08:00
OCTOBER’S FRIENDLY SMOKE SIGNAL
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<p>Dear Friends and Music Lovers,</p>
<p>Stories …the fabric that makes up the crazy quilt of who we believe we are, held together by our threads of experience, sewn and fastened with the golden needle of our beliefs.</p>
<p>I had mentioned to you in my last news-letter about playing music with Jeri Jones and Pam Delgado of Blame Sally, but I wanted to further, and tell you the back story. In July I was asked by a close friend to perform a few songs at her wedding. I had not performed in a very long time, as I was on the tail end of a much needed respite from touring. At the wedding, myself, Jill Knight and Blame Sally would be the line up after the ceremony. I thought to bring a couple of accompanists for my set, but then it dawned on me – what a great surprise for the newly weds to have Blame Sally sit in on my tunes. Unique. Surprising. Wedding. Uncharted. Curious. Interesting. I sent out an email to the gals in the band, proposing just this.<br>As schedules allowed, it was Jeri and Pam that got back to me and we rehearsed the four numbers in a garage in Berkeley. We knew it would be fun. We didn’t know it would be explosive. As we rehearsed, the hair on our arms stood on end. Charge flew about the room. Eyes glanced this way and that as we played, until we all looked at each other and said… What On Earth Is Going On? Then smiled, and did another tune.<br><a href="http://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/photo5.jpg"><img src="https://corinnewestbandits.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/photo5.jpg?w=487" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="Image" id="i-61" /></a></p>
<p>This is all to say that Corinne West Band was formed out of a gift, a surprise, for two dear friends getting married. At the wedding performance, the electricity went from the stage to the celebrants, and back to the music on stage again, and hence, back out, forming the perfect circuit, the Lemniscate, the collective charge, that which makes us all soar together.<br>Our first shows are coming up in mid-California this weekend, followed by the bay area in November… followed by… a town near you.<br>With light and love, thanks for staying close to the music,<br>~ Corinne<br>Oh, our stealth collaborators put together some fun etheric destinations for you too.</p>
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Corinne West
tag:www.corinnewest.com,2005:Post/3953619
2013-09-10T00:05:00-07:00
2015-12-22T23:50:21-08:00
SEPTEMBER’S FRIENDLY SMOKE SIGNAL
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<p>Greetings Friends of Music and Earth dwellers in kind,</p>
<p>As I settle to greet you, I am reminded of the raccoon that was in my living room last week. It was a stark visitation. This particularly massive forest creature was at a full-tension-hissing-slightly terrifying stand-off with my cat. Face to face. Hands on holsters… raccoon gaining ground into the dwelling… Fearing for the cats life, and that the coon might get irritated and transform into the tasmanian devil hurling itself around the living room in a frenzy, taking everything down with it while destroying the cat, I faced my fear and ran straight at it, relieved as the night bandit scurried it’s way back into the darkness. Connecting the relevance of this tale with a letter to you regarding music apparently will not happen, but I am not deleting it.</p>
<p>This summer arrived bearing a cornucopia of change, revealing its harvest with an air of mystery and electricity. In light of that, I am delighted to announce that Jeri Jones, and Pam Delgado of <a href="http://www.blamesally.com" target="_blank" title="Blame Sally">Blame Sally</a> will be joining me as accompanists in the musical adventures and manifestations of Corinne West & The Bandits. The story of us joining forces was something we seemed to simultaneously witness as well as participate in… like a collective dream. Joyfully. Merrily. Respectfully. Vigorously. The result is that I can’t wait for us to be on tour to share this harmonious vibe and sound with you. Please stand by for dates and details.</p>
<p>Before I depart, I want to share a song with you. In January I was contacted by the lovely people Jéssica García, Miguel Dominguez in Spain letting me know they had translated and adapted the tune The Stranger. I was moved, and you can take a listen/see <a href="http://www.http://vimeo.com/57635114" target="_blank" title="El Extrano">here</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you for tuning in. Be well and more soon!</p>
<p>Corinne</p>
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Corinne West