Raven
News & Reviews
ASCAP PLUS AWARD WINNER for 2005-2006
and 2004-2005
GREAT AMERICAN SONG AWARD WINNER
2004 (for "Between Orion & the Bear)
What people are saying about Raven and/or the CD:
"Raven has won me over with
this CD!" Dan Herman for Radio
Crystal Blue
"Raven's voice resonates with
pain and beauty as each song significantly unfolds..." June
Howe (vocal coach for Erin McKeown, Kris Delmhorst, Lori McKenna)
"Raven
has a soulful sound that appeals to all." CZ
-- Philadelphia, PA
“Raven embodies all the best attributes of independent music… Her songs move seamlessly between straightforward Mississippi blues and ethereal folk rock.” Kristin Feeley for FM Sound
For more testimonial quotes, check out the CD
BABY PAGE :-)
IN THE NEWS...
12/30/2005
WORKING ON THE NEW CD's
It's been a busy year and Raven is about to focus on her own recordings again. She spent the winter and spring recording and mixing songs/CD's for Carlyn Hutchins and Joey Ammo. The first CD will be another singer/songwriter work -- the second will be mostly instrumental, specifically for yoga and relaxation.
Stay tuned for more details....
11/30/2005
RAVEN RECEIVES ANOTHER "ASCAP PLUS" AWARD for 2005-2006!!
Raven has once again been granted
a prestigious award from ASCAP for the upcoming year.
9/5/2005
HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF!!
Until further notice, ALL proceeds
from Raven's CD sales on CDBaby.com are going directly to the American
Red Cross. Buy some music and help your fellow Americans in need!!
3/15/2005
GREAT AMERICAN SONG AWARD FOR 2004!!
Raven's song "Between Orion &
the Bear" has been selected as a winner in the 2004 GREAT AMERICAN SONG
competition. This song recording is available on her "Rites of Passage"
CD.
7/1//2004
RAVEN RECEIVES AN "ASCAP PLUS" AWARD!!
Based on her songwriting catalog
and performance schedule and venues played since 2002, Raven has been granted
a prestigious scholarship from ASCAP for 2004-2005. Thanks to everyone
for their continued support in her career :-)
4/12/2004
"RAVEN'S PATH LEADS TO LIFE OF SONG"
Read the complete article on Raven
Sadhaka which appeared in the West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletins as "profile
of the week" on 4/1/2004 (Thanks to Richard Seltzer for copying the article
to his website). Click
here.
3/11/04
JUST BACK FROM CALIFORNIA...
And successful shows at The Coaster in San Diego, Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood and the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena!
Thanks to all who came out and supported
me :-)
1/15/04
RAVEN'S single, "Restless Dog", on Oasis compilation!!
Oasis CD has just released their 2004 Acoustic music sampler. Featured on this four CD set is Raven's recording of her "Restless Dog" song, along with cuts by such wonderful singer-songwriters as SLOAN WAINWRIGHT! The sampler is not available in stores, but will be distributed to radio and media throughout the U.S.
1/10/04
INDIEGRRL SHOWCASE confirmed at the National Folk Alliance Conference!!
Raven will be featuring in the Indiegrrl showcase on February 27th at the National Folk Alliance Conference in San Diego!! This event is open to members only, but there may be other opportunities to see her in Southern California -- a couple of bookings for the first week of March in Los Angeles are pending and she may play a gig outside of the conference in San Diego. Stay tuned for more news!!
12/31/2003
RAVEN KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR AT THE MIDWAY CAFE!!
Come on out and celebrate a new season of singer-songwriter showcases at The Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain on Monday, January 5th. This is the place to hear some of Boston's best acoustic rock/folk and blues!! Catch a rising star... Jon Gorey, Tom Bianchi, Ted Drozdowski and Sarah Woolf are featured along with Raven. Show starts at 7PM -- no cover charge; must be 21 and over.
For more information,
please call 617-524-9038.
11/5/2003
LE BAR BAT in NEW YORK CITY
was a Great Success!!
Friday, 10/17 @ 7:30PM
Raven was delighted to return to the Big Apple to perform along with her band, The Dreamcatchers (Andy Lowe, Earl Moeller, Gil Alexander) as an "Emerging Artist" in Mike McHugh's 20th Anniversary Underground Music Celebration!!!
This was a new venue for us and it
was a good experience overall. Thanks so much to everyone who came
out to support us!! We were the "big draw" of the evening...