Carolann Ames & Band To Play New York City's Sullivan Hall September 20, 2008

CAROLANN AMES & BAND
TO PLAY NEW YORK CITY'S SULLIVAN HALL

SO LONG ABILENE Hits a Mix of Americana Flavors

Austin, TX -- Texas-born singer Carolann Ames, whose strong but tender vocals send shivers down the spine and whose latest album hints at her country roots while detailing Americana's wide range of sound and emotion, travels to New York City next month for a special show with her band, Silverlake.

Ames (now living in California) and Silverlake play at 10 p.m. Saturday, September 20, at Sullivan Hall, 214 Sullivan St. Tickets are $10, on sale only after 9:30 p.m. Information: www.sullivanhallnyc.com; guests must be 18 to enter, 21 to imbibe. Solas will play the early show at 8 p.m. and Gig Brazil the late show at 11:30 p.m.

HARP magazine praised Ames' independent springtime release, SO LONG ABILENE, as a gift from above. "Given how the current glut of Americana artists has devalued the field to sub-prime mortgage crisis levels, to come across one that restores your faith in the genre is some kind of miracle. San Diego's Carolann Ames is a born faith healer.

"The grand prize winner in the 2004 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, she's touched by angels as her rich, supple voice (a cross between Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Shania Twain) soars skyward. But in such confessional numbers as the strummy '70s pop of 'Broken Down Dream,' country-ish desert-rocker 'Lavender Sky' and the bluegrass-flavored 'Bridgewater Creek' you can tell she's done a lot of livin' and probably a fair share of sinnin' too. Backed by sharp crew of players (secret weapon: fiddler Melissa Harley), Ames traverses the Americana spectrum without repeating herself a single time, and it's this journey she takes you on that'll be your ticket to heaven."
The guitar-playing songwriter has earned an armful of honors and has served as producer on her last two records, this one and SHADES OF INDIGO, which features "West Virginia," for which she won the JLSC grand prize. In addition to fiddler Melissa Harley, the members of Ames' band, Silverlake, are Hector Maldonado on guitar and vocals and Ken Dow on bass and vocals.

L to R: Hector Maldonado, Carolann Ames, Melissa Harley and Ken Dow
Interview times are available as well as press kits.
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http://www.mcguckinpr.com. Also see www.carolannames.com.

Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
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