From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Interested in performing for CTLS Libraries
<http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> Dear Susan and CTLS Librarians, We are The Muses, an up and coming Celtic band from Colorado. The Muses are Tanya Brody Matthew Gurnsey and Lindsay Jensen - a trio with amazing vocal harmonies and a myriad of instruments between them. The Muses have several programs geared towards educational institutions including: "Songs of the Sea"; An hour full of sea shanties and sea lore. Focusing primarily on the lives of sailors aboard the whaling and shipping vessels but also drifting into the realms of legend and love. "The Ballad as History"; The true history was written by the people. Many of the best ballads tell the story more accurately (and poetically) than any historian could ever contrive. We explore actual historical events and how they were recorded in song. "Legends and Fairy Tales"; A magical path leads us through the realm of sirens, knights, witches and fair folk. Weaving tales of love, betrayal, help and healing, even drunken rides through the haunted woods. Enchantment awaits. All of our programs are child and adult appropriate. We have found "Family Programs" to be wildly successful. Please click on "Set List" for a full listing of our programs. We will be touring in Texas May 16th - 31st and would love to perform for the Central Texas Library System. We are booked May 16th - 18th in Corpus Christi and May 22nd in Dallas. We performed in February for the Hampton Branch Library with great success. Specializing in traditional and original Irish and Scottish music, our performance brings a sense of fun to the stage while also engaging the audience, creating a more personal experience for your guests. Our strong passion for music and for each other makes our performance unforgettable and our audiences rave about us. Recommendations like this follow every show- "This is a group I would book again with no hesitation. Their professionalism and talent is manifested in all they do." Kathy Perschmann Assistant Branch Manager Chanhassen Library, MN Attached is an Electronic Press Kit containing a sample of The Muses music, a short video and an accompanying press information that we hope you have time to review. We are currently booking The Muses schedule for the upcoming year and would love to put a performance for your venue on the schedule. If for some reason this link doesn't work, please go to www.sonicbids.com/themuses or try http://www.cdbaby.com/musesmusic or http://www.cdbaby.com/musesmusic2 to hear our music there. Please feel free to either contact our management team, Tanya or Matt directly at the number below or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . If you need additional information or music samples, please let me know. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Tanya Brody, Matthew Gurnsey & Lindsay Jensen "The Muses" 877-384-3936 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.themusesmusic.com <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/save_this_epk_1.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/buyer/artist_save.asp?action=save_epk_from_email&a rtist_id=11519> <http://www.sonicbids.com/buyer/artist_save.asp?action=save_epk_from_email&a rtist_id=11519> Want to save this EPK? <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/img/spacer.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk_get_band_pic.asp?epk_id=10805> The Muses Genre: Celtic <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/img/spacer.gif> Secondary Genre: Folk <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/img/spacer.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/email_artist.asp?artist_id=11519> ContactContact " Venues that are able to schedule a concert by the Muses should consider themselves lucky!" - Anne Emerick, presenter of Wisteria Ways House Concert Series. "Like early Clancy Brothers, hale and hardy." Stuart Meyers - WRFG - FM Atlanta, GA <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/skins/custom/icon_supersonic.gif> supersonic <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/skins/custom/epk_email_header_short.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/skins/custom/450_spacer.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805> Bio <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=music> Audio <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=video> Video <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=photogallery> Photos <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=preview> Press Reviews <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=setlist> Set List <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=brequirements> Basic Requirements <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805&name=calendar> Calendar <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> Artist Information Instrumentation Tanya Brody - Vocals, Harp, Guitar, Hammered Dulcimer, Bodhran, Zils, Acoustic Bass, mandolin Matthew Gurnsey - Vocals, Concertina, Bowed Psaltery, Acoustic Bass, Bodhran, Hammered Dulcimer, Penny Whistle, Mandolin, Bones, Dumbek, Bells, Lindsay Jensen - Vocals, Fiddle, Tamborine, Shaker Pear, Drum Annie Mariner (Local Shows and occasional guest spots only) - Vocals, Recorders, Mandolin, Bass, Bohdran Shaker Pear, Bones. Biography Tanya Brody, Matthew Gurnsey and new band member Lindsay Jensen all play a plethora of exotic instruments ranging from bohdran & concertina to harp & hammered dulcimer; psaltery, pennywhistles, and fiddle to name just a few. The Muses add new life to old songs as well as adding original material to the Celtic repertoire. Since the moment they chose to blend their voices in song they began captivating the hearts of every audience from Hawaii to Maine, Vancouver to Florida, weddings and pubs to concerts and main-stages at Scottish Games and Celtic Festivals. The Muses perform with a ferocity and a strength of heart that embodies the music they all love so dearly. Seeking the return of traditional Celtic folk songs (and a stage overflowing with instruments & vibrance), The Muses breathe new life into a music that will never die. "Through our music you can feel the green shamrocks underfoot, catch the aroma of a distant salt sea, and taste the highland rain upon your lips." "Overall it is the vocals and the crisp instrumentation of Brody and Gurnsey that make them stand out and apart from others in the Celtic genre" - Kevin McCarthy (Celtic and Folk Music Reviews) "We received great feedback. It was the perfect family evening at the Chili Public Library" - Sandra E. Roether (Vice President, Friends of the Chili Public Library) "They have a chemistry that sparks. They may play many instruments between them but their voices are their greatest treasure" - Antonio Santos (President , Scots-American Society of Brevard "Besides the great entertainment The Muses offer, I appreciated the involvement and the participation they allowed the audience. You feel like they are entertaining you, not just being 'the entertainment'." - Gil Clarke (President, Savannah Scottish Games) Discography The Muses - Live! The Muses; Tramps and Hawkers The Muses; Passing Time The Muses have been played on the air all over this country, as well as Canada, Austrailia, New Zealand, Scotland, N. Ireland, Germany, France and Israel <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/skins/custom/sonicbids_powered_logo.gif> <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> Send and receive press kits online! Create your own EPKT today at http://www.sonicbids.com. <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> Want to receive all your press kits online? Click <http://www.sonicbids.com/buyer/artist_save.asp?action=save_epk_from_email&a rtist_id=11519> here <http://www.sonicbids.com/img/spacer.gif> Full The Muses EPKT: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=10805
