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1/9/12:
Thanks to the hard work of the good folks at Hearth Music, a NW-based music promotion company, "Big Big Love" has been sent out to radio and press all across the country and there has been fast and enthusiastic response! So far, the CD has been played on stations in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Washington State; Montreal, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and just today, in Israel. The CD has also been heard on several well-known Americana webcasts heard throughout the world on the web!
Here's what some of the DJs are saying:
"New to me, but love, love, love her singing!!"
— Gerry Goodfriend of CKUT in Montreal
"Just got Katya's CD on Thursday. It's great! I'll pass along to our Folk programmer here at the station. Guaranteed airplay!"
— Dan Joseph, Music Director, CKWR in Waterloo, Ontario
"Katya Chorover has received eight (8) spins so far this week here at WERU. Our Americana morning drive disc jockeys seem to love the album so far. Thanks for sending it along to us!"
— Denis Howard, Music Director WERU, Blue Hill, ME
And, this note was sent to Hearth Music by Norm Mast, of WVPE here in Elkhart, IN:
"Hello Devon,
I just got your card sent to me at 88.1 WVPE here in Elkhart, IN. I've wanted to let you know for some time how much I appreciate the variety of sounds you've sent my way since your beginning. Not all of your music 'fits' my show, but a fair amount is suitable for the Porch. Your latest mailing of Katya Chorover is a prime example of this. She is not the typical sound listeners of the Back Porch will hear on a Sunday night, but I am not afraid to press the envelope when I host the show. Below is an email I received which says it all... Thanks for sending music that makes my listeners happy!
'Hi Norm,
...I was absolutely bowled over with Katya Chorover doing "Brother Flower"...WOW!!
I loved it! ...That tune was special with the folky sound along with pedal steel and electric guitar etc. Perfect! ...Hearing what Katya and the musicians came up with warms my heart and the fact that you played it on your show... Nice choice!'"
And, sent to Norm's FB page for his show, The Back Porch:
"Thanks for turning me on to Katya Chorover! Just made my first new music purchase of 2012!"
We'd LOVE to know if you hear the music on your local radio station! And hey, if you haven't, feel free to call in and request it!
Meanwhile some other lovely press items are trickling in:
http://paulmcglade.gigape.com/user/2012/01/06/album-review-katya-chorover-releases-big-big-love/
Joshua Farber at Cover Lay Down, an influential and popular blog about covers of traditional/folk music listed my cover of Townes Van Zandt's "Brother Flower" as one of "The Year's Best Singles". He put it up as part of a mix with a bunch of other really cool artists here:
http://coverlaydown.com/2011/12/the-years-best-coverfolk-part-2-the-singles/
Woot! Woot!
Thanks, DJs for all the support!
LONG LIVE community radio, the life blood of independent music!
Wishing you all a happy, healthy, peaceful new year!
Katya
6/23/11:
Getting photos, artwork and graphics designed...
Can't wait to get this music to your ears!
Meanwhile, go to the music page and have a listen, share, download, and otherwise enjoy some selected
cuts from the upcoming record!
Katya
Check out a little slideshow
about the recording of Big Big Love!
4/23/11:
Well, we finished mixing the record this week, folks!
Through the miracle that is Skype, I was able to be in the room with Casey and Chet (who were in Chet's studio
in Portland) from here in SW Colorado as we made our last changes. The album is sounding absolutely lovely, peeps...
shades of country, folk, and plenty of rocking out!
I will be posting tracks for your exclusive listening pleasure as soon as we get them back from the fabulous
Ross Nyberg, who will be mastering the project up in Seattle area. Photos and art work on the docket next...
I'll be coming West for CD release parties and doing lots of regional SW CD release shows in the Fall,
so stay tuned!
Katya
2/26/11:
Well... It looks like we made a record, peeps!
Just returned after a crazy, exhausting, beautiful week of recording in Portland. Joyful, pure pleasure,
being with old and new friends, creating some mighty sweet sounds. Casey Neill, my dear friend, and fearless
co-producer, assembled a stellar crew who couldn't have been more talented, or sweet, as humans...
Made a record, essentially performed live, with very few overdubs, in five days. This was the way I have
always wanted to record. Rawness, but there is polish in there too, I think.
Can't wait to share it with you.
Worked for the first three days at gorgeous Secret Society with the fabulous Jordan Leff turning knobs,
then finished with tracking at Ezra Holbrook's home studio. The players: Matt Brown, guitars; Ezra Holbrook, drums;
Jesse Emerson, bass; Joe Trump, drums and percussion; Tom Nunez, fretless bass; Zak Borden, mandolin;
Annalisa Tornfelt, fiddle and b/u vox; Paul Brainard on trumpet, and also brought down my old band mate
Dan Tyack from Seattle, to play pedal steel and dobro. All of these guys are veteran players, with many
credits of their own... Ezra and Casey both have brand new gorgeous CDs that folks should definitely check out;
guitarist Matt Brown's been touring with She and Him and plays with M. Ward...
Jenny Conlee just back from tour, laid some piano tracks last week, and now mixing has begun, by Chet Lyster.
Chet is a member of Casey's band the Norway Rats, and has also toured with Lucinda Williams... He is weaving his
own magic into the process, and the stew gets tastier by the minute. It's a lovely, talented mecca, that
Portland town. I am a lucky lucky girl, and I hope that you will enjoy listening to the music as much as we
enjoyed making it. Stay tuned!!
Katya
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