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Next up, we're doing a string of Sister Act and Swing Canaries shows for some of the best audiences in the Greater Cincinnati area. Check our CALENDAR page for updates...
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Lakeside Vineyard's Summer Wine Festival is over for this year. Thanks to Tim and Lynn Downey for the new stage and fun atmosphere.
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What a fabulous concert Anita Camarella and Davide Facchini gave in Wilder! We wish them the best for their upcoming wedding. They are amazing musicians and people! Ciao!
We just posted a few photos from our sister, Rosanne, on the PHOTO page.
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Howdy, partners! We had a great three weekends at Ohio's newest festival: The Old West Fest in Brown County. Just take a drive out route 32 East and look for the signs. Gunfights, saloon shows, train rides, crafters, a magician, Buffalo Bill, pony rides, and lots of country, bluegrass, and cowboy music on two stages.
See our calendar page for a direct link because the fun will continue next year. Whoopie ty-yi-aye!
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Roberta's song "Maggie's Reel" is included on the newly released children's CD entitled ISN'T IT A WONDER. Produced by the Cincinnati Ceilidh group, this 24-track collection features songs contributed by Tri-state singer songwriters and will benefit Cincinnati Children's Choir, Ronald McDonald House, Literary Network of Greater Cincinnati, and the Ceilidh Group(for future projects.)
Congrats to Pru Hunt, Jim Hunt and Tim Kelly for the CityBeat review that calls this CD "immaculately produced." To pick up your copy, watch for Cincinnati release parties, or check with the developing website for more details.
www.ceilidhgroup.org
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Big news! Vickie Ellis and Violet Rae Downey just received "Honorable Mention" for their songs "Another Train" and "Legacy" from the 2008 West Coast Songwriters Competition, Americana Category. The website lists the credits as Raison D'Etre and Roberta Schultz, so I wanted to make it clear on our site who the honors truly belong to: VICKIE AND VIOLET RAE! Yee-haw!
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Just posted a few of Vickie's photos from our retreat at Cindy Steffen's PRAIRIE,POND,WOODS retreat center! We spent a weekend arranging a few tunes for our next studio session. See our PHOTO page for a glimpse at this beautiful place in Adams County, OH.
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Read a new review of HEARTS CONTENT by Jamie Anderson on Indie-Music.com. The link and a quote are on our PRESS page.
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New on PHOTO page:
Just posted some new photos from our photo shoot at College Hill Coffee Co. We had fun with these! Thanks, Anne.
Our PHOTO page also archives a brief look back at 2007. Take a peak before Roberta gets restless and changes 'em up again.
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Raison D'Etre is happy to announce our 2007 MOVA results:
"Legacy" by Violet Rae Downey made the final round of competition on September 16. So did "This Kind of Rain" by Roberta Schultz. After the final round, Violet Rae came away as a 2007 MOVA Winner in the Children's/Humor/Holiday category while Roberta took Third Place in Folk/Bluegrass. We are honored to be part of the MOVA Songwriting Festival family of songwriters. The MOVA folks know how to put on a classy competition in a beautiful location. And, yes, they can pull off an excellent celebration with the likes of Cook & Glenn(Jeff Cook, formerly of the band ALABAMA!) Thanks to the Mountain Valley Arts Council, Jan Smith, Kim Booth, the hardworking, good humored and encouraging judges(see the Mountain Valley Arts Council site for their impressive bios and credits,) Janice Slaughter, Jimmy, James, Dave, all the songwriters and their families, the sponsors and attendees for making this year's MOVA a memorable event for Raison D'Etre. We truly appreciate your kindnesses and support. Best of luck to Matt Morrow for his Bluebird Cafe appearance. And big congrats to Donny and Susan Grace for their Best of Show award.
The Seventh Street Gifts 7th Annual Artist Day and Garden party was a blast! Close to 600 folks showed up to browse the artisans' work, eat the food, enjoy beverages and watch the Hip Sisters and the Doom Daddies. And a good number of you came out to hear us! Thanks so much for sharing your day!
It was lots of fun...
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On March 15, Roberta won an "Honor Award" for her song, "Be True," from the Great American Song Contest. Every little bit of encouragement helps. Will work for gold stars and stickers!
You can check out all the winners at their website. Jude Jones of Cincinnati also received an Honor Award with Dave Carter.
http://www.GreatAmericanSong.com
***RAISON D'ETRE is the registered service mark of this performing arts vocal trio, singing together since 1990.***
***HEARTS CONTENT, Raison D'Etre's 5th CD, is now available at CD Baby! Listen to clips and read the descriptions of Raison D'Etre recordings on our "music" and "buy" pages. Read reviews on our "press" page.
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HEARTS CONTENT is also available at the following retail locations in the Greater Cincinnati area:
Kentucky Haus Artisan Center, Newport, KY•Borders Eastgate, Cincinnati•Barnes and Noble(on the Levee), Newport, KY•Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Norwood, OH
In Louisville, pick up your copy of HEARTS CONTENT at Borders on Shelbyville Rd.
And, if you're driving through Kentucky on I-75, stop by the beautiful Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea to pick up any of Raison D'Etre's recordings, enjoy some lunch, and talk with the friendly staff about any of Kentucky's marvelous artisans.
***Photos on this page by Anne Pinnau and Mountain Art Center.***
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Raise on, and don't defer those dreams!