tag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=1News2017-02-04T21:00:52-06:00Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjofalsetag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/38047532015-08-05T12:05:20-05:002017-01-14T13:00:10-06:00Colorado tour supporting members of Trampled By Turtles with Molly Dean<span style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: helvetica;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53941/e685a903a8c3e0d4db4226e6cb51f83aa8ca9604/small/molly-dean-pic.jpg?1438793192" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />I met fellow Twin Cities musician and songwriter </span><span style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="http://www.mollydean.net/" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221);" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Molly Dean</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: helvetica;"> this last year and this summer we started singing and playing together in our respective living rooms. It's been a joy to work with her. We both have a passion for harmony and signing together is AWESOME! I'm excited to see where this new collaboration goes and we have some exciting news to share right of the bat; we got an offer to open four dates in Colorado for Dave Simonett and Dave Carrol of Trampled By Turtles.</span><span style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: helvetica;"> So look out world; here we come! The deets:</span>
<ul style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;"> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">8/30 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">8/31 Carbondale, CO @ Steve's Guitars</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">9/1 Steamboat Springs, CO @ Schmiggity's</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">9/2 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note</span></li>
</ul>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/35577022015-02-25T16:17:05-06:002017-01-14T13:00:10-06:00Barbara Jean and band to play The Cedar on March 27<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53941/65c3b0d3722de035d9962105421d9ed8e53ccc7b/small/ericksonsbarbarajeancollage.jpg?1424902244" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="Barbara Jean with The Ericksons" />I am thrilled to announce I will be playing with my band at The Cedar Cultural Center on Friday, March 27 with The Ericksons. Both of us released new albums late last year and are excited to share a night together at one of our favorite venues and, no doubt, one of the Twin Cities best listening rooms. <a contents="Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.thecedar.org/events/2015/03/27/ericksons-and-barbara-jean" target="_blank">Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday. </a>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/34139592014-12-18T10:55:17-06:002014-12-18T10:55:17-06:00Review of Darker Than Blue in Southern Minn Scene<a contents="Check out Rich Larson's (Editor of Southern Minn Scene) review of Darker Than Blue." data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.southernminn.com/scene/article_cc59c564-c320-5d4d-80c4-3e05af4b91c8.html?mode=story" target="_blank">Check out Rich Larson's (editor of Southern Minn Scene) </a><a contents="review of Darker Than Blue." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.southernminn.com/scene/article_cc59c564-c320-5d4d-80c4-3e05af4b91c8.html?mode=story" target="_blank">review of </a><a contents="Check out Rich Larson's (Editor of Southern Minn Scene) review of Darker Than Blue." data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.southernminn.com/scene/article_cc59c564-c320-5d4d-80c4-3e05af4b91c8.html?mode=story" target="_blank"><em>Darker Than Blue</em></a>. In it Larson says; "On her sophomore effort <em style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Darker Than Blue</em>, Meyers has assembled a backing band worthy of Emmylou Harris or Loretta Lynn. Featuring guitarist/vocalist David Huckfeldt, guitarist Erik Koskinen, bassist James Buckley and drummer Jeremy Hanson, along with a host of special guests, Meyers has the cream of the crop standing behind her, allowing her to present her music in the best possible light. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; line-height: 15.0045003890991px;">The results are spectacular. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; line-height: 15.0045003890991px;">Let’s be clear, Barbara Jean is in this company because she belongs there. A true triple threat of instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter, Meyers’ talent stands as tall as anyone else you’ll hear. She’s a virtuoso on the fiddle, the viola and the banjo. She’s been writing music since she was 13. And somehow amid all of that, she has developed an impossibly beautiful voice."</span>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/33097032014-11-20T12:40:20-06:002017-01-14T13:00:10-06:00New "Wishing Well" video included in City Pages Top 10 Must See List<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/11/top_10_must-see_minnesota_music_videos_this_week_11_20_14.php" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53941/d7a781d7dac422555b24146437821593e2981b4e/medium/minneapolis-news-and-events-city-pages.png?1416509911" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a>The new video for "Wishing Well" by Nate Ryan was included at the top of the <a contents="Top 10 Must-See List by City Pages" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/11/top_10_must-see_minnesota_music_videos_this_week_11_20_14.php" target="_blank">Top 10 Must-See List by City Pages</a> this week.Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/33050472014-11-19T11:31:38-06:002014-11-19T11:31:38-06:00Darker Than Blue chosen as Album of the Week by Northern Community RadioThank you to <a contents="Northern Community Radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.kaxe.org/" target="_blank">Northern Community Radio</a> in Minnesota for selecting Darker Than Blue as your album of the week! It's an honor!Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/32922592014-11-16T09:08:46-06:002014-11-16T09:10:03-06:00New video on The Current's Friday Five<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/95VxjjD04JE" width="560"></iframe>The new video by Nate Ryan was included in <a contents="The Current's Friday Five blog" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://blog.thecurrent.org/2014/11/friday-five-chris-koza-barbara-jean-catbath-and-more-new-minnesota-music-videos/" target="_blank">The Current's Friday Five blog</a>.Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/32822502014-11-14T08:51:35-06:002014-11-14T08:53:05-06:0089.3 The Current picks "Wishing Well" for 'Song of the Day'Minnesota Public Radio's The Current has chosen "Wishing Well" as the 'Song of the Day'. <a contents="Follow the link to their website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.thecurrent.org/collection/song-of-the-day" target="_blank">Follow the link to their website</a> and get a free download. Oh, and tell your friends! Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/32446982014-10-22T10:44:26-05:002017-01-14T13:00:10-06:00New single featuring Mason Jennings and Chastity Brown out now<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wishing-well-feat.-mason-jennings/id929751889" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53941/65ee2d58d2daee90d7cc142ea2af9647a6cccea4/small/wishing-well-graphic-noah-text.png?1414002206" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a>"Wishing Well", the first single from my forthcoming record <em>Darker Than Blue</em>, is <a contents="now available for download on iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wishing-well-feat.-mason-jennings/id929751889" target="_blank">now available for download on iTunes</a>. Featuring fellow Minnesota musicians Mason Jennings and Chastity Brown on harmony vocals, the song takes listeners on a journey through the heart of love and loss. Co-written by Erik Koskinen, “Wishing Well” was tracked live at RealPhonic Studio in Minneapolis with Jeremy Hanson on drums, David Huckfelt (The Pines) on acoustic guitar, Alex Ramsey (The Pines) on keys, James Buckley (The Pines) on bass, Joe Savage (MPR’s Wits) on pedal steel, Erik Koskinen on electric guitar and Barbara Jean on fiddle and lead vocals. You can download the track by itself or <a contents="pre-order Darker Than Blue in its entirety" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/darker-than-blue/id927678731" target="_blank">pre-order <em>Darker Than Blue</em> in its entirety</a> and get the single immediately. Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/32356782014-10-16T12:44:21-05:002014-10-16T12:44:21-05:00New video included in City Pages MN Top Ten list The new promo video I put together for Darker Than Blue made the <a contents="Minneapolis City Pages Top Ten Must-See Minnesota list this week." data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/10/top_10_must_see_minnesota_music_videos_this_week_10_16_14.php?page=2" target="_blank">Minneapolis City Pages Top Ten Must-See Minnesota list this week.</a> In the Local Frames article City Pages Music Critic Erik Thompson says, "The song snippets featured in the clip sound glorious, and this upcoming release is definitely one you should all be paying close attention to in the coming months." Thanks to Mr. Thompson for the kind words! Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/32299862014-10-13T13:02:35-05:002017-01-14T13:00:09-06:00Album Release Show Nov. 22<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53941/4234e4932bbaa89c4e365315f12075241e24abed/small/final-cover-darker-than-blue.jpg?1413220866" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />Save the date and <a contents="get your tickets" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.icehousempls.com/events/barbara-jean-cd-release/" target="_blank">get your tickets</a> now for my upcoming album release show at the Icehouse on Saturday, November 22. I am absolutely thrilled to be launching <em>Darker Than Blue</em> and cannot wait to share it with folks. <br><br><a contents="Icehouse" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.icehousempls.com/events/barbara-jean-cd-release/" target="_blank">Icehouse</a><br>2528 Nicollet Avenue South<br style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Minneapolis, MN 55404<br>Doors 10pm Show 10:30pm<br>$10 advance / $12 doorsBarbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/32300012014-10-13T12:57:39-05:002014-10-13T12:57:39-05:00New video out now!Check out the new promo video for my forthcoming album <em>Darker Than Blue</em>.<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="isb-hWG1h9w" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/isb-hWG1h9w/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/isb-hWG1h9w?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/19261532013-10-25T10:52:48-05:002013-10-25T10:52:48-05:00Interview with Minnesota Public Radio The CurrentThis week I had the opportunity to sit down and visit with Andrea Swensson, music writer for MPR's The Current. It's been exactly one year since I sold my home on Minnesota's North Shore and moved to the Twin Cities to pursue my music more seriously. It's been one heck of an adjustment and it was interesting to take time to reflect back on all the changes in my life. <a contents="Check out the interview." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1gJsPvB" target="_blank">Check out the interview.</a>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/18426962013-10-13T00:50:05-05:002017-02-02T11:18:59-06:00Barbara Jean and Southwire at The Dakota Oct. 26<div>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53941/047c03f35fe4a38b3370aa8c2d3af65a7e943a73/small/bjsouthwire-web.jpg?1381642887" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /><br>Mark your calendars folks! I’m absolutely thrilled to announce I’ll be headlining at The Dakota Jazz Club on Saturday, Oct. 26. I had the good fortune to open a couple nights for Leon Russell (<a contents="check out the show review in the Star Tribune" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/220477681.html" target="_blank">check out the show review in the Star Tribune</a>) in August and it’s really going to be a hoot to play there again with my full band. I will be joined for the show by Duluth’s breakout band Southwire (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBWdTHRwfr4">video</a>). If you haven’t yet heard them, check them out! They have a stirring sound that resonates deep in the heart. I am really looking forward to this night and hope you can join me! Special thanks to Noah Prisen for the great show poster. Here are all the details:<br> <br>Date: October 26, 2013<br>Time: 8:00 PM<br>Price: $10<br>Venue: Dakota | 1010 Nicollet Mall | Minneapolis, MN | 55403<br>Tickets: <a href="file://localhost/tel/612-332-5299">612-332-5299</a> or <a href="http://www.dakotacooks.com/">www.dakotacooks.com</a><br>Online: <a contents="http://www.dakotacooks.com/event/barbara-jean-southwire" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dakotacooks.com/event/barbara-jean-southwire/">http://www.dakotacooks.com/event/barbara-jean-southwire/</a>
</div>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/16415982013-04-08T00:00:00-05:002013-04-08T00:00:00-05:00City Pages InterviewNatalie Gallagher sat down with Barbara Jean to talk about her music and Gravel Road Touring. <a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/12m45yo">Check out the article.</a>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/16415972013-04-08T00:00:00-05:002013-04-08T00:00:00-05:00The Current highlights new videoAndrea Swensson of The Current included Barbara Jean’s new live video performance of The River in her <a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/16JhKjR">Friday Five blog post. </a><br>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/16415962013-04-08T00:00:00-05:002013-04-08T00:00:00-05:00Live Performance on Radio HeartlandBarbara Jean was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio’s online Americana roots station Radio Heartland. <a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/Xoayus">Check out the live session.</a> Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/16415992013-02-06T00:00:00-06:002013-02-06T00:00:00-06:00Gravel Road Touring Showcase at The Cedar<img src="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/31482_10151499114111101_510609926_n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="Poster by Noah Prinsen" height="200" width="150" />Gravel Road Touring, a Minneapolis booking collective, presents a night of indie-roots music featuring rising acts Chastity Brown, Actual Wolf, and Barbara Jean at <a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/11XgOpr">The Cedar Cultural Center on April 5.</a> What began as an in-house booking agency for Minneapolis-based roots act The Pines in 2007 has evolved into a co-operative, artist-run touring agency known for sharing high caliber music with fans around the country. The folks at Gravel Road believe there is no substitute for live music. It is a personal and social experience that is vital to building community in this digital age. This inaugural event will showcase the force of Minneapolis’ Americana roots acts currently featured on the Gravel Road roster. Doors at 7 p.m. with the music starting at 8 p.m.<br><br><b><span style="font-size: larger; "><a target="_new" href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3390134&pl=cedar">Get your tickets!</a><br><br></span></b><span style="font-size: larger; "><span style="font-size: smaller; ">Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 0 between 12 noon and 4pm ($2 fee per ticket)<br><br>
In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), or Electric Fetus (approximately $2 fee)<br><br>
Online: <a target="_new" href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3390134&pl=cedar">Ticketweb (typically $2--$3 fee/ticket)</a><br>
The Cedar is an all ages venue<br><br>
Students with ID, seniors over 65, and children under 12 may purchase tickets at a discount at the door</span></span><b><span style="font-size: larger; "><br type="_moz"></span></b><br type="_moz"><br>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/16416002013-02-01T00:00:00-06:002013-02-01T00:00:00-06:00"Come Spring Tour" with Chastity Brown<img src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/482140_10151459001386101_1080851489_n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" height="205" width="150" />We are pleased to announce the <i>Come Spring Tour</i> with Americana-roots artists Chastity Brown and Barbara Jean. The two performers will cover ground on both Lake Superior’s North and South Shore giving four evening performances in three lakeside communities. <i>Come Spring</i> kicks off on February 28 in Duluth, MN where the two performers will be featured on WDSE Public Television’s The Playlist at 9 p.m. The program will highlight the work of both musicians with live in-studio performances.<br><br>
Come Spring Tour Performances:<br><br><br>
• Friday, March 1: Stagenorth Community Theater <br>
123 Omaha St E.<br>
Washburn, WI 54891 <br>
Doors 7 PM, Show 7:30 PM<br>
Tel: (715) 373-1194<br><a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/14vp0QY">Tickets $12 adult/senior/student</a><br><br>
• Saturday, March 2: Arrowhead Center for the Arts <br>
51 W. 5th Street Grand Marais, MN 55604 <br>
Doors 7 PM, Show 7:30 PM<br>
Tel: (218) 387-2916<br><a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/VtKw2L">Tickets $10/5 adult/student</a><br><br>
• Sunday, March 3: The Red Star<br>
600 E. Superior Street <br>
Duluth, MN 55802 <br>
Doors 6 PM Show 7 PM<br>
Tel: (218) 723-7827<br>
Show sponsored by KUMD<br>
Tickets at door $5<br>Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjotag:barbarajeanmusic.com,2005:Post/16416012012-11-20T00:00:00-06:002012-11-20T00:00:00-06:0011/20/12Thanks to everyone who made it out to the CD Release shows for The Great Escape in Minneapolis and Duluth. I had a blast meeting new folks, sharing music and catching up with old friends. So much of my life this last year has gone into releasing this album and it felt good to put it out offcially and celebrate with folks.<br><br>
The Great Escape has been getting some exciting press the last couple of weeks. Check out the following interviews and articles:<br><br><a target="_new" href="http://duluthreader.com/articles/2012/11/16/1188_barbara_jean_cd_release_the_great_escape">From Paul Whyte of The Duluth Reader: Barbara Jean CD Release: The Great Escape</a><br><br><a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/T3ndPy">From Youa Vang of City Pages Gimme Noise: Barbara Jean on the North Shore, her love of the banjo, and moving to the Cities</a><br><br><a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/RJBAYs">From Easy Ed at No Depression: Barbara Jean's Great Escape</a><br><br>
And, I had a great time playing live as an instudio guest on KUMD's Live From Studio A Sessions. <a target="_new" href="http://bit.ly/WW2lNR">Feel free to give it a listen.</a><br type="_moz">Barbara Jean | Minnesota Music | Fiddle and Banjo