Allison Crowe

"I love singing for people," says Allison Crowe. "It's a way to connect and share with others. Communication is crucial. Just being able to do what I do, to write and sing and perform, makes me feel not only alive, but incredibly lucky. Knowing at any moment everything could change, I don't take one second for granted."

"Allison sings with such an intensity of emotion, it's easy to see why she's often quoted as saying 'Why music? Why breathing?'," notes pioneering music blog Muruch. "That kind of artistic passion seems extremely rare these days."

Born November 16, 1981 in the harbour city of Nanaimo, BC, Crowe's home since 2005 is Corner Brook, NL. From the lovely isle of Newfoundland her reach is global. Millions of people enjoy her vocal, piano, guitar+ songs and music videos - on land, sea, and in the air - everywhere from an home-computer in the Gulf to a state ceremony in Tasmania.

"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with," says UK music industry journal Record of the Day. "She is from Vancouver Island in Canada, descended from Scottish, Irish and Manx stock. She's exactly the sort of artist who can make serious headway on her own label and that's just what she's doing." Across the sea, Ray Padgett (Cover Me, SPIN, Mashable) observes: "There are some voices that speak (or sing) for themselves. You know the ones. Voices where it doesn't matter what they sing. Voices where it doesn't really matter what instruments support them. Solomon Burke has such a voice. Jeff Buckley had it. Allison Crowe has it too."

Once this phenomenon 'from the islands' reached the mainland she's steered well clear of those manufacturing the record industry "style inventions" (as Joni Mitchell tags them). Courted by the establishment, Crowe, taking a cue from Ani DiFranco and Loreena McKennitt, chose instead to form her own label.

Since 2001, Rubenesque Records Ltd. has released a series of critically and commercially successful recordings of Canadiana, Celtic, jazz, roots, folk, soul and original rock: Lisa's Song+ 6 Songs (2001-3); Tidings (2003/4); Secrets (2004); Live at Wood Hall (2005); This Little Bird (2006); Little Light (2008); Spiral (2010); Arthur / Up to the Mountain (2011); Tidings Concert (2012); Newfoundland Vinyl (2013); Heavy Graces (2013); Songbook (2013/14); Souling (2014); Newfoundland Vinyl II (2014); Sylvan Hour (2015); Newfoundland Vinyl 3 (2015); Souling (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2015); and Introducing / Heirs + Grievances (2016).

Broadcast highlights include a pair of one-hour television specials: "Allison Crowe: Inside Pandora's Box" and "Tidings" (airing, for years, nationally across Canada).

Headlining concerts, on hundreds of occasions, over a dozen countries - Allison Crowe surprises and delights audiences solo and leading a band - in jazz caverns and grand churches to festival stage honours before Carol Ann Duffy, Britain's Poet Laureate, and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Master of the Queen's Music. A sensation at the UK's John Lennon Northern Lights Festival, "Canadian angel Allison Crowe gave one of the weekend's most magical moments." says The Scotsman. Festival Director Mike Merritt describes Crowe as "awesome" and "spine-tingling" - adding her performance "put hairs on the back of your neck! She brought the house down."

In 2012, Allison Crowe thrilled with Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet singing and playing live on-stage with dancers for the World Premiere run, and a subsequent tour, of "The Doorway - Scenes from Leonard Cohen" - created and choreographed by Jorden Morris with artistic direction from the RWB's Andre Lewis.

A musical force more powerful than a locomotive, in 2013 Allison Crowe made tracks for "Man of Steel" - an epic science fiction movie adventure featuring Superman. Crowe cameos in the Hollywood blockbuster as 'Singer in Cassidy's'. In a great north woods road-house, where Clark Kent is working for a spell, she performs "Ring of Fire", a song penned by June Carter and Merle Kilgore and made iconic by 'The Man in Black'. "I'm a big Johnny Cash fan. And I'm a big Allison Crowe fan," reveals "Man of Steel" Director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch). "So the combination to me seemed like an awesome opportunity if we could make it happen."

Each Summer from 2012 through 2015 Allison Crowe's served as Musical Director of "Newfoundland Vinyl" - a perennial favourite at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival. Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador's Artistic Director Jeff Pitcher, who conceived the hit stage show, remarks: "No matter where she is in this world, that voice, that conviction, it crosses all borders. She's one of those rare artists that fits into any culture, any community because she is who she is - an incredible talent." Other productions for which Crowe's arranged and directed musically include a Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill revue and Pitcher's TNL adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

"The first thing you notice about Allison Crowe is her voice. Rich and dark, it seems to come from a place most singers can only dream of accessing. Then there are the songs. Filled with raw passion and accompanied by Crowe's eloquent piano playing." Clodagh O'Connell (The Courier, Rolling Stone+) posits: "Elton John meets Edith Piaf".

"Power-house intense" comments an European reviewer, "the energy of 'Disease' can easily provide electricity to a small country for a decade." This tune and Crowe's wildly exciting performances lead to her being likened to innovative Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky and famed German Liedermacher Konstantin Wecker. "Gaensehaut-Musik" (goose-bump music) Peter Baier calls it in Seuddeutsche Zeitung.

Crowe receives ovations as a visceral live performer whose alchemy melds fun and gravitas. She's praised for her multi-instrumentalist chops and as a singularly talented songwriter - on themes personal as well as universal. Wholly grassroots, a maverick, she's produced a peerless catalogue of song recordings this century. Her innovative approach and freely honest nature is expressed with vitality and virtuosity. Allison Crowe's remarkably varied repertoire is distinguished by an unique beauty and integrity.

It's an oeuvre that speaks to: our daily trials, "Through These Heavy Graces" ("I want to live / but I can't shake death"); love that's frank, "Wedding Song" ("I will never be the perfect wife / I don't even know what that is"); and shadowed by age, "Arthur" ("Would you hold me / If I disappeared now / And if I didn't know / Who I was"); characters yielding, "Dearly" ("I don't know whose face I see / But I can see it clearly"); and defiant, "Skeletons and Spirits" ("Take your sympathy and shove it"). There's social commentary - the UNESCO-endorsed New Songs for Peace initiative features "Whether I'm Wrong" composed by Crowe in New York City during the days of Code Orange and Yellow: ("Whether I'm wrong, or whether I'm right / It doesn't really matter anymore / You've put up a wall / We've put up a fight / And now it seems we've forgotten / What all that was for"); and the epic "Disease" addresses such issues as anorexia/bulimia, mental health, and celebrity culture ("I don't want to exist on this plane / crashing down to the level of / depth of skin / flesh and bone / all wrapped up in pages / flashed in our faces"). It's all delivered beautifully by an artist who can be, at once, gorgeously fierce and tender - as reflected in "Secrets (That Aren't My Own)" ("I am not an angel / I'm more like Mona Lisa / there's something hiding in me / there's always something behind my smile").

Alongside her original songwriting, Allison Crowe is supremely renowned for her elemental covers. "One of the best interpreters to come along since Joe Cocker," says Bob Bishop, Editor of Paris Voice. Her fresh takes on such 21st century standards as Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", Joni Mitchell's "River", "A Case of You", The Beatles' "In My Life" and "Let It Be" are applauded as "truly transcendent". Her vital interpretations have achieved huge international popularity, featured by BBC Radio, MOJO magazine, WDR, and ZDF mediathek among others. Crowe's album Tidings blends traditional carols and hymns plus songs of joy, peace, and redemption from the secular canon to create a modern classic: "music for the season and all time".

"Her voice celebrates the music with a bluesy rock-gospel intensity; her controlled vibrato, silken rasp, and powerful projection rivet your attention. This is no casual background music... be prepared to be amazed," says Carol Swanson, Hamline University Professor Of Law - and music reviewer. "Every song radiates sincerity, creative flair, and emotional intensity."

"It takes a lot of self-confidence to tackle Aretha (Franklin)'s version of 'I Never Loved a Man...' but Allison does and nails it just as good as the Queen of Soul herself. Her piano playing is equally exquisite," says Bob Muller, curator of song covers at JoniMitchell.com "Treat yourself to one of the mightiest talents on the singer-songwriter scene today."

David Powell, Welsh-based DVD & Audio tech writes: "I'm listening to 'Effortless' on (Crowe's) This Little Bird album with my Pro-Ject headphone amplifier turned up about a quarter more than on most modern records. It sounds fantastic because unlike most modern records it hasn't had the **** compressed out of it to raise the loudness."

"Ever wonder what it would have been like to listen to a gifted singer/songwriter from Saskatchewan in a small, intimate hall before she became Joni Mitchell? Don't fret the missed opportunity. There's no need to turn back the clock. Check out Allison Crowe," forecast Robert Reid in The Record.

"Allison has a special gift that is so very rare in musicians today. She is true to her mind, heart and spirit," says Ross Hocker, long-time public broadcaster with NPR affiliate WGTE. Hocker, whose musical taste embraces Thelonious Monk, Bela Bartok and Charles Gounod, calls Allison Crowe's live performance "the most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in my entire life."

"In an entertainment world that increasingly genuflects at the altar of instant fame, Crowe seems an anomaly, building her career slowly and carefully," notes Adrian Chamberlain in Canada's Times Colonist newspaper.

"Soulful. Alive. Joyous. Grievous. Real, true, music is what I want to make," says Allison Crowe.

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"The first thing you notice about Allison Crowe is her voice. Rich and dark, it seems to come from a place most singers can only dream of accessing. Then there are the songs. Filled with raw passion and accompanied by eloquent piano playing" ~ Clodagh O'Connell (The Courier, Rolling Stone+ N.A.)

"Una voce incredibile per una forza della natura." ~ Reset Radio (Italy)

"Canada's finest songwriter" ~ Stephen Thomas (Co-founder Folkroom Records UK)

"Her extraordinarily emotive way of singing and the subtle beauty of her songs stand out from just about any other artist ever." ~ Muruch (USA)

"The first thing you notice about Allison Crowe is her voice. Rich and dark, it seems to come from a place most singers can only dream of accessing. Then there are the songs. Filled with raw passion and accompanied by eloquent piano playing" ~ Clodagh O'Connell (The Courier, Rolling Stone+ N.A.)

"Una voce incredibile per una forza della natura." ~ Reset Radio (Italy)

"Canada's finest songwriter" ~ Stephen Thomas (Co-founder Folkroom Records UK)

"Her extraordinarily emotive way of singing and the subtle beauty of her songs stand out from just about any other artist ever." ~ Muruch (USA)

"There are some voices that speak (or sing) for themselves. You know the ones. Voices where it doesn’t matter what they sing. Voices where it doesn’t really matter what instruments support them. Solomon Burke has such a voice. Jeff Buckley had it. Allison Crowe has it too." ~ Ray Padgett (Cover Me, Mashable, Spin+ USA)

"Described as 'the next big thing to come from Vancouver Island,' singer-pianist Allison Crowe is definitely a phenomenon in the making. Crowe is a certified poet whose rich, powerful voice shows the influences of everyone from Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan to Janis Joplin and even Nina Simone. Born and raised in Nanaimo, Crowe is a classically trained pianist who has gradually created her own special blend of jazz, folk, rock and blues." ~ Victoria Jazzfest International Guide (Canada)

"Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'... as performed by Allison Crowe, may be one of the most amazing things ever recorded onto magnetic tape." ~ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi (USA)

"Crowe's voice (is) as much a manifestation of Christmas spirit today as Bing Crosby's was in 1942. It's as warm as an open fire; as gorgeous as snow-frosted evergreens; as tender as that hug you give your mother on Christmas day." ~ Stephen Smysnuik, The Pique (Canada)

"No matter where she is in this world, that voice, that conviction, it crosses all borders. She's one of those rare artists that fits into any culture, any community because she is who she is - an incredible talent." ~ Jeffrey Pitcher, Artistic Director, Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)

"Bereits mit ihren ersten Ansagen gewinnt die kanadische Songwriterin mit eigenem Label die Gunst des Publikums, lässt mit ihrem Koloratur-Lachen die Erwartung auf Weiteres ansteigen. Mit kräftigem Zugriff spielt Allison Crowe das Klavier, zu dessen Klang ihre leicht rauchige, ausducksstarke, kurz: große Stimme hervorragend passt. Manchmal erinnert ihr Spiel an die Tasten-Eskapaden eines Konstantin Wecker, dann wieder gibt es Momente, die an den Stil von Modest Mussorgsky's „Bilder einer Ausstellung“ denken lassen." ~ Peter Baier, Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)

"Expressing emotion is where Allison Crowe excels. Whether covering other artists... or performing her own songs... each track becomes alive and palpable." ~ Jen Carswell, Paris Voice (France)

"When I first heard Allison Crowe the 15 year-old teenager inside me yelled 'Where have you been all my life?!?' and my 28 year-old self agreed. Allison is the perfect mix of vibrato, soul, crashing pianos, tambourines, and gorgeous songs" ~ Katie Bowell, interrobangs anonymous (USA)

"You really have to see Allison Crowe live. The way she splits those notes, it's like light through a prism - all the colours of a song." ~ Rick Dennis, CICV Radio (Canada)

"In a world of copycats and wannabes in the singer-songwriter field, Crowe is a true original and is playing in a league of her own." ~ Tom Mureika, (AMG, Westcoaster.ca N.A.)

"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with. She is from Vancouver Island in Canada, descended from Scottish, Irish and Manx stock. She's exactly the sort of artist who can make serious headway on her own label and that's just what she's doing." ~ Record of the Day (UK)

"Once famously described as possessing a style akin to 'Elton John meets Edith Piaf', the Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Crowe is renowned for her ability to blend control and melodrama." ~ MOJO (UK)

"I hear so much music these days, too much for one person really. I’m inundated with such a flood of sounds both good and bad that I sometimes forget what it feels like when a song literally produces chills on your arms. Then I hear Allison Crowe sing, and I remember the effect music is supposed to have on you. That awe-inspired rush, that indescribable feeling of communion between artist and audience. The gratitude that someone gifted has expressed through their art an emotion you personally lack the talent to articulate." ~ Muruch (US)

"Allison has put Canada well and truly on the map here!" ~ Mike Merritt, Artistic Director, John Lennon Northern Lights Festival (UK)

"Not everyone can bring down the divine, not everyone can be vast and mythological or bring the gifts of the gods into a winter’s night. But Allison Crowe channels the spirit each and every time." ~ Lorette Luzajic, The Girl Can Write (Canada)

"Crowe’s originals are vivid, both musically and lyrically, and she also does memorable covers. Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” has a stark beauty while her version of “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” would give Aretha Franklin goose-bumps." ~ Robert Moyes, Boulevard (Canada)

"Canada's most charismatic arrival in recent years" ~ Billy Kelly, Producer, Big Big World Festival, Glasgow (Scotland)

"Allison Crowe is a stunningly talented performer. Her voice celebrates the music with a bluesy rock-gospel intensity; her controlled vibrato, silken rasp, and powerful projection rivet your attention. This is no casual background music... be prepared to be amazed." ~ Carol Swanson, ChristmasReviews.com (USA)

"It takes a lot of self-confidence to tackle Aretha (Franklin)'s version of "I Never Loved a Man..." but Allison does and nails it just as good as the Queen of Soul herself. Her piano playing is equally exquisite. Treat yourself to one of the mightiest talents on the singer-songwriter scene today." ~ Bob Muller, JoniMitchell.com (USA)

"...bold, piano-based music supported by a frankly beautiful voice. Over the past three years she's proven herself again and again, and fantastically offers a huge amount of free downloads from her website. What's more, Allison would probably fall into that category of artists who have changed the way I think about music... Allison Crowe developed my love for the female voice." ~ This Fine Social Scene (UK)

"One of the best interpreters to come along since Joe Cocker" ~ Bob Bishop, Editor, Paris Voice (France)

"I saw Allison at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio... It was the most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in my entire life. I have been to hundreds of concerts of all sorts of music, but nothing like Allison Crowe! She is fantastico! and so very sweet and marvelous to behold... Allison has a special gift that is so very rare in musicians today. She is true to her mind, heart and spirit. She also has a most wonderful humor which envelops her audience. Thank you for being on this earth, dear Allison Crowe." ~ Ross Hocker, WGTE/NPR (USA)

"Ihre gestalteten Emotionen umfassen sowohl stürmische, dramatische Prozesse, Wut, Verzweiflung, aber auch spielerischen Übermut und einen unbändigen Lebenswillen. Im Kontext dazu stehen ihre zarten, hingebungsvollen Empfindungen, eine Lyrik, in denen sie die breit gefächerte Facette ihrer gesanglichen Begabung zum Klingen bringt." ~ Barbara Kirchner-Babinecz, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Germany)

"Drawing from classical, jazz, pop and gospel sources, the young singer has created singular, inspiring music both in the studio and in the concert hall." ~ The Times Colonist (Canada)

"Allison Crowe is the only living person - with the possible exception of Glen Hansard - that can pour their whole being into any cover and make it sound like an entirely new song." ~ Muruch (USA)

"Crowe's speciality is startlingly beautiful piano-based songs that sort of make you wonder why you bother with anything else." ~ We Write Lists (UK)

"Crowe has the soaring, swooping vibrato of a dark angel" ~ Monday Magazine (Canada)

"Allison Crowe has the perfect country/folk voice, as warm and burnished as Kentucky Bourbon, or as honest and gritty as Mississippi mud. Like most of my favorite singer/songwriters she is somewhat of a student/archivist, digging through the Great American Songbook, reveling & marveling at the incredible diversity within. She's surprising in her choice of covers sometime, but she's almost always right." ~ Deadman (MOG USA)

"Beautifully moody, or riotously rocking, Allison Crowe creates piano-based music of transcendent quality" ~ jeweljk.com - Jewel's featured artist (Jeweljk.com USA)

"Get a piece of paper and write Tori Amos in the top left hand corner. Then write Patti Smith top right, followed by Stevie Nicks and Leonard Cohen (stay with me) in the bottom two positions. Then draw diagonal lines from their names to the centre, forming a big symmetrical cross. Here is where you will find Allison Crowe's music. The Canadian singer/ songwriter's trademark piano ballads contain heavy chords and spacious grooves, which underpin her powerful yet delicate vocals to great effect. There is an almost Celtic timbre to Crowe's voice, which is crammed full of enough emotion to make anyone weep, but is carefully used to also make them smile." ~ The Scene (Australia)

"Her repertoire is an uniquely original blend of rock, jazz, folk, gospel and soul. It's a joyous sound that one music critic describes as 'Elton John meets Edith Piaf'." ~ Campbell River Mirror (Canada)

"In a nation that prides itself on hockey to the point of obsession, there is something else in which we can take justifiable national pride, our young, female singer-songwriters. And for my money Allison Crowe is the best of the bunch, certainly the most versatile." ~ Bruce Mason, Gabriola Sounder (Canada)

"Allison sings with such an intensity of emotion, it's easy to see why she's often quoted as saying 'Why music? Why breathing?'." ~ Muruch (USA)

"Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Crowe combines the esoteric beauty of Tori Amos with the pop accessibility of Norah Jones to create beautiful folk/pop tracks." ~ Albums Galore (USA)

"And recorded that voice is no less expressive than it is live. Ranging from pure and angelic to sultry and confessional, Crowe excels at all levels. The cover of the Joni Mitchell classic, A Case of You, demonstrates this perfectly." ~ Trevor Raggatt, Wears The Trousers (UK)

"It's not hard to see why Crowe's Hallelujah — recorded in a single take — is popular. It's one of Leonard Cohen's most affecting songs, and the 26-year-old, accompanying herself on piano, makes it her own with raw honesty and formidable vocal power. It's simultaneously heart-breaking and redemptive, and it has captured the imaginations of people around the world." ~ Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist (Canada)

"One thing is certain, in the future, when Allison truly gets the recognition she deserves she will be placed in the Canadian mind alongside names like Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Sarah McLachlan and Leonard Cohen." ~ Justin Beach, PublicBroadcasting.ca (Canada)

"Allison Crowe is the best thing to happen to 'Me And Bobby McGee' since Janis Joplin changed Kristofferson’s lyrics. Comparing Allison’s version of “Me and Bobby McGee”... and “Wedding Song” leads to an unavoidable conclusion: Once you’ve heard one Allison Crowe song, You’ve heard one Allison Crowe song." ~ Allan Showalter, 1 Heck of a Guy (USA)

"Crowe's singing is tremendously powerful; almost operatic. When she digs into a sustained note, as she so often does, the voice is huge, rounded, with a dark timbre. If listening to the garden-variety pop princess is like drinking insipid white wine... then Crowe is akin to sipping the richest of brandies." ~ The Times Colonist (Canada)

"J'ai rarement été bouleversée à ce point par une voix féminine. Pure comme de la glace, puissante et même violente... qu'il est impossible de ne pas mettre son coeur en jeu en l'écoutant... faîtes place à une virtuose nom de Zeus!" ~ SplinterMuse (France)

"I have never been so moved by a woman's voice. Pure as ice, powerful and even violent... it's impossible not to put your heart at stake when listening to her... behold this new virtuoso. By Zeus!" ~ SplinterMuse (France) English translation

"Janis Joplin's 'ballsy' power and Sarah McLachlan's lilting sweetness" ~ The National Post (Canada)

"Crowe has worked tirelessly over the last two years since launching her own record label with four albums, 40,000 km on the road, a pile of glowing press, and a content-packed web site..." ~ Alexandria Stuart, Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)

"Ed allora fatevi trascinare da questa voce, da questa miscela esplosiva di generi ed emozioni, dalla semplicità e dalla forza che sottolineano quanto la musica sia una forma d’arte e di vita." ~ Vladimiro Guindani, Life Style Radio (Italy)

"The music is the woman. She communicates about love, death and life through her songs. Her voice is unmistakable, and in the same song she can be powerfully raw, yet hit a high note so delicately it slips through her lips and kisses your ear" ~ The Ladysmith Chronicle (Canada)

"Allison Crowe is one of the most amazing vocal talents anywhere today. She is reminiscent of some of the great women vocalists who shaped rock music in the late '60s and early '70s. Allison's emotional delivery is unique in today's music." ~ Peter Karroll, TKO Management/HRMR Records (Bif Naked's label - Canada)

"soulful, poignant, and always intense" ~ Delusions of Adequacy (USA)

"(Crowe has) profound skill both as a writer and as an interpreter of other people's songs... this is no Pro Tool'd and AutoTuned plastic pop opus but a real musician creating a real performance." ~ Wears the Trousers (UK)

"Thrilling. Displays the kind of courage and willingness to take artistic risks that suggests her future is rosy indeed" ~ The Times Colonist (Canada)

"A dark, powerful voice that seems to come out of nowhere, then thrusts into the stratosphere, falling somewhere between Alanis and Janis" ~ The Globe and Mail (Canada)

"I find Allison's music and style captivating. She reminds me of early Elton John for some reason. I'd love to hear her with a large, full orchestra occasionally although I also appreciate the simplicity of having just her and the piano... I never tire of her music." ~ Jim Kloss, Whole Wheat Radio, Alaska (USA)

"She can belt with the best of them, but she also knows when to hold back" ~ Luna Kafe (Sweden)

"A confident, powerful voice, infused with passion. With the soul of Janis Joplin and the tenderness of fellow Canuck Sarah McLachlan, Crowe rocks with her own unique brand of roots charm." ~ exclaim! (Canada)

"The overall focus of Allison Crowe’s music is her voice and lyrics - and what a voice it is! Crowe has a strong and chillingly beautiful but decidedly feminine set of pipes, and it seems she can sing just about anything." ~ Jennifer Patton, Delusions of Adequacy (USA)

"She is a force to be reckoned with. Leaning more towards the jazzier side of roots music. A professional since she was fifteen, Allison is a road-hardened musician and her lyrics and music belie her years." ~ Maverick (UK)

"Many comparisons will be made concerning Nanaimo's Allison Crowe. Some will say her voice has a dreamy quality reminiscent of Sarah McLachlan or Beth Orton. When she really wails you might be tempted to think about Janis Joplin. Make your own comparisons, then forget them." ~ Nanaimo Daily News (Canada)

"In an entertainment world that increasingly genuflects at the altar of instant fame, Crowe seems an anomaly, building her career slowly and carefully." ~ The Times Colonist (Canada)

"a voice as big as all outdoors" ~ Harbour City Star (Canada)

"Allison Crowe is an unusual singer. If I had to pick a single word to describe her music, it would be 'passionate', but it is more than that. A lot more. She covers many other artists, and I like Allison's version of every one of them better than the original. She is passionate and intelligent, and has a voice that is, at times, as big as any voice you can imagine, and at other times as rich and sweet as a violin." ~ anacronyms (Canada)

"Crowe is easily the most talented singer-songwriter to burst on the scene in quite some time... Her unique stylings, incredible range of delivery, songwriting chops and knack for interpreting cover tunes sets her apart from her peers." ~ Tom Mureika, Westcoaster.ca (Canada)

"Songwriter and mistress of coversongs Allison Crowe beat out Johnny Cash, Ben Lee, Chantal Kreviazuk and Shawn Colvin covers of In My Life at the last minute. Buy or download all Crowe’s albums via Rubenesque - her own label - and you’ll know why this Canadian youngster is one to watch for the next half-century." ~ Cover Lay Down (USA)

"Dat hoor je duidelijk in de intensiteit van haar zang en pianospel. Allison heeft een krachtige, emotioneel geladen stem." ~ dé Weekkrant (Netherlands)

"Simply, a song so beautiful (Hallelujah) has never been sung so beautifully." ~ We Write Lists (UK)

"Turns out all the hype about about Allison’s vast tonal, thematic, and emotional range is true." ~ Allan Showalter, 1 Heck of a Guy (USA)

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