"Her vocals are some of the most expressive, and sultry, that I've ever heard." - David Royko, Chicago Tribune
“An interesting and sporadically brilliant musician, with a smoky singing voice that reminds me of a gritter Neko Case or a harder Patsy Cline.” - Seth Wilson - The Pulse, Chattanooga
“Shannon Whitworth's fluid voice rolls lazily over her lyrics; contemporary, bluesy, rooted in traditional but bearing a feel of Billie Holiday”
Hi Shannon! Thanks for all your kindness! At this time of year. There is so much hypocrisy and falseness. Phoniness runs ahead and greets that which is not prepared. Unseen forces abound in relative obstruction and flare for the hypertensive magnitude of the common, sit on many a door step. And through it all, there is God! The same now, then and always. He stands with open arms and ears, His heart full of passion and compassion. For some of us, this season is a tough one. We do things we don't want to do and wish to do things we cannot. Sometimes change can be an exhilarating part of life. Sometimes change is hard. We can resist change, get angry at it. We can feel ashamed of it or be afraid of it. We tell ourselves "It's to tough, I can't do it!" But i believe that change is a very necessary part of life. Especially when it comes to being "Born Again". Given a new chance at life. No longer do we live in bondage to our addictions and bad habits. We need no longer run in fear of relationships. We don't have to live as though we were responsible for the world! We can learn serenity, contentment and find freedom from the lake of fire. We can experience love and share it! Our capacity to change is the key to our hope. God has given us thee ability to change and grow. He calls us to change. He gives us the perspectives and disciplines and encouragements we need. They can come from many places. As we HAVE allowed and invited Him in, God Himself now strengthens us. He works within to heal us and make us new. I wish you a new-renewed you, full of strength, compassion, gratitude and Spirit!
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
Here are some things you can do:
Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.
Publish artist interviews in English to http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazineInterviewsEnglish , interviews in French to http://groups.myspace.com/InterviewsAvecCountryMusicStars and interviews in German to http://groups.myspace.com/CountryMusikInterviews . All these groups on MySpace are part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine.
Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.
If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany
Shannon, Thank you for adding me to your list of friends. I really appreciate it. My current project is a fiction novel with CD soundtrack due out in a few weeks. Wishing you continued success and a wonderful musical week. Hope all your projects are on track.
My book page is now up but still under construction.The link is http://www.myspace.com/joymillerbook Would love to have you as a friend there too.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace... Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my blog for details): CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said, Beneath signalling skies, On land dusty to tread, A trough in a stable Was the strawy first-bed Of a divine baby - The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope - There then and here now; The yuletide of goodwill - There then and here now.
In respect of this chance, Beneath bright or dark skies, Faith's the star that we glance Attending Christ's churches And trying to enhance, With singing and ritual, Our God-loving stance.
Christmas is coming soon. Are you looking for a Christmas present and would like to help handicapped children? Than please request the list of donations in kind from HelpCharity, www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity , by sending me an e-mail at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de . Many donations in kind are autographed.
If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!
Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!
Christian
Founder of HelpCharity Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352 E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
RITZ HALLOWEEN FUNDRAISER Ritz Theater-1511 Main-Newberry,SC Sat. Oct. 31, 7pm-2am Four Movies - Five Dollars Little Shop of Horrors(1960) The House on Haunted Hill (1959) Night of the Living Dead (1968) Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) Vintage Commercials and Horror/Cult Trailers
OK, I just listened again, while reading of the comparisons those in the know make between you, Patsy Cline and Billie Holiday. I concur, but allow me to make one more . . . Diana Krall on the back porch with a guitar, a banjo, and a ukelele. Now that's a sound from heaven.
Wo, I can see where you've been, but where the heck have I been just hearing your songs for the first time?! I've got a little grandson in Australia who's just learning how to talk (our phone bill's goin' up), I might send him Spring is Here (it is, There). Mmm, mmm, what a beautiful song! I also wrote a song about lilacs, but its a bit too evocative for my profile blogs (don't want to embarrass the kids). I'm hopin' some of my songs might also get sung some day, but I ain't got no expectations.
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