"Exotic prairie gospel..."
-the late Great Ray Condo
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"Nodding to old blues, gospel, and Tin Pan Alley tunesmithing, Vancouver's Ana Bon-Bon and her full-bodied voice and accordion playing bring a vintage bawdy-house bon-temps vibe to life." -R.Bottenberg, Montreal Mirror
MEET THE FABULOUS MS. BON-BON!
Ana Bon-Bon is old-time blues meets sexy cabaret: an earthy, exciting rhythm & spiritual blues musician with a mighty voice and commanding stage presence that draw frequent comparisons with Nina Simone and Mahalia Jackson.
LATEST CD "BARE NAKED BLUES" AVAILABLE AT:
BONE RATTLE MUSIC- Commercial Drive/4th Vancouver and
RED CAT RECORDS- Main Street/27th Vancouver BC Canada
Ana Bon-Bon is the proud recipient of a Canada Council grant for Independent Musicians- to write music in Paris, France!
Miss Bon-Bon is a natural icebreaker and is comfortable in any venue from a concert hall to a raucous pub! Ana has played countless live music venues, cabarets, fundraisers, and events as one of Vancouvers most sought-after performers.
Ana Bon-Bon performs solo and with virtuoso fiddler Amelia Rose as part of duo Bon-Bon and Rose. Another project close to her heart is as front woman for rock band Hard Candy. Ana also spent a year performing with the creatively uninhibited Empire Burlesque Troupe, once referred to as punk-rock burlesque.
Selected performances include Artswells, Sourdough Rendezvous, Montreal POP Festival, Stan Rogers Festival, Dawson City Music Fest, Vancouer Film Festival, PUSH Festival, Tease-O-Rama Burlesque Conventions, LA, San Francisco and has also toured throughout Europe, the US and Canada.
Miss Bon-Bon has shared the stage with the cream of the alternative crop such as El Vez, John Doe, The Subhumans, Alice Walker and Dita Von Teese
Hello my friend! I'm so glad to hear you're having a blast in gay Paris! Wish I were there with you...how's the thrift stores? Lots of Love and can't till our paths cross again!
ahhhhhhh na bon bon ha i guess ya heard, didnt make it to memphis,,however, the passport stuff is now good to go, so austin, YES cant wait i'm gonna come see ya at the lime,, remind me ok
Hey Miss Ana Sweet Buns - it was SO good to see you last night - you looked gorgeous, as always - and it was so nice to see that great big juicy smile on your face and sparkle in your eyes, again. Had a hoot dancing with you and kicking cancer's ass! xo g
Shit..that's awful. Makes me want to sharpen the chainsaw up a little and go logging for losers. People do such fuct up things, it's really crazy...
Yeah, the best part was Leah went to mail Ronnie but his girlfriend reads the e-mails first..well...that was a hornets nest..and do you think I felt bad about it one bit?
Sometimes you love someone enough to let go...I been struggling with those sorta decisions...up and down week...but in a few years its all history and can be put in its proper place...Take care, talk soon..joe
Nice show at the Railway, I'm listening to the recording now, sounds good. And this:
Stealin' Lyrics By: Gus Cannon arr. Grateful Dead Music By: Gus Cannon arr. Grateful Dead Put your arms around me like a circle round the sun I wanna love you moma like my easy rider done (note 1) You don't believe I love you, look what a fool I've been (note 2) You don't believe I'm sinking, look what a hole I'm in Stealin', stealin', pretty moma don't you tell on me I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be The woman I love she's just my height and size A married girl, come to see me some time Well I'm going up North, gonna see my girl (note 3) Sweetest thing in the whole wide world Stealin', stealin', pretty moma don't you tell on me I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be This is an old jug-band song, recorded by the Memphis Jug Band among others. It was played by the Dead their early days in 1966 but then dropped out of favor.
(1) the original Memphis Jug Band version is "I want you to love me mama like my easy rider done", which makes better sense. But Jerry always seems to have sung "I wanna love you mama ..." And on some versions he sings "I wanna love you rider ..."
(2) again, the original Memphis Jug Band version is "If you don't believe I love you, look what a fool I've been", and similarly for the next line. Jerry often only got part of these lines out, singing "Believe I'm sinking, what a fool I've been" for example on some live versions.
(3) this verse does not appear in the Memphis Jug Band version. I'm not sure where Jerry got it from.
Thank you so much for bringing yourself and Amelia down last night. It is always such a thrill to see you and hear you play and sing , but what a great treat to have our first fiddle player. You girls sounded amazing together and I really liked the Blue days Black nights tune.
Thank u also for the good times on the dance floor!!
Hey Ana; I hope you have a wonderful Christmas wherever Santa may find you this year! All the very best of life's caress for the new year too. Happy 2008! Love Tif
Barb and I were just talking about Ukranian Christmas or New Years or whatever it is in January and I got to rememberin about saying hi for ya...so I done it...now get it out here hon! The world needs Cabaret Acordian...
Ana..... you were the icing.... and sprinkles on an amazing cake!!!! What a night!!! Thank you so much for playing with us at the Commodore! You are the best!
