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Antje Duvekot
Folk / Acoustic / Indie

The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer!



SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts
United States

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Last Login:  7/17/2009
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Member Since9/27/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.antjeduvekot.com
Band MembersAntje Duvekot
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InfluencesAni DiFranco, Bob Dylan, old German folksongs, Dar Williams, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Ellis Paul, John Prine, Paul Simon, oh-my-God-Patty-Griffin! John Gorka, Susan Werner, Connie Pattie and Ralph :), songs my dad sang to me as a kid about pirates and the high seas, woody guthrie, eminem, tom waits, greg brown, shawn colvin, suzanne vega, tracy chapman, natalie merchant, indigo girls, dan bern, kris delmhorst, lori mc kenna, josh ritter, citizen cope, richard shindell, my friends: Anais Mitchell, Meg Hutchinson, Kate Klim, Lizanne knott, Amy Speace, Melanie Hersch, SOLAS, the Weepies, miranda stone. WHAM, sam baker, german hip hop, dave carter, neil young, damien rice, eva cassidy, joni mitchell, .... and sooooooooo many more
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Record LabelBlack Wolf Records


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   About Antje Duvekot

THE NEAR DEMISE OF THE HIGH WIRE DANCER NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES! Antje was recently featured on Fox 25 during a segment .. Magazine's Top 40 Live Music Venues. Click here to watch the video!

Watch video of "Dandelion" performed live at Club Passim:





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"[Antje Duvekot's] provocative, dark-eyed ballads are becoming the talk of the folk world." --The Boston Globe

"I think she's going to be the next great American folk singer-songwriter." --Songwriting star Ellis Paul.

This debut album is the most refreshing, lyrically impacting record I've heard in ages. A stunning debut." Maverick Magazine (UK)

Antje Duvekot has solidified her reputation as one of America’s top emerging singer songwriters with “Big Dream Boulevard”, her debut studio release. The CD was produced by Seamus Egan, founder of the Irish super group, SOLAS. The project was released on acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul’s label, Black Wolf Records and has quickly attracted international attention for Antje. This release was voted “1 Folk Release of 2006” by the Boston Globe and was named to the “Top10 Releases of the Year” by National Public Radio’s, Folk Alley.

"This is a brilliant, brilliant album.” says former Rolling Stone music editor Dave Marsh. “I have had this reaction once in the last 10 years and that was the first time I heard Patty Griffin.”

“Duvekot has gotten hotter, faster than any local songwriter in recent memory. Her songs feel at once fresh faced and firmly rooted, driven by the whispery sensuality of her voice. She believes in the redemptive power of the shared secret; and is utterly unafraid to mine the darkest corners of her life for songs that turn fear into resilience and isolation into community”. The Boston Globe

Antje has won some of the top songwriting awards including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious, Kerrville (TX) “Best New Folk Award” and in one of the nation’s top music markets, she won the Boston Music Award for “Outstanding Folk Act”, three of the top prizes in the singer songwriter world.

Antje has extensive touring experience, criss-crossing the US and Europe several times. She is a compelling live performer and has been invited to play some of the top festivals including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals. Internationally, she's headlined the The Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark.

In December of 2007, The Bank of America featured Antje’s song “Merry Go Round” in a national TV advertising campaign seen by millions, including a Super Bowl audience. Antje’s fast growing fan base, the viral spreading of her music and a track record of sold-out shows are a testament to her growing popularity.

Neil Dorfsman, the producer of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Sting says, "When I first heard Antje I knew I was witnessing something very special. She creates an entire, detailed world in verse, and takes you there with beautiful and understated melody. Her songs are stunning paintings of color and shade and always generate the heat and light that real art should. In an unpoetic and 'in your face' world, she is lyrical and subtle"


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Jefferson Fox





Jul 5 2009 8:13 PM

Hello, hope you're well. Can't wait to see this thing come to life. See ya soon, I hope.
DOKTOR KRANKHEIT





Jul 4 2009 8:58 PM

Dear "Fourth of July" Antje,
Thinking of you and listening to your wonderful, fiery, passionate but misnamed "Fourth of July" song (Dandelion). What brilliant writing!
Spang
houwang





Jul 4 2009 1:37 PM

Hello! Thank you very much for adding me. I would like to tell you that you are always bringing me lots of joy and happiness with you beautiful music. Thank you very much. Love, Peace and Blessings
ROBERT





Jun 17 2009 2:07 PM

Thank You for Your Friendship...PEACE....Robert..
Tom Liwa





Jun 13 2009 1:31 PM

hey saintje, i want that album and i surely don't wanna pay for it :-) ...'d rather send you EINE LIEBE AUSSCHLIESSLICH instead. walderbenweg 37, d-47269 duisburg for at least another three month. lv nd rspct, atom
Janet





Jun 10 2009 1:33 AM

Thank you so much for the add - this is great!!
Frank Amanze





Jun 7 2009 1:10 PM

1st time seeing you live last night! Beautiful sound and this is random but you are much talling in real life than on youtube!!! haha. :-) see you next time!

FA
Patty





Jun 7 2009 12:04 PM

Ditto to what Joe said .. the whole thang!.. lol .. Love ya!
Joe





Jun 7 2009 4:03 AM

Great show tonight with Lizanne at Chaplins. Listened to the CD all the way home.... Loved it!! Can't wait to see you again at the show in Bryn Mawr with Lucy Kaplansky.
The Tramps





Jun 6 2009 8:51 PM

Thank you so much for the add,and I hope you can convince your agency to send you to Norway in the near future :-)
Jefferson Fox





Jun 4 2009 5:15 AM

hey lady....loving the new material! I couldn't help myself and cover Dublin Boys the other day...and it got youtubed. Check out jefferson fox 'dublin boys' when you need a giggle. be safe and keep up the fine work.
Corina





May 24 2009 8:08 PM

hey, whatz up ?
Lili McGovern





May 16 2009 2:29 AM

Thanks for the add! I'm studying your songs intently to try and unlock the magic--you're awesome, great work and Thanks for raising the bar! You're a national treasure! Lili
Chuck Williams





May 5 2009 10:41 PM

Antje,

If the time you took off was to write these songs....then it was time well used. Wonderful melodies, stories...you create little 4 minute worlds....looking forward to seeing you live at Summerfest.

In Harmony,
Chuck
www.chuckwilliamsmusic.com
Jim Ashley





May 2 2009 10:53 PM

hi!

thanks for the add!

peace!
Bill Lancaster





Apr 30 2009 5:30 AM

Dropping by to wish you the best day ever and tomorrow do the same. If you have the means please give a couple of dollars to charity. Be it to fight Diabetes, Asthma, Cancer, Hunger, AIDS, or any other cause that touches your heart. I know of no better feeling than what you feel when you make another person’s day a little better. Bill
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Apr 28 2009 10:10 PM

Thank you for the friendship!

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Thanks,
Manuel!
Alexian (on I-Tunes)





Apr 19 2009 3:00 AM

Merry Meet!
Thanks for the add!

http://www.paganmusic.com/alexian.htm

Bast Blessings!
Alexian :)

Wiccan/Pagan Music by Alexian
Saulius





Apr 17 2009 12:45 PM

Thanx,very bright music!
Mark Brink





Apr 17 2009 5:14 AM

Just stopping by for a listen - hope to see you back here in Chicago again soon.

m
Sonya Downey





Apr 14 2009 10:12 PM

Colorado Springs, please!!!!!!!
Janelle Loes





Apr 13 2009 5:36 AM

I'm still a bit hypnotized from your amazing show at Ginkgo Coffeehouse on Friday.I've been listening to your C.D nonstop the past few days and just thought I should tell you how fabulous I think you are :)
Buddy and Tina Wright





Apr 12 2009 4:40 PM

Thanks for the add!
Your friends, Buddy and Tina
Jefferson Ross





Apr 10 2009 12:45 AM

Thanks for the befriending, Antje! Your songs are beautiful. Congratz on all of your success. Boogie on-Jefferson Ross
T





Apr 9 2009 2:38 PM

i have your new cd in my car and i cant get enough of it. i find myself taking deep breaths as i listen and identify.
thank you for the gift of music that makes me feel understood.
you are a treasure to be discovered dear one~
keep on keeping on
the world needs you
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