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Jann Arden
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Calgary, Alberta
Canada

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Member Since11/21/2005
Band Websitewww.jannarden.com
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Free-2009


Uncover Me-2007


Jann Arden-2005


Love Is the Only Soldier-2003


Live with the V.S.O-2003


Greatest Hurts-2001


Blood Red Cherry-2000


Happy?-1997


Living Under June-1994


Time for Mercy-1993

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 16 2009 8:00P
Port Theatre Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nov 17 2009 8:00P
Save-On Foods Memorial Centre Victoria, British Columbia
Nov 18 2009 8:00P
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 19 2009 8:00P
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 21 2009 8:00P
Prospera Place Kelowna, British Columbia
Nov 23 2009 8:00P
Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, Alberta
Nov 24 2009 8:00P
Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, Alberta
Nov 25 2009 8:00P
Northern Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, Alberta
Nov 26 2009 8:00P
Northern Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, Alberta
Nov 28 2009 8:00P
TCU Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Nov 29 2009 8:00P
Conexus Arts Centre Regina, Saskatchewan
Nov 30 2009 8:00P
Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dec 1 2009 8:00P
Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
TCU Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jan 14 2010 8:00P
Olympia de Montreal Montreal, Quebec
Jan 16 2010 8:00P
National Arts Centre, Southam Hall Ottawa, Ontario
Jan 17 2010 8:00P
National Arts Centre, Southam Hall Ottawa, Ontario
Jan 19 2010 8:00P
Sudbury Arena Sudbury, Ontario
Jan 20 2010 8:00P
John Labatt Centre, RBC Theatre London, Ontario
Jan 21 2010 8:00P
Hamilton Place Theatre Hamilton, Ontario
Jan 22 2010 8:00P
WFCU Centre Windsor, Ontario
Jan 24 2010 8:00P
Centre In The Square Kitchener, Ontario
Jan 25 2010 8:00P
K-ROCK Centre Kingston, Ontario
Jan 27 2010 8:00P
Massey Hall Toronto, Ontario
Jan 28 2010 8:00P
Massey Hall Toronto, Ontario
Feb 3 2010 8:00P
Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia
Feb 4 2010 8:00P
Moncton Coliseum Moncton, New Brunswick

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   About Jann Arden


FREE – JANN ARDEN IN HER OWN WORDS
It’s not easy writing about yourself…or myself as it were. But here I go, about to ramble on quite gladly about all things me.

I feel like I should give a brief synopsis of how I even got to this point in my life. We lived, and still live, in a very small community south of Calgary. I didn’t roll far from the tree. I don’t plan on rolling.

My mother, Joan Richards, was taking guitar lessons when I was 12 years old. She needed something to do while I was engaged in hockey practice at the Rockyview Community Association. If you’ve ever tried to learn to play guitar, you find out very quickly that it’s hell on your fingers. They become bloody knobs. Mom gave up within a few months, after having perfected “On Top of Old Smokey”, and “Irene, Goodnight Irene”.

I used to sit atop the stairs in our living room and watch her strum away, struggling to make the chords sound like something, singing quietly, not knowing anyone was listening. I was intrigued to say the least.

Whenever I had a spare moment I’d grab that giant Yamaha guitar, open her large orange songbook, and try to figure out how to make something happen. After learning a few chords, I was able to play the entire John Denver collection. I moved on to Janis Ian, The Carpenters, Frank Zappa, James Taylor, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton John, ABBA, KISS, Blondie, Carly Simon, Seals and Crofts, and a hundred other artists that I wanted to dissect and emulate. I was overjoyed. I had found something that I loved to do. That I could do on my own, that I could do without having to be funny. Writing unlocked my imagination and the very key to my soul.

I was obsessed with all things guitar. John Denver, not so much, but it was a great start to understanding that people wrote songs about simple sentiment. I started writing my own songs that same year …they were all terribly sad and lonesome and introspective and usually long and winding ballads. The first song I ever remember writing was about my mom and dad dying. The song was called “Paradise”. I still laugh about that one…

It would take me an entire book to cover what’s happened between then and now, that perhaps will be at another time.

“FREE” is my tenth studio record. That in-and-of-itself is unbelievable to me. I didn’t sign with Universal until I was nearly 30 years old, so all of this came to me rather late in life. In light of labels signing 15 year old acts these days, I don’t think my story will be repeated very often, if ever. I am 47 now and feel like I don’t know anything about music. I feel like I am just getting started.

With “FREE”, I’ve more or less gone back to my roots. All 11 of the songs are very simple in their message. They are all about simple human sentiment. Not political in nature, not preachy, not overly poetic, just very simple basic emotions. I did a fair amount of co-writing on this project to try and get my mind pushing into different corners of my own understanding. That was a wonderful, educational experience. I didn’t want to keep making the same record over and over again, and I felt like I had begun to do that over the past 5 or 6 years. I just found myself in a rut for a thousand reasons, so I was determined to make some big changes.

It’s hard to change. It’s hard to move forward for the most part…. But I knew I had to. It’s not easy breaking off relationships that you’ve nurtured for a long time, but art suffers if you don’t constantly try to reinvent yourself, which is what I feel like I did with this record.

I worked with an old friend of mine, Bruce Leitl, who is more known for his work on composing music scores for film and commercial use, than he is for pop music production.

Bruce is a brilliant musician and a wonderful composer. He has a wonderful sense of structure. I needed structure. I wanted to be very clear as to what my intentions were. He kept me on track. I wanted to experiment with different textures and grooves and sounds and Bruce was confident in what we needed to do. He presented ideas to me that were exciting and innovative. I felt like it was a new and fresh version of me and my work. Because of the amount of time that I’d spent in Nashville the previous year and a half, I felt it only natural to use some of the extraordinary musicians.

Mandolins and acoustic guitars and pedal steel and dobro and banjo…all sounds that I loved, but had never thought to use these past 25 years. Between those organic sounds and Bruce’s progressive programming, I knew I’d done something very different for me, but yet, extremely familiar. We knew with the blend of organic and electronic sounds we’d threaded together that we’d need someone amazingly gifted to mix the entire project. I didn’t have to think twice. It would be Ed Cherney. I won’t list off his thousands of triumphs: you can do that on the world wide web. He was as much a part of the music as the music itself. I trusted him completely to carve his way through the hundreds of tracks we’d recorded. I love what he’s done and I’m proud of what we have made.

I’ve found a great amount of comfort in my life over the past 3 years…amazing peace and happiness. For whatever reason, I feel like that all shows up here on “FREE”. I do feel free. I feel like I’ve come over the hill and I can see much clearer than I did before.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Millions of records sold worldwide, with 16 top ten singles from eight albums: Time for Mercy, Living Under June, Happy?, Blood Red Cherry, Greatest HurtsñThe Best of, Live With the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Love Is The Only Soldier, Jann Arden and her latest release, Uncover Me.

Winner of 8 (eight) Junos, 8 (eight) 2006 SOCAN Awards, 2 (two) 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards and many other industry accolades including a star on Canadaís Walk of Fame.


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Hannah Speirs

Hannah Speirs



Oct 15 2009 4:35 AM

Thanks again for your support !

HS:)
Greg Frank

Greg Frank



Oct 14 2009 9:39 PM

Good Page and ☼ Thanks for the add ☺
TOYKULT

TOYKULT



Oct 14 2009 9:39 PM

TOYKULT plays British Music Week 2009 and we invite you to download our latest EP featuring tracks from our new album FREE @ 192kbps: http://www.toykult.com


Michael Frucelli aka ( FUZZY )

Michael Frucelli aka ( FUZZY )



Oct 14 2009 9:38 PM

Thanks for your support, You sound great.

BEST WISHES,
MICHAEL
Sleeping Lessons (vote for us at school jam usa!!)

Sleeping Lessons (vote for us at school jam usa!!)



Oct 14 2009 9:38 PM

Hey you!
We are going to be on Cbs's "Better Connecticut" this friday!!! then the day after we are playing in Westport, Ct with Sherwood. Come check our new music out as well! Thanks for all your time and support.

Love always,
Sleeping Lessons
Sophia-The Gypsy Poet ™(10K)

Sophia-The Gypsy Poet ™(10K)



Oct 14 2009 9:38 PM

Many Thanks for adding me!
I hope sometime to feature you on a
show! It's on blogtalkradio.com/GypsyPoet
I would love to have you aboard!
Enjoy my page, I've enjoyed your music!!
many HUGS-
Sophia-
The Gypsy Poet... :)
Sophie

Sophie Morrell



Oct 8 2009 6:16 PM

thanx for the add
Hannah Speirs

Hannah Speirs



Oct 8 2009 6:15 PM

Jann,

Love your stuff....if you have a moment check out my tunes if you like !

HS:)
Best Song Lyrics on Earth - Official MySpace site.

Best Song Lyrics on Earth - Official MySpace site.



Oct 8 2009 6:14 PM

Fairytale Rock. open 4 Collaboration ( Parody for brave people.)
(c) Miroslav Vlcek 2009 .
=========================
Someone was sitting on my chair
said in slight dismay mama Bear.
Did you washed your face
brushed your teeth
and comb your hair ?

Fairytale Rock.
Key without a lock.
Yes and No !
High or Low ?
Don't tell me twice !
Is that so ?
Fairytale Rock.

Someone was sleeping in my bed
said papa Bear scratching his head.
Sinking down like a sack
filled with lead.

Fairytale Rock. - - - -

Someone did mess up my whole room
said mama Bear holding her broom.
This whole house dose look like a
House of Doom.

Fairytale Rock. - - - -

Someone was Rocking in this Hall
spilled beer on the floor
and wrote
Bear Junior on to the wall.
Left the Stereo on full blast
and that is not all.

Fairytale Rock. - - - - 2 or 3 x

Fairytale Rock.
Megan McCauley

Megan McCauley



Oct 8 2009 6:14 PM

Have a great week. Thanks for being my friend. Happy Halloween !

Meg : )
Moeraes Fate

Moeraes Fate



Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

Jan, you are an original and we love you
Will The Thrill--New CD out now!

Will The Thrill--New CD out now!



Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

Hey Jann, thanks for the support! I love the harmonies on "I'd Be Glad". The song is just really well-arranged. Take it easy!

Will The Thrill
☼☼Bird of Paradise☼☼

☼☼Bird of Paradise☼☼



Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

Oh my goodness! It's almost time..!! *so excited* and happy for you too :)
Marilyn M

Marilyn M Milner



Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

Hi J,
I've been enjoying your new CD all weekend. I absolutely LOVE it! You should be very proud of yourself. Have a terrific week,
M
Bridget

Bridget



Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

Hello! Check out my new tunes I just released! I hope you enjoy them and would appreciate some feedback!! Stay in touch~
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.

"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.

For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".

Warm regards

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
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Phoenix

Phoenix



Oct 6 2009 6:19 PM

Hi Jann!
I'm going to make a commitment to try my hardest to come see a show of your's in Toronto next year. That's the closest you'll be coming to me. Problem is I need a passport, and a nice amount of $$$. Say a prayer that I can make it. I'll be saying alot of them. The new CDs sounds absolutly awesome. I'll be ordering it by the end of the week.

luv Phoenix
AMA Productions

AMA Productions



Oct 3 2009 9:19 PM

We want to see all of you at the Grand Opening of the Southern California Freak Fest. This is an Adult Entertainment Costume Party, so be prepared to be WOW'd and act crazy this Halloween @ the Sons of Hollywood House. Email AMA.Productions@yahoo.com for info and RSVP for you and your friends.
Psychedelic Central Online Music Magazine

Psychedelic Central Online Music Magazine



Oct 3 2009 9:18 PM

Hello and thank you for the friendship, it is a pleasure to welcome you!

Jan :)
Bill Mac

Bill Mac



Oct 3 2009 9:08 PM

I read your recent blog ... good to put everything in perspective ... watched the Canadian country music award ... you looked great. Keep focused and keep writing ... it is all good; and don't worry about the others.
Leanne

Leanne



Oct 3 2009 9:06 PM

looking forward to buying your new cd....5 more days....let the count down begin...

L
Johnny O!

Johnny O!



Oct 3 2009 9:06 PM

Hi Jann,
Stopping by to wish you the very best this upcoming weekend!
May it be safe and wonderful and everything you expected! :)

Peace, Love & Tons of Respect!,

John
Tatyana Sherman

Tatyana Sherman



Oct 3 2009 9:03 PM

I wish you a good time this weekend!

Good mood to all!

Life-Music-Love
The Crow Mountain Prophets

The Crow Mountain Prophets



Oct 3 2009 9:03 PM

Jann,
Thanks for accepting our friends request The Prophets welcome you to Crow Mountain, and wish you well.
James Potter

James Potter
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Oct 3 2009 9:03 PM

Check out my profile And Let me know Do you like me YES or NO http://www.doulike.us/photos/3004242.html?b=4&w=46
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