Kiss Me Hello is a record of my songs.
Produced by Mark Schatz.
& now... The Making of Kiss Me Hello! A self-guided documentary filmstrip.
Featuring: Scott Senior (percussionist from The Duhks), Ruth Ungar & Aoife O'Donovan (harmony vocalists from The Mammals, Crooked Still & Sometymes Why), Danny Knicely (guitar & banjo), Oliver Steck (piano & trumpet), Frank Russo (drums), Eric Merrill (fiddle & viola), Rushad Eggleston (cello), Jake Armerding(harmony), and more, and more...
Influences
My friends who play & listen to music.
Some dancers to start off with: Eileen Carson & Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, Megan Downes, Chrissy Galante, Emily Crews, Benoit Bourque, Step Afrika!, Jason Nious, Maureen Berry, Phil Jamison, Rodney Sutton & the Green Grass Cloggers, Matty Gordon, Heidi Kulas & the Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Sharon Leahy, Emma Leahy Good, Abby & Evie Ladin of Rhythm in Shoes, Sandy Silva, Nic Gareiss, Matty Olwell of Good Foot Dance Company, Joe Rankin, Betty Matheson, Helen & Dawn MacDonald & the rest from stepdance night at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Sydney, Cape Breton.
It's harder to choose amongst the songwriter, instrumentalist, spiritual & culinary influences. I'll think about it.
Sounds Like
NEW VIDEO!!
So these two beautiful 8-year-olds came up to me at the Greyfox Bluegrass Festival this summer and told me they had learned a song of mine. I suggested they come sit in with my band Uncle Earl at our Dance Tent set and sing harmony on the song. But when I saw them perform, they were so good I realized they needed to sing lead and we would back THEM up... Check this out. Their names are Michaela and Janet.
And now... back to our (now)permanent exhibits...
EXHIBIT A:Uncle Earl made a music video! Kung Fu clogging comes to a theater near You(Tube).
And NOW this video is for sale on iTunes. Just search for "Uncle Earl" and you'll see it. It really looks so much better in the letterbox, nicely-colored edition. Even if you've watched it a million times on YouTube go check it out here...
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FYI, here's my discography, in reverse chronological order:
EXHIBIT B: This is a short "horror" movie and the soundtrack is all songs from Kiss Me Hello! Ha. It was made by some friends in 48 hours as a part of Boston's 48 Hour Film Project.
EXHIBIT C: And now... these beautiful girls are known as the AKM Telegrammers, and they are singing my song Crayola in their pyjamas. One of the girls is singing Mark Schatz' bass part note for note. I got to meet some of these lovelies while Uncle Earl was in Pennsylvania this winter.
Background: "Each of four different social clubs at the Academy of the New Church a couple of times a year pick 8 or so of their members to put together a little set of a cappella songs to sing (in some kind of thematic costume) for the other clubs. It's an old tradition known as "Telegrams"... The kids are 100% responsible for arranging and teaching each other their parts."
EXHIBIT C: While recording Kiss Me Hello, Mark Schatz, mid-take, makes a dancing girl from a matchbox and attaches her to Scott Senior's high hat sizzle beads. Madness...
This is me, Kristin. I write songs and perform as a singer and dancer – on my own and with my bands Uncle Earl and Sometymes Why.
Please join my newsletter! I'll send you a free mp3 if you do...
Here's the latest... my SECOND SATURDAY SONG CLUB is now taking subscriptions.
I will write, record and release at least one song every month starting in February (February 14th to be precise. I'm sure the first will be a love song ;-).
Then I'll send a notice to all my Club members, who can download the music plus access lyrics, background notes, pictures, musician bios... stuff like that.
At $15 a subscription, it's a whole year's worth of entertainment for the price of one CD! More info here.
And now all that's taken care of...
My first solo album is called Kiss Me Hello. You can listen to all the songs & order the album at this on-line store. Or download at iTunes or CD Baby. You can also see pictures from "the making of" the record over there on the left. (One of the songs on this record, called "Crayola", won Best Children's Song for 2007 in the John Lennon Song Contest).
More about me...
Fans of old-time music might know me as a member of the "all g'Earl" stringband Uncle Earl. We have two albums on Rounder Records, each produced by a superstar: Dirk Powell produced She Waits for Night and John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin) produced Waterloo, Tennessee. We play old-time traditionals and new-time originals.
My other band is the velvety "folk noir" vocal trio Sometymes Why. This is me plus Ruth Ungar and Aoife O'Donovan. We sing our original songs with dreamy ukuleles, glockenspiel, piano and many tiny instruments that fit in a suitcase. We have one independently released album and are about to put out our second record on Signature Sounds in March, 2009.
For five years, I toured professionally and taught dance with the amazing Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, and I still do some flatfooting in the Uncle Earl show and also in Kung Fu clogging video made by Uncle Earl (look to the left...).
A select few will know about two of the best records I ever made. These are Death & Taxes and Tax Return. If you like fiddles, banjos and found-sound loops, you must have a listen to what Pierce Woodward, Laura Cortese and I did as The Jolly Bankers.
And since you've made it to the end of this little blurb, I will now quietly admit that sometimes I am the Curator of a strange photo collection called The Wild Dead. Not to be viewed during lunch. And it really really needs to be updated (we have lots of new submissions). My sister promises that she will co-curate and we will work on this over Christmas.
Okay that's all.
PS I don't check myspace messages regularly. If you need a quick answer to a question, you can find my e-mail address (along with song lyrics, Kiss Me Hello liner notes & more) at www.kristinandreassen.com.
Hiya Kristin.. thanks very much for the add and friendship. Your music's really great.. long may you play! Best wishes from a seriously hungover Irish guy! ;)
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Hello from the amazing windy plains just outside Calgary , Alberta Wonderful sites and sounds in your space.Many discoveries made at your space, very nice indeed to be Space m8s.
In a act of Kindness endorphin levels are elevated in the Giver, the Receiver and the Observer, how nice is that.
"do not seek happiness .. but .. do rid your self of unhappiness = Zero Negative thoughts"
"Share knowledge ,it is a way to achieve immortality"
hi :) thanx for add ...... i'm so be happy ....... nice to meet you ............ i wish music and happiness full of days to you ........ big big big kisses.............
Hello Kristin ! Thanks for Add and congratulations for your music. I love it ! And I really like your page ! And...your are the 100th friend on my site and I got my 1000 connection ! So lots of hugs for that !!! take care and enjoy Life. Bless ! Daisy
Hey Kristin Andreassen! Just want to stop by to say thanks for being friends! Keep me in mind if you need any mastering done. All of the info is on my page and feel free to email me anytime. Only $25 per song and $100 for an EP, mix-tape, or full CD! Thanks!! Jim Wavelength MD
Hey Just dropping in to say hello and let you know about my Next Show w/The Little River Band May 3rd at Myrtle Beach House Of Blues in North Myrtle Beach SC Jeff The Little River Band-total record sales around the world have eclipsed the 25 million mark. 16 hit singles by 1985, as well as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum album sales awards. All-told LRB have notched up eight top 10 singles in the US.I hope to see yall at this INSANE SHOW!!!! For tickets go to www.hob.com/myrtlebeach
After pre-release tours in Colorado and Georgia, Dehlia Low’s new full-length cd “Tellico” will be presented for the first time in Asheville this Thursday at the Grey Eagle ($8/10, thegreyeagle.com)! Several cuts off the new disk can be heard on at www.myspace.com/dehlialow and live takes of a few of the songs will be performed Thursday afternoon on WNCW 88.7FM. Thursday night’s show will also be a chance for those of you who didn’t make it to Merlefest to hear Lyons, Colorado’s own Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, who are also preparing to release a new disk next month. Dehlia Low will also be joined by “Tellico” producer Jon Stickley of the Shannon Whitworth band. We hope to see you out and thanks for supporting live, original, and local music.
thanx for add ...... i'm so be happy ....... nice to meet you ............ i wish music 
and happiness 
full of days to you ........ big big big kisses.............
