MANY THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE WISHED ME WELL AFTER MY STROKE.
Weekly Rumi Quotes:
“Life is the dream that must be interpreted.”
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Lots of my artistic and music events coming up this fall & winter. Keep checking for dates and times.
REVIEWS
**Moving and very inspirational. Her lyrics send emotional messages to which most can relate to.
author: Marjie Olmstead
I was very inspired with Rosemarie's CD and deeply touched by her soft, poetical and intimate musical style. Her lyrics tell a story to which the listener can relate.
**Enchanting and soulfull melodies, relaxing and engaging listen
author: elsye burt
I loved Rosemarie's soft, enchanting and soulfull melodies. Her poetic lyrics are driven by emotion and passion; her style radiates sensitivity. A very relaxing and engaging listen.
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Influences
POETS & WRITERS: E. Pauline Johnson, Kahlil Gibran, Lao Tse, Rumi, Tolkien, Arthur Rimbaud, Jack Kerouac, Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, e.e. cummings, W.B. Yeats. MUSICIANS: Beatles, Elvis, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Murray McLaughlin, John Prine, Gordon Lightfoot, Daniel Lanois, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Jim Croce, Stephen Fearing, John Bottomley, Annie Lennox, Jann Arden, Francoise Hardy, Stevie Nicks, Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen, Luciano Pavarotti, Puccini, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky. ARTISTS ET AL: James Dean, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Peel, Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, Vincent Van Gogh, Norval Morriseau, Charles van Sandwyk, Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansell Adams, Yousef Karsh, Jesus Christ, Dalai Lama, St. Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, Mother Nature
Rosemarie Hurst was born in Sussex, England and came to Ontario, Canada when she was 8 and has been living in BC for the past 11 years.
She is a singer/songwriter and visual artist. She has had varied careers from modelling, retail sales, administrative work, instructor, to owning her own image consulting business where she advised individuals and recording artists.
As a youngster she ran the Cilla Black fan club of Canada and got to meet Cilla in New York on the Ed Sullivan show. She met the late Luciano Pavarotti and was interviewed on the radio with her Mum about it. She also met Paul McCartney in Toronto in the wee hours of the morning when the Beatles came the second or third time to Canada. He was naughty, she was nice and the rest is a long, long story.
Rosemarie is a member of Music BC, The Songwriter's Association of Canada, SOCAN and Delta Arts Council for which she has volunteered. She's had the delightful experience of swimming with the dolphins in Marathon, Florida.
Her interest in the poetry and life of Canadian poet E. Pauline Johnson greatly influenced her own writing and way of looking at the world. Other notable writers that inspired her were Kahlil Gibran, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, the Beatles, Phil Ochs, John Prine, Gordon Lightfoot, Lao Tse, Daniel Lanois, Stephen Fearing, John Bottomley and Jann Arden, amongst many others.
Rosemarie came to Vancouver in November 1997 from Ancaster, near Hamilton, Ontario. Her big musical break came with the BC Festival of the Arts call for entry for singer/songwriter’s. One of the songs she sent them was ‘Eyes of the Angels’. She was one of 14 applicants out of 100 chosen to perform her own music, this time, at the Herald Street Theatre in Victoria, B.C. in front of 250 people. She was honoured to have shared the stage with the likes of Stephen Fearing and Colleen Eccleston.
Rosemarie is an avid photographer who has her sold many of her photos and photo art cards. Two of them are of E. Pauline Johnson’s cairn, Stanley Park, Vancouver and are on display at Pauline’s birthplace, Chiefswood Museum, Ohsweken, Ontario. She has had a photography exhibit this past Feb/08 at the Arts Corner and sells her work at Delta Arts Council's gift shops at Ladner Pioneer Library and North Delta's Art Space, Ladner's Market Days, Gallery in the Garden, Summerfest and Rivermania.
Rosemarie had some of her framed photos at Delta Arts Council's Arts Space in North Delta for the month of Oct/08 where she sold one of her large Raccoon photos. She had a small exhibit also for the month of Nov/08 at Ladner Pioneer Library's 'Arts Corner' which will be repeated for Nov/09 and possibly into Dec/09. In December/08 she had another successful monthly exhibit at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre. There is going to be a gallery exhibit at Tsawwassen Arts Centre in Feb. 2010 and also be some upcoming music and artistic gigs, so stay tuned.
A book of philosphical poetry coupled with her nature photographs is in the works. Rosemarie firmly believes that success is not fame nor egotism but the fulfilling of one's own personal dreams.
You can hear clips and obtain her CD "Eyes of the Angels" from the following websites:
iTunes
CD Baby: www.cdbaby.com/cd/rosemarie
CBC Radio 3 - New Music Canada: http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Rosemarie-Hurst/
www.reverbnation.com/rosemariehurst (see widget below)
www.rosemariehurst.com where you can also view and purchase her photo art and cards.
To buy her CD click the orange CD Baby button below.
A new CD will be released soon!
......let the beauty we love be what we do......Rumi
Hey Rosemarie, I just wanted to let you know that I've posted some new videos, music, and photos on my page. I hope you can find time to check it all out. Hope all is well in your world. :)
Thank you for the kind words Rosemarie...and "just so you know"..I appreciate every person that listens to my music and takes the time to check out my art. Thank you again for considering me a friend and good luck with all that you do.
