Chrissy "Sister Soul" Colangelo, often accompanied by an all star line-up, including Steve Kimock (SKB, Zero, The Other Ones), Barry Sless (Phil Lesh and Friends, Davis Nelson Band), Martin Fierro (Zero, Legion of Mary), Chip Roland, (Zero, SK&F), Mookie Siegel (Phil Lesh and Friends, David Nelson Band), Liam Hanrahan (No Parking, Zero), Alan Hertz (Garaj Mahal, KVHW), Joe Diehl (Melvin Seals, Skyclad), Vince Littleton (Merle Saunders, Super Diamond), and John Morgan Kimock (Zero, The Octave Below).
Influences
Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, John Mayer, Woody Guthrie, The Carter Family, Traditional American Folk and Blues Music, Bluegrass, Old Timey, Classic Country, Rock n Roll
Sounds Like
Northern California Rock 'n' Roll with an edge and a sweetness, deeply rooted in the American Traditions of Rock, Folk, Country, and Blues. Compare to Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Norah Jones, Sandy Denny, Grace Slick, Linda Rondstat, Peggy Lee, Joan Baez.
Relix Magazine calls her "a vocalist equal parts soul and passion", comparing her to Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. Barbara Cloyd of the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville calls her "a female Woody Guthrie". Legendary guitarist Steve Kimock calls her "heartfelt and un-contrived", and fans have called her "a modern day Joan Baez".
Best described as "Norah Jones meets Janis Joplin", singer/songwriter Chrissy "Sister Soul" Colangelo is a passionate performer with honest conviction. Accompanied by only her beloved Martin guitar "Corina", or rocking with her Pink Paisley Telecaster "Elvis" and a full electric band, her voice brings a revival of hope and love in our confused world. Sister Soul's music is rooted in American tradition; folk, rock, country, blues, and bluegrass.
Sister Soul dropped out of college to become a songwriter. "College couldn't teach me what I wanted to know, which was how to write a great song," she says. "I knew only life's experience could give me that." She bought a '68 Dodge van and followed the Grateful Dead across America. She traveled the country living hard and loving harder, writing songs about heartache and redemption, about love, light, and the Devil, about coming home. Somewhere in Las Vegas, on Dead tour, a fellow deadhead gave her the nickname "Sister Soul", and it stuck. In 1994, while performing at a cafe in Fairfax, CA, Chrissy "Sister Soul" was discovered by Jerry Garcia's "favorite unknown legend", guitarist Steve Kimock. He became her friend and mentor, guiding her development as a musician and artist, and they continue to enjoy a close musical relationship.
Sister Soul did office work in a recording studio in exchange for studio time. It took five and a half years to complete her 2001 debut album, "Love Rules" featuring a full band of excellent musicians. Her 2007 acoustic EP, "The Nashville Demos", was recorded in a few months and features three songs co-written with Nashville songwriter Rebecca Hosking. Sister Soul released both on her own label, Mojogirl. Her single "Take Me Home" (Love Rules) was a 2006 Relix Magazine JAM-OFF winner, and her single "Soul Of A Woman" (The Nashville Demos) was a finalist in VH1's Song of the Year songwriting contest.
Sister Soul gives credit to a wide variety of musical influences that make her who she is; Jerry Garcia, Steve Kimock, Led Zeppelin, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, and especially, traditional American Folk and Blues music.
Chrissy "Sister Soul" lives off the grid with her family in the mountains above Willits, a rural town in Mendocino County, CA. For more information please visit sistersoul.com. Buy CD's or MP3's at cdbaby.com, itunes, amazon, and earbuzz.com.
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