Lauren Lapointe: News

For those of you in the Savannah area (locals and visitors!) my "Butterfly" CD is now available for sale at The Misty Marsh Shoppe at Tybee Oaks Shopping Center. This is a beautiful store that specializes in local fare. The address is 1213 Highway 80 and the phone number is 912-257-8742.

Thanks so much to these radio stations for playing songs from "Butterfly!" I am also pleased to report that every song on the album has gotten radioplay. Please click on the links below and support these stations who are supporting independent musicians!

KDVS 90.3 FM in Davis CA
www.kdvs.org
KVMR 89.5 FM in Nevada City CA
www.kvmr.org
KZSC 88.1 FM in Santa Cruz CA
www.kzsc.org
KUSP 88.9 FM in Santa Cruz CA
www.kusp.org
KDNK 90.5 FM in Carbondale CO
www.kdnk.org
KRFC 88.9 FM in Fort Collins CO
www.krfcfm.org
KAFM 88.1 FM in Grand Junction CO
www.kafmradio.org
KSUT 91.3 FM in Ignacio CO
www.ksut.org
KVMT 89.1 FM/KVNF 90.9 FM in CO
www.kvnf.org
WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport CT
www.wpkn.org
WVOF 88.5 FM in Fairfield CT
www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com and www.wvof.org
WSHU in Fairfield CT
www.wshu.org
WWUH 91.3 FM in Hartford CT
www.wwuh.org
WMNR 88.1 FM in Monroe CT
www.wmnr.org
WVUD in Newark DE
www.wvud.org
WIKX 92.9 FM in Port Charlotte FL
www.wikx.com
WSLR 96.5 FM in Sarasota FL
www.wslr.org
WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa FL
www.wmnf.org
WRFG 89.3 FM in Atlanta GA
www.wrfg.org
WRHQ 103.5 FM in Savannah GA
www.wrhq.com
WBDX 91.1 FM in Carbondale IL
www.wbdx.org
WWHP 98.3 FM in Farmer City IL
www.wwhp.com
KPR/KANU 91.5 FM in Lawrence KS
www.kansaspublicradio.org
WMMT 88.7 FM in Whitesburg KY
www.wmmtfm.org
WHAY 98.3 FM in Whitley City KY
www.hay98.com
WRKF 89.3 FM in Baton Rouge LA
www.wrkf.org
Folk Image Troubadour 1700 AM in Shirley MA
www.t1700.net
WMUC 88.1 FM in Silver Spring MD
www.wmuc.umd.edu
WERU 89.9 & 102.9 FM in East Orland/Bangor ME
www.weru.org
WMPG 90.9 FM in Portland ME
www.wmpg.org
WMHB 89.7 FM in Waterville ME
www.colby.edu/wmhb
WHFR/HFCC 89.3 FM in Dearborn MI
www.whfr.fm
KUMD 103.3 FM in Duluth MN
www.kumd.org
WSGE 91.7 FM in Dallas NC
www.wsge.org
WFUV 90.7 FM in Bronx, NY
www.wfuv.org
WCVF 89.5 FM in Fredonia NY
www.fredoniaradio.com
WJFF 90.5 & 94.5 FM in Jeffersonville NY
www.wjffradio.org
WKZE 98.1 FM in Red Hook NY
www.wkze.com
WRUR 88.5 FM in Rochester NY
wrur.rochester.edu
WVKR 91.3 FM in Poughkeepsie NY
www.wvkr.org
WAER 88.3 FM in Syracuse NY
www.waer.org
WEXT 97.7 FM in Troy/Albany/Amsterdam/Schenectady NY
www.wmht.org/radio/wext.php
WTBQ AM 1110 in Warwick NY
www.wtbq.com
WBGU 88.1 FM in Bowling Green OH
www.wbgufm.com
WRUW in Cleveland OH
www.wruw.org
WJCU 88.7 FM in Sagamore Hills OH
www.wjcu.org
KBOO in Portland OR
www.kboo.fm
WIUP 90.1 FM in Indiana, PA
www.coe.iup.edu/wiupfm/
WYEP 91.3 FM in Pittsburgh PA
www.wyep.org
WSYC 88.7 FM in Shippensburg PA
www.wsyc.org
WUSC 90.5 FM in Columbia SC
wusc.sc.edu/
WXRY 99.3 FM in Columbia SC
www.wxryfm.org
WETS 89.5 FM in Johnson City, TN
www.wets.org
KUSU Utah Public Radio
www.upr.org
KZMU 90.1 FM; 106.7 FM in Moab UT
www.kzmu.org
WTJU 91.1 FM in Charlottesville VA
www.wtju.org
WRIR 97.3 FM in Chester VA
www.wrir.org
WCNV 89.1 FM in Heathsville and WCVE 88.9 FM in Richmond VA
www.wcve.org
WRRW/WYOU 100.9 FM in Williamsburg VA
www.wyou.fm
WGDR 91.1 FM in Plainfield VT
www.wgdr.org
KBCS 91.3 FM in Bellevue WA
www.kbcs.fm
WORT 89.9 FM in Madison WI
www.wort-fm.org
INTERNET RADIO STATIONS:

Whole Wheat Radio in Talkeetna AK
www.wholewheatradio.org
Radio Crystal Blue in Brooklyn NY
www.radiocrystalblue.com
Festival Radio in Columbus OH
www.onlinefolkfestival.com
Radiowayne in TX
www.radiowayne.com
INTERNATIONAL:

CJTR 91.3 FM in Regina, SK, Canada
www.cjtr.ca
CJLX 91.3 FM in Belleville , ON, Canada
www.91x.fm
CKHA 100.9FM in Haliburton, ON, Canada
www.canoefm.com
Radio Upper Galilee Israel 105.3 FM
Clanrye Radio 103.6 FM in Co Down, N Ireland
2MAX FM 91.3 Narrabri NSW Australia
www.2maxfm.com/au/
Countrymusic24 Radio FM 95.6 /95.2/99.3 in Berlin, Germany
www.countrymusic24.com
Town & Country Radio Show 783 KHz AM in New Zealand
www.accessradio.org.nz/

Lauren Lapointe - Butterfly
Produced, engineered and mixed by Tom Prasada-Rao
Mastered by Bill Wolf at Wolf Productions, Inc.

Lauren Lapointe is an acclaimed live performer of folk acoustic music. Born Canadian but raised in Georgia, she left her nine-to-five desk job in 2001 to start songwriting. Trusting her instincts yielded well-received live performances and her acclaimed first album, 2005’s Beautiful Shadow. Butterfly is more personal, allowing Lapointe to focus on feelings and moods, places she’s seen and people she’s known.

Lapointe wrote all but one song on the album, with the only cover being The Eurythmics’ “Here Comes the Rain Again.” On this track, the mechanized ‘80s pop percussion and keyboards are replaced by cello and an organic feel and the mood of the words really comes through beautifully. “The Last Tree” is an environmental ballad with Joni Mitchell-like observations, but “Canadian Belle” has more in common with Mitchell, musically. “My Baby” feels more bluegrass in style and sound. It’s a simple beat, but it’s not solemn or forlorn. Lapointe’s persona is deeply in love with a man, flaws and all. He makes her feel extremes of emotions and she can’t get enough.

Harmonica, upright bass, and twinkling mandolin show Lapointe’s Southern exposure, sans the accent. “Lonely Road” seems to capture a vision quest in song, with simple piano and cello accompaniment. “I Don’t Know” and “The Sound of the Sea” are in the Celtic vein, using mandolin, flutes and violins to convey mood. “Ballerina Girl” tells the true story of a middle-aged accountant being inspired to start a career in ballet. “La Loca” tells the story of a princess driven mad by love. “Lady Charlotte” tells the true story of one of Lapointe’s ancestors eloping with the gardener to start a new life in Canada.

Lapointe has definitive gifts with melody and lyric. Her choices in life, love and passion inspired this album. It is evident she has plenty more stories to tell in the coming years. (Self-released)
www.laurenl.com -Kathleen Wehle

for the week ending Dec. 13th, 2007.

Yay! Thanks so much everyone - this is wonderful news :-) Please check out the radio stations playing "Butterfly" below.

Exciting news! My new CD "Butterfly" has debuted at number 20 on the Roots Music Report's Folk Chart this week.

I'm sharing this chart with some of my heroes: Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, Eliza Gilkyson, Martin Sexton, Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Shindell and many more talented folks.

Thanks so much to everyone who's playing the songs, listening, and requesting!

A big thanks to WRHQ Quality Rock Q105.3 in Savannah for playing my song "Butterfly" on Sunday, Nov. 11th. For those of you who missed it, you can listen to the podcast by going to www.wrhq.com and following the instructions.

Please let them know if you'd like to hear it again! Just e-mail qualityrock@wrhq.com or call 912-234-1053. Radio is fun!

The SAVANNAH CD RELEASE PARTY, held on Saturday Oct. 6th at the Sentient Bean, was a huge success! THANK YOU so much to everyone who came and supported or sent nice messages. Lauren was joined by her friends Kyle Shiver, Treasure Camero, and James Gay. Harvey Ray and Kathy Waters also made special guest appearances. It was a fun and magical night! Thanks also to Connect Savannah for running a cover story on it.