Joanne Rand

Artist Information

Biography

"A fixture of the Northern California folk scene, Joanne Rand is one of those people whose life, activism and art are woven seamlessly together. A longtime advocate for social and political justice, Rand is a celebrated musician, composer and teacher. From stripped-down folk songs to lush and textured rock arrangements, she makes consistently engaging, perceptive, universal music."
-www.SFStation.com 12/4/11
“Through her songs, Rand traverses love, politics, conservation, spirituality and life with a seasoned-to-perfection voice, that, according to Terry Tempest Williams, ‘Opens the doors of creation’.”
-Santa Cruz Weekly, 2010

Touring nationally for 25 years, appearing with Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir, John Hartford, etc., Rand recently earned a Music Composition degree and released her tenth, eleventh and twelfth indie CDs back-to-back:
• •Snake Oil and Hummingbirds, © 2009 - Submitted for Grammy Nomination by San Francisco Recording Academy President.
• •Live with Claudia Paige, © 2010 – Recorded at high energy show with a world class drummer.
• •Rise, © 2011 - Ten new songs, personal, playful, intimate, universal, recorded at two recent performances with her band, and overdubbed with string arrangements and lush harmonies.

Writing and playing music since childhood in the Deep South, Rand cut her performance teeth playing bluegrass in Alaska and spun musical magic with natives in the Amazon. She spent six formative years touring from her remote homestead in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, fully launching her career in California’s North Bay Area, where she remains revered as one of the region’s finest independent artists. A North Bay Bohemian readers’ poll voted her “Best Acoustic Band,” and calls Rand a “legendary…longtime local hero.” “Nothing short of brilliant.” -Santa Rosa PD

Instrumentation

Joanne Rand (solo or with band)
Brad Cox - Drum Kit
Ken Braziel - Bass
Barry Sless (occassional) - Guitar, Pedal Steel, e. guitar
Claudia Paige (occassional) - drums and percussion

Discography

"Rise" © 2011*
"Live with Claudia Paige" © 2010*
"Snake Oil & Hummingbirds" © 2009*
"Broken Open" © 2008
"Where Our Power Lies" © 2005*
"Into the River" © 2003*
"Family History" © 1999*
"Timothy Leary" feature film (contains 2 songs)
"Grant Me Eyes" © 1996*
"The Monkey-Puzzle" © 1995*
"Live" © 1991
"Choosing Sides" © 1989
"Home" © 1988
*These CDs are available via: joannerandmusic.com
New Live material on www.reverbnation.com/JoanneRand

included in countless music compilation CDs and films
including:
•TIMOTHY LEARY'S DEAD (major motion picture)
•Screen Actor's Guild produced film, 2011

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Reverbnation
• YouTube
• lyrics blog

Audio

• Rise, FINAL master
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• Maid of Constant Sorrow
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• Jump, FINAL Master
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• Streets Today
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• Twinkle Twinkle mp3
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Lyrics

• Rise
• STREETS TODAY
• BROKEN OPEN HEARTS
• ASK YO' MAMA

Video

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Press

• Bay Area, CA [+ Show ]
  

  North Bay Bohemian , 2009 - "Longtime local hero", 2009 - "Legendary" Voted "Best Acoustic band o...North Bay Bohemian , 2009 - "Longtime local hero", 2009 - "Legendary"
  
  Voted "Best Acoustic band of 1995" in Bohemian's Sonoma County, CA Reader's Poll
  
  Sonoma County, Ca "Women's Voices", 2006
  "Joanne's songs span the human condition...Joanne has a gift for capturing ancient, universal principles that she offers up to our troubled world, offering long term optimism."
  
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat (NY Times Publication),
  1998 - "exemplary...richly talented"
  1995 - "Astonishing in its musical breadth, virtuosity and the overall care taken to bring it to fruition, this CD is nothing short of brilliant"

• Eugene & Portland, OR [+ Show ]
  

  Eugene Weekly October, 2010 - Whatever muse has inspired Joanne Rand has only seemed to have grown s...Eugene Weekly October, 2010 - Whatever muse has inspired Joanne Rand has only seemed to have grown stronger with time. Rand just released her 10th CD, Snake Oil and Hummingbirds, last year, and now she’s back in Eugene celebrating the release of a new CD, Live with Claudia Paige. Paige, who in 2007 was voted one of the 25 best female drummers worldwide, has performed and recorded with some of the top stars of the past 20 years, including Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Frank Zappa and more. The CD was recorded at the Caspar Community Center in Caspar, CA. No matter who or what inspires Rand’s musical output, at its core is a loving fierceness and sense of oneness with nature that Rand doesn’t hold back on. Not quite folk, not quite rock, whether she wrote the song or not, Rand’s outlook is all her own — Vanessa Salvia
  
  Portland, OR Southeast Examiner, October 2010 - “Joanne Rand is a powerful, inspiring chronicler of the times we live in. Her voice is like no other and her elliptical storytelling consistently advocates for the spirit of nature and the planet. Joanne Rand has been a Northwest favorite for many years. Her music is uncompromising, powerful and evocative and she has been a voice of reason in these changing times. Her albums are spirit touchstones as well as milestones for many who are moved by her insight and vision. Rand has been an Oregon Country Fair favorite for two decades and instead of slowing down, she continues to push the art pedal to the floor and has two new recording projects for this tour. Her music is fierce, visionary, incantatory and filled with advocacy for the natural world and sanity in this 21st century. Her voice is a powerful, remarkable, exceptional and unforgettable force of nature.”
  -Register Guard, Serena Markstrom, Nov. 2009
  “A work so layered and complex it’s hard to call it folk music with a straight face. But at the core…Rand’s substantial, grounded songs remain.”
  
  Eugene Weekly, Molly Templeton, Nov. 2009
  “Still fierce, still insightful,…still inspired…wild and free for a long time to come.” -
  
  Eugene, OR Register Guard, Randy Prince, Dec. 2009
  “A sense of place…”
  
  Portland, OR, SE Examiner 1998
  "...the sweetly tremulous, hauntingly husky sound of this popular songbird has fans flocking throughout the west and southwest."

• Santa Cruz, CA [+ Show ]
  

  Santa Cruz Weekly, Cat Johnson, March 2010 - “Through her songs, Rand traverses love, politics, cons...Santa Cruz Weekly, Cat Johnson, March 2010 - “Through her songs, Rand traverses love, politics, conservation, spirituality and life with a seasoned-to-perfection voice, that, according to Terry Tempest Williams, ‘Opens the doors of creation’.”
  
  Santa Cruz Good Times, 2003 - "Her singing inspires praise usually reserved for healers and saints"
  
  Santa Cruz Good Times 1999 - "she plays [with] a homespun strength that makes it all her own...passion and grace that is quite disticntive...at times she brings an Appalachian trill to her ballads; at other times she'll take her voice down to a throaty, gritty moan."

• Patti Cathcart (Tuck and Patti)
  

  "Angels walk among us"

• Janis Ian
  

  "Thank you for being so good."

• George Winston [+ Show ]
  

  "Another great recording by Joanne, Wonderful reditions, also of the Old Time songs" -2009 "Great ..."Another great recording by Joanne, Wonderful reditions, also of the Old Time songs"
  -2009
  "Great stories, deep feelings"
  -1996

• Gary Snyder (Pulitzer Prize winning Poet)
  

  "Joanne Rand's singing raises your hair, elegance and fierceness in the same deep breath."

• Dirty Linen [+ Show ]
  

  "Grace and responsiveness flow from her keyboard and intimate voice like fountains,...Rand radiates ..."Grace and responsiveness flow from her keyboard and intimate voice like fountains,...Rand radiates rejuvenation"
  -2000
  
  " Rand's singing is soulful...the songs are intellingently crafted...[her] delivery is engaging and passionate...a rewarding listen."
  -1998
  
  "...Rand succeeds in entertaining as well as teaching...[he] powerful voice conveys a passion that can't be denied"
  -1995
  
  

• Terry Tempest Williams, author
  

  "Acoustic ritual...her voice opens the doors of creation."

• Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, WA [+ Show ]
  

  "Joanne Rand is using her experiences of life and death to take her music to new levels...deeply per..."Joanne Rand is using her experiences of life and death to take her music to new levels...deeply personal...spirited" -Seattle, WA, West Seattle Herald 1996
  
  "...Beautifully woven, life affirming lyrics, diversity of musical styles, and elegant sound quality...uplifting, brimming with hope and joy, and of course there's her amazing voice, a winning combination" -Ladyslipper Music, 1999
  
  "ever enjoyable lyric and note...emotional vocals...incredible guitar and keyboard playing...fun and catchy. Rand's distinct voice with its throaty warbling, whispering qualities, and her dedicated, sensitive and insightful lyrics are the key ingredients to the superb quality of this recording." -Tacoma, WA, Victory Music, 1999

Setlist

sets vary in length (45 minutes up to 3 hours) and content according to the situation. Songs appropriate for: 1) A Danceable Good Time 2) Heart Opening 3) Spirit Rousing 4) Thematic shows (for example: Enviro/Socio-Politico/Gender related/special topics) 5) Kids shows.

Her music has graced weddings, dances, births, and stadiums (w/ crowds of 60,000), opening hearts across a wide spectrum of humanity. Her current set (up to three hours played straight through) includes mostly original material peppered with avant garde traditionals (Scottish, gospel and Appalachian), all sung in Rand's own inimitable style.

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