Artist InformationBiography
ANGELA SIRACUSA, apart from being an award-winning Nashville recording artist and an entertainer with an edge, Angela creates recipes and can cook like a hometown sweetheart. Whizbang Films of Canada known for its recent releases of the blockbuster films Passchendaele and Men with Brooms is developing Angela’s own cooking show: “Angela Feeds the Band”. The show will highlight Angela cooking, conversing and jamming with great music stars. Each show will be in a different location with Angela and crew motoring crisscross throughout North America to find the next band in need of the comforts of home, food and affection. You have to see to believe the energy, the fearless conversations sparked by this vibrant over-the-top entertainer. Angela is as expressive, creative and adventurous with her recipes as she is in her songwriting.
Recently, Angela was nominated for the upcoming 2009 Niagara Music Awards for Best Country Group & Best Original Song. In 2008 Angela was nominated for, The Ontario Independent Music Award and has won The 2008 Niagara Music Award for Best Country Group. Consistently she has been on the top of the Canadian My Space Country, Americana, and Southern Rock Charts, and has been asked to appear on three-time Grammy winner Walter Ostaneks’ upcoming roots compilation album. At a recent Pre-Grammy party in Nashville, Angela spent time with the country music’s elite from Brenda Lee, Little Big Town, and Trace Atkins to five-time Grammy Award winner (including 2009) and one of Angela’s idols, Robert Plant. Angela is also a featured music columnist for the well respected French magazine Dreamwest, and Angela has been back in the studio putting the finishing touches on a new Americana EP to be released late Fall of 2009; Angela has written and collaborated on every song. Produced by Nick Lesyk, it blends many of the same elements that made her album Drawn to the Flame so successful. Like one of Angela’s favorite, respected artists, Reba McEntire, Angela says, “I want it all: I simply want to entertain people and share my talents with those that will have them. I simply love people, love singing and performing: it’s how I was raised and I’m sticking to it.”
Angela’s manager, Ken Kahler says, “Angela is the real deal from every corner of the talent spectrum. She can sing a variety of genres including jazz & Americana music. Her voice is warm, sexy & sultry. Her version of, Route 66 has the potential of a Grammy nomination."
Angela has been featured on shows with, Sammy Kershaw, Hal Ketchum & recently Raul Malo from the Mavericks and The Road Hammers. Angela is a regular guest on the famed Billy Block Show in Nashville.
Prepare to become hooked on Angela’s high caliber singing and her upcoming television show: Angela feeds the Band!
CRITICS’ QUOTES
“Siracusa elevates ‘Magnet and Steel’ from the cobwebs of nostalgia…invigorating personality and charming, sometimes sultry singing…what stars are made of, full of spunk and sparkle”
- Carson James, Twang Town
“Distilling the finest qualities of Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton but injected with a moden flavor…Siracusa is no cookie-cutter job, she is a strong independent voice that is all her own…Drawn to the Flame is filled with songs that move you and make you move”
- Kit Burns, Overground Underground
“Prapare to fall in love with Angela Siracusa…that the cover of ‘Magnet and Steel’ isn’t even the best song is further proof of how good she is…after she conquers her native Canada, America will be next”
- Alison Murphy, Hellhound On My Trail
“Siracusa is sexy but classy, with a real woman’s body but a real woman’s voice, too…I can see her as a potential role model, especially to girls wanting to be country stars, which Siracusa is destined to become with talent like that”
- Lucinda Coyne, The Calm Cafe
“Siracusa has us remembering what we once loved about country music…her crystalline voice echoes both the old and the new”
- Kyrby Raine, INK 19
“A country talent to watch, easy on the eyes and delicious to the ears”
- Adam Harrington, Whisperin & Hollerin (U.K.)
Instrumentation
Full Band Members in Nashville
Angela Siracusa - Vocals
Steve Fortin - Lead/Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Billy Block - Drums
Lorne Rall - Bass
Paul Kramer - Fiddle/vocals
Rory Hoffman - Sax/Guitar/Keyboard
Niagara Falls Band Members
-The Toasted Western Swing Band/Walter Ostanek
Acoustic Set
Angela Siracusa - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Steve Fortin - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Lead Guitar
Discography
Latest Releases on Upcoming Compilation Album:
"Write me a Letter" release date Sept 2009
"Half a Sun" upcoming release date Sept 2009
"They Crumble" upcoming release date Sept 2009
"Route 66" Upcoming Compilation Album with The Toasted Western Swing Band & Walter Ostanek
"A Little Heaven" upcoming Oct 2009 EP Americana CD
Produced by Nick Lesyk & Engineered by Matt Keighan
"Drawn to the Flame"Album Release Date March 2008
Single release date Jan 25th 2008
"Hardly Heartbroke", written by George Ducas/Kaci Bolls playing on Nashville Country Radio station 103WKDF.
Debut Album Released November 2006
Mov'n On - 8 track CD currently streaming on CBC Radio 3 & New Music Canada & Radio Indie.
Mov'n On Bonus EP - Heat Me Up, A Whole Lotta Noth'n; I Just Don't Care Anymore and The World is Your
Links
| http://www.angelasiracusa.com |
| Official Website for Angela Siracusa |
| Facebook for Angela Siracusa |
| My Space for Angela Siracusa |
| Reverb Nation |