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June 2, 2008 Mastering 180 gram vinyl re-release of The Hunter at Bernie Grundman Mastering Lab.
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May 20, 2008  Happy Birthday to our very own Dee Perez. WE LOVE YOU!. Jen, Dave and the entire web team |
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April 28, 2008 New addition to the online store, "Collector's Corner", begins with a rare collection of 45 rpm records offered to fans and the discerning collector. Quantity is limited so make your move now, or contact those who may really enjoy this! LPs will be added in time, keep checking back. |
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April 12, 2008 It is with great sadness I must announce that my guitarist Joe Botti passed away April 9th. Joe and I traveled to San Francisco in 1967 to sing and play for some wounded Viet Nam soldiers in Letterman General Hospital.
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April 1, 2008 Springtime in the recording studio! Jennifer sings on Rick Cunha’s beautiful brand new love song titled "You’re Gonna Break My Heart". |
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February 8, 2008 The 20th Anniversary Edition of FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT in the top ten Favorite Reissues! "Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat (a perfect intro to Leonard Cohen)" from Michael Giltz' Grammy Preview : The Best CDs of 2007 Read the full article HERE (Huffington Post). Visit our page dedicated to The 20th Anniversary Edition of FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT for audio interviews, conversations, online reviews and more HERE. |
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February 2, 2008 Jennifer featured on the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Blog HERE. "During this 150th anniversary year of the Lourdes Apparition, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are pleased to feature the collaborative energies of Jennifer Warnes and Leonard Cohen in this beautiful song (Song of Bernadette from The 20th Anniversary Edition of FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT) with an exquisite melody and meaningful lyrics." |
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December 27, 2007 A wonderful story from a long time fan, Peter Banfield: Canis lupus occidentalis is commonly known as the timber wolf. It is a subspecies of Canis lupus (the grey wolf) and is the largest member of the wolf family. This particular timber wolf ranges Jasper National Park, Canada's largest and most northerly rocky mountain park. He is a fully-grown adult male and a very handsome guy. It is 0003 (three minutes past midnight) Thursday, December 27. The night is clear and moonlit. The location: Half a mile south of the Jasper town site on the Colombia Ice fields Parkway (little-traveled at this time of year). Earlier that day I had purchased Jennifer Warnes' "Famous Blue Raincoat", one of my all-time favorites since it first appeared 20 years ago. On leaving Jasper, I popped it into my car's CD player. A few minutes later I was listening to "Bird On A Wire" with lots of volume. Saw something standing in the middle of the road, right on the centerline. As I came closer it turned and walked casually to the side of the road. This is where I am saying to myself, "holy ****, it's a wolf!" He stops on top of the berm paralleling the road (the one the snowplows leave); I draw even with him and stop. He turns his head and we look at each other (he's about 30 feet away). I power down the driver's side window for a better look and things start to happen. He watches (listens?) for a few seconds, lowers his head, gives three or four barks, then lifts his head and launches into a classic wolf howl. I am sitting there astonished as it sinks in that we are in the last minute or so of "Bird On A Wire", at which point Jennifer is humming and the sax is heard distinctly. After 20 or 30 seconds, the track ends--and the wolf stops his howl. I am not making this up. We look at each other in silence for another 20 or 30 seconds, and I think: ".......this is too perfect......I'm going to head on my way before another car appears or something else happens to diminish this moment......". So I did. And there it is. I thought Jennifer would appreciate hearing of this particular midnight choir. By the way, I think we can safely assume that this wolf would also be a Leonard Cohen fan. Think about it: both Canadian, both male, and both known as singers of songs addressed to the female of the species. With appreciation for all those years of wonderful music, Peter Banfield |
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December 6-7 Jennifer performs and records with the YCCA in Rome, New York. See YCCA. Jennifer wishes to thank Mr. Frank Tomaino of The Oneida County Historical Society and Mr. Hank Leo, CEO of the YMCA, in Rome, New York. They helped her discover the origins of the Warnes family in the U.S. (emigres from Wales in the mid 1800's) in Utica. "On December 9th, 2007, on a very cold and snowy day, in an empty cathedral where music dealer William Warnes (my great-grandfather) was a chorister in the 1800's, I sang in HIS choir loft. I have fallen in love with Utica, for all the right reasons. Thank you Frank and Hank and my ageless and charming ancestral home, Utica, New York." --Jennifer
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October 30, 2007 Long live Bob Edwards! The great and powerful Bob Edwards of XM radio interviewed Jennifer to discuss the re-release of Famous Blue Raincoat:20th Anniversary Edition. She reports that Mr. Edwards is totally delightful, witty and erudite. The program was originally aired: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 XMPR Channel 133, 8-9 a.m. ET. To hear the interview, go HERE. |
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August 2007 CNN.com Entertainment update: The Screening Room's Top 10 Songs from the Movies Jennifer at #8 HERE. |
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July 2007 The Gift is a heartfelt tribute to Canadian icon Ian Tyson. The 15 songs on this disc released July 17th represent material found on Tyson albums, and Ian and Sylvia recordings, over more then four decades. ‘The Gift’ is named after his song about western painter Charlie Russell. Jennifer performs Blue Mountains of Mexico (Included on our Playlist). Other artists include Chris Hillman, Gordon Lightfoot, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and more. Further information can be found HERE. Reviews in the Edmonton Journal HERE, and at The Music Box HERE. |
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July 2007 - from a fan I was cruising through a mall here in Sydney, Australia the other day and saw copies of Famous Blue Raincoat on a "Specials" table listed for $9.95. The CD insert was distributed by RCA Australia but what shocked me was the lyric page of the insert was totally blurred as if it had been photocopied too many times and then printed in bad register. I know that Jennifer is fiercely protective of her albums so I just wanted to alert you to the fact that RCA Australia is not doing Famous Blue Raincoat full justice. Warmest regards --Mark Tucker, Sydney, Australia (Be aware of poor manufacturing...get the real deal HERE!) |
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January 4, 2006 Jacob’s Well, the inspiration for Jennifer’s song "The Well", will now become a national treasure! The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association purchased the land surrounding Jacob's Well and plans to dedicate the land to research and education activities. The land, which will be known as the Jacob's Well Natural Area, is about 3 miles northwest of Wimberley (30 miles southwest of Austin). "Jacob's Well to become Preserve" in The Austin American Statesman "Metro and State section" article by Asher Price. |
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