Sxip Shirey Presents:
Baby Dee
Thursday, February 23rd @ 7pm
About the Show
Leonard Cohen wrote one “Hallelujah”, Baby Dee has written twenty of them.
Baby Dee is an enchanting song writer, classically trained harpist, circus sideshow veteran, and west side street legend Her infectious cackle and extraordinary talent on piano, harp and accordion has caught her many musical admirers including Will Oldham, Matt Sweeney, Maxim Moston, and Andrew WK, all of whom have produced unique and magnificent albums for her.
With special guests, including London composer Sarah Angliss and her robotic carillon, Theo Bleckman with Rima Fand, Sarah Alden with Ilusha Tsinadsze, baroque singer Lacy Rose, Blake Norris and your host Erin K. Orr.
http://www.babydee.org
http://www.tinangelrecords.com
http://www.sarahangliss.com
http://www.theobleckmann.com
http://www.sarahaldenmusic.com
http://lacyrosemusic.com/
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