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 "Music
was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl
my back to loneliness." ―Maya Angelou
Greetings! We hope you're well.
It's been a beautiful, challenging, and rewarding year. There
are exciting changes coming up in 2012: new albums, release parties,
shows, and venues. We hope you'll continue to stay in touch via
our newsletter, which is also changing (read below for details).
We have been blessed with work we love and with good friends who
support our music. Thank you for being among them.
Best wishes always,
Bett & Joël
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Tim Suess
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 CDs
by Independent Artists Make Great Stocking Stuffers!
Just in time for the holidays, we've remodeled our online store, now
www.dragonladyrecords.com.
We've been hopping lately with holiday orders, and to accommodate
last-minute shoppers wary of shipping snafus, we can make your order
available for pickup at our studio December 17-23. Just order online
as usual, then email us immediately afterward and let us know you'd
like to pick up your order in person. We'll refund your shipping
charges and schedule a time for pickup.
We're
excited about two new releases:
 Tom Orf, the classically-trained, eclectically-influenced,
velvet-voiced baritone who moved to San Antonio from Chicago a
couple of years ago, is the newest artist on Dragon Lady Records
with Twilight Time. We emailed his extensive fan list of
folks from all over the world, and his CD, recorded in Chicago and
mastered at Mandala Music Production, is turning out to be one of
our all-time bestsellers. No wonder: It's a romantic collection of
much-loved standards and bossa novas in English, Portuguese,
Spanish, and French, perfect for cozy evenings in front of the fire.
Listen at
http://www.mandalamusic.com/dragon_lady_records/artists/tom_orf.htm.
And while you're at it, check out his Kiltartan Road Christmas album, a
collection of beautiful seasonal songs from all over the world. This
has been our favorite Christmas album since our first hearing, and
we're proud to offer it in our online store.
Tom will join KRTU 91.7 fm's Joan Carroll on her show The Jazz
Voice Saturday, December 17, at 11 am to talk about
Twilight Time and share some of his favorite music.
Looking for something to keep the whole family entertained on
those holiday long car trips? We're proud to offer the new CD by
award-winning storyteller Mary Grace Ketner, 1001 Years of 1001 Nights. She brings to life four
tales with roots in the ancient Persian legends of Scheherazade,
whose brilliant strategy of spinning cliffhangers to distract a
tyrant with a grisly plan saves the lives of her sisters and
herself. In “Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves,” the clever slave Morgiana
outwits a band of cutthroats; a tale of magic and dreams makes its
way over the centuries from Arabia to the British countryside in
“The Peddler of Swaffham;” and Scheherazade’s “Tale of the
Hunchback” finds its counterpart in the American south in “Old Dry
Fry.
Like Scheherazade herself, Mary Grace keeps you spellbound. Couple
this CD with her award-winning collection Ghostly Gals and Spirited
Women, and the miles will fly by. Listen at
http://www.mandalamusic.com/dragon_lady_records/artists/mary_grace_ketner.htm. |
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 Introducing
the Community Arts Access Program
The City of San Antonio wants to bring the arts to your
neighborhood! Are you involved with a church, neighborhood
association, or other non-profit organization that might be
interested in hosting a concert or other arts event? Administered by
Office of Cultural Affairs, the Community Arts Access Program (CAAP)
provides matching funds to local non-profit social service and
community-based organizations to present performances in
neighborhood venues. If you are involved with an organization that
might be interested in hosting a concert, please check out
http://www.saartistroster.com/.
Joël and I are on the roster of approved artists; visit our page at
http://tinyurl.com/7vnbngy. The
Musical Theatre Geniuses concert/lecture series is also available at
http://tinyurl.com/83uz5a6.
Applications are due quarterly; the next deadline is March 15, 2012.
Feel free to email us for more information.
 Joël wins Artist Foundation Award
In November, we were thrilled to learn that Joël had won the Artist
Foundation Award for Musical Composition. He'll be collaborating
with award-winning filmmaker Guillermina Zabala on a music video of
a piece from his upcoming album Lullaby of the Flatlands.
The Artist Foundation is one of the rare organizations which award
project grants directly to artists. Learn more at
http://www.artistfound.org/.
 Big Changes in Our
Newsletter
As we get busier and busier, we're looking for ways to simplify our
lives and do things more efficiently so that we can spend more time
creating music. One of those changes will be in our newsletters.
Starting in January, we're moving to a blog format, which will allow us to update you
more quickly, even from the road. Entitled
"The Space Between the Notes," from the quote
above by Maya Angelou, it will include an updated calendar and
enable you to access to past postings. You'll
still receive a note in your inbox once or twice a month, but now it
will contain a link to our newest blog post with pictures, news and
performances. If you wish to be updated more often, just subscribe
to the blog. You can preview it at
http://bettbutlerjoeldilley.tumblr.com/.
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:: Upcoming Shows ::::
Thu, 23 Feb 2012
Austin, TX
Elephant Room CD Release: AMERICAN SAMPLER
Tues, 28 Feb 2012
Bonita Springs, FL
Bett w/Herb Keyser @ Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs: Life & Music
of Judy Garland
Mon, 05 Mar 2012
San Antonio, TX
Bett w/Herb Keyser @ Josephine Theatre: Lives & Music of Billie Holiday
& Fred Astaire
Date TBA Mar 2012
San Antonio, TX
CD Release: AMERICAN SAMPLER
Mon, 02 Apr 2012
San Antonio, TX
Bett w/Herb Keyser @ Josephine Theatre: Lives & Music of Danny Kaye &
Ethel Merman
Sat, 28 Apr 2012
San Antonio, TX
King William Fair
Sun, 13 May 2012
San Antonio, TX
Jazz @ the Witte Museum: 3 Divas |
