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OCT 2008 -Sarah Beth Keeley featured on Shaw TV’s show- “STIR”-This week in Country. On – camera interview and filming of the show at the Ironwood . SBK’s live debut of The CD “Reinventing Myself” with Phoenix -Sept 23, 2008
to watch the video go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd9eBDr4rIs - Elevation Entertainment
Guitar Endorsement with Canadian based custom manufacturer “Dot on Shaft”. “SBK” Black Acoustic Signature Series to be released in Fall08/ Spring 09
"Then along came Sarah Beth Keeley. Natalie and I thought we were capped
out when we decided two female artists from Western Canada would suit and round out our endorsement campaign. Not so!! When we discovered Sarah Beth Keeley on Myspace we just knew she would fit the bill. At first glance you want
to know her. We were so impressed with her music, her sweet voice not
to be out done by her amazing Personality!! I am no Simon, but I DO
know talent and Personality! Sarah Beth Keeley has them both. I wrote her myself to let her know that we believe in her and her music. We believe she will go a long way in this business. She is one special lady.
So it's been told that Natalie and Mike Carparelli of DOT ON SHAFT GUITAR Company are very PROUD to be endorsing SBK. It wouldn't be the same without her! SBK is such a delight to work with. We wish we lived closer to all our endorsee's but we know we'll meet her soon! Can't wait to get her new CD!! come on now!! giddy up."
~Mike and Natalie Carparelli~ owners of DOT ON SHAFT GUITARS
All Canadian www.dotonshaft.com
www.myspace.com/dotonshaft - Mike Carparellin - owner Dot on Shaft Guitars
SEPTEMBER 2008- MAVERICK COUNTRY MAGAZINE REVIEW
4 out of 5 STARS ****
Modern pop-country from excellent Canadian singer-songwriter.
This is Sarah Beth Keeley second album and she has pulled herself up to the realm with fellow Canadian artists like Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Terri Clark & Michelle Wright. She has written or co written 9 of the 10 songs, and they are all top notch, very much in the current pop-country mould. What makes this album standout- say from similar albums by the likes of Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift or even Martina McBride- is the cleaner production, which allows the songs to really breathe. There is a crew of multi-talented musicians on the album, including Cary Park (Deanna Carter, Carlene Carter, Boy Howdy), Canadians Kevin Lato & Cory Churko (Shania Twain, Kelly Clarkson fame) and most importantly pedal steel guitar legend Jay Dee Maness. It is his tasteful playing that lifts so many of these tracks into the classic league. The wafting steel lines in the background of “With Your Goodbye” blend perfectly with Keeley’s soulful voice and emotionally charged performance.
The title tune (Reinventing Myself) a co-write with Mark Spiro is a country –rock tune with ponderous electric lead and an
authoritative vocal work out. Good Kind Of Love is an incredible, bouncy country song with some hot pedal steel- one of the happiest break up songs of the year. Downtown With The Girls is also very country with shimmering steel guitar, Through It All is a very perspective song from one so young, whilst David Mead’s Touch Of Mascara fits Sarah perfectly. A mid-tempo song with loads of steel & fiddle licks, whimsical vocals and a GO-GO’s finish that is quite irresistible. Yeah a fine modern pop-country album from the North Country. AC - Alan Cackett-Maverick Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2008 - COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS REVIEW
SARAH BETH KEELEY
Reinventing Myself - Indie
Produced by: Brian Malouf
10 selections - playing time 37:41
Reinventing myself/Through it all/Touch of
Mascara/With your goodbye/when was the last time/
Downtown with the girls/How much/After you/Good
kind of love/Let me be your friend
The title of Sarah Beth Keeley's sophomore album makes a fairly accurate statement of her music path...some 'reinventing' is involved in this new collection of tunes which takes the Calgary singer/songwriter to new plateaus from her debut TIME released in 2004. This time around SBK has broadened her songwriting by teaming up with some top notch writers ranging from Mark Spiro, who has enjoyed cuts before by Canucks Anne Murray and Paul Anka; to more local writers like Dave Woods of Barrie, Ontario who has collaborated on 3 songs here with Keeley. It's not only the songwriting enhancements that make this album work so much better. The recording itself, produced, mixed and engineered by Hollywood studio veteran music man Brian Malouf (he's engineered projects by everyone from Celine Dion to Madonna), adds immeasurably to the overall strengths of the album.
Still, it takes a voice to pull this off, and Sarah Beth Keeley was certainly up to the task this time out. In addition to writing or co-writing all but one (Touch of Mascara) of the songs here, Keeley delivers them with a much stronger vocal confidence. Several of the cuts are knockout items - the mid-tempo GOOD KIND OF LOVE is given a Jessie Farrell sound alike touch, and it has the potential to be a sizeable chart hit. Also strong is the bluesy country ballad WITH YOUR GOODBYE, and the mellow, lost love message song WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME. Listen also for a potential hit in THROUGH IT ALL, a nostalgic-flavored item.
There's a lot of pop/country here, not surprising considering where the album was created (Hollywood), found in tunes like TOUCH OF MASCARA, LET ME BE YOUR FRIEND, AFTER YOU etc. and that gets balanced neatly by some edgier stuff like the country/rockin' title REINVENTING MYSELF, and the mid tempo song DOWNTOWN WITH THE GIRLS. REINVENTING MYSELF was recorded in Los Angeles with Brian Malouf producing. Among the session players are veteran steel guitarist Jay Dee Manus and Canada's Cory Churko (fiddle) of Shania Twain fame. - Larry Delaney- country music news Canada
AUG 20,2008- COUNTRY EH MAGAZINE- review by Hope Ulrich
Sarah Beth Keeley is a strong new contender in the country music scene. SBK�s voice is at the heart of each track and the first single �Reinventing Myself� is from her heart, it�s all about being comfortable in the skin you�re in, while �Downtown With The Girls� speaks to everyday girl living in the suburbs. �Through It All� wants us to remember to try again with love & that this time it just might work and then there�s the heartfelt plea with �When Was The Last Time� as the lyrics sing about reconnecting with loved ones. This album is a good listen with lots of radio friendly singles to look forward to. - online CD magazine Country EH
CALGARY HERALD-By Heath McCoy-Five questions with... Country singer Sarah Beth Keeley
Published: Tuesday, September 23, 2008.... Preview Piece for SBK’s live debut of the CD “Re-Inventing Myself” Sept. 23 at the Ironwood Stage & Grill - Calgary
Q: You're a wife and a mother of two boys, 12 and nine. What made you decide that this was the time to take a run at the world of country music?....
A: I've been singing and writing since I was young. . . . When I was about13 a friend of mine was part of a family country band and I'd sing with them at weddings and corporate gigs. I always knew in my gut and in my soul that this is what I was supposed to do. . . . We started our family when I was about 20and when our youngest turned two I decided it was time to start going hard again.....
Q: Was the CD's title track, Reinventing Myself inspired by you reinventing yourself at this stage in your life then?...
A: That's part of it. . . . Also, you go through a lot when you have a family -- trials, tribulations, hard times with your spouse. I'm not going to lie, there's been ups and downs. We've had to struggle financially at times (for my music career). But you reach a time in your life when you're finally comfortable in your own skin, with your own spirit ... and with who you are. For me, the song summed up both the musical thing and the family thing...
Q: Am I hearing a distinct Shania Twain vibe in that song, and in several songs on the album?....
A: I've heard that before. I've also heard comparisons to Sheryl Crow and to the Musik Mafia (Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson) too. . . . I've got a lo t of country-rock influences.....
Q: The line in the song Touch of Mascara about the woman looking at herself in the rearview mirror with a broken nose is a striking one. Is that about an abusive relationship?....
A: That's the only song on the album that I didn't write actually. A guy named David Mead wrote it and he pitched it to Trisha Yearwood. It could've easily been a power ballad. . . . But it's funny you single out the broken nose line because I wrote that lyric. The original lyric said broken bone and I thought that seemed more male. . . . Yeah, the song is about an abused person who's running away, but in the end she turns back around and says 'I'm not running from this. This person won't run me out of town.'....
Q: It's almost like a Thelma and Louise-themed song. Who did you like best, Thelma or Louise?....
A: I like the one Susan Sarandon played. I can't remember which one that was. (Sarandon was Louise). I liked that movie. You always remember the bond they had. (Reporter comments that most women seem to most fondly remember the sex scene with Brad Pitt). Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's definitely true. (Keeley laughs). I forgot Brad Pitt was in that..... - Heath McCoy - Editor Entertainment Calgary Herald
We're pleased to announce that Sarah Beth Keeley will a part of 5 dates on the 2008 annual Sean Hogan's Christmas tour. SBK will perform with an all star line up including Sean Hogan, Duane Steel, Steve Fox and Samantha King to raise money for various charities.
see calender to find out when she is singing in a city near you.
Merry Christmas
http://www.canadiancountrychristmas.net/concert_dates.htm
- Elevation Entertainment
Indie Row is ready to finally launch and will air on over 65 major markets across Canada as part of the HIGHLY successful Sounds Canadian program hosted by one of Canada's veteran performers Jason McCoy. SBK has been given the honour of being one of the FIRST featured artists.
"I am thrilled to have been chosen by the panel from Sounds Canadian' to be among the first artists on what I believe is an amazing vehicle for up and comers such as myself' - SBK/INDIE ROW/SOUNDS CANADIAN
Discography
2004 - TIME - garnered 2 top 100 country singles in Canada, worldwide internet play, New female artist win in France's MUSIC BOX AWARDS in 2005. Song TIME placed in the top 1% of the CMT/NSAI songwriters contest in 2004.
2008 - Reinventing Myself - available in May 2008 - in HMV, Chapters/Indigo and online at HMV.ca, itunes, puretracks.com, Play Entertainment Calgary and several other select retail stores and online sites. As of October 20, 2008 SBK's single 'How Much' ranks #20 and 'Reinventing myself' ranks 22 of the 100 most played songs by Canadian female artists on the TRAX report charts. They rank 50th overall by all North American Country artists of the top 100. This a fantastic feat for a completely independent artist and we'll only see her climb from here with many more singles from this album to be released in 2009
Both cd's available at Itunes along with SEVERAl online stores including HMV.ca, Chapters/indigo and many more. Reinventing myself also available in PLAY entertainment in Market Mall and TD square Calgary. Distributed by indiepool
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Bio
Calgary Singer/Songwriter, Sarah Beth Keeley has constantly evolved as an artist fully immersed in her love of music, and one with the ability to increasingly bring her songwriting to fruition. As well, she performs with a voice that increasingly puts her in a special place among emerging artists in the country, country rock and roots genres. That voice embraces all the sweetness it needs when sweetness is the essence of the song, yet in that same voice there can also be a boldness, conviction, humour, pathos and more. Reinventing Myself, her newest album, and the meaning behind it, is really the total consolidation of this evolution.
The title track of the vibrant new record is an irresistable country-rock tune that triumphantly declares that "I made it through the tunnel and came out the other side" In Sarah Beth's own word, that title, and indeed the song itself, reflects her growth as an artist and a person. "it is about my life and my music career. It's about getting to a point where you're comfortable in the skin you're in," she has commented on more than one occasion.
Such positive messages infuse many of the emotionally eloquent songs on the compelling record. It's a work that showcases the reinvented Keeley as an artist with a unique perspective and musical style. The result is an album on which her rich songwriting and breathtaking vocal skills are properly framed in instrumental and production work of the hiest grade. The refreshing stylistic diversity to its ten songs make for a standout unique style. SBK calls Reinventing Myself " a country album with a rootsy rock edge," described as Canadian Country Music's answer to Sheryl Crow.
Sarah comes from a musical family and is no musical novice having spent the last decade working on her craft as a vocalist, a songwriter and a performer. Sarah sends a signal about her satisfaction in knowing she has 'done her time' in preparing for a new leap forward in her musical story. Could that be a cue? Her first album was called just that, TIME, a record featuring all-original compositions which also garnered SBK the Music Box Award for Top New Female Artist in 2005. That album hinted at the creative potential that now fully blooms on Reinventing Myself, a giant artistic leap forward. SBK's soulful voice and emotionally charged strumming captured the attention of acclaimed Producer/Mixing Engineer Brian Malouf.(Madonna, Celine Dion, Elton John). The A- List of featured instrumentals on the album included Cary Park (Boy Howdy), Cory Churko (Shania Twain's fiddle player), and pedal steel legend Jay Dee Maness.
There's definite crossover potential with such songs as 'Reinventing myself' and then slowly building and full-blooded "When was the last time."While the new single 'with your Goodbye," already drawing a deep emotional response from those hearing it. With the exception response from those hearing it. With the exception of David Mead's "Touch of Mascara" all the songs on Reinventing Myself were written by Keeley.
On the performance side, Sarah was a special guest performer on Sean Hogan's 2008 Western Christmas tour, doing double duty with an opening set prior to joining join Sean for his showalso featuring Steve Fox and other top Canadian artists.
Believers in SBK's talent are Canadian-based custom guitar manufacturers Dot on Shaft. An SBK Black acoustic Signature Series is to be released in Spring of '09. "I am truly a proud endorsee and grateful for their belief in me as a Canadian musician," says SBK.
"We were so impressed with her music, her sweet voice, and her amazing personality," says Dot on Shaft owner Mike Carparelli. "We are so proud to be endorsing SBK."
Sarah Beth is the proud owner of the first SBK signature series guitar, now also available for fans to purchase.
Word about Sarah Beth Keeley's talent is quickly spreading, and Reinventing Myself is scoring rave reviews across Canada and beyond. Top British roots magazine MAVERICK, for instance, termed it 'a fine modern pop-country album from an excellent Canadian singer-songwriter and gave it a 4 out of 5 star review." Don't just take their word for it, check it out for yourself. At a time in which so much music is formula-driven, an Emerging artist with such an original vision deserves to be embraced.
Publicity Contact: Paula Danylevich, Hype Music, 416.360.3775/gr8pr@aol.com
Sarah Beth Keeley will be one of the Dot on Shaft endorsees performing for the DOS ROADS CONCERT at the Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC Theater in Toronto - October 24, 2009. Watch for televised info TBA
Sarah Beth Keeley has been chosen to be one of the first featured artists on the brand new INDIE ROW, which is part of the VERY POPULAR SOUNDS CANADIAN program which airs on over 65 major markets across Canada and is hosted by JASON McCoy
Sarah will be heading to SHAW TV studios in Calgary Feb 19th for an interview and performance of her next single.
SBK's Reinventing myself' has been well recei
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