Aimee Zoe Tubbs

BICYCLE TOUR OF EUROPE IN SUPPORT OF NEW RECORD  BLUES FILTER THROUGH

(SEATTLE, USA – 2009) Americana/folk songwriter Moe Provencher’s brand-new record Blues Filter Through is a collection of tunes that sink in more deeply with each listen.  Even with songs touching on mournful and heartbroken themes, there’s a shiny glimmer within the storytelling.  Provencher’s soulful, organic alto evokes a sense of time and place well-rooted in the genre’s traditions, but also with a punch of modern consciousness.  

Blues Filter Through captures this spirit as well, and it seems fitting that it was recorded live over two evenings with minimal overdubs. With catchy hooks and rollicking phrases mixed in with the bluesy feel of slower numbers, Provencher tackles subjects of the heart and the head with equal intensity. “Time won’t crawl back on his knees to your door, he just rolls up his sleeves,” she sings on Kicks & Spit.  This seems to encapsulate the entire project and her approach to all aspects of her music career...hand-packaging each CD, using recycled cardboard CD cases, a letter-pressed cover, screen-printed back cover, and unique, self-produced liner notes.  

When it comes to touring, she travels primarily by bus, train, bicycle and foot. She and drummer Aimee Zoe Tubbs will embark on their first European tour via bicycle this summer, making appearances at festivals and venues in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Holland and Germany.  What seems unconventional these days is only a stone’s throw into the past, when folks strapped their instruments on their backs and got around just fine without the combustible engine.   

Provencher has garnered accolades with her previous project, Pelusa, whose two albums received wide acclaim nationally and in Europe, as well as her 2007 solo EP, 2+2. However, it’s Blues Filter Through that brings out a more profound connection between Provencher and listener.

“a rootsy, weary sound reminiscent of Nancy Griffith...” -  Bend Bulletin

"In a voice that melts in your ears...the hurt and the hope burns through every fine song…the songs here leave you wanting more and that’s a good thing.” - Rus Thompson, Roadsongs, KBCS 91.3FM 

"Provencher captures an easy, timeless grace…she provides sharp insight into love and politics in a voice that doesn't hit notes so much as glide past them. Her work is free of the faux-twang affectations that plague other rootsy songwriters: When she and [Aimee] Tubbs hit those high lonesome harmonies, they sound about as comfortable in their genre as a cowboy in his old boots." - Tizzy Asher, Seattle PI

Tentative schedule – more dates to be announced soon

Ø      July 24-26        Limetree Festival - Grewelthorpe UK

Ø      July 29             The Prom - Bristol UK   

Ø      July 31-Aug 2  Waterford Spraoi Festival - Ireland

Ø      Aug 23             Bute Sunday Session - Bute  UK 

Ø      Aug 25             LFC - Edinburgh  UK

Ø      Aug 30             W.E. Love Sundays - London UK

Ø      Aug 31             Barnaby Rudge - Broadstairs  UK

Ø      Sept 17             Chat Noir - Trier  DE

Contact:

moeprovencher@gmail.com

moeprovencher.com

myspace.com/moeprovencher

206.234.3278