Live at Wood Hall

Released on July 1, 2005, Live at Wood Hall is a journey through Allison Crowe’s concert repertoire, recorded with a simple clarity in the converted chapel of Victoria (B.C.)’s Conservatory of Music. Alongside more than an album’s worth of original songs of love and hope to social and political commentary, Allison covers cherished favourites - including Ani DiFranco (“Independence Day”), Counting Crows (“A Murder of One”), Tori Amos (“Playboy Mommy”), Janis Joplin (“Me and Bobby McGee”), and John Lennon (“Imagine”). Colours in the artist’s musical palette range from roots & blues, through folk, pop/rock, jazz and Broadway. There’s even a tradtional Irish aire, “Believe Me If All (Those Endearing Young Charms)”, sung acapella. Once again, Larry Anschell (Turtle Studios) captures the music on tape and Alix Whitmire designs the artwork/CD cover. ” ‘Music, man, that’s where it’s at’/ it is a religious line/ outside, the chimes rung/ an they/ are still ringin.”