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Rock My World Canada, chapter 31: Alison Crowe

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s an incredible discography of hundreds of bands. This is the latest excerpt from his book. – AC]

Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist born in Nanaimo, British Columbia whose home is Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Crowe mostly performs her own songs, which she has been quoted as saying vary among rock, jazz, and folk.

Acclaimed as a songwriter and live performer, Allison Crowe’s reputation and audience worldwide is also based significantly on her interpretations of songs in the popular music canon alongside classical and traditional works, and songs from musical theatre, especially Broadway.

Find out more about this artist and hundreds of other Canadian artists in the softcover edition of Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. Get your copy here.

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