Danielle French Presents: Miss Scarlett & the Madmen

Danielle French is a nomadic singer/songwriter based out of Calgary, AB who has been writing, recording and performing for 20 years. Her music has been described as "beautiful strangeness”.

In 2012 Danielle was invited by creative director Pat mAcdonald (Grammy-nominated songwriter, formerly of the band Timbuk3- he wrote “The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades”) to participate in a series of songwriting intensives at the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Three …
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Danielle French is a nomadic singer/songwriter based out of Calgary, AB who has been writing, recording and performing for 20 years. Her music has been described as "beautiful strangeness”.

In 2012 Danielle was invited by creative director Pat mAcdonald (Grammy-nominated songwriter, formerly of the band Timbuk3- he wrote “The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades”) to participate in a series of songwriting intensives at the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Three …
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Danielle French Presents
MISS SCARLETT AND THE MADMEN- DARK LOVE SONGS

Danielle French is a nomadic singer/songwriter based out of Calgary, Alberta who has been writing, recording and performing for 20 years. In 2012, Danielle was invited by pat mAcdonald (Grammy-nominated songwriter, formerly of the band Timbuk3) to take part in a series of songwriting intensives at the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dozens of songwriters of varying genres gather for a week at …
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In titling her fourth independent CD DRIVE (a collection of driving, freedom and heartache songs inspired by her many years spent on the road touring throughout North America) it seems appropriate that Danielle embarked on a road trip, driving 1300 miles from her home-town of Calgary, AB to Reno, NV to record this project with co-producer Tom Gordon at Imirage Sound Labs.

Danielle was first introduced to the Reno music scene when she toured through the …
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Having released two independent CD’s of a more radio-friendly nature, Danielle has veered slightly left of centre with her third independent release, Shadows, opting to experiment, explore and push her artistic boundaries. Her latest material has been described as beautiful strangeness as Danielle has uncovered melodies that are somewhat strange, yet somehow familiar. She is possessed of a diverse and slightly surreal talent: cruising through the ether, as well as the underworld, with artists …
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Danielle French ~ Piece
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The heaps of praise bestowed upon Calgarian singer/songwriter Danielle French make perfect sense the first moment you hear Piece, her 2003 CD release. Sweet, plaintive vocals, laden with emotional immediacy, soar above a lush background built by stellar musicians -- instantly elevating you into the stratosphere where Danielle’s crystal-clear voice resides. It’s evidence, like all of Danielle’s recorded works, that Piece is a lovingly crafted work of art, …
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With the release of her independent debut CD, me, myself & i, in 1995, Danielle introduced herself as a poetic and introspective singer/songwriter whose style ranges from intimately accessible to strangely quirky to passionately aggressive. The contributing musicians and producers certainly make this CD an all-star project as Danielle had the pleasure of working with various members of Blue Rodeo and Spirit of the West as well as members of the Sarah McLachlan and Barney Bentall …
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