[mplpost] Canadian Musicians September 11th Relief Foundation announces CD Launch

[Take Note! Promotion]

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Friday, November 2, 2001

CONTACT:	Alyssa Wright or Nick Naffin
		Take Note! Promotion
		(416) 755-2521 / tears@takenotepromotion.com


CANADIAN MUSICIANS SEPTEMBER 11TH RELIEF FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CD LAUNCH
"Tears Of A Thousand Years" To Be Released November 19
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TORONTO, 02/11/01 - The Canadian Musicians September 11th Relief Foundation
will release its CD "Tears of a Thousand Years" in a benefit concert on
Monday November 19th at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
(Oakville, ON).  Proceeds from this CD will go to the New York State and
Salvation Army September 11th Relief Funds, to assist efforts in helping
those whose lives have been forever changed by the tragic events of
September 11, 2001.

     The idea for this project was born on September 12th - a day on which
many of us were asking ourselves what we could do to help.  During a CD
Release in Toronto, singer/songwriter and fireman Don Bray sang "Burning in
the Streets" - which he had written a year previously from the fire
fighter's perspective, and dedicated it to his cohorts in New York City.
Upon hearing the song and dedication, the WHITE OAK FOLK CLUB's Paul Young
developed the idea of a benefit CD, and after discussing it with Don during
a set break, decided to make it happen.  Paul assembled a Board of
Directors - Jim Marino (host of CFMU's Freewheeling Folk Show), musicians
David Bradstreet and Scott Cameron Smith, Bill Crawford and concert promoter
Randy Uberig - and the Canadian Musicians September 11th Relief Foundation
was formed.  Many individuals and organizations have since come forward to
assist this project, including Ariel Rogers and Fogarty's Cove Music, Music
Manufacturing Services, Transcontinental Printing - Ross Ellis, LUMA Design,
Paul Riemens at Grant Avenue Studios and the Town of Oakville.

     A call was put out to Canadian folk musicians interested in donating a
song to the cause, and out of almost fifty entries, twenty songs were
chosen.  Three of the songs included were written in the aftermath of the
events of September 11th - the title track by David Bradstreet, James
Gordon's "Bomb Them With Butter" and Paul Langille's "There's a Time".
Previously released tracks by singer/songwriters Susan Crowe, Aengus Finnan,
Fireweed, John Gracie, Tim Harrison, The Laws, Eileen McGann, Scott Cameron
Smith, Brent Titcomb, Valdy, Katherine Wheatley and D'Arcy Wickham were
chosen, as well as new offerings from Don Bray, Lynn Harrison, Doug
MacArthur, Randy Uberig, and a previously unreleased track by the late Stan
Rogers.

     Folk music has always told the stories of its people, documenting
history and keeping it alive in the hearts and minds of its listeners.  In
the weeks since the terrorist attacks, many have turned to music for
answers, comfort, and release.  The works on this album are songs of
strength, courage, love and hope - personal reactions to the tragedy itself,
thoughts to help put things in perspective, and songs to soothe the mind and
heart.  "Tears of a Thousand Years" was created not just as a fundraising
effort, but also to continue in the folk music tradition of storytelling and
community.

     "Tears of a Thousand Years" will be available online at
www.tearsofathousandyears.com (coming soon), and in-store sales are
currently being arranged.  Tickets for the November 19th concert may be
purchased in advance at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts box
office (905-815-2021).  The Canadian Musicians September 11th Relief
Foundation is a non-profit foundation.


MEDIA
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     For a full media package - including a copy of "Tears of a Thousand
Years", performers' biographies, and more detailed information on the
project, its artists and facilitators - please contact Take Note! Promotion
at the address below.
     Various artists involved with this project are available for interviews
and/or on-air performances throughout Canada.  Please contact Take Note!
Promotion to schedule an appearance.


For more information, please contact Alyssa Wright or Nick Naffin at Take
Note! Promotion
(416) 755-2521 or tears@takenotepromotion.com

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