El Dorado Arts Council Presents Shana Morrison In Concert

Experience the beauty and wonderful wine of David Girard Vineyards while enjoying the music of Shana Morrison.

Net proceeds from the event will help further EDAC's mission to "Enrich the Community Through Visual, Performing and Literary Arts."

Please support this mission by purchasing tickets to this very special concert.

Special Pre-Show VIP Reception exclusively for EDAC Members and David Girard Wine Club Members who purchase tickets to this event.

Delectables for the reception courtesy of Diane Wilkinson Catering!

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General public food and wine available for sale.

Something about Shana:

Shana toured and recorded with Van Morrison for a number of years as part of his Rhythm and Soul Review. And although she might be the daughter of rock icon Van Morrison, Shana has a sound all her own. Her music is an eclectic blend of rock, blues, and pop, and she has a unique, versatile vocal style and gifted songwriting talents.

Shana began performing with her group Caledonia in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Her debut CD, Caledonia, was released on her own label, Belfast Violet Records, in '98 and picked up by the Monster Music label in 1999. Caledonia received favorable reviews from the L.A. Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Francisco Examiner, as well as radio airplay on KPFA, KPIG, KPIX, KDVS, KHUM, and KFOG. Tours across the country soon followed. Shana's band did a live broadcast for the BBC's Kelly Show, which aired in 1996. Shana sang at the BRIT Awards in '96, when her father was presented with a lifetime-achievement award. This has been broadcasted on A&E in America several times since. She also participated in a VH-1 Father's Day special and was featured in People magazine in '97, Rolling Stone in '99, and Interview in 2002.

Chronologically listed, some highlights of Shana's career follow: Since '96, Shana has participated in benefit concerts for Oakland's "American Legends Foundation." Paying tribute to and playing for artists Brownie McGee and Charles Brown, Shana has shared billing with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, and Dr. John. She has also played for festival audiences on the main stage both at the Guinness Fleadh in New York in '97, and in San Francisco in '99. In 2000 Shana performed at the San Francisco Blues Festival, the Ottawa Blues Festival, and the Edmonton Folk Festival. Recently she has had the type of exposure she deserves; opening shows for Lyle Lovett, Joe Cocker, Michael MacDonald, John Hyatt, and Keb 'Mo. In 2000 Shana collaborated with slide guitarist Roy Rogers on their CD "Everybody's Angel," touring festivals across America and Austrailia, receiving outstanding reviews for their unique style of blues and Americana roots music.

Vanguard Records signed Shana in 2001, and her album 7 Wishes was released in 2002. This time she received favorable reviews from newspapers and magazines across the country, as well as airplay on KMTT in Seattle; KINK in Portland, Ore.; KSGR in Austin, Texas; and KBCO in Denver. Shana's style has been called pop with a side of blues and a side of rock. She has also been known to include other ingredients, such as country, R&B, and jazz to the mix. Her material seems to be ever-changing and hard to pin down categorically. What always remains the same is Shana's unique and wide-ranging voice. Shana and Caledonia have played on the Oxygen channel's Pure Oxygen. Shana has appeared on The Howard Stern Show to chat about 7 Wishes and spin the song "I Spy."

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008.

Time: 6:30 pm.

Location: David Girard Vineyards
741 Cold Springs Road, Placerville.

Tickets only $20

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Call 530-295-3496 or visit http://www.eldoradoartscouncil.org/events/index.html

(Pick up your tickets from Will Call the night of the concert)