Norine Braun | Crosses and Sweetgrass (Salvation): Exclusive Video Premiere - Tinnitist

Norine Braun | Crosses and Sweetgrass (Salvation): Exclusive Video Premiere - Tinnitist: Norine Braun honours the victims of the residential school system in the video for her song Crosses and Sweetgrass (Salvation) — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist. The latest single from Braun’s album Through Train Windows, the powerful piano ballad is inspired and dedicated to both the survivors of the residential school system and the memory of …

Sleeping Buffalo Norine Braun

Sleeping Buffalo music video is now online! This is my writing and directorial debut I was blessed to work with

François Desrosiers an outstanding cinematographer and editor and Alice Fraser was our production assistant who also played keys on the recording :)

Please watch, do like and share if the video moves you,  thanks so much! Grateful to CreativeBC and the Government of BC for supporting this project!

I'm Going Home Live Norine Braun

Hassle-Free (and Crushing It) CBC Searchlight!

Hi! I hope this finds you warm and cozy! We are experiencing a deep freeze (for us) in Vancouver but not as bad as up north, on the prairies or out east. I am loving that blue sky. The new album is crushing it! Climbing Table Mountain has reached over 10,000 plays on Spotify and Jerkwater Town over 5,000! Thanks for following on Spotify.This last week I have had 5 new adds to radio 265 spins up from 165 spins the previous week. Please continue to request my music on your fave station, when they get requests they get that music played. Thanks! . I gotta lot of love from Nashville Music Guide last week too for Through Train Windows. "Funky jazz with a poetic theme, and presentations of a bluesy rock prevalence. Norine Braun is a queen of modern day blues/jazz royalty." Sherry Craig. Time for the annual CBC searchlight contest! I have entered Climbing Table Mountain this year and if you could show me some love with a vote that would be most awesome! You can vote daily and from anywhere in the world. :) thanks!! Voting is truly hassle - free this year too.  CBC  Download at https://norinebraun.bandcamp.com/album/through-train-windows or email me to order a CD. Enjoy the journey. Love Norine http://www.norinebraun.com

Brand New Music Lyric Video for Climbing Table Mountain.

I hope you are beginning a wonderful new year! Here is the first music video for Climbing Table Mountain from Through Train Windows, it is a very cool lyric video so you can sing along with me! Check it out! 

And 2 new reviews  are in this week too! From BC's esteemed Rektchords Magazine, Slone Fox says, "With a soft acoustic, gentle harmonica and Braun’s powerful voice, every track on Through Train Windows has the uncanny ability to make you nostalgic for places you’ve never been. It also immediately makes you yearn for home, even if you’re physically already there."

ALL the way to shortandweetnyc where Ralph Greco writes, "Although Through Train Windows ends with a rollicking upbeat title track for me, the plodding “Heaven Only Knows,” works better. Unlike anything else of these 13, with a descending chorus line, Polsky hitting laconically, and droplet bass notes and slide from Adam Popowitz, I love how at times things seem to be breaking down into a discordant mess, then right themselves again. This is a weird, wonderful, great tune on an incredible album."

Here's to a terrific 2019! Thanks for reading and watching.

Love,
Norine
www.norinebraun.com

Norine Braun Releases Through Train Windows :: Wire Service Media

Norine Braun Releases Through Train Windows :: Wire Service Media

Spotify Presave

Hey there There is this new thing called a pre-save and I am hoping you can help me out. Clicking the link to pre-save Through Train Windows on Spotify helps raise my profile on spotify. It's free and by pre saving you can hear the album as soon as it is released! Pre- save this album on spotify  https://show.co/XrHGKeR Thanks so much! Love, Norine http://www.norinebraun.com

No Tricks Just Treats Final Notice

Hey Beautiful Friends Unfortunately, since my last album, I didn't become the multi-millionaire rockstar I'd planned on and so the pre-orders are truly what helps get this baby rolling. Tomorrow is the last day to get your name listed on the liner notes as I send all graphics and final master to the plant on Friday! Woo hoo! Do you want to be on the list, get onboard at www.norinebraun.com or reply to this email. Remember CD’s? You can get my new upcoming album on one of those! Song lyrics inside, cool photos, and something you can hold in your hand go get your pre-order at www.norinebraun.com. THANK YOU to everyone who already boarded your support means the world! The train is coming soon and you are in for quite a ride! Happy Halloween! Love Norine www.norinebraun.com.

Rock This Vote!

Hi there! Sleeping Buffalo has been approved for the Storyhive competition! I am ecstatic that outdoor adventure filmmaker Francois Desrosiers has jumped on board to help me make this music video happen. Your support with a vote once a day until October 18 at noon will be a great help.  Sleeping Buffalo is on the soon to be released  new album, Through Train Windows! Have a listen and learn more at https://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id/4370 Voting opened at noon today and closes on October 18 at noon (PDT)Anyone can vote once a day for 5 different artists. There’s no sign up or login — just go ahead and vote! But make sure to stick to the rules. Voting coming from the same user but on a different device on the same day, or the use of bots, can disqualify a project.  If you loved hearing the new Sleeping Buffalo there is still time to get an advance copy of The Through Train Windows album ahead of the crowd. Find out the 10 ways you can be the first to hear this exciting new work at www.norinebraun.com  Finally, we just got back today from beautiful Kelowna!  It truly was an honour and a joy and I must say a great thrill to hear and see my name announced as a nominee for Spiritual Artist of the Year at the stellar Western Canadian Music Awards! The award went to Stephanie Ratcliff, congratulations to Stephanie and all the winners and nominee this year!  Thank you to creativebc and First People’s Cultural Council for providing me the opportunity to attend the amazing breakoutwest conference too. Hope to hear from you soon!  Love Norine

Become a Patron for Through Train Windows

Become a Patron of the Arts and help me launch the upcoming new album, Through Train Windows with an advance pre-order!
My Through Train Windows recording is almost complete. The new album was inspired by the cross Canada tour Alice and I did as Artists on Board the Via Rail last fall. I wrote many of the songs last November and December while a Musician in Residence at Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity. The songs are based on traveling the beautiful, vast Canadian landscape, meeting the diversity of fellow sojourners and the rhythm of the train as it both soothes and inspires.The songs conjure up feelings of nostalgia and dreams exploring the nature and paradoxes of life.
The multi-talented and Juno nominated Adam Popowitz is producing this album and also plays bass and lead guitar on the recordings. Adam produced Gone To The Spirits the album behind my nomination for this year's Western Canadian Music Awards. Drummer Elliot Polsky returns as master percussionist, bluesmeister Huggybear Leonard on blues harp and of course Queen of the Trills Alice Fraser on her elegant keys. I am thrilled to announce that saxophonist extraordinare Steve Hilliam who plays with such greats as Colin James and the R&B Allstars is gracing the album on 4 songs too! This new project is truly shaping up to be something so special! Here are ten ways you can support and be part of this exciting new work: 
1. Through Train Windows Digital Download at least 1 week before the official release $10

2. A copy of a signed Through Train Windows and the digital download at least 1 week before official release $25

3. Handwritten Lyric Sheet For A Song of your Choice from the new cd or past releases by Norine $40 The song of your choosing, written out by hand in a very special way just for you. Plus a signed CD and digital download of Through Train Windows of course. 

4. The new cd and tee shirt $50

5. The SURPRISE PACK - A signed CD, tee shirt and surprise memorabilia $75 Own a piece of Norine Braun’s recording history! The treasure might be a copy of my very first release which was a cassette called Mystics and Fools, (hey cassettes are coming back!) or maybe you might get a signed original piano key from our vintage upright piano,(now a coffee table) it was a 1904 Canadian made Krydner. The piano was used in the recording of the song 99% featured on the album Conventus The Eye of the heart and played by Alice Fraser on the recording. PS Alice will gladly sign the piano key too ☺ or you might get a collection of photo postcards, presskits etc. 

6. You can own my complete collected works $90 The Norine Braun Complete Works, an 11 cd catalogue including the new signed album! $90

7. Your Name on the Album as Patron of the Arts! $100 You’ll be part of the new album…literally! With your name appearing in a special “thank you” section of the album’s liner notes. PLUS a signed CD, a tee shirt and an extra CD copy for your friend.

8. Song Commission $500 Talk to me about an idea, feeling, person or experience. I will write and record a song (vocals and guitar) inspired by you based on that intimate concept and conversation. Who knows it may even end up on the next album following Through Train Windows! Please know all rights are retained by the artist. 

9. Duo House Concert $1000 A party at your place with all your friends! Get ready for an acoustic evening of original music with Norine Braun and Alice Fraser on a mutually agreed date. Additional travel and accommodation fees may apply if located 200 km outside of Vancouver.

10. Full Band House Concert $2,500. We come to your place or venue to play for you and all your people on a mutually agreed date. Additional travel and accommodation fees may apply if located 200 km outside of Vancouver. Band members vary and subject to availability. 

Please know I deeply appreciate your support in this pre-order campaign and my music. You can order at my website www.norinebraun.com via paypal or credit card or contact me at norine@norinebraun.com for alternative ways of purchasing i.e. electronic transfer, cheque and snail mail or in person. All pre-orders are in Canadian funds and include shipping/postage. EXPECTED RELEASE IS LATE NOVEMBER. Thank you!!