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Anne Roos

Celtic Harp Music

P.O. Box 15190

South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA

Phone 800-255-6318

http://www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release--May, 2008

Wedding Musicians: How to Get More Business from Brides

            Wedding musicians can book more business from brides by following the hundreds of tips from her new book “The Musician’s Guide to Brides” by Anne Roos. Working with wedding planners, brides, booking agents, and officiants, Anne guides the reader every step of the way to becoming a successful wedding musician. Readers will also get insider advice from internationally recognized wedding planner professionals, comprehensive worksheets, and checklists that provide all they need to know to plan their business and performances. This is a must-have book for musicians who want to keep their calendar full with high-paying wedding ceremonies and receptions.

            This book is published by Hal Leonard Books and can be bought at any book, music or online store, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com. It can also be ordered directly from Hal Leonard’s warehouse, musicdispatch.com. Any retailers interested in selling the book can contact Hal Leonard Sales at (800) 554-0626.

For more information on where to purchase this book, go to www.HalLeonard.com.

More information about Anne’s new book:

Inventory # HL 00331983
ISBN: 9781423438748
UPC: 884088240554
Width: 8
Length: 11
324 pages                                              

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Anne Roos

Celtic Harp Music

P.O. Box 15190

South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA

Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release--May, 2008

Hot Review of Anne Roos' 5.1 Surround Sound CD

            “What brings this CD up a level from just another pretty harp album is Roos’ sharp and clean harp playing,” stated Lahri Bond about Anne Roos’ newest CD release, A Light in the Forest. Here is her entire review as it appears in the upcoming June/July 2008 issue of Dirty Linen Magazine:

            Here is a nifty little idea; combine a CD of Celtic harp music, thematically connected by songs about forest and faerie lore, with a CD-sized hardcover book of background information and stories associated with each song. In the hands of a lesser player than Anne Roos, this could have easily been an exercise in prancing around the pixie dust, but Roos’ research, design sensibility, and, most of all, her masterful playing makes this project a delight.

        Joined by Char Berta on woodwinds, Chris Caswell on harmonium and percussion, Michael Frost’s viola, Alan Fuller’s guitars and cittern, and Dorothy A. Hawkinson’s spectral Hardanger fiddle, Roos takes center stage with her sweeping and articulate harp playing on 18 tunes, most of which are traditional. There is also a clutch of songs penned by Hawkinson, such as the richly melodic “Artemisia,” the sprightly “Bourree de la Luciole” (“Dance of the Firefly”), and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”-inspired “Bottom’s Dream.” What brings this CD up a level from just another pretty harp album is Roos’ sharp and clean harp playing. She also has a fine ear for melody and timing, which causes the listener to hear anew such time-honored songs as “King of the Fairies,” “Epping Forest,” and “The Gold Ring.”

        The booklet is richly illustrated with paintings from such artists as Frank Goodwin and William Holbrook Beard and a host of Victorian postcard illustrations. Overall, this is an exceptional marriage of music, words, and visuals that both adults and children would enjoy very much."

            Dirty Linen Magazine is an internationally distributed folk and world music magazine. It is available for purchase online and at bookstores and large newstands.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release--April, 2008                

Anne Roos Joins International Song Project

          In 2007, Anne Roos was contacted by UK songwriter Paul Weston to join the "We Are the Future" international song project. The goal of this global endeavor is to bring a peaceful world to work towards a balanced social and economic equality.

          Musicians are invited to record music designed for this project. The music is then promoted worldwide in an effort to receive major backing to set up a foundation to raise money for children's charities internationally. Such talents as Willie Nelson and British vocalist David Habbin have contributed songs to this project.

         Listen to Anne Roos' contribution to the We Are the Future song project: "Shine", composed by Paul Weston and arranged for solo harp by Anne Roos, ©2008.

          Visit the following websites for more information about this humanitarian project: The official We Are the Future website at www.watf.info or on myspace, go to www.myspace.com/watfsongproject.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release--November, 2007                 

Early Review for Anne's Newest CD, A Light in the Forest!

          "The newly released CD was recorded in Surround Sound at George Lucas' Marin County Skywalker Studio, which makes the Celtic folk music an especially powerful listening experience," says Tim Parsons of the Tahoe Daily Tribune of Anne's newest album, A Light in the Forest.

         Read the entire review, including information about how the CD was recorded, on the Tahoe Daily Tribune's website at this link: http://tahoedailytribune.com/article/20071109/ENTERTAINMENT/111090122

          A Light in the Forest is available on the Cambria Master Recordings Label and is distributed worldwide. It can be purchased directly from Anne Roos' web site, www.celticharpmusic.com.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release--April, 2007                 

Anne Roos Performs at the San Francisco Recording Academy Honors

          The San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy will present their Recording Academy Honors on Sunday, April 29th, from 6-10 pm. It's all happening at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Anne Roos will be performing during the cocktail hour and silent auction. You'll be treated to music that will be part of her upcoming solo harp recordings--a mix of popular standards and rock music.

         Honoring GRAMMY winner Sammy Hagar, GRAMMY-nominated Linda Perry, and three-time GRAMMY winner Narada Michael Walden, the evening will feature a cocktail hour and silent auction showcasing music equipment, restaurants, hotel stays, and autographed memorabilia. An elegant three-course meal, a one-of-a-kind award presentation with celebrity presenters, and tribute performances will make the evening unforgettable.

           Tickets are $100 for members and $150 for non-members. Please call the Chapter office for more information and to reserve your tickets: 415-749-0779.

           To view Anne's calendar for future performances, check out her website at www.celticharpmusic.com.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release--February, 2007                    

Maritime Heritage Network Features

Anne Roos' Mermaids & Mariners Recording

          Anne Roos' Mermaids & Mariners CD is now featured on Seattle's Maritime Heritage Network music page, where you'll find the best in maritime music and artists on the Internet. From their website, you can directly purchase Anne's CD from CDBaby.com and amazon.com.

         The Maritime Heritage Network helps you discover Pacific Northwest maritime history through all kinds of activities. They list some of the best recordings available that preserve sea shanty traditions and sailor songs. You can visit the Maritime Heritage Network at www.MaritimeHeritage.net.

           Mermaids & Mariners is available on the Cambria Master Recordings Label and is distributed worldwide. In addition to purchasing it through the Maritime Heritage Network, it can be purchased directly from Anne Roos' web site, www.celticharpmusic.com.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release                    

Latest Review from Anne Roos' CD "Haste to the Wedding"--Reviewed by Her Colleagues!

         "...Many of the pieces have a positively ethereal feel," states The Fall 2006 issue of the Folk Harp Journal about Anne Roos' latest album release Haste to the Wedding. The review also sites Anne's "accomplished playing" in a recording with "exceptional packaging", concluding that, "As a device for brides to choose music for their weddings, this is a clever idea; as a keepsake favor from a wedding, it would be a delight."

        The Folk Harp Journal is the official publication of the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen, an organization whose mission is to increase awareness of professional folk harpers, and to increase public awareness of the music and joys of the folk harp. Anne explains, "I always feel honored when my recordings are reviewed by my colleagues in the Folk Harp Journal".

          Here is the entire review:

          The first thing to notice about this album is its exceptional packaging--a small gift book, with embossed lacy texture on the cover and a cutout to show the first of many full-color illustrations. The CD is in a sleeve bound into the book, which contains not only the playlist but also recipes, fragments of poetry, old sayings, and snippets of lore about traditional Celtic weddings.

     Roos's accomplished playing offers wedding selections that range from prelude to processional, music during the ceremony, and recessional pieces. Prelude pieces include a haunting "My True Love's Hair" followed by an equally compelling "My Lagan Love," a stately rendition of "Ay Waukin O!" the second and third airs of "Bridget Cruise," and more. Among the processional tracks is an elegant rendering of the "Manx Courting Song," which begins with simple harp notes and then fills out with the sounds of bodhran and mandolin, and "The Gentle Maiden," a harp solo. There is also a lovely waltz version of "Star of the County Down." Ceremony music includes a return to "Bridget Cruise" for the first and fourth airs, a poignant version of"She Moved Through the Fair" that pairs harp with fiddle and then adds mandolin, and the sweet strains of "Women of Ireland."

     Interestingly, in the first three categories of music, minor keys and slower tempos predominate, and many of the pieces have a positively ethereal feel; the recessional selections are all more upbeat and lively, including a revisitation of "Star of the County Down" played as a march.

     Other instruments on the album include accordion, guitar, hardingfele, the aforementioned mandolin and octave mandolin, bodhran, and other percussion. As a device for brides to choose music for their weddings, this is a clever idea; as a keepsake favor from a wedding, it would be a delight.

     Haste to the Wedding is on the Cambria Master Recordings label. Marketing through Joshua Cheek at 734-769-1676. Haste to the Wedding and the music of Anne Roos is available at www.celticharpmusic.com. For purchase information contact Anne direct at: anne@celticharpmusic.com or call  800-255-6318.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release                    

Is it Traditional Celtic Music or is it Metallica?

Find Out By Listening to Anne Roos on the Celtic Folk Podcast

          "Metallica on a harp. That's what I need to play on this podcast," remarked Al Mann, host of the Celtic Folk Podcast. In the June 28, 2006 show called "Traditional Sounds", he featured the tune "Jacky Tar" from Anne's Mermaids & Mariners CD--even though he yearned to hear one of her renditions of a Metallica cover.

         In his notes on the Celtic Folk Podcast website, Mann went on to say, "Anne is at the top of the ladder as a tradiitional Celtic harpist. She doesn't just limit herself and her instrument to traditional tunes, however. You may find her getting down to some Metallica!" Well, maybe on his show next time around.

           The Celtic Folk Podcast showcases Celtic and traditional music from around the world. Download this show, featuring Anne Roos, at www.CelticFolkPod.com (show number 5). This weekly podcast is also available for subscription on iTunes.

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Anne Roos
Celtic Harp Music
P.O. Box 15190
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA
Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release                    

Mermaids & Mariners Nominated for Worldwide Broadcasters Award

           Anne Roos' nautical flavored album, Mermaids & Mariners, is nominated for Best Celtic Album of 2005 by NewAgeReporter.com, as part of their yearly LifeStyle Music Awards. NewAgeReporter.com is a web site dedicated to the New Age Music. This recording was nominated based upon reports of spins from broadcasters worldwide.

          NewAgeReporter's review of Mermaids & Mariners was stellar, saying, "Every song has a good balance among the various instruments so that none overpowers the other. There is a warm feeling of presence as if the musicians are playing “live” more than in many albums that are supposed to be live. The moderately paced and very gentle instrumental music is a mix of traditional Irish tunes and original Celtic compositions by Roos and Dorothy B. Hawkinson. So be ready to be shanghaied on a journey of exciting music that will span the oceans and make all the legends ring true." (RJ Lannan)

           Check NewAgeReporter.com when they post the winners of their LifeStyle Music Awards February 19, 2006

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Cambria Master Recordings
Box 374, Lomita, California 90717 USA
Phone 310-831-1322 Fax 310-833-7442
www.cambriamus.com - cambriamus@aol.com
File Under: Wedding Music, Celtic Harp Music                   

NEW  RELEASE   -  Winter, 2006

Haste to the Wedding

A Celebration of Celtic Wedding Music and Lore
Instrumental Performances Of Ballads, Laments and Sea Shanties

 Anne Roos - Celtic Harp
 with
 Dorothy A. Hawkinson - Fiddle & Hardingfele, Ken Darby-Mandolin & Guitar, Steve MacArthur-Accordion & Guitar, Tom Sharkey-Guitar, and John Roos-Bodhran & other Percussion

For Immediate Release

            Cambria Master Recordings is proud to announce the release of Haste to the Wedding (Cambria CD-1160), a collection of Celtic wedding music and traditions.

           Featuring Anne Roos on Celtic Harp with the following ensemble: Dorothy A. Hawkinson on Fiddle and Hardingfele, Ken Darby on Mandolin and Guitar, Steve MacArthur on Accordion and Guitar, Tom Sharkey on Guitar, and John Roos on Bodhran and other Percussion.

           The Haste to the Wedding CD contains 17 tracks of Celtic wedding ceremony music packaged inside a lovely 48-page, hardcover book containing a collection of vintage color images and Celtic toasts, blessings, legends, recipes, wedding traditions, and dceremonial attire. It's all attractively designed for store display.

            Anne Roos, a noted Celtic Harpist with over two decades of experience, conceived of Haste to the Wedding. She lends a uniquely beautiful flavor to weddings and celebrations in her arrangements of gentle Celtic music.

            This CD is suitable as a gift for the bride, consultant giveaway or handout, shower gift, custom wedding invitation or announcement, table favor, gift for the bridal party, save-the-date note, and point of sale impulse item.

            Haste to the Wedding is distributed to the retail music trade in North America by Albany Distribution (800) 752-1951. European distribution is by Disc Imports(Cheshire, England). For trade distribution to gift and specialty stores, please contact Lance Bowling of Cambria Master Recordings at 310-831-1322.

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Anne Roos

Celtic Harp Music

P.O. Box 15190

South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA

Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

For Immediate Release

Hot Review of Anne Roos' CD Mermaids & Mariners

            In the August/September 2005 issue of Dirty Linen Magazine, Susan Hartman reviews Mermaids & Mariners, the latest album release by Anne Roos:

            "Lovely" and "enchanting" are two words that come to mind in describing this CD. First, the packaging: in hardcover-booklet form, fronted by marbled paper surrounding a cutout through which shows a tinted illustration from a German fairy-tale book. Extensive notes include an essay on the nature of the "call of the sea," the history of each tune, and a biography of each musician. A perfect piece for gift shops...but how does the music stand up? Quite well, in fact. Anne Roos is an accomplished Celtic harpist, and she is joined by equally accomplished friends to form an ensemble that makes music at the crossroads of Celtic and "ancient music." The melodies of the Triplett harp are alternately surrounded by, bounded by, and interwoven with the sounds of a viola, fiddle, concertina, and guitar. Off-the-beaten-track traditional tunes are interspersed with newly composed tunes in a similar vein: it's impossible to separate them by ear alone. Easy-listening in the best sense, this reflective and relaxing music is just right for early mornings and late nights.

            Dirty Linen Magazine is an internationally distributed folk and world music magazine. It is available for purchase online and at bookstores and large newstands.

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Anne Roos

Celtic Harp Music

P.O. Box 15190

South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA

Phone 800-255-6318

www.celticharpmusic.com - anne@celticharpmusic.com

Music from the Newest CD by Anne Roos

Heard Round the World!

For Immediate Release     

         Flying in May or June of 2005? A track from Anne Roos’ CD Mermaids & Mariners will be featured on the “Rhythms of the World” Channel on United Airlines and Air Force One airplanes. This music can be accessed with on board headsets.

              An official with the company says, “It's beautiful music and absolutely stunning packaging.” Mermaids & Mariners is actually a 24-page book containing an instrumental CD, featuring Anne Roos on the Celtic harp, with guitar, fiddle, and viola. This recording celebrates the lure of the sea through ballads, laments, and sea shanties.

              Mermaids & Mariners is available on the Cambria Master Recordings label, and is distributed worldwide. It can be purchased directly from Anne Roos’ web site, www.celticharpmusic.com.

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Cambria Master Recordings
Box 374, Lomita, California 90717 USA
Phone 310-831-1322 Fax 310-833-7442
www.cambriamus.com - cambriamus@aol.com
File Under: World Music, Celtic Harp Music                   

NEW  RELEASE   -  Winter, 2005

Mermaids & Mariners

A Celtic Celebration of Sea Lore
Instrumental Performances Of Ballads, Laments and Sea Shanties

 Anne Roos - Celtic Harp
 with
 Dorothy A. Hawkinson - Fiddle, Hardingfele, and Viele Alan Fuller - Guitar Michael Frost - Viola Riggy Rackin - English Concertina

For Immediate Release

             The lure of the sea, the love of adventure, the mysterious draw that mermaids and the sea have historically had on mariners--all of this is the stuff of Cambria's new release Mermaids & Mariners (Cambria CD-1145), a Celtic celebration of sea lore through instrumental performances of ballads, laments and sea shanties.

           Featuring Anne Roos on Celtic Harp with the following ensemble: Dorothy A. Hawkinson, Fiddle, Hardingfele and Viele; Alan Fuller, Guitar; Michael Frost, Viola; and Riggy Rackin, English Concertina. Mermaids & Mariners is creatively packaged as a 24 page, hard-cover book with CD jacket, containing a bounty of thematic material and illustrations about Celtic sea lore, and attractively designed for store impulse display.

           The Mermaids & Mariners CD was conceived by Anne Roos, noted Celtic Harpist, who has professionally performed on the Celtic harp for over two decades. Most of the tunes on the CD are old traditional tunes including  Metal Man, I'll Cross the Stormy Sea, Who Can Sail Without the Wind?, Ger the Rigger, The Seas are Deep, Shanghai Brown, Jacky Tar, Arran Boat Song/ Skye Boat Song, The Mermaid's Song, High Barbary, and the Bold Princess Royal/The Princess Royal.  Dorothy Hawkinson contributed four additonal tunes for this special Celtic theme: The Mermaid's Tears, Adieu Mon Chou, Maid on the Shore Jig, and Steering by Aldebaran. They all tell the story of life at sea and the lost loves of those who sail on its waves and those who swim its depths.

            Mermaids & Mariners is distributed to the retail music trade in North America by Albany Distribution (800) 752-1951. European distribution is by Disc Imports(Cheshire, England). For trade distribution to gift and specialty stores, please contact Lance Bowling of Cambria Master Recordings at 310-831-1322.