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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--December 15, 2010

How Do You Save Money Using Live Music at Your Wedding?
The New Book By Anne Roos Reveals These Answers

Anne Roos' newest book, “The Bride's Guide to Musicians: Live Wedding Music Made Easy And Affordable”, your guide to easily building live music into your wedding plans while offering great ways to save money. This 206-page paperback is filled with fun music ideas, useful checklists, and much more!
 
In this practical and engaging book, renowned harpist Anne Roos draws upon her extensive experience to guide you every step of the way in planning the musical portion of your perfect wedding. She will also help you find cost-effective ways to include live music in your overall wedding budget. With tips from internationally recognized wedding professionals, this fun guide is designed to be the only one you'll need when you go searching for your wedding musicians. It comes complete with worksheets, checklists, sample contracts, and more! Illustrator Jerry DeCrotie's playful artwork decorates the pages.

In "The Bride's Guide to Musicians: Live Wedding Music Made Easy and Affordable" you'll learn:

• How you can afford live music (and all kinds of other frills) for your wedding
• How to choose the perfect musical selections for your wedding day
• How to find great wedding musicians
• How to audition musicians before you hire them
• What you need in a performance agreement (including sample contracts!)

“The Bride's Guide to Musicians” is published by Hal Leonard Books and can be bought at any book, music, and online stores including Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com. Autographed copies can be purchased directly from the author from her website. It can also be ordered directly from the publisher, Hal Leonard Books. Any retailers interested in selling the book can contact Hal Leonard Sales at (800)554-0626. 

More information about "The Bride's Guide to Musicians" by Anne Roos:

     Inventory # HL 00332881
     ISBN: 9781423482901
     UPC: 88408840905
     Width: 8.5”
     Length: 11”
     206 pages

Musicians interested in performing at weddings will want to check out Anne's book, “The Musician's Guide to Brides”, also available from Hal Leonard Books.

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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--December 13, 2010

What do Celtic Harp, Airlines, and Modern Pop Music Have In Common?
The Limelight Artist Spotlight Has the Answers

Anne Roos is the subject of the Limelight Artist Spotlight, the blog powered by RightsFlow, Inc., which is the license and royalty service provider for Anne Roos' cover tunes on her new CDs: “Blue Jeans: Modern Pop on The Solo Harp” and “Velvet: Timeless Standards on the Solo Harp”. 

Here is the story, written by Alex Holz:
 
Anne's career spans nearly three decades with a repertoire covering traditional Celtic, English, folk, Broadway, rock, jazz and contemporary music. She's performed and appeared all over the world from the Tahoe Tonight show to the Lord Mayors mansion in Dublin, Ireland, while still finding time to serve as a teacher, mentor and consultant to other burgeoning artists.  Anne is literally everywhere - in fact, if you've flown on United Airlines lately, you probably heard her on their in-flight music service.  Here's a bit more about our favorite Celtic harpist:

Spotlight on Anne Roos

    Website: http://www.celticharpmusic.com
    Hometown: Presently residing in South Lake Tahoe, CA, but grew up in  Southern California in Studio City
    Influences: “My biggest influence is Alan Stivell. He is a Celtic harpist from Brittany, and I first saw him perform at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica in the '80s, just after I had begun taking harp lessons. I remember sitting in the second row trying to make sense of his hand technique. His performance was simply magical, and he is credited as one of the first musicians to help popularize the Celtic harp in the U.S. He continues to perform, and his most recent CDs contain cutting edge world music.”
    Cover song licensed: Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”
    Story behind the cover: “There's always someone who requests me to play “Stairway to Heaven” and then retract their request saying, “I'm just kidding. I know you can't play that.” So, I decided to call their bluff. Now when they ask, I say, “Yes, really, I can play that,” they look at me with a big smile of disbelief. After I finish playing it, they usually say, “Wow, do you have that on a CD?” The answer has been a disappointing, “No,” but after working with RightsFlow and getting this tune and other covers licensed, I can now turn a request into a sale. When I began landing gigs playing at restaurants, wedding receptions, corporate events, and even private clubs, such as the high rollers' lounges at local Tahoe casinos, the audience wanted more than the traditional Celtic music tailor-made for the Celtic harp. I wanted to play music that they recognized and loved, so I worked at taking their requests. It was a stretch to play modern-day songs on the Celtic harp, but I succeeded, and my repertoire expanded exponentially.”

"Stairway to Heaven” is just one of 22 cover tunes on her new CD “Blue Jeans: Modern Pop on the Solo Harp”, available on iTunes, CD Baby, and Amazon.
Signed copies are available at Anne's website, www.celticharpmusic.com and by phoning 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

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

For Immediate Release--November 16, 2010

Two New Album Releases from Harpist Anne Roos

Announcing two brand new CDs from Anne Roos! They mark the 5th and 6th recordings to date from a harpist with over 25 years of performance experience.

Anne originally concentrated on playing traditional Celtic and Renaissance music early in her career-the kind of music tailor-made for the Celtic harp. But she discovered that her audiences wanted more. So she worked at taking requests, striving to play music that her listeners recognized and loved. It was a stretch to play these kinds of modern-day songs on an ancient instrument like the Celtic harp, but she eventually proved she could. Anne began taking requests at her performances, and her repertoire expanded exponentially.

The following two collections contain music that Anne Roos arranged and performed over the past decades. These recordings include the most requested songs, plus, you'll be introduced to some songs that may be new to you:

• “Velvet: Timeless Standards on the Solo Harp”

These are the melodies that will bring you back to the days of old movies, Broadway musicals, and television shows, dating from the early 20th Century all the way to the early 1970s. The gorgeous packaging features a 16-page booklet that contains interesting historical background information about the 25 tracks on the disc.

Includes the following songs: Ain't Misbehavin', So In Love, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off/They All Laughed, Love is Here to Stay, You Belong to Me, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, Two Sleepy People, Two Hearts in Waltz Time, Isn't It Romantic?, That's Amore, As Time Goes By, Innamorta, The Very Thought of You, Too Young, Once Upon a Dream, Ten Minutes Ago/Do I Love You?, When I Fall In Love, Castle on a Cloud, I Could Write a Book, All the Way, On Golden Pond, Speak Softly Love, Strangers in the Night, Days of Wine and Roses, and Moon River.

• “Blue Jeans: Modern Pop on the Solo Harp”

When you hear these songs, you'll think, “I didn't know anyone could play that on a Celtic harp!” This recording includes classic rock, heavy metal, R&B, country, and even a bit of new age music-Ballads that may bring back memories of school days, long-lost friends and teenage crushes. The lovely packaging features a 16-page booklet that contains fun facts about the 22 tracks on the disc.

Includes the following songs: Unchained Melody, Fields of Gold, Wonderful Tonight, Killing Me Softly, I Say a Little Prayer, Desperado, Love Me Tender, Stairway to Heaven, Ruby Tuesday, I Will, My Girl, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Free Bird, The Unforgiven, Blue Bayou, Crazy, I Will Always Love You, Blackbird, The Wedding Song, Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, I'll Be There, and Isn't She Lovely?.

These two new recordings of solo harp music are brought to you through Anne Roos' new recording label, Celtica Recordings. All scores are arrangements by Anne Roos (ASCAP), ©2010 and licensed for use through RightsFlow, Inc.

These recordings are available for purchase on amazon.com, CDBaby.com, and at your favorite retail store. These albums, and their individual tracks, are also available for download at iTunes. In December, they will also be available for purchase from Anne Roos' website, www.celticharpmusic.com, where you can buy autographed merchandise directly from the artist and request speedy delivery for the holidays.

Distribution by Clay Pasternack, Inc., 21278 Maplewood Ave., Rocky River, OH 44116-1244. Retailers: Interested in stocking these and other Anne Roos CD titles? Contact 440-333-2208 or email claypinc@cs.com.

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Archived press releases (most recent listed first): Simply click on the link to view the press release

October 26, 2010-Album Release Cocktail Party & Fundraiser
March 23, 2010-Not Elevator Music, But Rather Elevating Music
November 27, 2009-Anne's CDs Recommended in Popular Irish Holiday Gift Guide for the Second Year In a Row!
November 21, 2009-Anne Roos Teams up With Banjo Bunny E-Cards
August 7, 2009- Anne Roos' Music Reviewed on Popular New York State Radio Show
May 19, 2009-Renaissance Magazine Calls Anne Roos' Wedding CD "One of the Best Collections of Celtic Harp Music"
April 4, 2009-Way Cool! Roctober Magazine Reviews Anne Roos' CD Book Collection
March 17, 2009-New "Best of Irish & Celtic Music" CD Includes Anne Roos' Music
February 3, 2009-Anne Roos' Sea-Faring Album Gets A "Sweet" Review from Zoom Street Magazine
January 26, 2009-Renaissance Magazine Calls Anne Roos' Music “A Genuine Treat”
December 5, 2008-Anne's CDs Recommended in Popular Irish Holiday Gift Guide
December 5, 2008-A Superb Manual for Anyone Wanting to Break Into the World of Wedding Gigs (Or Any Gigs)
October 19, 2008-A 5+ Star Rating for Anne Roos' Surround Sound Album
August, 2008-Latest Review of Anne Roos' New Book--"WOW!"
August, 2008-An Amazing Album from An Amazing Harpist-Anne Roos' Latest Review
May, 2008-Wedding Musicians: How to Get More Business from Brides
May, 2008-Hot Review of Anne Roos' 5.1 Surround Sound CD
April, 2008-Anne Roos Joins International Song Project
November, 2007-Early Review for Anne's Newest CD, “A Light in the Forest”
April, 2007-Anne Roos Performs at the San Francisco Recording Academy Honors
February, 2007-Maritime Heritage Network Features Anne Roos' "Mermaids & Mariners" Recording
Fall, 2006-Latest Review from Anne Roos' CD "Haste to the Wedding"--Reviewed by Her Colleagues!
June, 2006-Is it Traditional Celtic Music or is it Metallica?
February, 2006-Mermaids & Mariners Nominated for Worldwide Broadcasters Award
Winter, 2006-NEW RELEASE-“Haste to the Wedding”
August/September, 2005-Hot Review of Anne Roos' CD “Mermaids & Mariners”
June, 2005-Music from the Newest CD by Anne Roos Heard Round the World!
Winter, 2005-NEW RELEASE-“Mermaids & Mariners”