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Bar Scott Bio
Bar Scott is an independent artist who “sings because she cannot NOT
sing.” She has recorded six CDs of original material and three of cover
songs. She has performed live with many musicians including Ian Anderson,
Phoebe Snow, Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Mindy Jostyn, Donald Fagen and Peter
Schickele. She has been an ASCAP Special Awards winner for eleven
consecutive years.
Bar also owns Lucy Max Productions in Woodstock, New York. In the studio
she wears many hats including writer, producer, performing artist,
assistant engineer, and meal-provider. She arranges and performs almost
all of the harmony vocals on her studio recordings, which have become a
trademark of her sound.
In concert, Bar plays piano and guitar, but is also heard singing
>a capella especially in places where you wouldn’t normally expect a singer
to break out into song. It has been said that “Bar Scott creates Beauty”
– a description that warms her heart because creating Beauty is exactly
what she hopes to do. She has sung in venues large and small including
The Beacon Theater in New York City, The Tarrytown Music Hall, The Kimmel
Center in Philadelphia, The Cathedral at St John the Divine in NYC as well
as The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, The Kleinert-James, Byrdcliff Theater,
Woodstock Playhouse, Colony Café all in Woodstock, NY and house concerts
and smaller venues around the north east. She is also well known for her
support of multiple causes, which she does through benefit concerts.
Beneficiaries include Ronald MacDonald House, Hope’s Fund, Kodi’s Kids,
AHA – Artists Helping Artists, Pennypack Trust, Woodstock Land
Conservancy, and many other local, environmental and social agencies that
help those in need.
Bar has received many outstanding notations including
Performing
Songwriter’s Top 5 CDs of the Year for Parachute in 2007; on of Top 5 CDs
chosen by Chuck Eliot of WXPN Radio Philadelphia for Parachute.
For more information on Bar, and for her most current bio, please click
on the link at the top of this page for her electronic Press Kit, which is updated
regularly.
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Recent Noteworthy Performances
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Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY, 2007, 2008
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Maverick Hall with Fred Hand, Woodstock, NY 2008
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Benefit Concert for Hope's Fund with The Refugees, Saugerties, NY 2008
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New Year's Eve Peace Concert, St. John the Divine Cathedral, New York City, 2007, 2003
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The Woodstock Guild's Kleinert James Visiting Artist. Women in Music Series. 2007
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Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale, NY, 2007
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Bearsville Theater, Bearsville, NY, 2007 (with Joy Askew and Jill Stevenson)
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Woodstock Cycle, Commission for original composition called "Big Picture". World Premiere, October, 2007 Woodstock, NY
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Women and Power Conference, NYC 2006. Final performer to close the conference
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Kimmel Center, Philadelphia - in celebration of the 5th year of the Kimmel Center, 2006
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Two-River Theater, Red Bank, NJ - Headliner - Benefit Concert for Love, Inc., 2006
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Mitchell Performing Arts Center, Huntingdon Valley, PA, 2006
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Falcon Ridge Music Festival, Showcase Artist, 2006
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CD101.9 FM Emerging Artist Series, New York City, Summer 2006
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Clearwater Revival, Main Stage Artist,
Croton-on-the-Hudson, NY 2004, 2006
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Kent State University "Democracy & Arts Symposium", May 2005
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United Nations' International Youth Conference, 2004
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New Year's Eve Peace Concert, St. John the Divine Cathedral, New York City, 2003
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Guest Artist with Ars Choralis & The Hudson Valley
Youth Chorale, Winter 2003
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Demo singer for Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings,
"The Return of the King", 2003
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Featured songwriter at the Byrdcliff Barn Theater celebrating
"100 Years of Great Songwriters" from Woodstock, NY
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Headliner "Voices of Inspiration" with Phoebe Snow & Beth
Nielsen-Chapman, The Beacon Theater, New York City, 2002
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Special guest of Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull at
Tarrytown Music Hall, Nyack, NY 2003
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The Theatre of the Living Arts opening for Annie Haslam
lead singer of Renaissance, Philadelphia, PA
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Fez, New York City, as an ASCAP Showcase Artist
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Philadelphia Music Conference Showcase Artist
Other Artists who Have Covered Bar's Songs
Movies that have featured Bar's Music
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The Journal: Feature Film in progress. Scheduled release 2007.
Filmmaker: Thupton Nyima. Song used: "Parachute"
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Love is the Reason: 2006 and in progress - Documentary Film.
Filmmakers: Joy Hausman and Toby Carey. Songs
used: "Love is the Reason", "World on Fire", "Tree", and "Parachute"
Recordings
Reviews of Recent Albums
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A Little Dream
by Robert Burke Warren
for Chronogram Magazine
February 2008
[Excerpts]
...With material that calls for a set of pipes able to convey a wide
array of emotions—often over the course of a single tune—Scott excels and
surprises; she can drip desire mixed with fear in the classic “You Better
Go Now,” burn with self-loathing crossed with grim satisfaction in “Good
Morning Heartache,” and brim with fulfillment laced with mournful
resignation in “I Wish I Didn’t Love You So.”
...It is not hard to imagine any one of the creators of these
masterpieces calling Scott on a rotary phone and giving her first crack at
their tune.
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Parachute
DIY Top 12 Picks: March/April 2007
Independant Music Editor for Performing Songwriter
by Mare Wakefield
[Excerpts]
...The record floats gracefully through the atmosphere, enveloping
listeners with a silken touch and a life-supporting strength.
...Scott’s ethereal voice invites listeners on a soulful, inspirational
journey, while the stark piano accompaniment lets her lyrics shine….
...Parachute will set you down in a place you’ve never been before; trust
us when we tell you to take the dive.
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Parachute
by Mike Jurkovic
for the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
reprinted in Chronogram Magazine
September 2006
[Excerpts]
...Evoking a much more compelling Sarah McLachlan and the iconic Joni
Mitchell (rich, organic melodies and vocal harmonies), Scott's sixth disc
weaves a sumptuous musical tapestry, each song even more beautiful than
its predecessor.
...Scott's piano based songs become meditations on the fragile threads we
consistently strain at getting from one end of the day to the next and the
small beauties and great loves we miss while on that constricted, linear
pursuit….
...Pin-pointing favorite tracks on Parachute is like shredding a whole cloth,
but for those of you with short attention spans, start with the opening
title track, then try the exquisite Sarah. Then program Come to Me, World
on Fire and Oh God. Then be kind to yourself and let the disc play full.
You'll hear what I mean. ….
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Parachute
by Angie Chaney
Vision Music Group, Nashville
Root Music Report
"I loved this CD. Bar Scott and Parachute would be the perfect CD to enjoy
after a long stressful day, and then simply float on the easy listening
melodies, touching lyrics and beautiful voice. Once I heard this CD I was
an instant fan of Bar Scott."
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Parachute
[Bar recently received this assessment of "Parachute" from another
songwriter who happens to be a fan. Thanks Charlie Lang!]
"Parachute" wins in Multiple Categories
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Best Vocal Performance
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Best Arrangement
- Best New Song
- Most Interesting Allegory
- Most Contemporary Theme
- Bittersweet Song Of The Year
- Kudos for Lyrical Melody
- Emotional Cathartic Minor
and Major Constellations
- Most Sensual and Engaging Voice
- Most Innovative Vocal Performance
...One of the "Judges"
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Awards
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Artist in Residence Ulster County Community College (2004)
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ASCAP Special Awards Winner annually since 1997
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WKZE Radio Top Ten Regional Release Sweets for the Soul (2002)
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Chosen by WKZE to join Ian Anderson in concert at
Tarrytown Music Hall, NY (2002)
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