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"a fresh, young and appealing jazz voice…pure unfiltered delivery"
~ Toronto Star"Dazzling the coffeehouse circuit,"
~ Globe & Mail"People just keep coming to me and telling how much they adore her,"
~ says Bill King in The Jazz Report.
A Toronto born and based singer/songwriter/guitarist, Lori's been singing, writing and playing guitar for the past 10 years. She has released two albums of self-penned CD's along with a selection of jazz based covers since 2000. With constant critical raves, several four-star reviews, and a Canadian Independent Music nomination, she has been steadily building a rapt audience of music-loving fans.
"Lori Cullen has a wonderfully angelic voice that sheds new light on the most unexpected songs"
~ Ron Sexsmith about Calling for Rain
The release features two strikingly original songs including Away So Long, winner of the 2005 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award; Calling for Rain is brimming with classic songs by Joni Mitchell, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Randy Newman, Bruce Cockburn, Richard Thompson, Harry Nilson, Henry Mancini and Irving Berlin. A collection of hand picked mature songs that highlight the craft of song writing and the emotional power of a direct and intimate lyric. Although recorded with a jazz ensemble overdubs of harps, strings and vocal harmonies direct certain tracks to a more pop feel.
