BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN
The Elmwood Hall
Thursday 6th December
Tickets from Virgin Megastore or reserve by e-mail

Due to the demand for tickets we have moved the Beth Nielsen Chapman concert to the Elmwood Hall. Please note that tickets for the original venue will still be valid.

This means that we now have extra tickets available. These will be available for reserving by e-mail immediately and for sale over the counter at Virgin Megastore from lunchtime on Wednesday 7th November.

See you there!

BNC Guitar Raises £16,000 For BBC Radio 2 Children In Need

Beth Nielsen Chapman's Guitar raised �16,000 at the BBC Radio 2 auction for Children In Need!

The guitar, a uniquely hand-painted "baby" Taylor guitar was donated by Beth and is signed by Wake Up To Wogan favourites Dolly Parton, James Taylor, Jack Johnson, Art Garfunkel, Katie Melua, Nanci Griffith, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan).

Autographs on the back include: Michael McDonald, B. J. Thomas ('Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head'), legendary guitarist James Burton (who played with Elvis, Ricky Nelson and Emmylou Harris), John Kay (Steppenwolf), country star Tanya Tucker, and Delbert McLinton (the man who taught John Lennon to play harmonica).

The guitar comes in a case with three unique colour photos of Dolly Parton, Nanci Griffith and Beth Nielsen Chapman herself, all holding the guitar, plus fifteen CDs featuring some of the artists.

Beth couldn't be happier to help such a wonderful cause. At the end of the day, the auction for Children In Need raised a record breaking �411,000!

IN CHESHIRE ARTICLE

Read the article on PRISM here!

Creativity Stargaze 2008

ANNOUNCING! The BNC Creativity Stargaze 2007 on April 25-27th at the Vanderbilt Observatory with special guests and drive-by hit songwriters! Melissa Manchester will be one of those coming to speak on the adventures she's had being a legendary artist/songwriter, from writing huge hits to writing for musicals and her tips on navigating the creative flow! And speaking of legends--there will also be more soon to be announced incredible special guests...not to mention the ultra-out-there-and-back-again astronomer Rocky Alvey who returns as the "genius-in-residence" and will absolutely expand your parameters and sense of perception and maybe even open up new balconies along the inner-workings of your creative genius! Mark your calendars and be on the lookout for more details unfolding that will be posted in the next couple weeks.

Me and Jools Holland

Me and Jools Holland after taping the "Jools Holland Radio Show"

PRISM IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK!!

You may pick up your copy at any of the following retailers:

HMV, Virgin, Border, Amazon.co.uk, Play.com, or any indie retailer listed
at Proper Partners.

We are working hard to have PRISM available from my website. Soon! Very soon!

Radio Scotland Interview

You can listen to Ricky's American Tunes (presented by Ricky Ross), featuring me and fellow singer/songwriter Benny Gallagher in the round on BBC Scotland Radio.

PRISM IS NOW AVAILABLE!!

You may pick up your copy at any of the following retailers:

HMV, Virgin, Border, Amazon.co.uk, Play.com, or any indie retailer listed
at Proper Partners.

We are working hard to have PRISM available from my website. Soon! Very soon!

Beautiful Wales

I spent a week in Wales doing pre-production for my PR Tour that's happening now all through September. I think Promo tours are much more challenging than regular tours. There's so much jumping around! But I've been having lots of fun too. I stayed at a sweet B&B around the corner from Maart's house (my bass player/tour manager) and we tried to get as much work done as possible...but with scenery like this we had to take lots of breaks! Here's one of many mind blowing sunsets around the corner from his house!




This is the reflection of the sky on the sand. If only life were this ordered....




Baaaaaah!



Here's another sunset...it was like something in a dream....

IRELAND TOUR DATES!

DEC 5 WED *BALLYBUFEY* Jackson's Hotel 0353 749131021

DEC 6 THU *BELFAST* The Black Box 028 90323744

DEC 7 FRI *DUBLIN* Whelan's 00353 147 80766


I hope to see you there!

Listen to the Ken Bruce Performance

Click HERE to listen to the whole show, individual live tracks and a special session performance of That Mystery exclusive to the Music Club website

We've also got the video for Beth's classic single All I Have.

WIN TICKETS to exclusive Prism launch show!

To celebrate the launch of Prism, Beth Nielsen Chapman is playing a very
special gig in London on Thursday 20th September. In order to be among the
100 guests, please click here to enter the competition on
amazon.co.uk. GOOD LUCK!

Ken Bruce Show * Tues. Sept. 11

I hope you will all tune in:

9.30am to 12 noon - BBC RADIO 2 KEN BRUCE SHOW
Live from Maida Vale Studios in London, 5 songs and some chat!

You can listen to the Ken Bruce Show live online here.

Victoria, British Columbia

Singing in Victoria…

Wow! What a great choir! All volunteer choir…but with the magic of Shivon Robinsong and Denis Donnally they come alive and sing to the rafters! Go to their website and check out the ""Getting Higher Choir"" and all the great work they do to raise money for a small village in Africa.

The name of the concert was "Shine All Your Light"....a new song (written by BNC & Kimmie Rhodes) that I recorded for the "Prism" CD...performed here live with 200 plus voices!

Me and My Dad!

Here's me and my Dad...he came up to sing "Anne Bolynn" ....a sweet little tune he used to tuck me in with! :)

The Mobile Symphony

Mobile Symphony

I had such a great time going back to my old stomping grounds, Mobile, Alabama, to do a concert with the Mobile Symphony. Scot Speck, the conductor, was outstanding and the orchestra was remarkably good!

Aside from that it was very nostalgic to return to the Sanger Theater, which is where I gave my first concert in my early twenties, opening up for Mac MacAnally. There I was in my same dressing room tuning my guitar!

Here I am having a laugh with Scott. My guitar broke so here I’m using Ernest’s guitar. He’s behind me on the drums. And his new wife Jessie is to my left playing bass.



This next picture I’m smiling ear to ear…there’s nothing like the sound of a live orchestra!

The Wisdom of The Song

Here are some highlights from my latest creativity workshop given in Victoria, British Columbia!

BREAKDOWN OF CLASSES:

1. Lifting Off:
Fasten your seatbelts as you embark on the spacious, limitless journey of writing a song! Learn how to allow the creative spirit to guide the process.
Discover and take a walk along the path of "not knowing", and the many ways
to elude your brain and open the channels of intuition.

2. The Care And Feeding Of The Muse:
We will address the importance of cultivating and nurturing that part of you that is your gift. There's a lot you can do to protect, defend and develop a healthy Muse.
You will find out about the "Four Food Groups", "Setting Out The Tea", "Weightlifting in the Gym of Creativity", "Planting Your Garden" and many more tools and tips.

3. There's Got To Be A Morning After:
Here you will get plenty of support while you gently enter the process of looking at what you've written in the 'light of day'. This is the part where you unlock the trunk and invite 'the critic' out to nip and tuck, oh yes, and sometimes it's major surgery - but remember - this is one of the most incredible ways to grow as a writer. Learn how to re-write.. and un-re-write!

4. Navigating The Jungle Of The Music Business:
"Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!" Dropping breadcrumbs, tapping your heels together and other methods of finding your way back to your creative center.

Art vs. Commerce: How and when to wear your armor. Talent has no compass: mustering determination.

5. The Three "R's": Recover, Rejuvinate, and Re-write again!
(nothing to lose but a sheet of paper and some pencil lead)
Sacred Waiting: Facing the 'great white' blank piece of paper (just think of what Paul Simon has to live up to!). And: Singing With Your Speaking Voice/Writing With Your Singing Voice.

Proudly presented by
Shivon Robinsong, Denis Donnelly and the Gettin’ Higher Choir

Getting a hug from one of my heroes...Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Festival of Homiletics

I had a blast performing Tuesday, May 21, with Allan Shamblin and
Marcus Hummon at the "Festival Of Homiletics" at the Tennesee
Performing Arts Center. I tried out a couple of new songs from the
upcoming "Prism" song extravaganza. "The Prayers Of An Atheist"
went over quite well with this crowd of many preachers!

Diana Legacy Fund Launch For Children Suffering The AIDS Crisis In Sub-Saharan Africa

On May 15th, I was honored to be asked by Naomi Tutu to present a short film I produced at the launch of the Diana Legacy Fund of the Foundation for Hospices In Sub-Saharan Africa. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the Keynote speaker.



As you may know, I have spent the past several months wrapping up the final stages of completing “Prism,” a double CD that has had me traveling to the far reaches of the globe and back again while singing in several different languages and from many different cultural aspects and paths of faith. I am using my voice as a common thread through these languages and recording songs and hymns whose common theme is the sound of a human voice in spiritual devotion. This ongoing project actually

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It is my sincere hope and desire that everyone pass this piece along and let the song and the faces do the talking.


“Prism” will be released in the fall in the UK and at the end of January in the US.

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

These are all the same video...but wanted to make sure you could open it...it's a short video which will debut tomorrow!....I"m speaking tomorrow morning at a lunch with Bishop Tutu....this film will open the lunch...it's for the Diana Legacy Fund....I'm so thrilled it got finished in time! Please copy and paste and send out to anyone who may be moved to donate or get involved in supporting these sweet children.....at the bottom is the schedule for the event tomorrow.......XOXO BNC

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Flashback

Hey Kids! Check out some ancient history on Youtube.....click here!

I love this...remember well the copious amounts of hairspray I had to endure....I was trying not to look like I didn't know the chords on the piano...of course I'm playing along with the record....and lip synching...horrors! But I have to say it's nice to see it resurface. Even if you can't see any orchestra behind me!

BNC

Prism Tour - UK 2007! * UPDATE *

GIGANTIC has tickets available for all TOUR DATES with the exception of Canterbury. I look forward to seeing you at the shows!

Happy Birthday Leeza

Another recent fun event was my whirlwind trip to LA to sing at Leeza Gibbon's 50th Birthday Party. Leeza had quite a bash with a "Goddess" theme and it turns out she's been a fan of my music for some time. She was as lovely and warm as you would imagine. I sang "Sand & Water" and a few other songs in honor of her mother who is in late stages of Alzeimer's. All around the country Leeza has been creating support centers called "Leeza's Place" through The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation.

Jane Seymore, Debbie Gibson, and many other "Goddesses" were in attendance....as was Ariana Huffington. Here I am hanging out with Leeza and Ariana....fun night! Ok...I want to know what Leeza eats for breakfast...or her birth certificate must be wrong!

Kenny Loggins

I went to hear Kenny Loggins the other night at the WildHorse Saloon here in Nashville. Kenny and I wrote two songs for his new release "What About Now" which has just been released. Kenny wowed the audience with hit after hit...I forgot he wrote "Christopher Robin!" Anyway...he did one of our songs...a Gospel shouting song called "That's When I Find You"....it rocked!

TARA and The Future of Philanthropic Touring

Hurray! I've been dreaming for years about an organization such as TARA! "Philanthropic Touring" has been a wonderful way for me as an artist to create and expand my fan base while also participating in the generating of much needed funds for worthy causes.

Working with Robert Goldman and raising money for Eden Florida has been a joy. Deeply committed to making the artist feel like a King or Queen, Goldman has always put together an event that creates a "win-win". To have a national foundation that helps to re-create what Goldman has accomplished for Eden, is a huge gift to artists and deserving non-profits!

From the top artists to the yet-to-be-discovered-up-and-coming "next big thing"....TARA can provide through it's network of knowledge and experience, the opportunity to be shepherded through all the red tape and misinformation that lurks in the world of "charity benefit concerts". The non-profits and the artists will be thankful, but mostly, those in need who will benefit from this source of support will feel blessed to receive the fruits of this harvest.

Getting Higher Choir * June 15 & 16, 2007

Photograph of Shivon Robinsong in Kapasseni 2003 by Ben Fox.

It's an honor and a thrill to be performing with the "Getting Higher Choir". No other instrument rings through the heart more beautifully than the sound of a whole bunch of humans singing! And the spirit of generosity will add a whole other layer of magic to these concerts. The money raised will flow like a river and carry this gift of love to a village in Africa halfway around the world. How much better can the celebration of music get?


Photograph of Alix Goolden Performance Hall by David Lee for Victoria Conservatory of Music.

April 10th at BBKings in Nashville, Tn.

I had a blast performing for Al Gore at his Climate Project event last night. Myself and Don Henry and Bill Lloyd in the round with Ernest Chapman on electric guitar, Annie Roboff on keyboard, Jessie Friedman on bass and Noah Hungate guesting on a song Annie and I wrote called "Yes Sir No Sir"~ soon to be available for download on my website!

Al was in fine form having come from the swirl of Oscar-winning accolades and we had an opportunity to catch up for a few minutes. Annie told me I should have asked Tipper to sit in on drums...who, by the way looks amazing....I didn't know she played drums? Wow.

Thank You Tullahoma

I had great fun playing in Tullahoma last weekend. My son Ernest and his fiance Jessie were on drums and bass and the multi talented Annie Roboff also made the trip. One of my dear friends Kathy Tugman jumped in on background vocals on a few tunes too. What a lovely audience we had! It was really nice to jump in the car and take a little road trip to Tullahoma~just get out from under the headphones and play some music....in the middle of weeks of editing and mixing....it was the perfect one-gig-mini-tour!

Prism Tour - UK 2007!

GIGANTIC has tickets for all tour dates with the exception of Canterbury.

NOV
7 WED SOUTHAMPTON The Brook 023 8055 5366 £20.00
8 THU BRIGHTON Corn Exchange 01273 709 709 £25.00

10 SAT ABERDARE Coliseum Theatre 01685 881 188 £20.00, £17.50

12 MON BRISTOL St Georges 0845 40 24 001 £22.00
13 TUE BASINGSTOKE The Anvil 01256 844 244 £20.00
14 WED MILTON KEYNES The Stables* 01908 280 800 £25.00
15 THU MILTON KEYNES The Stables* " "

18 SUN NOTTINGHAM The Albert Hall* gigantic.com £23.50
19 MON BIRMINGHAM Town Hall* 0121 780 3333 £20.00

21 WED EDINBURGH Queens Hall 0131 668 2019 £20.00
22 THU PERTH Concert Hall 0845 612 6313 £20.00, £16.00

25 SUN YORK Grand Opera House 0870 606 3595 £20.00
26 MON MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall 0161 907 9000 £19.50, £17.50

28 WED GATESHEAD The Sage 0191 443 4661 £23.00

30 FRI CANTERBURY Gulbenkian* 01227 769 075 £20.00, £18.00

DEC
1 SAT LONDON Barbican 020 7638 8891 £27.50, £25.00, £10.00

*IRELAND*

DEC

5 WED BALLYBUFEY Jackson's Hotel 0353 749131021
6 THU BELFAST The Black Box 028 90323744
7 FRI DUBLIN Whelan's 00353 147 80766

Newsletter Vol.1

Dear Fans and Friends!

Please bear with me as I sort out my web site. It's pretty, but it's proving to be a bit difficult for some of you to navigate. So I’m going to completely revamp and I am working on bringing everything up to speed and will be updating you more regularly.

Lots going on in my world! My son Ernest is getting married in May, I'm drowning in the details of finishing "Prism" which is likely to be either a 2 CD set or an extended length CD….coming out this fall. There's to be a big tour of the UK in November--dates and locations will be posted very soon and those who are on this sign up list will get the info first this time!

Because of my intense mixing, mastering and completing artwork schedule this spring…along with my son’s wedding thrown in---I made the executive decision to not attempt to squeeze in the CREATIVITY STARGAZE this year. We will be back bigger and better next year as usual at the Vanderbilt Observatory and in deferring it til then I will avoid trying to juggle way too much. Please forgive me—I decided at the end of 2006 that I was going to start pacing myself a bit more so that I can stay as healthy as I am! I also thoroughly enjoy preparing for the STARGAZE with Rocky Alvey (who manages the Observatory) and I want to give it my full attention—so next year! Stay tuned for details on CREATIVITY STARGAZE 2008!

So here’s a bunch of catch-up news starting with Jan 07:

I pre-taped a segment on the Aled Jones show when I was over in the UK in January. Those of you who are from across the pond know Aled. He's a wonderful interviewer....you can go online and check out the show if you missed it.


Last November I recorded a live DVD at St. Paul’s Cathedral with the London Oriana Choir which has been released in the UK on BNC Records/Proper Distribution, but is also going to be available on my website very soon!



The DVD “If Love Could Say God’s Name” is also available in the UK, either in the shops or you can download several stereo mixes from the UK Itunes. Please check it out. itunes UK

I had a great sold out tour in January in the UK starting with jumping off the plane and driving straight to the “Heaven And Earth Show”! Here I am in full jet lag….what devotion! What bravery! I was so well treated though and truly loved meeting Gloria Hunniford.



From there it was on to the Celtic Connections. The profoundly wonderful London Oriana Choir conducted by David Drummond London Oriana Choir traveled up to Glasgow and sprung up on stage in the middle of my show at the Royal Concert Hall. What a dream to sing with all those voices! And this is only 35 of them! On the DVD at St. Paul’s you can hear 100 of them! Here’s a shot of us at the soundcheck in Glasgow:



In addition to my own (almost sold out!) show in Glasgow, I got to perform at the “Hands Across The Water” show….and “Heads Up For The Wrecking Ball” was the closer! Wow! What a band! Here’s a picture of all of us sirens singing together….



And I got to see the last bit of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s last set…wow…she’s got some amazing new songs…..here I am giving her a drive-by hug after her show at the Royal Concert Hall….



Also…while on tour in January, I pre-taped a segment on the Aled Jones show called “Good Morning Sunday”. Those of you who are from the UK know Aled. He's a wonderful interviewer and an artist as well....you can go online and check out the show if you missed it.

Google Alert - Beth Nielsen Chapman

Facing the Great White
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It’s not a shark, but the blank page that can induce a sense of failure in a writer, observed US singer-songwriter, Beth Nielsen Chapman today on BBC Radio. She said the hardest work you may do as a writer is staring at that blank space ...
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The tour was great fun….aside from being my drummer and background vocalist and sometime-roady, my son Ernest opened up for me most of the shows-except for the Royal Concert Hall which was Teddy Thompson opening (he was just great!) and a couple of other shows where the very talented Kieran Halpin stepped in as Ernest was floored for a few days with the flu. At least he didn’t give it to his Mom! Here’s Ernest –a picture taken by your typical run of the mill stage-Mom!



Then from the UK, I went to South Africa to put the strings on my new project. The studio was incredible! Here’s a picture of the pipe organ along with the the string session conducted by the incredible JB Arthur.



During my visit to Johanesburg I visited C.O.P.E.S. which is a community-based non-profit organization in Soweto, Johannesburg, which primarily focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. They just do amazing work there….I was overwhelmed with the beauty and resilience of these smiling children…all orphaned by AIDS. The were presented with black baby dolls which were donated. I was struck with how quiet and respectful they were as they waited in an orderly fashion for their turn to pick out a doll.





Upon returning home I was scheduled to perform wih Brenda Lee, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welsh, and Suzy Boggus on Feb. 23rd to raise money for the Chet Atkins Community Foundation. My good friend and great songwriter Annie Roboff came by to hang with me and Little Miss Dynamite~!



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April 14th: Performing at the Tennessee Allliance for Progress Celebration and Long Haul Awards.
……….to people who have worked especially hard in the previous year to make Tennessee a better place for all its citizens.

Rev. James Lawson, civil rights pioneer, to be a keynote speaker at the
event.

Unitarian Universalist Church
1800 Woodmont Blvd
7 to 10 pm

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June 9th 08:00 PM
Beth Nielsen Chapman & the Mobile Symphony Orchestra
Mobile Saenger Theater
6 South Joachim Street, Downtown Mobile, AL.

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June 15 & 16, 2007 Concert with the Getting Higher Choir
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC

For tickets, contact Gloria Hansen
at (250) 995-8731 or tickets@gettinhigherchoir.ca
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In closing I just want to say thank you all for writing. I wish I had time to answer each one individually but it's usually 3 am. and I'm already in trouble from lack of sleep so if you don't hear a response please know that I make every effort to read the "notes-to-beth" and I'm especially moved at some of the amazing stories from you all.

There's so much more I'd like to fill you in on...but if I don't actually finish this collection of songs I may have to move to another planet!

Stay tuned for dates to be confirmed for the September UK press tour and the November UK concert tour!!!

Also…much more to come on the “Sacred Spaces Tour”……if you have a “Sacred Space” to suggest or request… email Amy at aforbnc@mac.com". We will be putting it together over the next several months. My vision is to perform in all sorts of Sacred Spaces…from Cathedrals to Forests to Synagogues and Observatories…wherever the spirit moves me!

XOXOXOXOX BNC