From the side of a mountain on the west coast of British Columbia, a new sound resonates off the waters of Howe Sound – it’s the voice of Karen Fowlie.

“An upbeat collection of feel-good alt. country / rock songs” describes the original music you’ll hear at Karen’s live shows. Formerly from Alberta, Fowlie is a veteran performer who has given live performances and festival shows since 1997. In 2005, Karen made the move to Sea to Sky country and established herself in the Vancouver scene.

In 2006, Karen was thrilled to work with one of Vancouver’s top producers, Dale Penner (Nickelback, Matthew Good Band, Shawn Hlookoff). Her debut CD “Pushing the Edge” is the result. Now distributed through Adagio Music/Ioda Alliance, it is currently available through iTunes.com and several other online vendors.

"Pushing the Edge" has had notable success. Over 2007-2008, music from the CD has been added to two compilation CDs: Music BC’s “Make A Case Against Racism”’ and the 2008 Vancouver Artist’s Collective Association (VACA) compilation. In addition, the single “Happy” was selected to represent music from British Columbia  in the 2008 Japan Trade mission. Recently Fowlie also obtained national exposure in 7-11 and Wal-Mart stores as Hevy D Popcorn included the single “Tell Me” as a free download in their product. “Tell Me” then went on to garner Karen an accolade from the British Columbia Attorney General.

In this last year, Fowlie was invited back to Vancouver’s New Music West Festival, gave an exclusive concert in the North Vancouver Sunny Sundays Concert Series and headlined the Copper and Fire Festival.

The future is bright for Karen Fowlie. Her newest song, “Christmas Is Tomorrow’” will be included on “A Very Vancouver Christmas” compilation CD where all funds raised are donated to the BC SPCA. To top things off, Fowlie is in the final stages of production for the music video of her single “Tell Me” (release Jan. 2009).

“There are uncharted waters in today’s digital music world”, says Karen. “It’s all about continually adjusting your sails to get where you want to go!”

It’s true that the members of the Karen Fowlie Band live (or lived recently) in the tiny village of Lions Bay, located on the dreamy shore of BC’s Howe Sound. They came together in February 2010 for an Olympic show and enjoyed making music so much, they decided keep the good times rolling. Featuring a hint of Pop, a sprinkle of Country and the ability to rock it, Karen and her band are not afraid to venture into the realm of exciting new Alt. Country/Rock sounds.

The Karen Fowlie Band consists of some great veteran players, including Adam Bowen who feels equally at home with his stand-up fretless or fretted bass; kick-ass Drummer Mike Santos who lays down a tight groove with flair; Hammond organist, technical whiz and fog machine expert Peter Gross; and Guitarist Tim Moshansky who can summon an array of cool sounds from his six-strings. Karen’s signature clear voice and socially relevant music make her stand out from the rest.

Over the last few years Fowlie has been playing the cafe and festival circuit in support of her debut CD. Recent gigs for the new Karen Fowlie Band include shows at the Winter Olympics Torch Run, Athlete's Village and Plaza of Nations Stage. Karen’s new songs have been road tested in front of audiences and the band is excited to begin recording Karen’s sophomore CD in the fall of 2010 with producer Stephen Drake (the Odds, 54-40).

Music

Karen's EPK Video

Karen Fowlie Links

• Visit Karen's Website