About this project
VIDEO ABOVE FILMED & DIRECTED BY ALEX RAPPOPORT
Alex filmed Ollabelle during the early stages of recording their third album-- so now you have a unique opportunity at a glimpse of the process.
The opportunities for musicians to release their own music have never been better. Ollabelle would like to take advantage of the new marketplace by releasing their record themselves.
The band has already recorded the music, but we need to raise funds to create the artwork, master it, press up cds and hire a promotion team. We need your help, but we've got some great rewards in store for you if you can.
Thanks for your support,
Ollabelle
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 23, 2011.
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A download of the finished album delivered to you before it is available to the public.
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a CD of the new album, when complete, also delivered before the release date.
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The Deluxe version, the EP plus a download of 10 additional unreleased Ollabelle songs recorded in Fiona's apartment during rehearsals for the Riverside Battle Songs CD.
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An Invitation to attend a private acoustic apartment concert to be held May 6th, 2011 in New York City.
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Dinner for 2 with Ollabelle at Alta Restaurant in New York, food & drink included.
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House Concert by Ollabelle at YOUR house (within 100 miles of New York City) Mutually agreeable date.
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A multi-talented, democratic collective whose participants share vocal and songwriting duties, Ollabelle gains strength from its members' shared sense of mission, as well as their diverse musical and personal backgrounds. Although the group initially began as a casual sideline to the musicians' individual projects, it quickly evolved into a full-time creative entity with an unmistakable life of its own.
All five Ollabelle members had come from varied backgrounds and geographical locations to make music in New York City, and had crossed paths or worked together in various combinations. Woodstock-bred Amy Helm came had a long history singing in blues combos. Byron Isaacs had worked as bassist with a variety of artists while pursuing his own songwriting efforts. Tony Leone had an extensive resume as a jazz drummer. Fiona McBain had moved to New York from Sydney, Australia and had begun to win attention as a solo singer/songwriter. Canadian-born Glenn Patscha had long been active in the New Orleans music scene.
Although all five were pursuing individual projects at the time, their musical affinity evolved into a solid band chemistry, and the group (which also included guitarist Jimi Zhivago) quickly gained a local reputation for its exuberant live sets. They recorded their debut album on spec at a local studio, and the project won the attention of renowned artist/producer T Bone Burnett, who was impressed enough to release Ollabelle on his Sony-distributed DMZ label.
The second album, Riverside Battle Songs — produced by veteran producer/multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell and mixed by longtime admirer T Bone Burnett — showcases the group's own compositions. Such memorable originals as "Heaven's Pearls," "Fall Back," "Dream the Fall," "Blue Northern Lights" and "Reach for Love" offer subtly riveting examples of the bandmates' vocal and instrumental interplay, mining an evocative palette of acoustic and electric textures to create singularly expressive music.
Both discs won massive critical acclaim as did tours with Diana Krall, Ryan Adams, Hem, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley and Buddy Miller. As well as collaborative shows with Jim Lauderdale, Catherine Russell, Richard Shindell, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Levon Helm, David Bromberg, Crooked Still, William Bell, Jim White and Martha Scanlan.
