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Emm Gryner — Songs Of Love And Death

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By Matt Semansky (CHARTattack) January 25, 2005 11:30 am
Emm Gryner's Girl Versions, the 2001 album on which she recast a collection of hard-rocking testosterone anthems, was a career highlight, so it’s no surprise to find her back in covers territory with Songs Of Love And Death. The record is an ode to contemporary Irish pop and features meditative readings of tunes by The Corrs, Ash, Thin Lizzy and a...
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Emm Gryner — Girl Versions

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) August 21, 2001 2:13 pm
Emm Gryner's attempts at reinterpreting a collection of "guy" songs is going to draw comparisons with another upcoming album of covers from a female singer-songwriter-pianist. But Girl Versions, in all its minimalist beauty, should be seen as distinct from anything Ms. Tori Amos has in the works. Still, there's a problem with the disc;...
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Emm Gryner Duets With Def Leppard Singer

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 1, 2009 10:30 am
There are probably fewer things weirder than the singer of a classic rock/hair metal band teaming up with an indie pop songstress, but that's happened thanks to Emm Gryner and Def Leppard. Gryner's duet with Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott, a remake of "Almighty Love" from her 2006 The Summer Of High Hopes album, will be the lead single...
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Emm Gryner: Indie Soldier

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By John Teshima (CHARTattack) July 21, 2009 1:59 pm
Piano pixie was a part of three unique albums in the last year Emm Gryner, the dedicated indie singer-songwriter, chairwoman of Dead Daisy Records and erstwhile back-up singer to David Bowie, has been highly productive over the past few months. She contributed bass and back-up vocals to the debut album of Hot One, a melodious rock combo headed...
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) June 5, 2009 11:49 am
So how is it that Emm Gryner gets all the best jobs? Sure she's hot and can sing and  likes Def Leppard, but what the fuck? Is there some kind of secret luck fountain hidden by the Scarborough Bluffs or something and bitch sneaks her way out to it on full moons to have a sip and then all of a sudden David Bowie hires her and Bono's on her nuts...
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LIGHTS' Ten Second Epic And Film Contributions

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By CHARTattack Staff January 26, 2009 2:28 pm
You'll soon be able to hear LIGHTS on more than just last year's self-titled debut EP. The Toronto singer contributed vocals to Ten Second Epic's "Everyday" from Hometown. The album will be released on Tuesday, but you can hear the entire thing on the Edmonton band's MySpace page now. LIGHTS can also be heard in the Canadian film One...
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Closer To The Heart...And Emm Gryner

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February 17, 2003

In-Flight Safety's Daniel Ledwell Releases Solo Record

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By CHARTattack Staff January 16, 2008 5:30 pm
In-Flight Safety keyboardist Daniel Ledwell will release his first solo effort, Two Over Seven, via Emm Gryner's Dead Daisy Records on Jan. 29. Ledwell wrote, arranged and performed the seven songs on guitar, bass, percussion, trumpet, cello, lap steel, keyboards, glockenspiel and banjo. He also sang and recorded, produced and mixed Two Over...
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Josh Ritter And Emm Gryner Tour Canada Together

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By CHARTattack Staff January 9, 2008 5:30 pm
Josh Ritter and Emm Gryner are hooking up for an 11-date Canadian tour that starts next month. Ritter is touring in support of his critically acclaimed fifth studio album, The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter. The Idahoan singer/songwriter toured the U.S. and Europe last year, and the Canadian dates will be his first of 2008. Gryner also had...
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Emm Gryner To Tour Western Canada And Then Start Recording New Album

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By Daniel Vest (CHARTattack) May 14, 2007 4:00 pm
Singer/songwriter Emm Gryner will make her first live appearances in western Canada in three years next month. Gryner will first wrap up a stint in Ireland, where she's hosting Songwriters Week in the town of Drogheda earlier in June. The event is the latest installment in an ongoing love affair between Gryner and the country. She released an...
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Danny Michel and Emm Gryner Get Under The Covers With CBC Radio Show

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) May 4, 2007 4:30 pm
Singer/songwriters Danny Michel and Emm Gryner have received approval from CBC Radio to host a new program called Under The Covers that "explores the world of cover songs." According to a recent post on Michel's website, the aim is to have a musical guest each week perform a cover or reveal what they thought of another artist doing...
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Emm Gryner's Willing To Let You Take Her Back To Your Place

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By John Teshima (CHARTattack) December 18, 2006 3:30 pm
Emm Gryner has been very busy. The indie singer-songwriter is currently on tour with Hot One, playing bass with the pop-rock quartet. At the same time she has also been promoting and playing some shows in support of her latest release, The Summer Of High Hopes. Recently in Toronto she played back-to-back shows, one gig with Hot One and the...
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On The Road Again: Constantines, Silverstein And Emm Gryner

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By CHARTattack Staff November 22, 2006 6:00 pm
While Constantines members Steve Lambke and Will Kidman have been doing some recent moonlighting with their respective Baby Eagle and Woolly Leaves projects, they'll rejoin the rest of the band for a series of headlining and opening shows in the coming weeks, including an afternoon benefit concert for CARE Canada at Toronto's Lee's Palace. The...
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Emm Gryner Has High Hopes For New Album

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By CHARTattack Staff September 1, 2006 5:00 pm
September's arrival means summer's departure, except if you're Emm Gryner. The Forest, Ontario native will release The Summer Of High Hopes on her own Dead Daisy label on September 26. The album came out earlier this year in Ireland, where the singer, songwriter, musician and producer made a breakthrough last year with a collection of Irish...
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Emm Gryner Sings Around With Bran Van 3000

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By Jennifer Enns (CHARTattack) April 18, 2001 3:30 pm
You never know where the pixie-esque Emm Gryner is going to turn up next. Known for her backing vocal ability that saw her working with David Bowie, Emm has added another line to her resume. You can hear her singing background vocals on Bran Van 3000's new single, "Astounded." When not working with other artists, Emm has been...
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Emm Gryner's So Busy She's An Hour Ahead

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) November 9, 2000 4:30 pm
Perhaps it was her hectic schedule or maybe lingering excitement over being chosen as Chart's heir apparent to the soulful singer-songwriter throne in the October issue, but it took Emm Gryner almost a week to set back her clocks. Considering that her life has recently been occupied with work on two new albums (her own and David Bowie's) as...
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