1-19-2013

Simply one of the best female singers we've heard.
"Where have all the Cowboys Gone" and "I Don't Want to Wait" put her on the list of chart busters. But when she was singing back up for Peter Gabriel and he featured her, it was clear by the hush and then the roar of the crowd that she was headed for bigger & better things. Of course her star rose quickly and now we are lucky to be able to have her at Ye Olde Bull Run. Just what we need on a cold January night.

Grammy winner and 7 time Grammy nominee, she has released six albums spanning a seventeen year career.  She has sold approximately three million albums and has performed with Counting Crows, Matchbox 20, Sarah McLachlan, Melissa Etheridge, Lilith Fair, Peter Gabriel, Emmy Lou Harris and many more. Emotionally deep and thrilling performances are a trademark. Poetically melodic and fiercely touching, intelligent writing makes Cole stand apart. Other artists such as Herbie Hancock, Annie Lennox and Katherine McPhee have covered her compositions.

As the first woman in history to solely produce and receive the Best Producer Grammy nomination for her work, "This Fire", Cole has broken boundaries with a searcher's spirit. From her top ten hits of the 1990's to her more recent critically acclaimed albums, Paula Cole continues to write, produce, record and perform heartfelt, meaningful, lasting music.
"An extraordinary songwriter with a gorgeous voice" – Rolling Stone
"A feisty poet with a soaring voice and a funky groove." – Entertainment Weekly
"An original voice both in what she is saying and how she is saying it." – Peter Gabriel.

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