Canadian singer-songwriter Coco Love Alcorn will perform music from her new album Wonderland at Tir-na-nog Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 4.
Fellow Canadian chanteuse Shari Ulrich invited Alcorn to play Bowen as part of Ulrich’s Trust Me concert series.
“I can honestly say, Coco Love Alcorn, simply said, is one of my all-time favourite singers,” says Ulrich. “She has the vocal ability to sing pretty much anything, but is all about serving the music, not impressing the listener with her vocal prowess. To me, that is the mark of a great singer. And she is the bravest and most in-the-moment performer I know.”
Daughter of jazz singer John Alcorn, Coco released her debut album in 1995 and subsequently toured as an opening act for Burton Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jesse Cook and Ani DiFranco, and performed at Lilith Fair.
As a songwriter and vocalist, Alcorn effortlessly embraces her diverse musical influences – jazz, pop, R&B and folk – melding them seamlessly into her own distinctive and compelling sound, explains Ulrich.
“I have no doubt that, like me, anyone who has seen her before will jump at the chance to hear her again,” adds Ulrich. “And if you haven’t heard her, trust me, you are in for a rare treat.”
Coco Love Alcorn’s show at the Tir-na-nog Theatre, 585 Rivendell Dr., is on Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 at Phoenix on Bowen or online at Brown Paper Tickets at [email protected], or $25 at the door.
