Artist description Rosanne Raneri is an award-winning singer-songwriter who arrests audiences' musical and emotional sensibilities with her provocative, surprising and unique songwriting, her disarming voice and her riveting and gutsy performances. Rosanne is setting new boundaries with imagery, language and music. Her songs reflect a spirit compelled not only to seek out the truth and to set it free, but also to expose and celebrate the infinite number of qualities, desires, needs, dreams, that make us who we are.

Similar Artists Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Sara McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Patty Larkin, Ani DiFranco, Maura O'Connell, Leonard Cohen

Artist History Rosanne marked her recording debut with "A Little Nip", the powerful and highly acclaimed compilation of women artists from the Hudson Valley Region released by Grrr Records in 1994. Her first full length recording, "Frantic and Weightless", was released in 1996 to rave reviews. "Rosanne, who has one of the most life affirming voices in this bounty of golden throats, fashions a work that is as haunting as it is striking in its intensity", says Eye on Saratoga Magazine. "Frantic and Weightless" was named by several area music reviewers, as one of the top five local and national releases for 1996. Rosanne was voted Best Acoustic Performer in 1996, Best Female Acoustic Performer in 1997 and Best Female Solo Artist in 1998 by Metroland Magazine, and Best Female Singer-Songwriter in 1999 by Metroland Magazine and The Times Union. Rosanne is featured in the book SOLO: Women Singer-Songwriters In Their Own Words, a collection of interviews and photos of twenty of today's premier women singer-songwriters, along with Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osborne, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ani DiFranco, Holly Palmer, Katie Curtis, Cassandra Wilson, and Rosanne Cash. SOLO, by Marc Woodworth and Emma Dodge Hanson, published by Dell Publishing, was released in August, 1998. Rosanne was chosen to be featured on the premier of the award-winning cable television series "Sounding Board", produced by Time Warner Cable, which showcases regional musicians and songwriters and was first aired in January, 1999. She has also been a guest host on the program. Rosanne was the winner of the 1994-95 Turtle Hill Festival Showcase Competition in Rochester, New York, the 1995 Tinker Street Café Open Mic Competition in Woodstock, New York and has opened for Rickie Lee Jones, Rosanne Cash, June Tabor, Ani DiFranco, Maria Muldaur, Bill Morrisey, Jonathan Edwards, The Rude Girls, Dave Mallett and Tony Bird, and has shared the stage with Garnet Rogers, Tom Paxton, Trout Fishing in America, Lucy Kaplansky, Anson Olds, The Burns Sisters and Michael Jerling. Rosanne's second full-length recording, "Parhelion", will be released in the late summer of 2000.

Albums Frantic and Weightless (1995), Parhelion (Sept 2000)

Press Reviews "One of the most powerful young voices in music today." ~ Bruce Cockburn "Rosanne's good, I mean really good, I mean she's AMAZING!" ~ Tom Paxton" A stunning singer and lyricist, powerful, riveting voice, resounding guitar, intense lyrics. Haunting and gripping, her music is exciting!" ~ Kathleen Shaw, The Courier "Rosanne projects strength and humor, becomes reflective and bluesy -Heartstopping." ~ Ellen Geisel, Dirty Linen "One of the best new voices in Folk Music, beautiful lyrics, contagious melodies." ~ Lively Lucy's Coffee House, Skidmore College "Preternaturally wise scribe… A Folk-goddess in training." ~ Metroland Magazine "She sings like a hurricane and writes as if she's lived before - A treasure!" ~ Caffe Lena "Exuberance is personified in Rosanne's stunning vocals, in-depth lyrical songwriting and infectious humor. Her riveting stage presence has gained her deserved critical acclaim and a devout following." ~ The Folk Times "Exciting!…the fastest rising star in the Capital District orbit." ~ Mark Sulliveres, The Source "Rosanne is one of those rare artists who is breathtakingly marvelous and doesn't know it. She is Joni Mitchell and Joan Armatrading rolled into one." ~ Don Wilcock, The Record "The Capital Region's own singer-songwriter-goddess Rosanne Raneri (is a) radiant performer. Make no mistake about it, Raneri is a star-in-waiting." ~ Greg Haymes, The Times Union

Location Troy, NY - USA

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