We head over to Show Low, AZ for the Medieval Mayhem Festival this weekend ~ should be a good time. come on over if you are close by! :)

There is also a new interview with "Crazy John" at: http://www.oshradio.com/


Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #30 - Wandering Planets Tour update, Medieval Mayhem is next! New dates announced and more to come. New interview (visit http://www.shaunaburns.com for the Barbara Bruce 'Believe' interview.), review (http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/digest/digest.php?a=viewr&id=873) and newsletter sign up (http://shaunaburns.fanbridge.com/). We end today with 'Driving Far' from the Utah Ren Fest.

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pugs,
s

hello!

major flowers in the cacti garden ~ love this time of year! they are amazing. :)

we are working on little touch-ups for the main site, little things here and there. just found out the contact page isn't working properly, whoops!, not sure how long that's been acting up... but it should be fixed soon. and we are adding the new Anamnesis videos to the video section too.

the Wandering Planets Tour is tootling along, it's been great. this tour feels even more relaxed than last year. if that is even possible. it's nice. probably because i'm spending a lot more time by myself on stage. it gets lonely sometimes but i'm enjoying it too. looking forward to the band shows in Show Low, AZ in july. it should be rockin! contemplating getting a new dress for these shows... i love my black and olive dress but it might be nice to switch it up. hmmm... we'll see.

i can't wait until Imogen Heap comes out with her new album, been following her on Twitter. i love her. i also have been loving all the new albums that have come out this year: DM, Tori, Color Theory's EP, which funny enough came out the same day as Anamnesis! how cool is that?! i've also been loving my old favorite Agnes Milewski. she is so awesome, i would love to see her in concert (have to get back to Austria asap!) oh, and we saw Flight of the Conchords in concert: completely hysterical! it was so funny and musically rockin.

anyhoo, we are looking into a few more dates to add to the tour which hopefully i can post soon. it will probably be in the mid-west (north-ish).

the stew is staring to bubble... already... lot's of tasty things are starting to come together, as they always do. ;)

cacti snug,
s

Hello there!

Below is a new Thistle Glen and the Behind Anamnesis video! It's been tasty getting out there and playing the shows, everyone has been so kind and helpful, I'm so grateful! I've been posting pics and thank you's over on MySpace and I've posted a ton of new pics in the Live Journal Gallery here: http://pics.livejournal.com/shaunaburns ~ Next up on the Wandering Planets Tour is the Colorado Medieval Festival on June 6th. I miss Caroline already! I wish she could be with me the entire tour, she rocked it at the Maryland shows. :)

Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #29 - Faerie Tune - Tour updates and re-caps, next show in Colorado. Follow on Twitter.com/ShaunaBurns! (https://twitter.com/shaunaburns) New pics, reviews and interview in press section and the video: Behind Anamnesis is finally here! We'll end today with a special bootleg treat starring the amazing Caroline Kemper.

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faerie nug,
s

Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #28 - Wandering Planets - Wandering Planets Tour is out and about! Follow the tour on https://twitter.com/shaunaburns. Anamnesis is now available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby plus ShaunaBurns.com. Press, radio updates and new video and t-shirt chitchat.



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wandering snug,
s

ahahahahahaha.... it's here! Anamnesis is flying out to the world. I've been insane busy getting every little thing in order and now it's here! yesterday was nuts! but it's always fun, i like a little nuttiness. ha! but i hope everyone enjoys the tunes. the reviews are starting to come in and i'm completely floored. it's so humbling when you hear someone else's thoughts about the music ~ it's so overwhelming. i try very hard to translate the songs the way they want to be heard and it's nice when others embrace them as well. i feel i can't say thank you enough, really.

there have been so many updates on the main site (http://www.shaunaburns.com), new entry super-cool page, new photos up, new bio updates, new tour news, new, new, new updates. and a thistle glen!

but i wanted to put some thank you's here that i put in the newsletter and myspace blog ~ these guys are very special to me ~

I wanted to give a few very special thank you’s to some people that help play a large role getting the music out there and help me out sooo much ~ James, Steve, Spiral peeps, Ryan, Kiley & Marc, Chip, Bryce, Michelle, Miles High peeps, Benno, Nick, Mom & Dad and all our families and friends... and of course you guys too! Thank you so much for all the support and love, I truly do appreciate all the thoughts, messages and kindness! :)


Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #27 - Anamnesis - Anamnesis is out now! Let's chat about it! Grab the new EP on Shauna Burns.com, listening party going on right now, new photos, site updates and a very special download treat. New press and The Wandering Planets Tour is starting soon. Giant thank you's!

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anamnesis snugs,
shauna

Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #26 - Smell a new tune - Anamnesis will be released on April 14th on shaunaburns.com with goodles! It will be on iTunes/Amazon and others shortly after. It's the sister planet of Moon and Fire ~ and is also a memory. 'Smell' and 'So Tell Me...' are now up everywhere. Weekly treat, new photos, music clips and more on the way. New video album collage and announcing the Wandering Planets Tour.


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darkly nug,
s

Hi!

While recording Anamnesis my friend and awesome-all-around-gal Kiley Astle played violin on the track "So Tell Me..." and absolutely blew us away. Kiley's violin took this song to another level and I'm so honored to have her magic contribute to this song. You can listen to it on her MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/kbaviolin) before I put the song up in all the usual places. I can't thank Kiley enough for her friendship and support ~ You rock my world! :)

I'm working on my gigantic to-do list... it's fun but making my brain hurt. Oh, it's all good. It's exciting to finally get all the treats out. I wanted to record a new Thistle Glen last week but I just crashed. Hopefully going to get it done today or tomorrow. Feels like it's been forever!

I'm still completely overwhelmed by the love coming in from the music, photos, album cover reveal and the Anamnesis collage video ~ the support is very much appreciated. :)

Okay, Tour News: We are still getting information about exact times for some of the shows, it's a little weird with festivals sometimes and we're trying to nail details down. But if you have any questions please email me: shauna at shaunaburns dot com

It's looking like I'll be doing some tasty solo shows this summer but all those shows will have James on some percussion (so I'm not all by myself! ha!) and in Maryland I'm so excited that Caroline Kemper, Ms. Harpist-Extraordinaire, is going to be joining me! Now this is going to be awesome. But don't worry, we have the band for some shows too (like the Utah Ren Fest, Show Low, AZ and a festival in Phoenix later this year). It will be a good mix, and I'm sure some other dates will pop up, they always do. :)

Oh, and we've fixed the Star Chart Radio on the site ~ it's brand new and much easier to navigate. A big thank you to Benno for that help. We're also fixing up a few other things which will be revealed soon.

Talk to you soon!

desert mist,
s

Hello!

"Smell", the first song off Anamnesis, is here! You can take a listen over at http://www.shaunaburns.com and over on MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/shaunaburns) ~ and the gallery over here is updated as well! http://pics.livejournal.com/shaunaburns/

I'm completely overwhelmed with all the kindness and love that has been coming over the last few days about the new photos and music. I'm so grateful for all the support and snugs. It's been really fun putting everything together, re-doing MySpace and updating all the sites. It's nice to get a fresh re-do every now and then huh?

I'm getting ready to edit some video too... hee hee hee! lot's of fun stuff coming down the pike.

I have to also give a huge thank you to Nick Adams my amazing photographer/magic maker. His photos are pure magic. I can't wait for you guys to see the entire layout of the album. Steve, James and I love it!

Okay kids, I have so much more to share with you; songs, videos, pics, tour dates... and I've got to get going on a Thistle Glen...

Better get back to the grind. Good thing I like the grind! ;)

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the kindness!

much love and snugs,
shauna

hi!

i've been getting the music ready. watering... singing... playing... fiddling... tweaking... mixing... turning the volume up... turning the volume down... nurturing. Anamnesis is almost here. i want to get one or two songs up next week. i hope so! lot's of goodies are going to be coming ~ photos, videos, chitchat and of course, music. :)

it's almost here...

windy snug,
s

Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #25 - Firstly, the Best of 2008 recap, check out the Press Section on the site for newness. New Anamnesis interview posted too! Thistle Glen Presents Color Theory : Brian Hazard joins me for a discussion about music, his latest release The Thought Chapter, Depeche Mode and other musings. Now go grab his music: http://www.colortheory.com


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This is one of my favorite Thistle Glen's ~ A huge thank you to Brian for all the kindness! And yes... I know I said "Here is this House" instead of "Here is the House"... oi ~ blasphemy.

electronica snug,
s

Hi Everyone!

I have a very special little treat ~ while recording the main part of Anamnesis in the studio last November I did an interview with Tamera at Spiral Studios where I record. This is the first peek for the EP that will be released early April. In the interview we talk about the new work, recording process and what Anamnesis is about. I hope you enjoy this first look!

Spiral Studios Blog: http://spiralsays.blogspot.com/2008/11/shauna-burns-records-her-latest-ep_26.html


I have another really cool treat coming in the next few weeks ~ a super-duper-awesome Thistle Glen that will blow your socks off! Let's just say I've come across some music that is rockin my world. Stay tuned!

electric mug,
s

hello everyone ~ :)

i have a few more "best of 2008" treats ~ very cool ~ so grateful. :)

the Moon and the Fire circle was chosen as one of The Promise Live : Best of 2008 (http://thepromiselive.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html) ~ Thank you so much!

To add to the list of very cool things that happened in 2008 ~ 'Around You' was #1 on the Song Vault Pop Radio (http://www.songvault.fm/artists.htm?id=1898) in Feb 08 because of your votes ~ much love!

the Press Section over on http://www.shaunaburns.com is now completely overhauled ~ you can listen to interviews, read articles and reviews right there on the page and all the links are working (sorry, a few expired and i didn't catch them but they all work now). everything is organized very nicely, if i say so myself. ;)

i've been updating the the Reverb Nation (http://www.reverbnation.com/shaunaburns) page ~ it's a pretty nifty little site.

okay, i'll be back very soon with some super-duper-exciting stuff!

snuggy,
s

hello!

i just got this and thought to share... :)

The kind Jud Conway at KindWeb (http://www.kindweb.com/index.asp) has posted his review of the Moon and the Fire circle and it's featured on their front page! Thank you so much for this wonderful review! Click here to read it in full: http://www.kindweb.com/reviews/review.asp?ID=24438

'The musical universe of Shauna Burns is dominated by stream-of-consciousness lyrics that float effortlessly over piano-driven melodies complemented by a delicate mix of guitars, harps, and cellos and accentuated by warm bass tones and strong percussion. [And] features some of her most inspired songwriting to date... If this enchanting album turns out to be anything less than the musical personification of Shauna Burns' search for footing within the universe, it is still a moving and intense journey 'from [the] light to the dark and back' that many listeners will, no doubt, want to take again… and again.' - Jud Conway, KindWeb (http://www.kindweb.com/reviews/review.asp?ID=24438)

And speaking of heart-warming reviews... Our dear friends at Collected Sounds:

'[T]he opening track, Bloom, is a stand out. It's orchestral, ambient, ethereal and a great composition. Shauna's music is sort of transcendent. It is really great to listen to when you want to 'get away' but can't. I find it helpful on those stressful days. It has a wonderful calming effect.' - Amy Lotsberg, Collected Sounds (http://www.blog.collectedsounds.com/?p=1046)

'The singer and pianist [has] written some stunning songs and her delivery is sharp. Desert Sun is a subtly orchestrated song with a lovely melody. Chamber is a lushly produced, beautiful number with some of Burns' best singing. Tumbleweed muses about full moons and lost love even as Burns' turns in some fine piano playing. Around You is an up tempo very radio friendly song that retains an artsy integrity. Shauna Burns continues her artistic journey and it’s one worth following.' - Anna Maria Stjärnell, Collected Sounds (http://www.blog.collectedsounds.com/?p=1046)

quite marvelous... wow. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
lovin snugs,
s

we are getting some really fantastic news ~ some very cool stuff!

Our good friend Amy at Collected Sounds has named the Moon and the Fire circle in the Best of 2008 albums! (http://www.blog.collectedsounds.com/?cat=30) Here's the beautiful review: (http://www.blog.collectedsounds.com/?p=1046) Some of you may remember that Amy kindly named every thought as one of the Top Albums of 2005 (http://www.blog.collectedsounds.com/?p=1940), an honor we still tout today! Thank you so much Amy and Collected Sounds ~ We love ya!

'Around You' has been chosen as one of WCH Radio's Top 50 Songs For 2008! It made the list at number 23 ~ Thank you WCH Radio! (http://www.wchradio.net/top50songsfor2008.htm)

And yours truly made the list of Radio Crystal Blue's top recording artists of the year 2008 at number 45 ~ Thanks so much! (http://www.radiocrystalblue.com/chart.html)

this is so humbling... thank you so much! :)

giant snugs and love,
shauna

Welcome to Thistle Glen episode #24 - Remember When... - It's the end of the year, remember when this stuff happened... The holiday shop is still up, Facebook is humming, The Moon and the Fire Circle launch, tour and 'Around You' kicked booty. Paul's best of 2008 list* (Thank you!), iTunes 6 song coolness*, new 'Bloom' live video now up and announcing Anamnesis ~ the new EP that will be released in the new year! Lot's to come in 2009, see you then!

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*For Paul's 2008 list and the iTunes 6 songs link click over to http://www.shaunaburns.com in the news section. :)

Happy New Year!

Much love and snugs!

shauna

hi there ~

yes, i am cold. yes, indeed. tis a bit frosty out but it's nice to wear sweaters and coats. the music is coming along... marinating you could say. these things take time to saturate through the blood. but all will be revealed soon. if you are signed up for the newsletter this might make more sense... but basically i've been stewing in the studio again and will be releasing a new little EP in the new year. it's very connected to Moon and Fire and these little treats are going to be quite tasty i think. just some more tinkering and a good mix and master (ah, the techy stuff) and then it will be ready for you. stew, stew, stew!

okay ~ much, much, much more soon... i need to get close to a blazing fire or something. :P

mugs of hot tea snugs,
s

as requested by the wonderful paul (hi paul!) here is a pic of the goods available when you order from our awesome Holiday Shop. yum!





nug!
s

alright kiddies,

the holiday shop is up! you can grab all sorts of goodies over at http://www.shaunaburns.com ~ and included with every order is a free mini flashlight, magnet, sticker pack and postcard pack. pretty nifty things, if i do say so myself. and for the first time all cd's that are sold via paypal will be autographed. these treats are usually only available at shows so it might be a cool thing... if you're into that sort of thing. ;)

one note ~ the t-shirts in the news section are the ones we have in stock. the "desert" t-shirt and the "men's piano" t-shirt will take an extra few weeks.

but all others are waiting patiently. :)

thanks for all the love and i'll talk to you soon... i think i will post that video soon... stay tuned!

mugs,
s

Visit the Holiday Shop here: http://www.shaunaburns.com

hello,

it's that time, when the chill hits your face and you know you need your sweater and scarf... now. it's quite eye opening. i've been decorating the sites a bit (here and myspace) and i'm getting ready to post a special "holiday shop" with some special treats included with every order. you can look over on http://www.shaunaburns.com right now for a taste.

i've been busy over on facebook (boy that place is completely crazy to figure out) updating the pages with some new stuff too. i have to say a big thank you to bryce and chip for helping me keep up with all the sites, these guys rock my socks off.

i'm thinking about posting the live version of "bloom" for a special holiday treat. not sure if we're all "bloomed-out" but it's a fun vid... thinking...

okay, i'll be back with some more holiday cheer... as much as i can give. hee hee...

icicle snugs,
s

ps ~ yes, the icicles are out in force in the blog... burrr!!