In Concert: "Save The Arkansas"

Colorado singer Gabrielle Louise

Colorado singer Gabrielle Louise performed her new single, "Save The Arkansas," at the Guy Clark Swallow Hill concert in Denver, Saturday night.

DENVER March 1, 2008 -- Colorado singer Gabrielle Louise performed her latest song, "Save The Arkansas," before an audience of over 600 on Saturday night, when she opened for Guy Clark at his Swallow Hill concert in Denver. Gabrielle Louise was joined by violin master Ryan Drickey. The event took place at the L2 Church, 1477 Columbine St., Denver, CO, at 8:00 pm, March 1, 2008.

The song, "Save The Arkansas," is ripped from the headlines across the nation the past 2 weeks concerning the threat of a toxic mine pool blowout in Leadville, Colorado. The imminent release of up to 1-and-a-half billion gallons of poisonous waters from Prospect Mountain and the surrounding mining district could force the evacuation of local residents and lay waste to the region's wildlife and ecosystem. Thursday's headline in the New York Times reads, "Mine Water Poses Danger of a Toxic Gusher."

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Gabrielle Louise is an emerging artist noted for her poignant lyrics (a two-time John Lennon Songwriting Contest finalist, winner of the Jack Maher Songwriting Award) and astonishing vocals. She felt compelled to write "Save The Arkansas" because she grew up in the Arkansas River Basin, a source of imagery and meaning in her earlier songwriting.

Gabrielle Louise's songs are rooted in folk and country while her melody and delivery show strong pop sensibilities. Her sound has the earthy feel of Joni Mitchell and her performances the emotion and musical adventurism of Martin Sexton. She is at one moment folkie and ethereal, the next moment a smoky jazz chanteuse. Gabrielle's clear, clean voice draws comparisons to singers such as Eva Cassidy and Susan Werner, while her songwriting is evocative of a young Paul Simon.

Raised in a small town in the Colorado Rockies, Gabrielle made her way to Boston in 2004 to study music professionally. In Colorado, Gabrielle had been performing since the age of twelve, having grown up in a musical family. Her father, Paul Sadler III, began touring as lead guitarist for country music star Michael Martin Murphy when she was eight. Her mother is a ground breaking Music Therapist.

The singer/songwriter released her debut album, Journey, in 2006. Journey found the artist at a crossroads between youthful ideals and aging observation. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in December 2006, Gabrielle began touring nationally and working on her sophomore album at New York City's Clinton Recording Studio, the same space that Bob Dylan just completed his newest record, Modern Times. She released a preview EP, Around in Circles for her summer tour of 2007.

Gabrielle Louise's music is an incorporation of contrasting elements that blend folk, pop, roots, jazz, and country. She creates music as versatile as her geographical history. From her small-town Colorado upbringing through her recent cosmopolitan city experience, she has developed an old soul, a traveler's spirit, and a voice as clear as a Rocky Mountain morning.