And so today I felt the light go on. Painting the music of Violet... Pressed flowers from the summer, saved for the seasons ahead... Violet has been patiently waiting in the wings for a while, waiting for her time. A few years ago I started getting Violet ready to record but the music had another idea first... a holiday album first then Violet. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and travel that unexpected journey. But strangely the 'Songscapes' (original songs on the holiday album, A Winter Gathering) feel musically connected to the final work on Violet. As if this album was waiting for the entry point. I asked my dearest friend Tiffany Ducret to paint some paintings for the artwork and she took the music of Violet and painted two stunning pieces that match perfectly. This artwork became one of the main visual focal points. The whole album feels very positive and uplifting to me. A loving female embrace. Self-discovery, humility and surrounding yourself with goodness. It feels like as we become more vulnerable the inspiration for our lives comes barreling in. I see Violet as freedom. All songs written by Shauna Burns Published by Waving Wand (ASCAP) Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Red Rock Music Studios Additional recording of Celtic Harp at Blue House Productions Engineered by Sean O'Dwyer & James Clark Mixed by Sean O'Dwyer Original Paintings by Tiffany Ducret Photography & Design by Silvia Gutierrez Layout & Cover by Marc D Veltri Management by Chip Schutzman / Miles High Productions Red Rock Music Piano, Keyboard & Vocals: Shauna Burns Drums & Percussion: James Clark Guitar & Backing Vocals: Ryan Whyte Maloney Cello: Lindsey Springer Celtic Harp: Caroline Kemper Bio: Shauna Burns is a singer-songwriter who blends ethereal vocals and sweeping piano runs who has won over audiences across the United States with her Celtic style. From her 2005 debut Every Thought and 2006 follow-up EP Desert Tune she has evolved and grown as a musician and a performer. The year 2013 has provided Burns to express her fresh ideas through storytelling. The new album, titled Violet, showcases her music that continues to flourish. Her debut release unlocked the door to an exhilarating career as one of the most promising multi-talents on today's indie music scene - a spiritually driven journey that blossomed on her breakthrough 2008 recording The Moon and The Fire Circle and continued on her 2009 EP Anamnesis. The Moon and the Fire Circle, a richly thematic and ultimately healing work that offered an emotional bridge between darkness and light, met with similar success. It's first single Around You reached #7 on the FMQB AC Chart, was one of WCH Radio's Top Songs for 2008 and hit #1 on Song Vault Radio. The collection was selected Best of 2008 by Collected Sounds and The Promise Live. Radio Crystal Blue also chose Burns as one of the Top Recording Artists of the Year 2008. Conceived as an extension of the music on The Moon and the Fire Circle, Burns' follow-up five track EP Anamnesis included songs that relate in some way to each of the five senses (including Smell). Burns had developed her captivating vocal and playing style while growing up in Miami, where she was inspired by her mother's love for the piano and groundbreaking pop/rock artists like Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos. After receiving a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology at the University of Utah, she spent a year in Europe preparing her debut album. Burns' music has long been inspired by many cultures and ideas that surround the world as well as the landscape of the deserts and mountains of the Western U.S. Drawing metaphorically upon her passion for Anthropology, she sees every phase of her career as a new opportunity to dig into herself to uncover the next musical adventure. It's heartwarming to receive messages from people who discover and connect with my music and it's gratifying to know that what I created in solitude has the ability to touch people emotionally, she says. I use Anthropology as a songwriting tool all the time. It's the study of human develo
