Ginny Owens
Ginny Owens Bio
Although critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Ginny Owens
has released seven projects in the last eight years, Bring
Us Peace, is her very first journey into the world of holiday
music.
“I’ve always thought that a Christmas record was
something I’d do some day,” the award-winning musician
explains. “I think I’ve been waiting for the perfect
songs and the perfect time. And both have finally arrived.”
Bring Us Peace is an intimate, eclectic mix of original tracks,
familiar tunes as well as some unexpected songs. From the
Ray Charles-esque blues tune “Nothin’ for Christmas,”
in which Owens pours out her Mississippi soul, to the angelic,
a capella “Ave Maria,” arranged by Owens, this record
provides an extraordinarily unique listening experience for
all.
Owens co-produced Bring Us Peace with her long-time friends
and touring mates bassist Tony Lucido and drummer Will Sayles.
“We all think alike,” Owens said of the recording
experience. “We generally like to take the same risks,
and we enjoy the same type of production. Lots of the tracks
went to tape without much editing, so there are squeaking
piano pedals, emotional vocal takes, and even a six-and-a-half-minute
song without a click. There was no one there to tell us we
couldn’t, so we did.”
Ginny Owens has been playing piano since she was two years
old, which was just around the time she lost her eyesight.
After completing her degree in music education, Owens signed
on as a staff songwriter at BMG Music and soon acquired a
record deal with Michael W. Smith’s Rocketown Records.
In the past eight years, Owens has performed at such prestigious
events as Lillith Fair, The Sundance Film Festival, and White
House South Lawn Tee Ball. She has created her own non-profit,
The Fingerprint Initiative, a service organization that seeks
to “bring hope to the world, one touch at a time.”
Fifty percent of the proceeds from Bring Us Peace sales will
be donated to Fingerprint’s many service projects. This,
in fact, was one of the initial inspirations for Owens’
decision to make a Christmas record.
Owens says of Bring Us Peace, “This might be my favorite
project yet. It is intimate, conversational, stylistically
diverse, and really creative. And more than this, it is my
Christmas gift to all who will listen. In a time when the
world seems to be at war, Bring Us Peace is my humble and
passionate prayer for all mankind.” Courtesy ginnyowens.com
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