Susan Cogan

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Susan Cogan's newest CD, Gypsy Hill, co-produced with Paul Brosseau, recorded at Nomad Music on Salt Spring Island, BC, features such talented performers as Jerome Jarvis, Kerry Galloway, Wyckham Porteous, and Bill Henderson. With an alchemy of folk, world-beat, Middle Eastern and contemporary sounds, Susan Cogan's original music transcends cultural differences to inspire the core of our shared humanity. An extraordinary woman of vast experience, Susan charms her listeners with her versatile vocal range and her ability to fuse elements of seemingly diverse styles into soulful, moving music.

An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and passionate entertainer, Susan's career spans three decades and two continents. Her first public performances were in between sets of her uncle's big band, and launched Susan on the path she follows today. Her songs are 'standards' on Israeli radio. After relocating to Jerusalem, she joined what became the popular duo "Susan and Fran". Many performances, television appearances, and heavy rotation radio play followed as the two women built a loyal fan base that still exists today. In Canada, Susan has performed her one-woman multi-media show One Artist in Search of a Song at the Vancouver and Victoria Fringe Festivals, sang concerts throughout North America, and released several recordings, which have been heard on radio stations across North America and Europe. Music from Susan's CD, Space Age Primitives, was recently featured in the BC-made film, Fury for the Sound.

"I am a gypsy caravan of one. My hair is white, my daughter is grown and my dishes are done. I'm taking my guitar, my dumbek and my new CD and hopping into my van nicknamed 'The Spirit Princess'. For four months I'll be crossing this vast country to Newfoundland and back, bringing my music to new audiences and renewing contact with old fans. These are my songs. This is my Earthwalk."