Through Train Windows
Norine Braun
"delicious alt-rock with bluesy country hues. Braun’s voice dazzles with its smooth, pristine textures." - tattoo (dot) com
"It's a mesmerizing album and a trip that everyoneshould take." Jamie Parmenter Vinylchapters “Sleeping Buffalo sets a solemn melodic mood to open what quickly becomes rocking. The driving boogie of Jerkwater Town snarls
"delicious alt-rock with bluesy country hues. Braun’s voice dazzles with its smooth, pristine textures." - tattoo (dot) com
"It's a mesmerizing album and a trip that everyone should take." Jamie Parmenter Vinylchapters “ Sleeping Buffalo sets a solemn melodic mood to open what quickly becomes rocking. The driving boogie of Jerkwater Town snarls while Climbing Table Mountain just pulses with a jazzy undertone. Braun has really great phrasing, smoothly rolling over her varied material.” Stuart Derdeyn The Vancouver Sun. “
Through Train Windows is a distinctly Canadian musical mosaic that will send the listener on a journey they will want to take again and again.” Mariko Margetson UK's largest Folk Publication Folk Radio and Vandela Magazine
"Braun injects a breezy, bluesy cool into the realm of folk narration.” Jonathan Frahm - For Folks Sake
“Her voice has the viscosity of a jazz crooner, the elegance of a gospel singer, and the heart of a blues artist.” Bryan Rogers
“a bluesy artist with a siren’s voice. To say I could listen to Braun sing all day would be an understatement. There’s a kind of raw power to her soulful voice.” - Robert Ottone JustPressPlay Review
An imaginative display of fine musicianship, potent vocals and heartfelt lyrics, talent like hers doesn't exactly come around too often." - Kevin Sellers Music Emission
Producer: Adam Popowitz Mixing and Mastering: Rear Window Song and Sound Studios Norine Braun: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Rhythm Guitar Adam Popowitz: Lead Guitar/Bass: Elliot Polsky: Drums/Percussion: Alice Fraser: Keys and Harmony Vocals on Rue St. Jean and I’m Going Home Huggybear Leonard: Blues Harp Steve Hilliam: Tenor Sax
All songs Words and Music by Norine Braun except I’m Going Home and Rue St. Jean Words and Music: Alice Fraser and Norine Braun . Crosses and Sweetgrass Words: Norine Braun and Music: Russell Wallace and Norine Braun
Accolades: 2018 Western Canadian Music Award Nominee
2017 The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Musician in Residence
2017 Finalist Canadian Songwriting Competition for song Coyote
2015 Canada Council For the Arts Professional Musicians Grant for Songwriting
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Venue performer
2010 Kansai International Music Conference Showcase Performer Osaka Japan and Tokyo Showcase
Winner Los Angeles Independent International Music 16th Annual Awards Female Singer- Songwriter of The Year Jazz Category for song Crystallize
Winner Artists For Literacy Songs Inspired By Literature International Songwriting Competition for song Conformity 451