Wendy Woo
angels laughing
© 2005 Wendy Woo (637285515129)
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Though born in New York City, Wendy Woo grew up in Colorado. Her energetic personality, musical skills, and spirited songwriting have made her a media and fan favorite.
Multicultural in both heritage and outlook, Woo displays a blend of soul, vibrancy, and wild child attitude. A passionate live performer who connects instantly with her audiences, she has been playing to sold out venues every week and attracting national music industry attention.
Whether playing by herself or with her band, she draws you in and holds you there. Her voice is simultaneously intimate and assured. Her songs are wide-ranging in style but always pure in emotion: from down and dirty blues to defiant ex-lover funks to summer day sambas to wistful ballads. Her guitar-playing includes fretwork riffs so unusual they always generate cheers.
Her talent has not gone unnoticed. She performed a two-hour concert broadcast nationally on Altitude Sports and Entertainment Network. Her music has been featured in Uncommon Goals, a 1999 Discovery Channel documentary about the gold medal-winning U.S. women's soccer team; Mountain of Dreams, a 2003 documentary about Mt. Everest; and the Food Network's "FoodNation with Bobby Flay." She also sings the theme song for "Good Day Colorado," the weekday morning show on Denver's Fox affiliate. And she is part of national sports retailer Title Nine's Emerging Women Artist series.
In addition, she has won numerous accolades including:
* Five-Time Winner Best Singer/Songwriter (Denver's Westword)
* Independent Artist of the Year (2003) (Hapi Skratch Entertainment).
* Best Boulder Musician (2004) (The Boulder Weekly).
* Best Singer/Songwriter (The Boulder Daily Camera).
* Best Local Artist (Colorado Daily).
* Winner of the Colorado Lilith Fair Talent Search.
* Named to music critics' "Best Colorado CDs of the Year" lists: "Ecolalia" (The Denver Post and Westword) and "Gonna Wear Red"(DenverLocalMusicScene)
She was part of the 1999 Lilith Fair in Denver, sharing the stage with Sarah McLachlan and The Indigo Girls. She has opened for Sheryl Crow, India.Arie, Counting Crows, Shawn Colvin, 38 Special, Dave Mason, Stanley Jordan, Eric Johnson, Karla Bonoff, The Crash Test Dummies, Sonia Dada, Sean Mullins, Sophie B. Hawkins, and Loudon Wainwright III. and other national acts.
Woo's parents, Jane, an artist, and Bataan, a poet, were founding faculty members of Boulder's legendary Naropa Institute. The Faigao home was a gathering spot for such literary icons as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Merry Prankster Ken Kesey, and 1960s chronicler Norman Mailer. Local music critics have lauded her as a significant member of Boulder's "organic" music scene.
Her musical experience includes studying classical guitar and music theory in college; working at Boulder's most famous music venue, the Fox Theater; organizing the Women from Mars (an on-going music festival); and serving as a producer for multiple projects including CDs for herself and Sally Taylor, daughter of Carly Simon and James Taylor.
Woo has released six CDs, displaying a wide variety of styles:
"Angels in the Crowd" (1997) is a collection of mellow jazz and folk-inspired ballads.
"Wide Awake and Dreaming" (1999) is a full band production with funk and jazz rhythms.
"Ecolalia" (2000) features Woo's songs and acoustic guitar interwoven with her father's poetry.
"Gonna Wear Red" (2002) is a tightly produced series of rock tunes with touches of funk, blues, and folk.
"Walking the Skyline" (2004) has songs in three genres: intimate solo acoustic; expansive upbeat pop/folk; and full band funk.
"angels laughing" (2005) is a live solo acoustic album.
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angels laughing
author: AnneJust got back from a trip to CO to visit my sister in Denver, she was playing Walking the Skyline in her car, I came home to CT and ordered several of Wendy's cds---great stuff!!
Love Wendy Woo, saw her on Altitude the other night, Thank You
author: Billpassion
author: MichiI met Wendy through friends a little while ago, and she played angles loughing on her guitar... wow! She is amazing, her music so wonderful, her feel for ryhtm exeptional and her lyrics unique. She is a very special and fun person - thank you Wendy! Michi
Woo deserves a wider audience
author: Ryanaccidentally walked into a Wendy Woo concert about 6 years ago at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver. I was immediately impressed by her talent and poise while playing live. She played the then unreleased "Surprise Me" at the end of her set. I was completely blown away and became a staunch Woo fan even though I live on the eastern seaboard - making it impossible to see her in concert again. When I saw a live album listed on CDBaby, I immediately ordered it. I listened with utter delight. The album exceeded my expectations, and best of all, there was Wendy's live performance of "Surprise Me" at the end of the playlist. Woo has all the right stuff - talent, presence, a great voice, great songwriting ability and good looks to boot. She deserves a much wider audience. Woo's voice is almost impeccable . . . with the rare crack here and there. Her songwriting remains strong, but the album contains one or two songs that contain lyrics that are less inspired than some of her other work. The recording levels and her soaring vocals demand a good quality stereo. I listened to the album on a portable CD player and much of the nuance was lost. Having said that, when I listen to Woo on my hi-fi at home, I am transported to another place. In my opinion, she is the most talented female singer-songwriter who hasn't made the national stage. I see big things in Wendy Woo's future. Great album.
The most amazing voice, even LIVE!
author: JuliaWendy Woo has the strongest, most beautiful voice and she is in no way a studio-created artist. This album shows her amazingly REAL talent. And I LOVE the new songs! She is amazing!
Wendy is a talented musician, singer and songwriter all of which are here
author: SylI like the acoustic versions of songs on this cd that I have on another cd by Wendy. The guitar solos are little gems and her clear strong voice is better served in such acoustic arrangements.
where is Son of a Preacherman????
author: carolynwould have gotten a 5 if my song would have been on it.
Life Story
author: YaronAngels Laughing is life story of Woo.(up to now).Combination of classic oldies and new.Knowing Woo since the early stages of her career,going to see shows when it was just Woo and the guitar,about 15 years ago,being a friend,seeing the changes Woo is gone over the years,this is very special album for me.the album is well balanced,Woo is singing with a lot of emotions all the way.I like it especially on "Stir it up".there is a touch of classic music too and you can hear the famous Woo tapping.i like every song which means something a long the way but my personal favorites are "Birthday Candles" and "Afraid of the dark".there are also parts when Woo is talking to the audience,telling something about a song and a personl story about the guitar she's playing.Somthing we can't find on studio recording.keep it coming Woo,we all enjoying it,a lot..