Aural Heather Signed to RPW Records

Heather Haley and Roderick Shoolbraid are Aural Heather. RPW Records has just signed them to their label. Here is some information on Heather Haley, the......

P U N K P O E T P R I N C E S S


Vancouver, BC, Jan. 15, 2008 --Old School and
proud of it, Heather Haley and RPW Records are
gearing up for a spring release of her
groundbreaking AURAL HEATHER cd of spoken word
songs, 'Princess Nut.'

AURAL HEATHER is Heather Haley, Roderick
Shoolbraid and 'a sublime fusion of song and
spoken word.' Shoolbraid is a dazzling guitarist,
composer, sound designer and DJ. Haley is a
maverick; a poet, singer, author and media artist
often found pushing boundaries and always on the
vanguard. 'A Canadian national treasure,' Haley
started writing verse in high school influenced
by poets like bp Nichol, ee cummings and Susan
Musgrave.
Her life as a bona fide artist began on
the stage of the infamous Smilin' Buddha fronting
the all-girl band the Zellots. She was a member
of The 45s with Randy Rampage and Brad Kent of
DOA and the Avengers. Later she formed
HHZ-Heather Haley & the Zellots-praised by music
critic Craig Lee as one of "Ten Great LA Bands".
'Brawny and uncompromising', she long ago made a
commitment to honesty, feeling, craft and a sense
of the absurd. 'Supple and unusual', her work
asks all the questions a nice girl's not supposed
to ask.
Heather Haley is a gutsy and compelling
performer. She enjoyed a stint as an official BC
Transit busker and has appeared at the Vancouver
International Writers Festival, Crush Champagne
Lounge, the Lamplighter Pub, Rime, Thundering
Word, the Art Bar in Toronto, Words & Music in
Montreal, the Bowery Poetry Club in New York
City, Red Sky Poetry Theatre in Seattle,
Shakespeare & Sons in Prague, the Roar Lit Crawl
with Edmonton's Raving Poets band and on CBC and
Book Television. In 2004, she teamed up with
Roderick Shoolbraid to produce a series of live
shows and their first cd, Surfing Season. As
Haley returns to her roots, their sound has
evolved into the spoken word songs of AURAL
HEATHER. There is nothing precious or flowery
about the poetry on 'Princess Nut.' It rocks!

Praise for Surfing Season:
'Great job! An auspicious disc. One of the best
albums of its kind.' -Kurt Heintz, e-poets
'Beautiful. A credit to the genre.'-Ian Ferrier, Wired on Words
'Important work.'-Poseybeat

Further information on AURAL HEATHER and Heather
Haley is available through her website,
http://www.heatherhaley.com as well as four
tracks from 'Princess Nut'
Also visit http://www.myspace.com/rpwrecords

HERE IS AURAL HEATHER"S VIDEO POEM "PURPLE LIPSTICK"