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MAIL mariaolivero@libero.it Maria Olivero è autrice musicale, canta, suona la chitarra, il dulcimer e le tastiere. Dal 2005 collabora con il paroliere londinese Matt Lindsay; Nel 2007 ha scritto “Dreams behind the tears” (Matt Lindsay, Maria Olivero) canzone in chiave pop contro lo sfruttamento del lavoro minorile, presentata in acustico al Teatro Olimpico di Roma, nello spettacolo dedicato alla giornata mondiale 12 giugno 2007, con focus l’ agricoltura, organizzata dalla FAO e dall’ ILO (Organizzazione Mondiale del Lavoro) Dreams behind the tears fa parte del progetto “Per i bambini del mondo” dell’ associazione culturale Carnevalspettacolo che ha il patrocinio dell’ ILO. www.carnevalspettacolo.com www.myspace.com/lindsayolivero dal vivo si esibisce nel gruppo Baton Rouge trio polistrumentista country-pop-rock Maria Olivero – voce, chitarra, armonica, dulcimer; Marco Sasso – voce, chitarre, banjo, dobro, mandolino, violino; Max Bove – voce, tastiere, fisarmonica, saxofono, violino; www.myspace.com/batonrougecountryband Tunes Along The Tumbleweed Trail Album - Baton Rouge - ilcinghia@live.it Maria Olivero Marco Sasso Max Bove www.myspace.com/lindsayolivero www.myspace.com/markstone74 www.myspace.com/maxbove in repertorio le canzoni di Maria Olivero e Matt Lindsay, traditional country - irish music & western dance, cover di Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, Emmylou Harris… hit pop rivisitate in chiave country-rock di Cyndi Lauper, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne… Maria ha al suo attivo esperienze live Country-folk-rock ispirato alla musica di Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention (Roberto Bassetti al piano, Andrea Orrù alle chitarre, Daniele Zingrillo al basso, Frank Quarti alla batteria) Blues-rock, Pop-Rock e Unplugged (chitarra, dulcimer, armonica, percussioni) In repertorio Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Cyndi Lauper, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Beach Boys, Roy Orbison… Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo 10 dicembre 2008 Sessantesimo anniversario della firma della Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’ Uomo MARIA OLIVERO - Singer / Musician Maria A. Olivero was born May 1983 in Italy. She is an Italian singer/songwriter and also plays acoustic guitar, keyboards, harmonica and dulcimer. She currently plays in the Baton Rouge Band, a polyinstrumental country-pop-rock trio that plays banjo, guitars, dobro, mandolin, fiddle, fisa, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica and dulcimer. Maria was raised in a small town in Italy, by a family very much interested in music and cinema. Her mother is a pianist and her father is a photographer. This early exposure to the arts provided Maria the opportunity to hear many different artists on the radio. When she first heard Tina Turner sing, she thought: "when I grow into a woman, I'd like to be a rock singer like Tina!" Maria took steps to make this dream a reality when she turned 18 and began entering many music contests. These contests enabled her to meet and collaborate with many Italian artists, singers, writers and musicians. In 2003, Maria played in a prestigious band that was a tribute to Sandy Denny (singer/songwriter of the classic folk-rock band Fairport Convention). The year 2005 saw many important milestones for Maria. Early in the year, she performed with a 6 piece blues-rock band called Six Wheel Drive. During her time with Six Wheel Drive, she recorded an unplugged version of the Village People hit "Y.M.C.A.". Working with Six Wheel Drive also allowed Maria to venture into more styles of music. They performed songs made famous by Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, B.B. King and James Taylor. At this time, Maria also developed a love for the Canadian singers Alanis Morissette and Avril Lavigne, and the punk band Green Day. Late in 2005, Maria met English writer Matt Lindsay. She considers this a very fortuitous meeting that has enabled her to write music and sing with a renewed inspiration. In 2006 and 2007, she worked to record over 50 songs of the extensive collection the 2 had written together. One of the songs - "Dreams Behind the Tears" - was chosen by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to represent the spirit against child labor in agriculture. Maria unveiled the song publicly for the first time at the ILO annual event World Day Against Child Labour on June 12, 2007 at the Olimpic Theatre in Rome. Her voice and acoustic guitar were accompanied by flute and violin to round out the song. Early in 2009 she met Marco Sasso (vocal, guitars, dobro, banjo, mandolin, fiddle) and Max Bove (vocal, keyboards, fisa, fiddle, saxophone) They formed the Baton Rouge Trio, a polyinstrumental country-pop-rock trio. They play Maria Olivero and Matt Lindsay songs, traditional Country - Irish music, western dance along with cover songs from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain and Emmylou Harris. More recently, they created a new spin on pop hits by Cyndi Lauper, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne by playing the songs in a country-rock style. MATT LINDSAY – Writer Matthew J. Lindsay was born February 1967 in England. He is a British writer of lyrics, poems, short stories, and various "pieces of thought". Contrary to Maria's background, Matt was not raised with a direct exposure to the arts, but rather acquired it during his adolesence. Matt's primary interest is arts related to creative writing, but he has also dabbled in more visual arts like painting. His love for self-expression lead him to begin recording some of his written pieces with several friends and acquaintances in the early 1980's. Some of these recordings featured Matt himself ..boards, bongos or the occasional three-string guitar. In 2005, Matt entered into a collaboration with Italian musician Maria Olivero. The fruitful partnership consists of music written by Maria and lyrics written by Matt. The order of the collaboration varies, with ideas from one inspiring the other and vice-versa. This has enabled Matt to reach further in his writing topics than before, which has resulted in several stunning songs that the pair are very excited about recording professionally. Matt Lindsay and Maria Olivero Music WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LINDSAYOLIVERO Blue for joni

She is an Italian singer/songwriter and also plays acoustic guitar, keyboards, harmonica and dulcimer… www.myspace.com/lindsayolivero MAIL mariaolivero@libero.it NEWS 15 agosto Live with the BobBand FJORDBLUES FESTIVAL Sandefjord – Norway 14 agosto party Larvik – Norway Thanks Anne, Per, The Bobband WWW.BOBBAND.NET - - - 29 giugno Tunes Along The Tumbleweed Trail ALBUM BATON ROUGE - - - 26 giugno Baton Rouge live Ristorante 7B Località Dinelli, Scopa (VC) - - - 20 giugno Presentazione Dreams Behind The Tears Grignasco (NO) Ospite a “Un palco per voi” - - - 14 giugno ore 15.30 Festa Del Mondo Grignasco (NO) - - - 6 giugno, Pavia Spaziomusica Music contest selezioni Premio Janis Joplin - - - 20 maggio TORINO multisala Pathè Lingotto S.C.R.E.A.M. FESTIVAL Sostenere i Diritti dei Bambini attraverso l’ Educazione, l’ Arte e i Media seconda edizione 2008/2009 Evento finale del progetto SCREAM IN ACTION Progetto promosso Dall’ ILO Organizzazione Mondiale del Lavoro, realizzato dall’ associazione culturale Young Frontiers - - - BATON ROUGE Live Country & Western Dance 24 aprile EL PASO SALOON Dorzano (BI) Thank you for stopping by Maria’s web site, best wishes to everyone!