Rita Chiarelli

Website: http://www.ritachiarelli.com/

Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Style: The "Goddess" of Canadian Blues

Description: "Rita Chiarelli... a voice that can growl at her demons or soar with the angels, a gift for lyric, an ear for melody and the heart to combine them." She is an accomplished singer-songwriter, a gifted vocalist and a skilled musician. Add to that a warm persona and a fine sense of humour and you have all the ingredients for an outstanding performer.
Rita Chiarelli's style defies definition – although dubbed the goddess of Canadian blues by CBC's Shelagh Rogers - in actual fact Chiarelli is equally comfortable belting out the blues; delivering her original material, crooning an Italian folk song or wailing R&B or an Elvis Presley cover tune. At first listen it's her voice – and that three octave range - that garners all the attention! But Rita's songwriting is also outstanding; three of her four JUNO nominations have been for albums consisting largely of original material.

Youtube Video(s)

RITA CHIARELLI - Live at the Palais Royale, Toronto

Upcoming performers..

Gary Comeau & the Voodoo Allstars
March 18 & 19, 2011
The Twisters
November 19 & 20, 2010
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
January 21 & 22, 2011
Harpdog Brown & The BloodHounds
April 22 & 23, 2011
David Gogo and His Band
September 24 and 25, 2010