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<b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">MADISON VIOLET Hitting the Road for Spring Tour!
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<b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In Support of Recent Release,<i> The Good in Goodbye
</i>(True North Records)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Plus, Performance of “Come As You Are” Exclusively at AmericanSongwriter.com
</span></i><i><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img width="313" height="470" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD32A6.C3F47430" alt="Madison Violet_general1_Nikki Ormerod"></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Madison Violet represent the BEST in pop-bluegrass” –
<b>Mojo Magazine</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“For once a female duo actually has a range to their songs and the songs themselves are well crafted and memorable.” –
<b>No Depression</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Madison Violet</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> will
be hitting the road for the Spring run of their tour this week in support of their recent release,
<b><i>The Good in Goodbye </i></b>(True North Records). Their tour kicks off in Ithaca on May 17 and from there they will be making their way across the East Coast hitting Boston, NYC and
<b>Maryland’s DelFest</b> over Memorial Day weekend along the way. Known for their incredible live sets that pair Americana-inspired roots music with disarmingly lovely pop music, the acclaimed duo have most recently been touring through Europe and Australia.
For a taste of what is to come, check out their stunning performance of <b>“Come As You Are”
</b>performed at<b> </b>KulturKirche in Köln, Germany exclusively at <b><i>AmericanSongwriter.com
</i><a href="http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/05/video-premiere-madison-violet-come-as-you-are/">HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Since releasing their last album,
<b><i>No Fool for Trying</i></b><i> </i>(2009), <b>Madison Violet</b> took home the
<b>2009 Canadian Folk Music Award</b> for <b>Vocal Group of the Year, </b>a <b>2010 JUNO Award nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year (Group),</b> and won the 2009
<b>John Lennon Songwriting Contest</b> for their track “The Ransom.” As a follow-up to their breakthrough successes,
<b><i>The Good in Goodbye</i></b><i> </i>captures the duo’s growth and musical maturity. Already nominated for a
<b>2012 ECMA for Folk <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Recording of the Year in Canada</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">,
Their distinct take on iconic Americana-inspired up-tempo melodies beautifully contrasts with their breathtakingly sweeping and personal lyrics, creating songs that blend nods to Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch with radio-friendly flecks of The Band Perry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Check out the duo’s recent session at the CBC
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/r2drive/2012/01/27/madison-violet---up-close-on-cbc-radio-2-drive/">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Madison Violet U.S. Tour:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/17/12 Ithaca, NY @ Lot 10</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/18/12 Burlington, VT @ BCA Center<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/19/12 ROCKingham, VT @ Barnaby's Bluegrass Blowout<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/20/12 Boston, MA @ Club Passim
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/22/12 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/23/12 NYC, NY @ Living Room<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/24/12 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/25/12 Cumberland, MD @ DelFest<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/26/12 Cumberland, MD @ DelFest<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/27/12 Roanoke, VA @ Kirk Ave Music Hall
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/29/12 Athens, GA @ Melting Point<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/30/12 Knoxville, TN @ Jig & Reel<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5/31/12 Nashville, TN @ Bluebird Cafe (Songwriter's Circle)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">6/1/12 Atlanta, GA @ Smith's Old Bar ATL room<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">6/2/12 Carrboro, NC @ The Casbah<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">6/3/12 Asheville, NC @ Altamont Theater<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">6/6/12 Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">6/7/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PRESS HERE<br>
Jamie Sherman <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">212 246 2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:ashley@pressherepublicity.com">jamie@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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