Kathleen Edwards Brings 'Asking For Flowers' (Rounder), 'Her Strongest Album Ever' (LA Times), On Tour With Indigo Girls And Solo Dates This Fall

New York, NY. (Shore Fire Media)--"Stellar storyteller" (Chicago Tribune, 4/7/08), Kathleen Edwards returns to touring her "third and best album" (USA Today, 3/4/08) 'Asking For Flowers' (Rounder) in the US this fall. In addition to headlining dates, Edwards will open for Indigo Girls at 6 shows backed by Jim Bryson on piano and guitar. Additional tour dates with John Doe to be announced soon.

Edwards was recently nominated for the prestigious Canadian Polaris Music Prize, which celebrates and rewards the creativity of predominantly independent Canadian musicians. The Polaris Music Prize, which is similar to the UK's Mercury Prize, is a juried award determined by journalists, broadcasters, bloggers, and programmers from across Canada. The winner will be announced on September 29th, and other nominees include Black Mountain, Holy Fuck, Caribou, Stars, and The Weakerthans.

Kathleen Edwards Fall Tour Dates:
August 29 - Spokane, WA - Alterknit Lounge
August 31 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
September 12 - Kansas City, MO - TBA
September 24 - Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Centre*
September 25 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues Atlantic City*
September 26 - Newmarket, NH - Stone Church
September 27 - Buffalo, NY - 9th Ward @ Babeville
September 30 - Geneva, NY - Smith Opera House*
October 2 - Athens, OH - Templeton Blackburn Auditorium, University of Ohio*
October 3 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyles Communities Pavilion*
October 4 - Kalamazoo, MI - Kalamazoo State Theater*
October 5 - Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre*
* Denotes date with the Indigo Girls

"Poignant... fierce... Deserves to outlive all the pap on the current country countdown. FOUR STARS." - Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 3.6.08

"'Asking For Flowers' covers new artistic and sonic terrain and elevates Edwards into the ranks of many of her roots-rock role models." - David Langness, PASTE, March 2008

"An artist at her peak." - Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe, 3.4.08

"[A] masterpiece...filled with literate and provocative lyricism, vivid characters and cinematically engaging scenarios." - Gary Graff, Billboard, 3.8.08