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News & Reviews:Ok! Here's the scoop on what I'm doing next, and a few nice tidbits of what others have said about ME! |
Hey All! I'm excited!! I just saw the results of a recent 'Song of the Year' Songwriting Contest sponsored by VH-1. I just saw where a song of mine "On Christmas Day" is listed as a 'Finalist' in the Adult Contemporary category. I didn't win, but i will take a close second. Here is the link if you would like to check it out!! Thanks!!! http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners/2007/092007.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Everyone! I would like to wish you all a very very "Happy Thanksgiving", and I wish you and your family and friends a healthy and loving day. Curvie 11/21/07 - 6:54pm EST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is very exciting!!!! My new Cd "Take One Look At Me" has actually crossed a few borders now. It has made its way through the United States, to Canada, England, and now....... believe it not ..... Romania!!! I can see the headlines now........ "Look out world!! - Here comes the next biggest sensation to hit the airwaves - The Man! The Myth! and now, The Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusic!!!!! - It's the Curveman!!!!!!" Man, I'm really cracking myself up! - but really, It's been very exciting watching all the places my Cd is ending up! Thank you all for this great ride!! Curvie --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Everyone!! Hi My Friends!! It' been a month since the release of my Debut Cd, and I have been so overwhelmed with all the positive reponses, comments, and of course..... sales!! I would like to personally thank everyone of you who have shown me such love and praise. Some of you guys I will be seeing next weekend in Vegas, as the Annual BMIFCC takes place. For those of you who don't recognize that abbreviation, it stands for the "Barry Manilow International Fan Club Convention"....... o.k., you can pick yourselves up off of the floor now, and wipe the tears of laughter out of your eyes. This is for real!!! - See you There!!!! Again, my sincere thanks for all the good wishes of success on the Cd. It's really happening!!! God Bless You All!!! Curvie 7/19/07 - 5:36pm EST ========================================================================== My McFannie Experience! Hello my friends! I have a story to tell you! It’s a story about a growing group of people who touch me beyond description, who leave me speechless more often than I can possibly remember in my whole life, and continually move me to tears with their infectious spirit, their overflowing joy, their boundless positive energy, and their unwavering love. For as long as I live I will never have enough adjectives to describe all my feelings for this group. This still growing group is called “The McFannies!” A few months ago I noticed a new page added to The Curvie McMurray Fan Club Website. It was called “McFannie Experiences”. I have to admit that when I saw it, my first thought was “What the heck is a McFannie Experience?” Then I read a beautiful letter written by someone who had recently come to see me perform. It was a detailed account of that evening, and how it made her feel, and how it affected her personally. Well now it’s my turn. I would like to tell you about my most recent experience with the McFannies. I recently released an album of songs I’ve written. I was timing the release date to be on or around the weekend of Father’s day. I did that for two reasons: One, the album is dedicated in the memory of my father who passed away 33 years ago. He is the person who initially exposed me to music and tried to encourage me to sing, and releasing it at that time would be my way of honoring how all that he inspired and dreamed for me actually came true. I know he would be proud of me. The second reason is that it was also the weekend of Barry’s Birthday! – After hearing Barry as a child, and seeing him perform for the first time just a month before my fathers passing, affected me so profoundly, and those feelings have never worn off. That’s when I knew I wanted to be a songwriter. So, the combination of releasing my debut album, Father’s Day, and Barry’s birthday all coming together was a hugely fantastic and overpoweringly emotional occasion for me. All of my lifelong ambitions and loves, and all of my childhood dreams were all about to actually come true for me. So where do the McFannies come in you may ask? Well it seems that they secretly decided that they were going to make this the most unforgettable night of my life. Now mind you, I don’t think they really knew all the emotion and all the dynamics of my life, and just how much this action of releasing an album of my songs meant to me. They were acting out of love, friendship, and belief in my abilities. As I arrived for my After they all tell me that they couldn’t not be here for the release of my debut album. We all hugged and cried some more, and I was trying to recover from my disbelief. But, to my continuing surprise, the surprises weren’t over yet. I sit down at the piano and start the evening. I sing a few songs, and just when I’m about to sing the really high note of the next song, someone else comes bursting in the door, also from During the course of the night and the weekend, as everybody came back for the Saturday night show, I found out that there were even more ‘McFannies’ who didn’t make it there, but were trying all that they could to get themselves to New York for this moment. What’s a fellow to say to all that? All I can say over and over again is “Thank You!” “Thank You!” “Thank You!” I feel that I have the most blessed life of anyone living, because I have you all as my friends. You have always gone out of your way to express such kindness and sincere love to and for me. Over quite a few years now, and quite a lot of traveling, we’ve all gotten to know a little about each other. I know there is so much more about all of you that I would love to learn and share. It seems sometimes that when we get together there are so many other things we have to do, that we haven’t had a lot of time to just hang out and talk, so please, let’s find away to do that. My life will never be the same because of all of you. Thank You so much for all your support, all the love you shower me with, and even more importantly to me, thank you for your friendship. This weekend meant more to me than I will ever be able to express, and having you there to share it with me, was the most amazingly loving occasion of my life. I know my father would thank you, and I thank you!! It was an experience I will never forget. If I didn’t know before, (and I truly did know!) I would most assuredly know after these nights that the McFannies are totally FOR REAL!!!!! All My Love, Curvie 6/18/07 - 5:55pm EST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Hello Everyone! Well it seems, from what my friends have told me, that i've finally gotten myself out of the 14th century, and have entered "the wave of the future" - MySpace!!!! - Check out the site if you get a chance, and write to me sometime. Hugs, Curvie - http://www.myspace.com/curviemcmurray 12/19/06 - 6:17pm EST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello Everyone! OH MY GOODNESS!!! Well, I guess there’s no stopping me now!! (smile!) I’ve just been told that ‘IT’ has hit the airways! The Official “Curvie McMurray Fan Club” has been launched and the entire world has now been placed on notice that the “McFannies” are here and they’re here to stay! In all seriousness, I am still a bit in shock about all of this. I have met so many wonderful people in my life that have offered me such kindness and support. I continually pray that I have, in some small measure, returned even a fraction of the sincere warmth they’ve freely given me. BUT, Lately I have been repeatedly moved to tears by the overwhelming feeling of pure ‘love’ and affection you’ve shown me and how you’ve openly described to me and each other, how long you’ve felt this way. If I haven’t told you before, “I LOVE YOU ALL” so dearly; and I promise that I will spend now and forever trying to earn all the love you’ve given me. Music has always been my means of expression. It ‘IS’ who I am. It has always been the one place where I’ve felt the most safe and secure in my life. To hear that my music has touched you and helped you in some way makes me fantastically ecstatic. Besides all my love, It is all that I have to offer to you. So, I should give you fair warning, I have more music in me than I have time on this earth to expose it all; and I will spend the rest of my (120 years) creating and expressing as much of it as I possibly can. Now, for those of you who I haven’t yet met in person, I’m excited and I look forward to the meet! My grandmother always taught me that “Hugs Are Free!”; - and I believed every word she ever told me, without question; so be prepared, as I will have a ‘Great Big One’ waiting to share with you when the time comes. Thank You All So Much!!!! Curvie McMurray (A Proud McFannie!) *And, to Jenn & Peg (the two outta-control ladies that started all this) – I don’t know what to say; but I need you to know that I have a very special spot for each of you, deep down in my heart that no one else can ever have. I LOVE YOU!!!! 12/9/06 - 12:16pm EST ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Holidays! I would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays in the coming month. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday, because it's all about Family & Friends. I'm planning to 'DEBUT' my 'Christmas Song' during a few gigs next month - so maybe I'll see a few of you guys somewhere on the road! Hugs, Curvie 11/22/06 - 5:21pm EST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Everyone! I just found out that I won one of the 'Runner-Up' spots in the VH1 Song-of-the-Year Monthly Contests. Only the Finalists each month are eligible for the votes for Song of the Year, but I don't mind telling you that I am pretty excited about being a Runner-Up. Check it Out! 11/07/06 - 2:39pm EST http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners/2006/runnerups/sept/seprup.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Everyone! Well here is the up-to-the-minute-news-flash!! There is now an official 'Curvie McMurray FAN CLUB'! I can't quite believe it myself. Two very ambitious young ladies decided to form an actual Fan Club - about me! When I first heard about it, I was totally shocked and speechless! For those of you who know me well, 'speechlessness' is NOT in my makeup. I still am finding it a bit overwhelming that there is actual interest in this venture, but I have been reading some of the comments by those who have joined, and they are extremely touching. THANK YOU!! The members have referred to themselves as "McFannies" -NO JOKES! I kind of like that! It tickles me, but it WORKS! I'm all for it!! Thanks for tuning in and I will continue my updates soon. Curvie 11/1/06 - 3:16pm EST http://www.freewebs.com/mcfannie/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Press Release: Broadway Actress, Singer and Playwright Wambui Bahati Performs Her Acclaimed One-woman Plays "Balancing Act" And "I Am Domestic Violence" in Observance of Mental Illness Awareness Week and Domestic Violence Month :: October 14, 2004 _______________________________________________________________ MY FAVORITE LINKS Also Check out: - for new Curvie McMurray info.
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