NANCY RANCOURT: Blog / News

Nann will be posting the story behind each of the songs on her 'READY OR NOT' album shortly.

She will also be posting lyrics shortly.

Last but not least. Nann will also be writing a Diary about the fantastic time she had performing at London Pride recently and would like to apologize for running out of CDs to purchase. We simply didn't foresee selling out of the quanity we had brought with us. We're thrilled, and embarassed by the fact that we ran out. We will be sure to travel with more CDs and Music Download Cards from now on. Thanks so much for your love and support to Nann.

The Nan-a-lo Team xoxo

My 'READY OR NOT' Album is done and I'm thrilled!

We've posted 5 of the the songs from the Album here on the website in the 'music' section for you to listen to. We also posted a few on my MySpace page (where I also love to hang out online).

The Album will be available at all upcoming Live Show locations (see show calendar), and later this summer it'll be available on iTunes, CD Baby, and other outlets and sites.

This Album is also NOW AVAILABLE on MUSIC DOWNLOAD CARDS at all Live Shows. I'm pretty excited about this.

I'm very proud of this Album and of everyone who worked on it with me.

Shauna Major and I had a blast working on the song 'Copycat' in the studio. We are giggling girls and when you're trying to record, that can be challenging, lol.

Speaking of which, Shauna Major also has a new single titled 'My Inner Voice' which she just released! I love her voice and this song so much. Shauna is also one of my special guests in August at my Concert at The Studio HAMILTON PLACE. And, she also sings harmony for me at various live shows. She's a busy talented gal she is!

Thank you again for all your love and support.

With Love,
Nann xoxo

I was asked to blog/diarize my shows so I've written a diary of each show this summer, sharing some of the funny moments and fantastic memories.

And if you were there, you know all the 'details', lol. If you weren't there, we wish you had been, of course!

Big Hugs,
nann xoxo

I’ve been trying desperately to keep up with emails because I love all of your emails. Thank you so much for your love and support! Recently I’ve been receiving a lot of emails from childhood schoolmates – wow – how neat to hear from all of you! To the boys – you did nothing wrong to hinder my attention. To the girls – I grew to understand why cheerleading activities were so exciting to me, lol. To confirm - Yes, I’m a lesbian.

Life has been good and I stuck to my dreams in music, deciding when and how to follow those dreams on my own terms….and I’m enjoying the journey very much!

If I haven’t already emailed you a response, I will very shortly. Please understand I get 200 + emails on average per day and would LOVE to respond to every one of them right away if I could….but…I have to write, record, and perform music, spend time with family and friends, and periodically I indulge in some very much needed sleep, lol. I am so excited by your emails. It’s so great reconnecting and finding out what’s happening in your worlds too.

We’re all a part of each other’s lives at different points in our lives for various reasons. Thank you so much for having been a part of mine!

With Love,
Nann xoxo

REACH OUT FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN

A sincere Thank You to Everyone who has been helping and donating to the Homeless Youth Project .

As a result. I have been putting together an extension to the Homeless Youth Project.

'Nan-a-lo Backpacks' Homeless Kidz Project

Welcome to the 'Nan-a-lo Backpacks' Homess Kidz Project, spearheaded by me, my friends, and staff, inspired by, and in colaborative connection with our U.S friends for Youth Projects.

These kids on the street sometimes are found interim or permanent homes, however there are not enough homes unfortunately and that is heartbreaking! So we've been putting together Backpacks filled with supplies needed while they are trying to survive on the streets.

Suggested items for the 'Nan-a-lo' Backpacks:
- socks
- deodorant
- maxipads
- toothbrushes and toothpaste kits
- body/hand wash and/or face/hand wipes
- mini first aid kits, or bandaids (no sharp objects!)
- mini tissue packets
- mini shampoo
NOTE: NO SHARP OBJECTS / PLEASE TRY TO MAKE ALL SELECTIONS COMPACT SIZED IF POSSIBLE AS THE BACKPACKS ARE SMALL FOR EASY CARRYING AND MUST FIT AS MANY ITEMS AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU!

These supplies in the backpacks give these kids a better chance to survive living on the streets. We did not include razors or anything sharp due to the high risk of these kids in their desperate circumstances.

Imagine being 12 to 17 years old, kicked out of your home because of your sexuality, spiritual connection, or friends/dating someone of different background. And if not kicked out, possibly harassed, or abused if you live in a discriminating home, an overall poisonous environment. More often than not, kids have nowhere else to go but the streets here, and even moreso in the US where there is little resources to help these kids, especially if their sexuality is frowned upon! They are greeted with rejection. And with no medical insurance, they rarely, if ever, are able to access a counsellor to talk to. Imagine having no one to talk to, to be that isolated and alone, without a family or a home.

There is an especially high count of homeless male youth, homeless gay male youth, and 12 year old female and male prostitutes who have no other alternative than to sell sex for food money. Geez people, this is big big problem! These kids need our help. The youth suicide rate is also at a high count, so they need our help.

Please email at staff@nancyrancourt.com with any questions, or if you need a drop off location in Canada or the US and we will be happy to provide you with a suitable drop-off location.

Fans and friends from around the world have responded and donated and I am humbled by the immediate response and action. Thank You for caring, and Thank You for your ongoing support in doing something about it.

Sincerely,
Nann & THE Nan-a-lo TEAM xoxo

We confess we neglect to update this website as often we'd love to, but we're now updating it weekly.

Nann's MySpace page is updated nearly everyday.

We launched her MySpace pagein December of 2007 and since then she's had over 25,000 hits! So you can imagine the amount of emails she gets per day. It's exciting, however it's also overwhelming to keep up with sometimes. You'll notice we try to keep Nann's 'Friend's List' under 2500 so that Nann can spend more time with fans who wish to have a more personal interaction with Nann. Nann also enjoys MySpace to communicate with her peers and affiliates. We have a feeling Nann is a MySpace addict and we're here to support this exciting habit.

We get a lot of emails asking if she'll be on Facebook and the answer is now recently a YES. Because she (and we) don't have as much as we'd like to administer this additional site, we have disabled 'The Wall / Comment Section' . We apologize, however the Comment Section on her MySpace is fully active.


You're best bet to get in touch with her is to email her at nancy@nancyrancourt.com, or you can email us at staff@nancyrancourt.com, and bookings@nancyrancourt.com. It sometimes takes a couple of days to hear back from us, however we either direct your email to Nann or answer your inquiry if she is away from her email.

Othewise, you can always get a hold of us through Nann's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/nancyrancourt .

Yours in Music,
THE Nan-a-lo TEAM xoxo