By April MacIntyre Feb 11, 2009, 4:25 GMT
The long-running smallscreen music show, Austin City Limits features the multiple Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan, who makes her long-awaited debut on the PBS series this February 14th, following the release of her greatest hits collection Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan.
The long-running smallscreen music show, Austin City Limits features the multiple Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan, who makes her long-awaited debut on the PBS series this February 14th, following the release of her greatest hits collection Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan. © Robin Wong / PR Photos
McLachlan also stars in heart-wrenching smallscreen spots for the ASPCA, which feature close-ups of shelter dogs and cats accompanied by her hit song, "Angel." McLachlan's PSA for the ASPCA has raised over 30 million dollars since it began airing.
Good luck keeping a dry eye watching the spot (and support the ASPCA please):
McLachlan has sold over 40 million albums worldwide during her 20-year recording career.
The songstress also founded the Lilith Fair, which catapulted the platform of women in music as well as raising millions for various charities. In addition to Lilith Fair, McLachlan founded the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Program which provides free music education classes to inner city youths whose school music programs have been decimated by budget cuts.
"Few voices can compare to Sarah McLachlan, so her first-ever appearance on Austin City Limits was a milestone for the show," said ACL producer Terry Lickona. "Accompanied only by Luke Doucet and Melissa McLelland on guitar and vocals, her performance had an intimacy that is almost never seen on television."
Sarah McLachlan's ACL set list: Building a Mystery, Possession, Adia, U Want Me 2, World on Fire, Angel, Ice Cream.
The second half of this ACL episode belongs to the burgeoning Welsh soul singer Duffy, whose debut album Rockferry just earned a Grammy in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album.
“Duffy is the latest ‘northern soul’ import, and her robust, soulful voice sounds retro and very contemporary at the same time. She’s sweet and sassy in a way that charmed the ACL audience the minute she walked onstage,” Lickona said.
The 23-year-old began her journey through America at the 2008 South By Southwest Music Festival and then returned to Austin for her triumphant debut on ACL.
Duffy’s ACL set list: Rockferry, Warwick Avenue, Rain on Your Parade, Stepping Stone, Mercy
About Austin City Limits:
“Probably one of the greatest things about being part of Generation DVR is having an electronic chip remember to grab every episode of this reliably great hour of live music…the show's track record of engaging performances has to be one of the best in the nation. PBS rocks.” – Los Angeles Times
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