Virgin Records singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman has announced seven weeks of summertime live dates, sharing the bill with G. Love and the John Butler Trio.

Tristan’s second Virgin Records album ‘Hello’ has been her career breakout, debuting in the Top 30 of Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart, and at No. 2 on its Top Digital Albums listing. The album has sold nearly 40,000 copies in its first two months of release – as many as her debut album twenty-three sold in its first year on the market.

Prettyman has recently appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and Last Call with Carson Daly, Fox Business Network’s Happy Hour, E!’s Daily Ten and Extra.

The romantic, blues-flavored first single and video, “Madly,” which sparked Hello’s recent surge to No. 2 on iTunes’ chart of most-downloaded albums, and even a rebound of twenty-three to the Top 50 in the same chart, remains in VH1 and MTVU rotation.

Entertainment Weekly recently praised Prettyman’s “brisk vocals on ‘Echo’…the Southern-laced ‘A Little Bit’ and the slow-burning ‘California Girl,’ also pointing out ‘In Bloom’ as a “lushly orchestrated ballad that could’ve been a lost track from Fiona Apple’s Tidal” — summing up Tristan’s talent as “maturing by the minute.”

Prettyman also performs at the three remaining volunteer beach cleanup and restoration events (details below), sponsored by the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project, in partnership with the Surfrider Foundation.

‘Hello’ was recorded in London with the British producers and songwriters Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall) and Sacha Skarbek (James Blunt, Tunstall). With its gorgeous and expressive blend of warm vocalism, finger-picked acoustic guitar, pedal-steel, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, and strings, ‘Hello’ is in large measure a tribute to the innovative and timeless folk and country-blues fusions of The Band, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan.

Tristan Prettyman summer 2008 tour dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Tristan Prettyman’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

August 01 Stir Cove Council Bluffs IA
August 02 Madison Roots Festival Madison WI
August 06 Egyptian Room Indianapolis IN
August 07 Promowest Pavilion Columbus OH
August 08 Freedom Hill Amphitheater Detroit MI
August 09 Sound Academy Toronto ONT
August 13 Roseland Ballroom New York NY
August 14 Bank of America Pavilion Boston MA
August 15 Wolftrap Filene Center Vienna VA
August 16 Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing Philadelphia PA
August 17 Pier Six Concert Pavilion Baltimore MD
August 20 SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach
August 24 Saint Augustine Amphitheatre Saint Augustine FL
August 26 Arkansas Music Pavilion Fayetteville AR
August 28 Pine Mountain Amphitheatre Flagstaff AZ
August 29 The Joint Las Vegas NV
August 30 Hawkins Amphitheatre Reno NV
September 03 Malkin Bowl Vancouver BC
September 05 Britt Pavilion Jacksonville OR
September 06 Edgefield Portland OR
September 07 Red Butte Gardens Salt Lake City UT
September 12 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison CO
September 13 Blues & Brews Festival Telluride CO
September 17 Greek Theatre Los Angeles CA
September 19 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara CA

BAREFOOT WINE BEACH RESCUE PROJECT – 2008 EVENT DATES

www.BarefootWine.com/BeachRescue

Austin, Saturday, July 12
Lady Bird Lake ( Town Lake )
San Francisco, Saturday, July 26
Ocean Beach, CA
America Votes (TBA), Saturday August 23
Vote at: www.barefootwine.com/beachrescue/ballot.asp

“Hello is a sun-soaked, guitar-driven, pop album reminiscent of early Sheryl Crow.” – Parade

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For all of you Tristan Prettyman fans who have been wondering who the guy is in the video for her song, “Madly”, we’ve found the answer!

Tristan sat down with Current.com and they asked her, “Who is Jesse Fritch and why are people assuming he is your real-life boyfriend?”

She fills us in on the mystery man in the “Madly” music video – check it out:

Now – watch the full video:

Tristan Prettyman “Madly”

Photo credit: Sasha Eisenman

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Enjoying one of 2008’s fastest on-line groundswells, following the digital release of its first single, Virgin Records singer-songwriter/guitarist Tristan Prettyman’s second album ‘Hello’ has entered the Billboard Top 200 sales chart at No. 27. This marks a career high in both chart position and weekly sales for Tristan.

The rapturously romantic first single and video, “Madly,” has proven to be an instant deal-closer for both physical and digital sales of the full album.

Driven by exposure of “Madly” as the iTunes Single of the Week, the complete ‘Hello’ album download immediately spiked to the No. 2 position in overall iTunes album sales, and has stayed there ever since, rubbing shoulders with newly-released heavy hitters by Mariah Carey and Leona Lewis, and such long-term hits as the Juno film soundtrack. 84% of first-week album sales occurred in full-album downloads on iTunes alone. At the same time, Tristan Prettyman’s 2005 Virgin Records debut album ‘twentythree’ also appeared – for the first time – in the iTunes album Top 50, coat-tailed impressively by the new album.

The irresistible consistency of ‘Hello’ was pointed out in a B+ Entertainment Weekly review that praised Prettyman’s “brisk vocals on “Echo”…the Southern-laced “A Little Bit” and the slow-burning “California Girl,” also pointing out “In Bloom” as a “lushly orchestrated ballad that could’ve been a lost track from Fiona Apple’s Tidal” and summing up Tristan’s talent as “maturing by the minute.” The overwhelming on-line reaction to Tristan’s album puts her in the company of such recent singer-songwriter breakthrough artists as Colbie Caillat and Sara Bareilles.

Tristan will appear on the cover of Foam Magazine (on stands May 15th, 2008) and will be profiled on the television entertainment magazine program Extra in the same month.

Tristan Prettyman continues to play headline dates through the end of April and makes a five-date swing through Japan in mid-May. Prettyman is also looking forward to a unique series of volunteer beach cleanup and restoration events between May and August 2008, sponsored by the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project, in partnership with the Surfrider Foundation.

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Tristan Prettyman

Virgin Records singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman has just released her second album for the label titled, ‘Hello’.

This collection of intimate, laid-back and tuneful confessional songs follows her mid-2005 Virgin Records debut album ‘twentythree’, and was recorded in London with the British producers and songwriters Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall) and Sacha Skarbek (James Blunt, Tunstall).

The highlight album track and first video, “Madly,” is the iTunes Single of the Week starting Tuesday, April 15th, 2008.

With a gorgeous, organic sonic palette of finger-picked acoustic guitar, pedal-steel, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, and strings, ‘Hello’ is beautifully evocative of the influential country-blues and folk of The Band, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan.

Drawn to their “pure and uncontrived” music during her break following 2 1/2 years on the road behind ‘twentythree’, Prettyman says, “I think it made me write more bluesy songs.” Early notice has come in from Marie Claire magazine, with praise of the album’s “bluesy defiance,” Tristan’s “throaty whisper,” and its “crank-up-the-volume choruses on songs like ‘Madly.’”

Watch Tristan Prettyman – “Madly” video

Hello tracklisting:

1. Hello
2. Echo
3. California Girl
4. Madly Madly
5. Blindfold
6. Handshake Agreement
7. War Outta Peace
8. You Got Me
9. Don’t Work Yourself Up
10. Just a Little Bit
11. Interview with Who
12. In Bloom

Tristan Prettyman – Hello on amazon.com

Having wrapped up national dates supporting G. Love and Special Sauce earlier in the year, Tristan Prettyman continues to play headline dates through Spring, 2008 (see details below). Prettyman is also looking forward to a unique series of volunteer beach cleanup and restoration events between May and August 2008, sponsored by the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project, in partnership with the Surfrider Foundation. She will join local residents on the beach and perform at a special end-of-day celebration.

Tristan Prettyman Spring 2008 tour dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Tristan Prettyman’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

April 15, 2008 Nashville TN 3rd & Lindsley
April 17, 2008 Orlando FL The Social
April 18, 2008 Jacksonville FL Jack Rabbits
April 19, 2008 Decatur GA Eddie’s Attic
April 20, 2008 Decatur GA Eddie’s Attic
April 22, 2008 Birmingham AL WorkPlay Theater
April 24, 2008 New Orleans LA The Parish
April 25, 2008 Houston TX Meridien Small Room
April 26, 2008 Austin TX Stubb’s Indoors
April 27, 2008 Dallas TX House Of Blues – Cambridge Room

Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project 2008 Event Dates:

May 31 Montauk, NY
July 12 Austin (Lady Bird Lake [formerly Town Lake]), TX
July 26 San Francisco (Ocean Beach), CA
August 23 TBD by online vote at Barefoot Beach Rescue

Photo credit: Sasha Eisenman

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Tristan Prettyman

Each year, over 25,000 beaches in the United States are closed or posted as unhealthy. To help remedy this, local residents are encouraged to volunteer at cleanup and restoration events across the country to make these beaches “barefoot-friendly.”

This year, hip-hop/blues musician G. Love (front man of G. Love & Special Sauce) and singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman will join volunteers on the beach and perform live at special celebrations that follow each beach rescue. Prettyman will perform songs from her upcoming album ‘Hello’ at all four events. She will be joined by G. Love at the 2008 kick-off event in Montauk, N.Y., scheduled for May 31.

“Having grown up in San Diego, I spent most of my time at the beach and can’t imagine what life would be like without the surf and sand,” said Prettyman. “I’m excited to volunteer and share my music with people who take the time to give back to their communities.”

Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project 2008 Tour Dates:

May 31 Saturday – Montauk, N.Y.
July 12 Saturday – Austin (Town Lake), Texas
July 26 Saturday – San Francisco (Ocean Beach), California
August 23 TBD – America’s Votes!

For the fourth stop, we’re calling on the voice (and click) of beach-lovers from coast to coast.

Visit Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue to cast your vote for one of ten worthwhile beaches to receive a beach cleanup and celebration this summer. While visiting the site, you can also RSVP to participate at a beach rescue event near you. You must be 21 years of age to attend the celebrations that follow.

“In the second year of the project, we look forward to making an immediate and positive impact on four new beaches,” said Matt McClain, Director of Marketing and Communications for Surfrider Foundation. “These events show people how important the smallest action, like picking up litter, can help on the grander scale and preserve our beaches for generations to come.”

Barefoot, the award-winning California wine, has been an active supporter of various not-for-profit organizations for over 20 years. Since its inauguration in 2007, the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project has donated $250,000 to the Surfrider Foundation in support of its mission to improve coastal water quality, promote free and open beach access, preserve coastal ecosystems and protect public beaches around the world.

Barefoot’s award-winning California wines are attractively priced and can be found in playful, colorful cases and bottles bearing the iconic footprint label. Barefoot’s still wine portfolio ($6.99 for 750-ml bottles, $11.99 for 1.5-liter bottles) includes eight unique offerings: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, White Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, and Zinfandel. Barefoot also offers two delicious sparkling Chardonnays: Barefoot Bubbly Brut Cuvee and Barefoot Bubbly Premium Extra Dry. Both award-winning sparkling wines retail for $9.99.

For more information about Barefoot Wine, visit www.barefootwine.com.

The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 chapters worldwide.

For more information on the Surfrider Foundation, go to www.surfrider.org