allendale: Bio
Karyn Allen - Singer, Songwriter
Karyn began her vocal career only a few years ago, along with the dawning of the new century. But, having grown up with extensive dance training and performance experience, she is extremely comfortable on stage, conveying an air of joy and delight while singing.
Karyn's voice has been described as everything from sultry and jazzy to musical/pop-like, with a hint of rock and roll mixed in. Very unique in style, she definitely is not to be confused with the typical female voices of today.
Rick Dale - Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Effervescence is not only the essence of champagne; it describes the person that is Rick Dale. Perhaps the greatest living American singer in a generation, he eschews almonds and relates to all his relatives, tossing the empty husks of old ideas aside with abandon and aplomb, plumbing the depths of sonic musicality with unbridled verve and elan.
It was not always this way. At the very tender age of zero, Rick was born with virtually no singing ability; but without even trying, he grew to adulthood, and now sings like a canary in a uranium mine. His tonality is matched only by his shining scalp and flashing rambunctiousness.
Picking up the guitar at age twelve, he never put it down. His first guitar got ruined in the shower. There were many more and finer instruments after that one, however, and within a few decades he mastered the ability to tune it, and play several chords.
Now he stands at the helm of Allendale, with both hands firmly on Karyn, his eyes on the stars, and his soul anchored only to that which sings from the beyond into the hear and now. And now is the time to hear.........Allendale!
allendale
Rick Dale and Karyn Allen join consciousness and talents to create the magic that is Allendale. With rich harmonies, beautifully blended voices, and fun, clever, and uplifting lyrics, Allendale has performed for excited and enthusiastic crowds, time after time. Some of Allendale's past shows include well-known venues such as The World Peace Flame Forum, The Multicultural Arts Concert Series, The Southern California Joint Practitioner Conference, which was presented by UCRS, RSI and ANTN, Celebration for Peace,and RSI Asilomar. They can be seen regularly at New Thought Churches around the country.