NEWS

July 1, 2009
In the spirit of Canada Day, I'd like to say a special thanks to the fine folks in little towns who took me in over the past year, placing me on stages in their communities and welcoming me warmly. Whether I'm travelling near or far, every farmhouse roof, footbridge, highway sign, cow field, and coffee brew makes me fall in love with this country even more. I hope I can continue to explore the corners and curves.

Next week, I'm close to home at Slack's with some amazingly talented ladies. Stop by if you can!

June 18, 2009
It's been a busy few weeks. The Cameron House was a swell night - typical of the venue. It was certainly the brightest I've ever seen the room - literally. A camera crew and audio engineer were on hand documenting the event for multiple senses, so stay tuned for footage.

I quite enjoyed the drive over to Inverary, Ontario (although next time I may take the scenic route in daylight). The Playhouse was sweet and full of character and the music was fabulous. Photos to come.

May 25, 2009
June will be here before you know it! Help us promote the Girls! Girls! Girls! gig at the Cameron House by circulating the sharp poster.

April 20, 2009
I've been writing up a storm, surrounded by tunings and sentence fragments and the occasional diminished fifth. New shows are blooming in the Spring and Summer, so keep watching the gigs grow.

March 24, 2009
Check out a new interview on theMovementz.com! Musings about music and me.

March 3, 2009
I think I'm in love with The Moonshine Cafe. Thanks so much to all of you who came and packed the fine Oakville venue last week, listening with interest and respect. It was the perfect way to cap off my February gigs.

The next live show on the horizon is in Toronto on March 22nd as part of Songwriters Expo at the Cadillac Lounge.

February 22, 2009
Wow, it's been a crazy couple of weeks! Peterborough was a welcome retreat, from meeting a fellow David Francey fan on the Greyhound over, to trading gum surgery stories with the waitress at Black Honey. I loved it at The Spill - it had a homelike familiarity and Dave Tobey, the man who runs it all, felt like an old friend. Caylie and Kelly's sets were filled with solid songwriting and beautiful performances. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. I hope to be back soon.

The Ben Folds show was wild. Nothing like being on stage in front of a screaming rock crowd in a warehouse. And it's always an honour to sing with my old friends in WIBI. When I was a young concert-goer, we used to hide our disposable cameras in the bottoms of tampon boxes to get them past security. Now it's expected that anything anyone does anywhere will eventually make it to YouTube:

UNDERGROUND - soloist: Aaron Jensen

DON'T STOP BELIEVING - soloist: Suba Sankaran

Trivia: The sharp dresser singing the flygirl part with me in Underground is none other than Dylan Bell, the force behind my last record!

Oakville's next on February 25th - Women in Song at the Moonshine Cafe. Hope to see you there!

February 13, 2009
Exciting news! WIBI, the acappella group that took me in for three wonderful years, will be performing a set at the Toronto stop of Ben Folds' latest tour, this Tuesday, February 17th at Kool Haus. I'll be joining my old friends on stage for three songs, including this one that got us the gig:

January 26, 2009
Today is the one-year anniversary of my last record! What a year it's been...NXNE, Nathan Phillips Square, my first OCFF conference...thanks to everyone who made it possible.

As a special treat, have a look at how the CD cover graphics transformed from beginning to end.

January 5, 2009
New year news -> Indie Music Night at the Underground has been moved to February 10th due to the strike at York University. See you in February!

December 24, 2008
Happy holidays! At this very time last year, I was combing through my album liner notes, frantically trying to catch all the typos before sending the graphics off to the printer. Hope your holidays are much more relaxing, filled with brightness and merriment and joy.

Paint by Numbers was recently reviewed in the Dutch online roots magazine, rootstime. If your Dutch is a little rusty or you wish to read a whole collection of press clips, snowshoe your way over here for an English translation and more kind words from kind folks.

December 19, 2008
Due to the continuing labour strike at York University, it's looking like the January 13th gig at the Underground will be postponed until February. Keep checking back for more details once the date is confirmed.

December 16, 2008
Check out the new gigs - in and out of town.

December 14, 2008
Hey Toronto! Have you been to Musideum yet? It's a beautiful music store filled with delightful instruments from all over the world, scores by the likes of John Cage, and great CDs by independent artists. There's also a big studio in the basement and live music performances popping up in and around the store. It's all happening at 401 Richmond in Toronto.
Go on and visit. While you're there, you can pick up a copy of my CD, now available at Musideum!

November 27, 2008
New photos posted from the OCFF conference - thanks PJ Slack!

November 11, 2008
Nice to see some of the Toronto crowd warming up Graffiti's on Friday night! Always fun to meet a big pile of other songwriters and sing a round of tunes.

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