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Idle No More

Alex Sings Posted on December 24, 2012 by AlexDecember 24, 2012

There’s a movement going on in Canada that I’m calling on you to get behind. Idle No More. This is a movement of Indigenous people. They are living in terrible conditions without clean water, adequate sanitation, housing, education or hope  … Continue reading →

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Local and Sustainable Holiday Shopping Ideas

Alex Sings Posted on November 27, 2012 by AlexNovember 27, 2012

I am not really a fan of Christmas. I’m not a Christian and the holiday doesn’t hold much meaning for me. I’d rather give someone a present on a random Tuesday and share greetings and good times throughout the year … Continue reading →

Posted in #Blackbirds, community, investing in communities, shopping locally, The Biscuit Eater

Starving Artist? It’s all relative

Alex Sings Posted on November 20, 2012 by AlexNovember 20, 2012

It’s seven degrees Celsius today in West Dublin, NS. A beautiful day! So nice that I ate my lunch sitting on the back stoop and this afternoon I’m going to tackle the wood pile. I can’t help but think that … Continue reading →

Posted in 500 Kindnesses, community, The Biscuit Eater

The Curse of Longing to be Cool

Alex Sings Posted on November 8, 2012 by AlexNovember 8, 2012

It feels like it been part of me as long as I can remember – a yearning to be cool. I’m a younger sibling, so when I was a kid, it was my big sister who was the epitome of … Continue reading →

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What a magical night!

Alex Sings Posted on September 27, 2012 by AlexSeptember 27, 2012

Wow. I am still a little breathless after the beautiful show we had here in West Dublin this past Saturday night (September 22, 2012) to launch the new CD, Blackbirds. A packed house: photo courtesy of Katy Hopkins of The … Continue reading →

Posted in #Blackbirds, Buy, CD Release Party, CDBaby, collaboration, community, gratitude, home, homecoming, intimacy, new cd, performance, Thanks, work

Welcome

Alex Sings Posted on September 23, 2012 by AlexJanuary 15, 2013

Well, hello and welcome to my brand-new, spiffed-up, totally shiny and fluffy Web site. Why not get yourself a cup of tea and stay a while – listen to some tunes, tap your toes and hum along? That’s me in … Continue reading →

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Never enough hours in the day…

Alex Sings Posted on September 13, 2012 by AlexSeptember 13, 2012

Have you sent it here? Have you sent it there? Have you sent it everywhere? There are so many things to do when launching a new CD. Sending out promo copies, making sure everyone hears about the release show, updating … Continue reading →

Posted in #Blackbirds, CD Release Party, creativity, performing, recording, social networking, vulnerability

Summer and Fall Shows 2012

Alex Sings Posted on July 12, 2012 by AlexJuly 12, 2012

Saturday, July 14, 2012, 8pm Trellis CaféHubbards, NSBack to the Trellis for more awesome pan-fried Haddock! Sunday, July 22, 2012, 7pm West Dublin Hall – Song Circle with Postcard Comets & Liam FinneyWest Dublin Community Hall10 Huey Lake RoadWest Dublin, NSMy … Continue reading →

Posted in #Blackbirds, #ruralculture, house concerts, performance, shopping locally, Tatmagouche, The Trellis Café, Toronto

Writer’s Block

Alex Sings Posted on June 5, 2012 by AlexJune 5, 2012

It has been a long time since I wrote here. My last post was in February, in tribute to my beautiful grandmother. Since then, I’ve had so much to write about: I recorded my third CD at the Old Confidence … Continue reading →

Posted in #Blackbirds, Little River Folk, rejection, songwriting, Toronto, volunteering, writer's block

In Memoriam, my Nana

Alex Sings Posted on February 12, 2012 by AlexFebruary 12, 2012

My grandmother, Joyce Barkhouse, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012. (Here’s a lovely commemorative article about her on the CBC News Web site.) She and I were very close. I feel extremely lucky to have been able to spend a … Continue reading →

Posted in elegy, Grief, literacy, Loss, songwriting, The Family Business, writing

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