The story behind this song is a story about how art cross-pollinates. Lunch in Hall’s Harbour, NS One summer’s day more than 17 years ago, when I was just beginning to write songs, my mom, my nana and I went … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Well, folks, with the Buy More Buddhas video project well underway, it feels like high time for another creative marathon! My songwriting output has been a little slim lately and I feel some songs bursting to escape! Feel welcome to … Continue reading →
That line from American Pie has always made me laugh. I actually went to band camp once as a kid – the summer after Grade 8. My best friend and I went together and I remember that we had a … Continue reading →
It’s been a little while since I last posted. Just about two months, which is, I guess, the exact amount of time it takes to pack up 2 decades of life in Toronto and resettle out home in rural Nova … Continue reading →
I’m in the last stages of preparing my second cd, The Day the Money Run Out, for manufacture. The tracks went off to be mastered this morning—they sound amazing. And I’m in my studio at home, finalizing the album art, … Continue reading →
I know a lot of long distance runners, which is a pretty weird thing since I am a sprinter (in the sense of being willing to run short distances to catch a bus). I guess I got jealous of all … Continue reading →
Tomorrow, between 4 and 7, I’m going to be playing and singing at the first ever Winter Market held in the Sorauren fieldhouse in Parkdale, in Toronto’s west end. This will be a monthly event until the weekly market resumes … Continue reading →