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Category Archives: songwriting

Song Note Sunday #2: The Minnie Pearl (or How Art Breeds Art)

Alex Sings Posted on February 10, 2013 by AlexFebruary 10, 2013

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 →

Posted in #ruralculture, Art, Bay of Fundy, Cross-pollination, Family, Hall's Harbour, Harbourville, inspiration, Song Note Sundays, Song Notes, songwriting

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

Virtual Creative Marathon – December 30, 2011

Alex Sings Posted on December 28, 2011 by AlexDecember 28, 2011

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 →

Posted in #ruralculture, community, creativity, songwriting, stamina

This one time, at band camp…

Alex Sings Posted on July 21, 2011 by AlexJuly 21, 2011

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 →

Posted in community, learning, Road to Stanfest, songwriting

I hate to gloat, but…

Alex Sings Posted on February 4, 2011 by AlexFebruary 4, 2011

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 →

Posted in creativity, detox, environment, fresh air, rehab, rural vs. urban, songwriting

Song Notes

Alex Sings Posted on August 9, 2010 by AlexAugust 9, 2010

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 →

Posted in Song Notes, songwriting, The Day the Money Run Out

Creative Marathoning

Alex Sings Posted on June 8, 2010 by AlexJune 8, 2010

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 →

Posted in creativity, internal editor, songwriting, stamina

Singing for my Supper (an organic, locavore supper!)

Alex Sings Posted on November 15, 2009 by AlexNovember 15, 2009

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 →

Posted in community, farmers' markets, investing in communities, nourishment, performing, songwriting, sustainable food
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