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April 26, 2008
Mixing and mastering of my latest recording is finally complete. JJ and I headed to Lacquer Channel in Toronto last week where Noah Mintz put the finishing touches on the project. "Eleven Months" will be released this September - I'll be posting details around CD release concerts and such to the shows page so keep checking back in.

April 10, 2008
Video of a few tunes from the Branch is now available. You can check them all out here on blipTV but here's a sample:

Cold Touch (music and words Lynne Hanson)
w/ Chris Barkley on dobro
@ the Branch Restaurant March 26, 2008
video production NilSix Productions / recording JJ Metropolitan Studios

April 6, 2008
Kevin Burton from NilSix Productions did a short interview post-show after the recording at the Branch. If you've got Flash installed you can watch the interview in the window below. Should have some music footage soon.

March 29, 2008
Tracking for the new CD is now complete, and JJ has been busy mixing away. We'll be heading to Toronto to master everything April 18, so the finish line is within sight. Glad to be getting this project finished before I head west and east for the month of May. We're planning to release the CD this coming September, so keeping checking the shows page for dates.

On a whim, we recorded our show last night at the Branch restaurant in Kemptville. First off, if you're in the area highly recommend stopping in for dinner. The food is to die for, and the people who run the place are just awesome. Was a duo performance, and I had Chris Barkley accompanying me on dobro for the first time live. He's done a fabulous job on the recording, so was a pleasure to get to perform with him in a live setting. There was also a video crew taping the show. The Branch will be starting to post small clips of shows on their website in the next little while. I'll be doing the same, as well as posting some of the live audio, so check back soon.

February 2, 2008
Its been an inspiring week. To start things off, I did an opening set in Montreal in front of Terry Gillespie and the Granary Band. Wow. Seriously. Go and seem them play if they are within a days drive of where you live.

I then sat in for a few tunes this past Tuesday with Chris Barkley and Gilles LeClerc from Leavin Train. We were running the tracks Chris will be recording with us this week. Can't wait to hear what he's gonna come up with on that dobro of his. I absolutely love bluegrass, and these guys can REALLY play. They are at the Bayou every Tuesday night, and have a CD release on February 8th. Check them out!

And if that weren't enough, Lynn Miles added her most exquisite voice to the recording Thursday night. She's only one of my favorite songwriters in the entire world.

We've been getting some pretty serious snow over the past day, and I spent the morning digging out half my laneway before skidding out to run some errands. My neighbor was good enough to snowblow the other half of my laneway, as well as the snowplow leavings that I had been saving for my return while I was out. Which also served to effectively blow away any February blues that might have been creeping in.

Yep, its been a good 7 days!

January 10, 2008
Played a show up at the Black Sheep Inn last weekend. The awesomely talented Meredith Luce was hosting Lucky Songs - its a songwriting circle featuring four songwriters. We were joined onstage by Trevor James and Eric Vieweg. I'd never heard either of those boys before so it was a pleaure to get to share the stage and see them in action and up close. There's an awful lot of talent in this city worth getting out to see! Here's a photo taken by Bob Luce:

I just finished up a website redesign for Lynn Miles. I've been doing a little more web designing in my free time these days which I really like.

Recording for the new CD is coming along. It'll be a busy week as we finish off my guitars and bring in Paul Bourdeau to add some parts next week. Then its banjo with Guy Donis. He's an AWESOME player from the Montreal based bluegrass band Notre Dame de Grass. I saw him play in London for the OCFF conference and am beside myself excited that he'll be adding his musical talents to this project.

Am just starting to book a couple dates out East for May. Had such a great time out there this past summer that I just have to go back. Can't wait to play a few new tunes that were inspired by my last trip.

January 3, 2008
From buckets of snow to a deep freeze. The last couple of winters had me forgetting that I live in Canada. The last couple of weeks have been a natural reminder. The drum (Miche Pouliot) and bass tracks (Chris Breitner) are now complete. Giving me a whole lot of groove to start laying down guitars. Should be a busy month of tracking as well as a couple shows to keep me on my toes. Happy 2008!!

December 15, 2007.
Digging out from under two feet of snow has me thinking it must be winter and time for an update. We put down scratch tracks this past Monday for the next CD. I'm excited to be working with Jason Jaknunas at Metropolitan Studios here in Ottawa over the next little bit to record a whack of new songs. Happy Holidays and be sure to check out the shows page for live performances coming up in the New Year.