Saturday, March 26, 2011
Hallelujah
We took a fun little break from recording my record @ Turnkey Studios last weekend and recorded a little rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with Sandra Sperounes from the Edmonton Journal. Have a listen!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
your legacy
*a new song I started around Christmas when my 91 year old grandpa had just had a stroke and our whole family was pretty shook up and devastated. I just finished it this weekend. This song is obviously very close to my heart.
verse
once there was a father
and he chose to teach his daughter
about life and love and honesty
time passed and then that daughter
well she soon became a mother
and she passed those lessons onto me
pre chorus
every piece of me from my head down to my toes
is a part of you that's contuining to grow
chorus
and when the time comes for you to leave me
all that I've done and everything I've ever hoped to be
comes down to one main responsibility
your legacy
your legacy
verse two
once there was a woman
with warm blue eyes & soft hands
and she raised three babies to believe
that family is a treasure
and there's really nothing better
than spending time together
making memories
pre chorus
everything I am begins& ends with you
you're the seed & I'm the tree about to bloom
chorus
bridge
when I make my own traditions
and when I start my family
you'll be the one that I'll be missing
wishing you were here to share it all with me
chorus
and when the time comes for you to leave me
all that I've done and everything I've ever hoped to be
comes down to one main responsibility
your legacy
your legacy
verse
once there was a father
and he chose to teach his daughter
about life and love and honesty
time passed and then that daughter
well she soon became a mother
and she passed those lessons onto me
pre chorus
every piece of me from my head down to my toes
is a part of you that's contuining to grow
chorus
and when the time comes for you to leave me
all that I've done and everything I've ever hoped to be
comes down to one main responsibility
your legacy
your legacy
verse two
once there was a woman
with warm blue eyes & soft hands
and she raised three babies to believe
that family is a treasure
and there's really nothing better
than spending time together
making memories
pre chorus
everything I am begins& ends with you
you're the seed & I'm the tree about to bloom
chorus
bridge
when I make my own traditions
and when I start my family
you'll be the one that I'll be missing
wishing you were here to share it all with me
chorus
and when the time comes for you to leave me
all that I've done and everything I've ever hoped to be
comes down to one main responsibility
your legacy
your legacy
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
two days!
So the boys have gotten much more done in fewer days than we had originally anticipated and they say they have enough time for me to come in & start on vocals! I put in a last minute request for two vacation days at work and was approved, so that means I get a four day weekend! AND two amazing days in the studio to record some actual vocals (I am so tired of hearing my scratch vocal tracks I tell ya!) It's all very exciting. I had an insane day of overwhelmingness & stress at work, but now that I know I get two days off to focus on my music things are seriously looking up. So stoked!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
renewed
*Here's a new song I've been working on, and I think I finished it officially last night.
verse
she wonders where she belongs
she wonders who, she belongs to
she feels so lost and alone
if only she knew, to look to you
chorus
she would find her worth
is not determined by another
she would find a love
more intimate than any other
she would finally find
the missing link from deep within her
she would find herself renewed
verse two
she struggles day after day
to follow her heart
to find her place
she gets a little lost along the way
if only she could see
beyond what people say
chorus
she would find her worth
is not determined by another
she would find a love
more intimate than any other
she would finally find
the missing link from deep within her
she would find herself renewed
bridge
she looks for constant comfort
in things that fade away
she longs for what
only you can offer
if she'd just make a change
chorus
she would find her worth
is not determined by another
she would find a love
more intimate than any other
she would finally find
the missing link from deep within her
she would find herself
she would find herself
she would find herself
renewed
verse
she wonders where she belongs
she wonders who, she belongs to
she feels so lost and alone
if only she knew, to look to you
chorus
she would find her worth
is not determined by another
she would find a love
more intimate than any other
she would finally find
the missing link from deep within her
she would find herself renewed
verse two
she struggles day after day
to follow her heart
to find her place
she gets a little lost along the way
if only she could see
beyond what people say
chorus
she would find her worth
is not determined by another
she would find a love
more intimate than any other
she would finally find
the missing link from deep within her
she would find herself renewed
bridge
she looks for constant comfort
in things that fade away
she longs for what
only you can offer
if she'd just make a change
chorus
she would find her worth
is not determined by another
she would find a love
more intimate than any other
she would finally find
the missing link from deep within her
she would find herself
she would find herself
she would find herself
renewed
Monday, February 28, 2011
headway!
I just got back from a little lunchbreak where I took subs to the boys who are officially in the studio all week from 9 - 5 working very hard on my record. Today Brent was working on organ and it sounds killer! I listened to a few of the tracks they'd been working on and I was shocked to hear it sounding like a full band professional record. Each track has such a full sound and has some really great musical ideas going on behind the vocals. I was also equally stoked to see they were already on their third track of the day, which gives me hope that they will get a lot done this week! Progress! Yippie!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
what a weekend!
So my lovely music packed weekend started last thursday. I had a show booked to open for Chris Trapper at the Ironwood in Calgary. Luckily my day job is fairly flexible since I mostly only report to myself, so I took a half day off Thursday afternoon to drive down to Calgary, and a half day off Friday morning to drive back home.
Brent, my fantastically talented and supportive brother in law came to play with me so he did the same with his work. Thank heavens for that! Jered (husband) and Alissa (friend) also tagged along - I felt like I had a lovely little entourage! We got to Calgary around 3pm, Jered's dad got us a free hotel room at a really nice place with points since he's a fancy club member so we checked into the room and got changed, then went for a drink. Soon after we were on the road to the Ironwood, I never have a clue where I'm going in Calgary so I was happy to have the human map - Brent - AND the mapquest app to get us to the Ironwood safely and efficiently!
About an hour before the show we the got very sad news that poor Chris had flown through the night, had a million cancelled flights and upon finally arriving in Calgary his body just crashed & he was pretty sick. So the owner came over to let me know that Chris wasn't coming. I was a wee bit devastated initially, but then we decided to roll with it and play a 90 minute set instead of our initially planned 30 minute set. I had a good crowd of friends and family from the Calgary area that haven't ever really gotten to see me play live so that was a real treat. Thanks to everyone who came out I really felt the love!
The next day on our drive home I got an email from Chris apologizing for missing the show the night before and inviting me to sing with him at his Edmonton gig the following night. I over enthusiastically accepted, being the calm, cool & collected female I am (ha).
Friday afternoon we arrived back to work for the afternoon, and then headed to the Winspear Centre for Martin Sexton. That. Guy. Is. A. Freak. He is honestly an overflowing cauldron of genious musical talent. He puts on an amazing show, gets the crowd involved and so absolutely loves what he's doing that you can't help but have a big goofy grin on your face for the whole show. Chris came out and sang a song with Martin (Glorybound - killer!) so that was good to see him feeling better.
Saturday morning we had a 2 hour long rehearsal for our church cd release show next Saturday night. I am happy to say I wrote and sing a song on the C3Metro Come Alive EP that is available now on iTunes (search C3Metro). I had a baby shower that afternoon (ok, not so musical) and then that evening I took two girlfriends to the Northern Lights Folk Club for Chloe Albert & Chris Trapper.
What a night! Chloe was as lovely as ever (even though she admitted to being fairly sick - you'd never know) and Chris played two full sets. He invited me up in the second set to sing his most recent song "Into The Bright Lights" the title track of his most recent digital EP release (http://www.christrapper.com/) My videographically talented girlfriend Alissa happily obliged me and filmed the following:
After the show, the girls & I went out to a seedy country bar and listened to yet even MORE live music and danced our hearts out. Sunday was church (more singing) and the superbowl (snore). I almost rounded the weekend out with a monday night songwriter's circle, but after a work trip to Camrose that had me up at 5am I was DONE. I curled up on the couch with my dog, read, had a bubble bath & went to bed early. My heart is full today!
Brent, my fantastically talented and supportive brother in law came to play with me so he did the same with his work. Thank heavens for that! Jered (husband) and Alissa (friend) also tagged along - I felt like I had a lovely little entourage! We got to Calgary around 3pm, Jered's dad got us a free hotel room at a really nice place with points since he's a fancy club member so we checked into the room and got changed, then went for a drink. Soon after we were on the road to the Ironwood, I never have a clue where I'm going in Calgary so I was happy to have the human map - Brent - AND the mapquest app to get us to the Ironwood safely and efficiently!
About an hour before the show we the got very sad news that poor Chris had flown through the night, had a million cancelled flights and upon finally arriving in Calgary his body just crashed & he was pretty sick. So the owner came over to let me know that Chris wasn't coming. I was a wee bit devastated initially, but then we decided to roll with it and play a 90 minute set instead of our initially planned 30 minute set. I had a good crowd of friends and family from the Calgary area that haven't ever really gotten to see me play live so that was a real treat. Thanks to everyone who came out I really felt the love!
The next day on our drive home I got an email from Chris apologizing for missing the show the night before and inviting me to sing with him at his Edmonton gig the following night. I over enthusiastically accepted, being the calm, cool & collected female I am (ha).
Friday afternoon we arrived back to work for the afternoon, and then headed to the Winspear Centre for Martin Sexton. That. Guy. Is. A. Freak. He is honestly an overflowing cauldron of genious musical talent. He puts on an amazing show, gets the crowd involved and so absolutely loves what he's doing that you can't help but have a big goofy grin on your face for the whole show. Chris came out and sang a song with Martin (Glorybound - killer!) so that was good to see him feeling better.
Saturday morning we had a 2 hour long rehearsal for our church cd release show next Saturday night. I am happy to say I wrote and sing a song on the C3Metro Come Alive EP that is available now on iTunes (search C3Metro). I had a baby shower that afternoon (ok, not so musical) and then that evening I took two girlfriends to the Northern Lights Folk Club for Chloe Albert & Chris Trapper.
What a night! Chloe was as lovely as ever (even though she admitted to being fairly sick - you'd never know) and Chris played two full sets. He invited me up in the second set to sing his most recent song "Into The Bright Lights" the title track of his most recent digital EP release (http://www.christrapper.com/) My videographically talented girlfriend Alissa happily obliged me and filmed the following:
After the show, the girls & I went out to a seedy country bar and listened to yet even MORE live music and danced our hearts out. Sunday was church (more singing) and the superbowl (snore). I almost rounded the weekend out with a monday night songwriter's circle, but after a work trip to Camrose that had me up at 5am I was DONE. I curled up on the couch with my dog, read, had a bubble bath & went to bed early. My heart is full today!
Friday, January 21, 2011
progress
As I write this, Jered (husband & drummer) and my friend Peter (guitarist) are in the studio with my engineer Randor working away on two of my songs, Drifting & This Scar for my album. It has been a while since I blogged about my recording process. That's mostly because there wasn't much to blog about, it's definitely been a little popcorn process, a bit of recording popping up here and there. BUT I am excited to report that we've booked a solid week at the end of February where Jered & Brent are going to take off work (we'll be paying Brent what he usually gets paid at work) to get all the last bits & pieces HOPEFULLY finished.
I even have a lovely dobro player in Nashville working away today on two of my songs, Too Easy & Prairie Belle (the title track of the record). So although at one point it felt like my record would never be finished, I may ACTUALLY be seeing a slight flicker of the light at the end of the tunnel.
It would be really fantastic for this album to come out by the spring (and my 28th birthday). I have been nominated for a 2011 Edmonton Music Award (the first ever!) for "Artist to Watch in 2011". I want to earn that nomination and perhaps that award by actually having something to show this year and release this record!!!
Along with progress on the record, I have been very inspired lately and have been writing and concocting songs in my head. I always feel so productive when I'm in the midst of a creative process. That is the tricky nature of the beast though, because once the song is finished then I have this weird feeling of being stumped. To have a continuous creative flow would be such a blessing... alas, work & life sometimes get in the way!
Anyways I just had to write and burn off this little excited steam I have today because I can't wait for things to be finished. Wait for it though folks, I'm sure once the album is done I'll be whining and crying for the days when we were in the midst of the project. What can I say, I'm hard to please!
Thanks for reading. xo
I even have a lovely dobro player in Nashville working away today on two of my songs, Too Easy & Prairie Belle (the title track of the record). So although at one point it felt like my record would never be finished, I may ACTUALLY be seeing a slight flicker of the light at the end of the tunnel.
It would be really fantastic for this album to come out by the spring (and my 28th birthday). I have been nominated for a 2011 Edmonton Music Award (the first ever!) for "Artist to Watch in 2011". I want to earn that nomination and perhaps that award by actually having something to show this year and release this record!!!
Along with progress on the record, I have been very inspired lately and have been writing and concocting songs in my head. I always feel so productive when I'm in the midst of a creative process. That is the tricky nature of the beast though, because once the song is finished then I have this weird feeling of being stumped. To have a continuous creative flow would be such a blessing... alas, work & life sometimes get in the way!
Anyways I just had to write and burn off this little excited steam I have today because I can't wait for things to be finished. Wait for it though folks, I'm sure once the album is done I'll be whining and crying for the days when we were in the midst of the project. What can I say, I'm hard to please!
Thanks for reading. xo
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