Monday, April 25, 2016

May Tour - Eastern Ontario!

Back at the homestead near Windsor again after an amazing adventure in Austin, Texas!  A solo journey with just me and my faithful van, Merle, I took about three weeks to drive through 6 American states to bring me to the heart of Texas and a truly amazing music city.  I also had a chance to volunteer and check out the Old Settler's Music Festival, where I heard some of the best Americana and Bluegrass I've ever heard in my life (highly recommended if you're visiting Texas!), plus made a ton of amazing new friends!  More Austin photos are below!

Rounding out April with a special guest spot at the St.Regis Tavern up in London on Friday, April 29th with The Heartaches!

And coming up in May; Uncle Dan Henshall and myself hit the road again up to Quebec and back for NINE shows in central and eastern Ontario!  My annual batch of shows right during the Hockey Playoffs will distract you from the fact there are no Canadian teams in the running, soothe your soul with some great nights of music!!!

Thursday May 5th ~ Guelph - Red Brick Café
Friday, May 6th ~ Hamilton - Homegrown Hamilton
Saturday, May 7th ~ Picton ~ Acoustic Grill
Sunday, May 8th ~ Peterborough ~ Garnet
Tuesday, May 10th ~ Toronto ~ Not My Dog - with Ali McCormick
Thursday, May 12th ~ Kingston ~ Musiikki
Friday, May 13th ~ Wakefield ~ Kaffe 1870
Saturday, May 14th - The Branch – Kemptville
Sunday, May 15th ~ Westport ~ The Cove Inn

Later on in May I'll be backing up Vera Colley at Taloola in Windsor on May 28th; trying out the role of sideperson for the first time in a long while! 

Stay tuned here for more updates and new videos coming soon on my YouTube Channel - shooting one at CHRW this weekend that should be up and ready later on in the springtime.

Here's some more Austin photos; hope to see you at this batch of shows coming up soon!
Allison


On South Congress looking towards the Capitol

Bluegrass Monday at Radio Coffee & Beer

Me and Aja McMillan among the Texas Bluebonnets

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Waking up to some strange spring snow as April begins... reminiscing on some great gigs and projects through March; planning an adventure for April that you'll find out more about on the next newsletter - and if you aren't on my email newsletter list you can sign up!

I've gone and done it again, and put my name into CBC's Annual Searchlight contest, so take a minute to voteand a few more to watch the video of "Invisible Line" filmed by Taylor Campbell at the Atelier Virginianne as part of a night of poetry and music hosted by Marty Gervais.
 VOTE: https://www.cbcmusicsearchlight.ca/entries/70702

Still working on some new videos for my YouTube Channel so be sure to subscribe - I've got a really unique video project to share with you soon, it's not ready for the launch yet but can't wait to share it with you all.

And - Uncle Dan & I hit the road again up to Wakefield, Quebec and back this May!
Excited to be back for nine shows in  some favourite and new venues.  The full info is on the Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/567387716762760/

Thursday May 5th ~ Guelph ~ Red Brick Café
Friday, May 6th ~ Hamilton ~ Homegrown Hamilton
Saturday, May 7th ~ Picton ~ Acoustic Grill
Sunday, May 8th ~ Peterborough ~ Garnet
Tuesday, May 10th ~ Toronto ~ Not My Dog with Ali McCormick
Thursday, May 12th ~ Kingston ~ Musiikki
Friday, May 13th ~ Wakefield ~ Kaffe 1870
Saturday, May 14th - The Branch – Kemptville
Sunday, May 15th ~ Westport ~ The Cove Inn

See you all soon!
Allison