Wednesday
Feb102010
Vancouver Bound!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:07AM
Hi all!
I'm writing from Toronto airport, on my way to Vancouver where I'll be performing for the next two weeks at the 2010 Winter Olympics! I'll be part of a show called Come On In!, which will showcase artists from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Joining me will be David Myles (NS), Meaghan Blanchard (PEI), and Monique Poirier (NB). Come On In!, plays three times daily (12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m.) from February 13 to 27, 2010, at Atlantic Canada House on the transformed Revue Stage at the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island. It's going to be a blast - if you're in the area come on down to Granville Island and say hello!
I've had my nose to the grindstone recently working hard to finish Learning the Newfoundland Button Accordion Volume 2, and I'm very happy to say that it's very very close to completion! Volume 2 of the series will focus on more advanced aspects of playing Newfoundland and Labrador's music on the button accordion; we'll look at playing the basses, using ornaments and harmony, playing across the rows, and playing in different keys. Volume 2 will also include a supplemental booklet with lots of extra information, so combined with Volume 1, it will be a very thorough package for someone wanting to master the accordion music of Newfoundland and Labrador.
I'll be updating the events page very soon as well so stay posted there - it's shaping up to be a busy year: an Arts and Culture Centre tour of Emile's Dream; ten more amazing days with the Tales, Trails, and Tunes Festival; performances at The March Hare; a long-overdue collaboration with Gros Morne Summer Music (which I'm really looking forward to); our tenth Vinland Music Camp in beautiful Killdevil, Bonne Bay; and lots more!
I'm writing from Toronto airport, on my way to Vancouver where I'll be performing for the next two weeks at the 2010 Winter Olympics! I'll be part of a show called Come On In!, which will showcase artists from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Joining me will be David Myles (NS), Meaghan Blanchard (PEI), and Monique Poirier (NB). Come On In!, plays three times daily (12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m.) from February 13 to 27, 2010, at Atlantic Canada House on the transformed Revue Stage at the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island. It's going to be a blast - if you're in the area come on down to Granville Island and say hello!
I've had my nose to the grindstone recently working hard to finish Learning the Newfoundland Button Accordion Volume 2, and I'm very happy to say that it's very very close to completion! Volume 2 of the series will focus on more advanced aspects of playing Newfoundland and Labrador's music on the button accordion; we'll look at playing the basses, using ornaments and harmony, playing across the rows, and playing in different keys. Volume 2 will also include a supplemental booklet with lots of extra information, so combined with Volume 1, it will be a very thorough package for someone wanting to master the accordion music of Newfoundland and Labrador.
I'll be updating the events page very soon as well so stay posted there - it's shaping up to be a busy year: an Arts and Culture Centre tour of Emile's Dream; ten more amazing days with the Tales, Trails, and Tunes Festival; performances at The March Hare; a long-overdue collaboration with Gros Morne Summer Music (which I'm really looking forward to); our tenth Vinland Music Camp in beautiful Killdevil, Bonne Bay; and lots more!