Summer blog a bit late...

September 25th, 2019

Ahh the lazy hazy days of summer are upon us here in west Quebec. We have had some time to unwind after the flurry of fun that was June & July, what with the smashing success of the Wolfe Island Garden Party followed by another banner Skeleton Park Arts Festival. I barely had time to catch my breath before my old buddy Jack Grace sauntered into town for a batch of fine Honkytonk shows in Wakefield, Kingston and W.I. of course. We ended the weekend at the Wolfe Island Grill patio where the sunset, picturesque evening sparkled on & on. Played so many great songs and were joined by Jason Mercer & Casey Fisher. Clem Chesterfield and Rusty Ford both were featured as well. A lot of dudes in fine shirts. I am off to join Tom Savage, Brock Zeman, and Seamus Cowan at the Cove Inn over in Westport for a night of backslapping fun this Sunday August 4th. Brock and Tom and true workhorse troubadours whos songwriting prowess seems to know no boundaries when it comes to quality and sheer output. I feel like I’m doing more of a revue of my songs as I do not write that much anymore but luckily have enough material compiled over the years that it is fun to revisit songs and bend them to my current needs. Also in August I will be playing the Fairbairn House stage here in Wakefield on Monday the 12th. It is a natural amphitheater by the famous covered bridge and locals and such come out with picnics and drinks to enjoy the show. The series was started by Paul Hampsey, a good friend and talented musician in his own right who saw the potential and pitched it to the proper people. Boom! A new live music scene arises. It is a tough row to hoe these days with live music venues & bands struggling to make ends meet. House concerts and the like are more and more common. I did one recently up this way with Jack Grace and it was a jam packed success. Later in the month I will be putting on a super show for a long time music supporter and her friends & family down Kingston way. It will feature Juno Jenny Whiteley and her partner Joey Wright (my half brother cousin), as well as Tara Dunphy, Kelsey McNulty & Jt Taylor from the Wrongs. That is too good to be true, but it is. Autumn holds plenty of potential for creativity as I am determined to ramp up this new noise band I have got going with some pals here. So far we have worked up a sound and the beginning of some hits. Who knows if it will ever see the light of the stage, I am just happy how the rage makes me feel when we play....