My art nowadays is songs - writing, recording and performance - it's what I do and who I am and it's really about letting the music write and play me so I become the work of art. I try to…
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NEW SINGLE & LYRIC VIDEO - HIGHWAY HOME
Highway Home is one of my favourite songs from my "Underneath" record and will be my latest single going out to radio. I put together a "lyric" video for you to check out. It was filmed using my Iphone…
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FROM THE ROLLING HILLS TO THE FLATLANDS
Looking out the window of the plane, the stunning vista of candy floss clouds and Saskatchewan flatlands is a far cry from the rollings hills of the Scottish Borders where I grew up. And yet, each has its own distinct…
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FREEBIE FRIDAY TUNES / SASKATCHEWAN SHOWCASE
I've enjoyed choosing some tunes as FREEBIE FRIDAY giveaways for the past 9 weeks. If you missed out, you can still download a sampler of tunes from each of my 4 CD releases here at Noisetrade.com. In the meantime,…
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"VITAMIN M"
FREEBIE FRIDAYS
My old pal Ian McLean coined the phrase "Vitamin M" when it would come time to get paid for a gig. Now I see my life in music as having two kinds of "Vitamin M", one for money…
OUT OF HIBERNATION
Yes it's the end of hibernation and no it wasn't just the wickedly cold winter that has kept me quiet. The last 6 months have been a busy creative time - keeping my head down inside my songwriting…
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SONGS IN THE AIR
As someone who has been writing songs for many years, I've always been fascinated by the mystery of pulling songs out of the air. If you read Paul Zollo's book, "Songwriters On Songwriting", you'll hear this described in…
Read moreALBERTA, ALBERTA
Alberta, Alberta what a trip you were! Big thanks to all the kind folks who hosted my concerts and looked after us. Steve & Karen Gosse & the Uptown Folk Club in Edmonton, the Blayones in the Big Red House…
SIMPLY THE WEST
I recently returned from another action-packed Canadian Country Music Weekend in Edmonton where I am always happy to reconnect with my fun and friendly dysfunctional family:) I performed at the Songwriters Series out there for my fourth time. It's one…
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"FACING THE MUSIC"
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you with these pictures. There's no hiding what I actually look like when I'm diving into the music :)
I feel very fortunate to have had opportunities to do just that in many different…
"ONE SECOND LOOK" is hitting the airwaves
"One Second Look" - a song I refer to as three chords and an epiphany - is going out to radioland today. I hope the radio folks will take one second listen & have that epiphany to add…
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HEARTFELT HAVERING
Recently I had a magic blether with Dave Woods on his radio show "In The Country". We wandered down a few different roads and you can check out the interview below if you want to hear some heartfelt haverin'!
TAKE COVER
I've had fun over the years playing a variety of cover songs as part of my live performances - songs I wish I'd written and songs I've played so many times it almost feels like I had written them! Certain…
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TUNE IN AND BE TUNED TO 432HZ
Justin Abedin and I will be performing our entire concert tuned to A=432Hz at my StageIt streaming concert today (Saturday). What the heck does A=432Hz mean I hear you ask? Well I can't remember exactly where I first…
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RADIO CHATS AND UPCOMING VIRTUAL HOUSE CONCERT CHATS APR. 19!
I've been on the airwaves over the last few months talking about the gang of songs on "Underneath" and about the life of a songwriter - that would be me. Some great chats I thought you might want to listen…
MY SECOND STREAMING "VIRTUAL HOUSE CONCERT" SUNDAY FEB 16th
I'd love for you to join us and interact this Sunday for a live streaming concert at StageIt.com @ 3pm EST (8 pm in UK and 7am in Australia the following day.) Let's meet in the music, all in the…
Read more"UNDERNEATH" CD LAUNCH VIDEO
We had a great launch for "Underneath" with maestro Justin Abedin by my side as well as other special guests. For those of you who were unable to make it, I thought you might like to have a taste of…
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Track 13 - THIS TIME 'ROUND
- THE SONG BLOG -
The first time I heard this song on Darrell Scott's record "A Crooked Road" it really spoke to me. Maybe it was something in the melody or the powerful lyric but it stayed with me.…
Track 12 - ALL MY LOVE
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This is another tune co-written with Daryl Burgess who also co-wrote You've Got My World. It was written over two fun sessions at SOCAN house in Nashville almost exactly a year apart. I brought…
Track 11 - BURDENS & BLESSINGS
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Navigating the path of life involves figuring out who you are. Part of the puzzle can be understanding where you come from - how you've acquired a certain feature, quirkiness or skill handed down from your…