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well, i forgot to link to the Canwest Festival site, so I reposted the last blog. So now you have it twice. Plus this apology. I'm sorry. Hope it was even better the second time.

So the Seneca Niagara show was kick-ass.  So nice to see so many familiar faces, and to play so many unfamiliar songs!  We've really been energized by reaching back into the catalog to pull out some more obscure songs to play - it keeps us on our toes.  Evidence of which is audible on the cheap downloads of the Casino Rama shows we've put up on the werkshop site, and the Niagara show should be up soon.  Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did playing!

Speaking of playing - seriously, come out to this Canwest Cabaret Festival this weekend.  The venue is intimate and there are lots of great artists playing.  I'll be doing a couple of solo sets as well as these Leonard Cohen Songbook shows featuring me, Patricia O'Callaghan, Sarah Slean, Maryam Toller and Mary Margaret O'Hara.

I'll be hanging out for much of the weekend, so please come by and say hello.  And register your requests!  I'm thinking of busting out some new songs if I can memorize them in time... as if memorizing songs has ever been much of a priority for me!

So the Seneca Niagara show was kick-ass. So nice to see so many familiar faces, and to play so many unfamiliar songs! We've really been energized by reaching back into the catalog to pull out some more obscure songs to play - it keeps us on our toes. Evidence of which is audible on the cheap downloads of the Casino Rama shows we've put up on the werkshop site, and the Niagara show should be up soon. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did playing! Speaking of playing - seriously, come out to this Canwest Cabaret Festival this weekend. The venue is intimate and there are lots of great artists playing. I'll be doing a couple of solo sets as well as these Leonard Cohen Songbook shows featuring me, Patricia O'Callaghan, Sarah Slean, Maryam Toller and Mary Margaret O'Hara. I'll be hanging out for much of the weekend, so please come by and say hello. And register your requests! I'm thinking of busting out some new songs if I can memorize them in time... as if memorizing songs has ever been much of a priority for me!

Hey everyone - the summer's gone (thank God), and we have some upcoming things to let you know about.  The Casino Rama shows at the beginning of the month were really amzing - energizing and fun and emotional.  It was really great to be back, and it was genuinely moving to play to two packed, sold-out houses full of fans, friends and family.  Robin, our front-of-house soundfriend, made soundboard recordings of both shows, and we've put them up on our site for $7.99 each as a thank-you to all of you for all of your support.
This Friday's upcoming show at Seneca Niagara casino is also sold out (thanks!), and if we're happy with the recording, we'll put that one up for sale as soon as possible. 
On a side note, I'm performing at the CanWest Cabaret Festival at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on the first weekend in October.  I'm doing two solo shows, as well as a couple of Leonard Cohen tribute shows.  You should come.  It will be good.  Come see some other shows there, too.  My good friend Patricia O'Callaghan, as well as Mike Ross and Dennis Lee, The Apostle of Hustle, the legendary Don Francks, Sarah Slean and Melanie Doane will all put on fantastic sets.  Hope to see you there.

Lastly, I want to restate my sincerest appreciation for all the support our fans and friends have shown us over the past few months.  It really helps knowing there are so many people who care about us as a band, and as people.  Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Tonight's Songbook II show was amazing. So much fun to sing those songs. You should come tomorrow (Saturday). Really, you should. Want tickets? Of course you do.