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Showcase on Saturday and other news

Hi everyone! I hope this finds you well and happy! CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK SHOWCASE I'll be in Toronto to showcase this weekend at Canadian Music Week. If you are in the Toronto area or know anyone ...

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Wrapping Up 2009

Happy Holidays! I usually like to reflect on the past year in my December newsletters; to be honest, I am not sure how to begin this one. I had many great gigs, met some beautiful people, wrote s...

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B is for Bad

Hi everyone in blog land or passers-by of my MySpace page. Life has been so busy and blogging has slipped down the list, I'm afraid...But here we go for today.About a week and a half ago, a local ente...

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Poetic Devices

I teach high school English and am in the middle of a poetry unit with the Grade 9s...They've been asked to find a poem or song lyric to dissect and interpret. One of the groups is dissecting my song ...

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Music Managers Forum Workshop

I'm listening to a new song by Jason Gordon and an artist named Kyla that he's working with. It sounds great. I'm always blown away by how much talent there is in Winnipeg. People are writing cool son...

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My Winter Wish and other news

Winter Wish It's September (and unusually hot in my hometown), we're barely saying goodbye to summer, and I want to tell you about my Winter Wish? Yes! Read on... I used to work as a flight at...

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Leaving Halifax

I'm leaving Halifax with mixed feelings. I am really excited to go to PEI...The Walshes have opened up their home for a house concert, and that is AWESOME of them! I heard that CBC Radio interviewed t...

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From the road...yesterday!

(Written yesterday in the car!) Sheena and I are making our way to Fredericton today…It’s cold out and I suspect it is only going to get colder. The last time I was in the Maritimes, I froze from the ...

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Heading to Atikokan

Had I more time, I would think to ask someone where all of these interesting town names come from. I suppose I could "Google"...But stealing moments here and there on the internet doesn't allow for mu...

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Winnipeg Free Press Review

Yay! The first "official" review of the record is a good one! I hope it helps with sales :)Here it is:Jaylene JohnsonHappiness (Independent)Local songstress Jaylene Johnson has moved on from the ove...

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