August - Festival Month Recap!

Helloooo!

Ahhh what a month!

August has been the third month of four on this huge Canadian Summer Tour....and what a month it's been.

It all kicked off with Arts Wells Festival in Wells, BC Canada - which i have been anticipating since my arrival back to the homeland for good, a few years ago. It lived up to all of the wonderful words i'd heard about it...and then some. I hit the fest with the Jungal ladies, who played as my backing band for my theatre set, the last of our stage-sharing before they flew back to Australia (except for Victoria, who is sticking around to finish up the tour with me on Bass). The show was overflowing with festival goers, nearly pitch black, with an incredible vibe - a performance i won't be forgetting anytime soon :) The same goes for pretty much every one of the performances I caught that weekend; Jesse Dee & Jacquie B, Scott Cook, Andrea Ramolo, Corin Raymond, Fish & Bird, and of course Jungal doing their thang.

The following weekend we headed to California - Oakland, for the Art & Soul Festival. We performed alongside a sweet lineup of incredible female artists' at the WomenGig Stage, including the Rosie Burgess Band (also fellow Australian friends!), Lia Rose, Sistas in the Pit, and an amazing solo performance by Vicki Martinez. Not only was the festival fantastic, but so too was the treatment we received over our 'working holiday' week in Oakland....bliss.

This past weekend named the last of our time in the Rockies this summer - Music on the Mountain, near Prince George, BC. In it's second year, the festival proved to have worked it's way into a growth spurt over the sleepy seasons - and came fully alive over the 3 days of impressive musical talent. Reunited again with good friends Jesse Dee & Jacquie B, Scott Cook, Andrea Ramolo and Sarah Burton - we joined each other on all of our sets to sing all of those choruses we know (and love!) so well....it was magical.


...and now for the homestretch!

It isn't over yet though - we still have a lot of miles on the Trans-Canada Highway to go, with loads of musical stops along thew way, including Field, Golden, Medicine Hat, Moosejaw, Regina, Winnipeg Harvest Moon Festival, Fort Francis, Thunder Bay (including Biindigaate Film Festival Gala!), Nippising and home to Toronto and Sudbury.




This summer has flown by - and been sweet with every step of the way. Though I'll be getting home just in time for Fall, I won't be staying long....as the Australian Summer rounds the bend - so too will my plane - off to Oz for another dose!




There are more videos, photos, and words from the road to come - all over this fine interweb. Keep watching the profile pages and keep in touch :)


Thank you again for all of your continued support - I can't tell you just how happy it makes me to continue doing what i love....everyday. So again, thank YOU!




Enjoy the changing of the seasons!
Cheers from the Rockies and eastward bound!
f:)