hello!

the summer tour dates are here!!! can't wait to hit the road with a wonderful bunch over the next two months....good friends from down under "Jungal", the loveliest of edmontonians "The Low Flying Planes", and vancouver islander "O'Mally". each portion of this musical journey is sure to be a gem in itself - and it's summertime!!!! wooohooo!

hope to see you along the way,

f:)

WITH Melbourne's JUNGAL (www.myspace.com/jungal3)

Thurs. August 5: LopLop's, Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Fri. August 6: The Black Pirate, Thunder Bay, ON

Tues. August 10:Amigo's, Saskatoon, SK

Wed. August 11: The Ottoman Lounge, Medicine Hat, AB

Thurs. August 12: Ironwood Stage & Grill, Calgary AB

Fri. August 13: Haven Social Club, Edmonton, AB

Sat. August 14: Bruno's, Banff, AB

Mon. August 16: Truffle Pigs, Field, BC

F-S. August 20-22: Robson Valley Music Festival, Dunster, BC

Wed. August 25: United Church, Valemount, BC

F-S. August 27-29: MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN, Fort St. James, BC

Mon. August 30: Art Space, Prince George, BC

Wed. September 1: Cafe Deux Soliels, Vancouver, BC

WITH Vancouver's O'MALLY (www.myspace.com/megremlin)

Thurs. September 2: Solstice Cafe/Fort St Cafe, Victoria, BC

Sat. September 4: The Bookstore, Campbell River, BC

Sun. Septmember 5: Cafe Deux Soliels, Vancouver, BC

WITH Edmonton's LOW FLYING PLANES (www.myspace.com/thelowflyingplanes)

Tues. September 7: House Concert, Nelson, BC

Wed. September 8: Bacchus Books, Golden, BC

Thurs. September 9: Jasper Folk & Blues, Jasper, AB

Sat. September 11: Blackbird Coffee House, Coleman, AB

Sun. September 12: House Concert, Medicine Hat, AB

Fri. September 17: Lady of the Lake, Brandon, MB *SOLO FAYE BLAIS SHOW*

Sat. September 18: Mondragon, Winnipeg, MB *SOLO FAYE BLAIS SHOW*

faye blais music mail - cameron house, kensington market and canada day!

helloooo!!!

it's hot in the city! ...and i like it!

this last month home in toronto has been wonderful. i'm enjoying encounters with the coatless....it seems everyone is coming out of the woodwork with these mad heatwaves!

this last weekend's southern ontario swing with seth anderson (the renegade kid) was great! big thanks to the pearl company in hamilton, the station coffee house in brantford and the cornerstone in guelph - and all of those who filtered in. such incredible culture specks on our map :)

june is coming to a close....already! *gasp* so, i'll be tying birthday month up with a big bow and ribbon....and two shows in TORONTO! both shows will feature Josh Turnbull on drums and the lovely SJ Darling on backup vocals!!!!! friday at the cameron house and tuesday at bread and circus in the market -- not to be missed! and cheap (pay what you can)! ...then it's back up north to sudbury for the canada day concert by the lake at science north, to perform songs by canadian greats with the Toe Jam Tequilla Band before the fireworks....and july. oh, july! (july highlights?....northern lights festival boreal, press club, london music club...and Jungal arrives from australia (!) to kick off the west coast canada summer tour!!!!)

summer was oh so worth the wait.

stay cooooool!

f:)

toronto shows - june 25 & 29

the cameron house - 408 Queen St West

friday, june 25th

11:30pm

PWYC (pay what you can)

lineup:
9:15 - 10:15 Anne-Lise Dugas
10:30 - 11:30 Nich Worby
11:45 - 12:45 Faye Blais

facebook event

the bread and circus - 299 Agusta St (Kensington Market)

tuesday, june 29th

9pm

PWYC

Indie Love Radio Live Web Broadcast!!

canada day at science north in sudbury

canada day back home in sudbury! it's been years since i've slid into a spot on the boardwalk or in the bay to watch the fireworks...and live performances - this year i'll be one of them! the sudburian musical lineup also includes:

• Patricia Cano
• Kevin Closs
• Edouard Landry
• Stephane Paquette
• David Poulin
• Dani Star

coming up in july...

so much coming up next month! northern lights festival boreal, shows in toronto at the press club and london at the london music club....aaaand, Jungal arrives from australia to kick off the west coast canadian summer tour!

more details to come...so keep checking in!

fun links:

www.fayeblais.com

www.myspace.com/fayeblaismusic

www.facebook.com/fayeblaismusic

www.youtube.com/fayeblais

...oh, and have you seen the new video for something's changed yet? check it out (again!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4XdNN5dpw

Big Win - NOMFA Awards!!!

Hellooooooo!!!

'twas a wonderful weekend at last weekend's NOMFA (Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards)! a wonderful industry conference and impressive film and music showcases - inspiring all around!!

a little cherry on top was winning this year's "best vocal performance" for song "canvas" - check out the awards ceremony performance VIDEO here -

.....back in the big city now, enjoying a hot dose of toronto sun! summer is here!!!

next up - Album/DVD Launch at the Gladstone Hotel *Art Bar, Friday May 14th, doors 8pm. tix $10 or $25 (w/ DVD) buy them at www.fayeblais.com!!!!!!

sunny smiles to yooou!

f:)

Northern Ontario Music Awards - 4 Nominations!!!

Helloooo!!!

I've been nominated for 4 upcoming Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards 2010!!!

Nominations include:

Best Album by a Solo Artist
Faye Blais – Two Pieces

Best Vocal Performance on a Recording
Faye Blais – Canvas
Faye Blais – Something’s Changed

Best Songwriter
Faye Blais – Something’s Changed

Performances include:

Friday, April 30th - The Townehouse - 10:30pm

Saturday, May 1st - Awards Ceremony - The Great Hall (Laurentian University) - 8pm

Check out more of the nominees and more info about the Awards at www.thinknorth.ca!!!

yipeeeeee!

f:)

faye blais music mail - Album/DVD Launch - Friday, May 14th, TORONTO - The Gladstone Hotel

helloooo!

hope you are all doing fabulously well in your corners of the globe. it's launching time here in torontooo!!!!!

i just returned from a lovely east coast mini-tour with miss sarah burton - we hit halifax, yarmouth, fredericton, st andrews...and back to halifax. a week and a half filled with full band fun, dancing crowds, east coast hospitality and via rails. the kind souls we met out on the east were a delight. i can't wait to go back! ...already mustering another eastern escape :) (new photos have been posted on all of my sites - check 'em out!)

...until then, though - there's a new album/DVD to launch!

you have been patient in waiting on more details of the recordings and the release date, and you have just generally been wonderful in sending me kind words and support - and i appreciate it so much. sooo, i've decided to let you in on a little sneak-peak! a song from the DVD is available for download on my site...which means you can watch anytime ;) check out the link below.

...and pass along the good news!

see you sooooooon!

muah!

f:)

free video download

here is song "Sleepy Hollow" from the new album/DVD...just for you. download it free at www.fayeblais.com/gladstonetix.html

launch details

here are the details for the show - tickets are available pre-sale at www.fayeblais.com. tickets are VERY limited - this will be an intimate show (like the DVD!) so get them fast!! tickets are $10 or FREE with DVD at $25.

Faye Blais Album/DVD Launch

The Gladstone Hotel

*Art Bar*

Friday, May 14th

doors 8pm

tix: $10/$25 with DVD

with support Josh Turnbull and art by Donna Koster

facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110283172344922

the album/DVD was filmed and recorded at notable sing sing studios in melbourne australia. "Here in the Shade - A Night at Sing Sing" features 8 fresh tracks, solo live in the studio. the bundle includes an audio disc, dvd, lyric and picture booklet, as well as a behind the scenes reel and photo gallery. north american and australian DVD formats are both available at www.fayeblais.com.

the project has already mustered attention from "audio technology magazine", with a full feature spread - read full article at www.fayeblais.com/press.html

the album will be launched across the country on summer tour (w/ australian female folk trio "Jungal") over august/september 2010. australian, new Zealand and taiwan tour dates to come!!!!!

check out more info on the making of the DVD at www.anightatsingsing.com

sneak-peek video youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49wI1Q-qJY

faye blais music mail - "music for the mind" tomorrow (!) and early april east coast tour!

hellllloooo friends!


just a quickie to let you know that the big-bad charity concert "music for the mind" is taking place tomorrow night (saturday, april 3rd) in sudbury, ontario at the lovely cathedral-ceiling-ed sanctuary in st andrews place downtown (111 larch st). the fabulous female lineup includes sarah craig, cindy doire, jess lee, kristen brutto and myself - with all proceeds going to canadian mental health. tickets are selling fast - so go get'em (poster w/ details and ticket locations attached)!!! 'twill be a lovely event....i can't wait :)

alsoooo - it's touring time again! though we've only been back from cherry pickin' madness a whole two weeks, sarah burton and i will be heading east on east-er monday, to cover the whole dang country over this season - on our "kickin' the stars east coast tour", with beats and basslines by the little stinkers (pat phillips and del cowsill on drums & bass). wooohoooo! we will be getting ourselves there via rail again - performing for passengers all the way out - so look out for more supa-fun videoblogs :) (the cherry pickin' videoblog finales will be out of the bag soon too!!!). kickin' the stars tour poster attached :) the tour will run from april 6-13th....spread the word!

hope you all have a very happy holiday weekend!!

muah!
f:)



music for the mind

charity concert for canadian mental health
saturday, april 3rd
st andrews place, sudbury (111 larch st)
7-10pm
tix $17-advance, $20-door
lineup - sarah craig, cindy doire, faye blais, jess lee, kristen brutto



kickin' the stars east coast tour

Show details:

Faye Blais and Sarah Burton (with the Little Stinkers Band)

-- Yarmouth, N.S. --
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Haley's Cafe
417 Main St
9pm

-- Halifax, N.S. --
Wednesday, April 7th
The Company House
2202 Gottingen
9pm

-- Fredericton, N.B. --
Thursday, April 8th
The Snooty Fox
66 Regent St
9pm

--St Andrews, N.B. --
Friday & Saturday April 9 & 10th
The Company House
211 Water St
9pm

-- Halifax, N.S. --
Tuesday, April 13th
Just Us Coffee - intimate show!
8pm




there you have it! see you on the east side!!!!
f:)

faye blais music mail - cherry pickin' re-cap, mind music, dvd launch and awards!

hello friends!

ahhh...home again, following another long stretch of shows and fun. being back in toronto is wonderful - and warm! we truly did skip winter on this here cherry pickin' tour! the past couple of months and miles have been a dream. sarah, jacquie and i are belly-sore from laughter and song, truly inspired by our country(ies), friends - new & old, and...well, each other. this tour has been a creative retreat to say the least...there's much more 'a brewin for the months to come....!

...including a charity concert for canadian mental health, a new album/dvd (!) to launch, and the northern ontario film and music awards....but first, a cherry pickin' re-cap, of course...

(keep up to speed on the website - www.fayeblais.com)

'twas so wonderful to see (and meet!) so many of you along the route - summer is just around the bend, so i'll be seeing you soon again :)

'til then - may your smiles thaw bright!

f:)

the cherry pickin' nutshell

oh how sweet it was, indeed.

from the toronto kick-off to the railroad serenades, the edmonton reunion to bingo-madness in golden, the vancouver folk-olympics to chilly san-fransisco (i know! who knew?!), famous cupcakes in LA to seattle's finest detour, late night acoustic jams in snow-globy field, b.c. to a very-early breakfast television in calgary, and a star-studded send-off show back in edmonton to life on the (via) rails again all the way home to toronto (with 35ish shows in between)...the cherry pickin' tour has been a slice!

what an incredible journey down our continent's left side....so swell that we've put all of the info in one place

cherry pickin' website - www.fayeblais.com/cherrypickintour.html - find info on the cherry pickin' three, tour videoblogs, photos and press!

music for the mind

a charity concert for canadian mental health - in sudbury, ontario (canada)

for years, i've been wanting to put together a showcase of my hometown's fine talent...seeing as there is so much seeping out of it. i've also been looking for an excuse to give back to canadian mental health....voila the perfect mix. here are the details - poster attached (designed by the amazing andrew knapp) ;)

music for the mind

saturday, april 3rd

st andrews place (111 larch st, sudbury)

7-10pm

tickets: $17(advance), $20(door)

performances by: sarah craig, cindy doire, faye blais, jess lee, kristen brutto

tickets available (now!!) at:

Black Cat 96 Durham Street

Jett Landry 119 Lasalle Boulevard

Records on Wheels 56 Elm Street

Aila Gallery 170 Elgin St

Cosmic Dave’s 420 Elgin St (Vinyl & Guitar Emporium)

new album/dvd launch!

the official dvd launch for my third new album - "here in the shade - a night at sing sing" is set - with surprises (get your calendars out!)!!!

the gladstone hotel - art bar

(1214 queen st west)

doors: 8pm

$10 (at the door)

with support josh turnbull

***poster attached ;)

northern ontario music and film awards 2010

the nominations are out - check out the full details on the MFM website at - www.thinknorth.ca

i have been nominated for four awards on this first time round (!)...including:

best album - two pieces

best songwriter - something's changed

best vocal performance x2 - something's changed & canvas

the awards will be held at the great hall at laurentian university, on may 1st - check out the MFM website for tickets.

(yipee!)

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this is getting lengthy, so i'll save the rest of the good news for the next sharing session - do send your thoughts and hellos, it's always grand to hear from you...

muah!

f:)