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:)

Summer Tour UPdates, The Ways I Love You on ITUNES, & Videoblog #1!

helloooo!!!!


there have been some new dates added to the Canadian Summer Tour 2011 - I've popped the updated list below - have a look-see!  also, 'the ways i love you' 3 track single/EP is now up on itunes!


aaaaand, let the videobloggin' begin - numero uno awaits below :) 


fun on the road continues with the Jungal ladies - we're ready to leave our little nest in the mountains, where we've spent the last few weeks rehearsing, gigging and getting ready for the magical musical month ahead!! 


more news photos and fun to come - stay tuned :)


here's the info for ya... 




the ways i love you on itunes


the new single/EP - "the ways i love you" is OUT and ready for your players - now on itunes - here! 


you can also buy the hard copy - delivered straight to your door - at www.fayeblais.com


(do it)

summer tour UPdates

Sat, May 28th - Toronto, ON - The Cameron House

Thurs June 2nd - Sudbury, ON - Fromagerie

Sat, June 4th - Sault Ste Marie, ON - Loplops w/ The Provincial Archive

Tues, June 7th  - Rossport, ON- Serendipity Gardens

Wed, June 8th - Thunder Bay, ON - House Concert

Fri, June 10th - Winnipeg, MB - Mondragon

Sat, June 11th - Brandon, MB - Lady of the Lake

Wed, June 15th - Saskatoon, SK - House Concert

Fri, June 24th - Canmore, AB - The Glue Factory w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, June 24-25th - Revelstoke, AB - Revfest w/ Jungal

Sat, July 2nd - Banff, AB - Bruno's w/ Jungal

Tues, July 5th - Calgary, AB - The Ironwood w/ Jungal

Thurs, July 14th - Revelstoke, BC - Grizzly Plaza Concert w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, July 15-17th - Hinton, AB - Wild Mountain Music Festival w/ Jungal

Tues, July 19th - Kamloops, BC - Music in the Park w/ Jungal

Wed, July 20th - Salmon Arm, BC - WOW Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri, July 22nd - Vancouver, BC - Cocoa Nymph

Sun, July 24 - Victoria, BC - Fort Cafe w/ sheroams & Calico Mountain

Wed - July 27th - Kamloops, BC - The Art We Are w/ Jungal and Miss Quincy

Thurs - July 28th - Jasper, AB - The Whistle Stop w/ Jungal

Fri-Mon, July 29-Aug 1st - Wells, BC - Arts Wells Festival

Wed, Aug 3rd - Prince George, BC - Nancy O's w/ Jungal

Fri, Aug 5th - Kelowna, BC - The Grateful Fred w/ Jungal

Sun, Aug 7th - Hope, BC - Concert in the Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri, Aug 9th - Vancouver, BC - The Railway Club w/ Jungal

Sat, Aug 13th - San Francisco, CA - Acoustic Lounge

Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21st - Oakland, CA - Art & Soul Festival

Thurs, Aug 25th - Prince George, BC - Nancy O's w/ Andrea Ramolo

Fri-Sun, Aug 26-27th - Fort St James, BC - Music on the Mountain

Sat, Sept 3rd - Field, BC - Truffle Pigs

Sat, Sept 10th - Medicine Hat, AB - Ye Olde Jar Bar

Sun, Sept 11th - Moose Jaw, SK - Kergano's

Thurs, Sept 15th - Regina, SK - McNally's Tavern

Fri-Sun, Sept 16-18th - Winnipeg, MB - Harvest Moon Festival

Wed, Sept 21st - Fort Frances, ON - Little Beaver Cultural Centre

Thurs, Sept 22nd - Thunder Bay, ON - The Black Pirate Pub

Fri, Sept 23rd - Thunder Bay, ON - Biindigaate Film Festival Gala

Sat, Sept 24th - Nippissing, ON - Pie Bird

videoblog #1

oh - and the first videoblog - more to come!!

links

www.fayeblais.com

www.facebook.com/fayeblaismusic

www.myspace.com/fayeblaismusic

www.youtube.com/fayeblais

Hope to see you oot and aboot!!!!

Big hugs and love from the Rockies!

f:)

New Single/EP - "The Ways I Love You" is OUT!

it's ready. it's here. and it's alllllll yours!!!!

i'm super excited to have hard copies to dish out - just in time for the mega-long canadian summer tour!!  i literally left the big city (of Toronto) as soon as the records were ready - and hit the road north-west for Sudbury, the second date of the tour.

the single/EP is available on my website (for $7!) - www.fayeblais.com - and on itunes! it features 3 tracks:

1) "The Ways I Love You"
2) "Michelle" *music from the feature documentary "Return to Minomin"
3) "Simon" *music from the feature documentary "Return to Minomin"

there are some fabulous friends featured on this album - who were absolutely critical to this new release hitting the shelves - josh turnbull (producer, engineer, drums, vocals, bass and guitar), sj darling (vocals), shawn durek (mastering), and sivan agam ("the april maze", AUS - cello).

this little teaser also features two tracks written for the feature documentary film "Return to Minomin", another moving story - put forward by incredible aboriginal filmmaker michelle derosier. it was an absolute pleasure work (and connect) with michelle and the crew on this project.

amazingly, CBC has already picked the song up - on the first day of it's release in northern ontario - so spread the work and request away!

the song is up on my website for a listen - and featured on my youtube channel, with different versions from around the world - www.youtube.com/fayeblais

enjoy - and thank you so much for your support!!!
big hugs,
f:)

New Look, New Tour, New Music!!!

hellooooo!

the seasons are swapping and change is in the air....and luckily it's getting warmer this time of year, here in canada. i'm feeling like somewhat of a season bandit with all of this hot-weather-hopping, so figured i'd go with 'chasing the sun' tour titling this summer. seemed fitting!

here are the details of the new look, new tour, and new music (yay!) below...

thank you so much for reading, sharing and keeping up to date with the comings-and-goings of this musical journey!

hope to see you this summer!
f:)


new look
following a lovely photoshoot with one of my favorite photographers and good friend lilly waters (www.lilliwaters.com), a new look is sweeping across all of my profiles - including a seeerious website facelift to match. so check it out - www.fayeblais.com and let me know what you think! i've dropped a new selection of photos in there, too :)

new tour
the tour will kick off tomorrow (saturday!) at The Cameron House, in Toronto, then take me to my lovely lil hometown of Sudbury, to the Fromagerie on Thursday, June 2nd (limited tix - avail at the venue now!)....and onward westward...for four months of touring, to the coast - with a little skip over to California -- and back. *breath.

i cannot wait to hit the road again, here at home - and am even more excited to share another two months of summer touring with the fabulous female trio you all know and love - 'Jungal' (see www.youtube.com/fayeblais for our infamous videoblogs from last summer's canadian tour!) - who are returning to double-bill July and August with me, and play as my backing band. for the lengthy bookend journeys (June & September), i'll be performing as a duo, with 'Jungal's wonderful bass player Victoria Beard! yipee!!

tour dates below!

new music
aaaaand - to top it all off, i'll be releasing the new single "The Ways I Love You", in hard copy form - so you can keep it with you when i whisk away (only to return again, of course)! aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, the single will feature two bonus tracks - songs featured on the upcoming canadian aboriginal documentary "return to minomin", directed by the amazing Michelle Derosier (Thunder Bay, ON), which will be released this summer, just in time :)

(check out a video of the song, recorded in February 2011 in Australia, while on tour with The April Maze - Faye Blais (feat. April Maze) - The Ways I Love You)

i'm really excited about this new music, tour and website - and even more excited to see so many of you again, under the sun!

please pass these dates along - and mark them down on your calendar....and i'll see you soon!

f:)


Tour Dates:

Sat, May 28th - Toronto, ON - The Cameron House

Thurs June 2nd - Sudbury, ON - Fromagerie (*tix selling fast!!!)

Sat, June 4th - Sault Ste Marie, ON - Loplops w/ The Provincial Archive

Tues, June 7th  - Rossport, ON- Serendipity Gardens

Wed, June 8th - Thunder Bay, ON - House Concert

Thurs, June 10th - Winnipeg, MB - Mondragon

Sat, June 11th - Brandon, MB - Lady of the Lake

Wed, June 15th - Saskatoon, SK - House Concert

Fri, June 24th - Canmore, AB - The Glue Factory w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, June 24-25th - Revelstoke, AB - Revfest w/ Jungal

Sat, July 2nd - Banff, AB - Bruno's w/ Jungal

Tues, July 5th - Calgary, AB - The Ironwood w/ Jungal

Thurs, July 14th - Revelstoke, BC - Grizzly Plaza Concert w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, July 15-17th - Hinton, AB - Wild Mountain Music Festival w/ Jungal

Tues, July 19th - Kamloops, BC - Music in the Park w/ Jungal

Wed, July 20th - Salmon Arm, BC - WOW Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri, July 22nd - Vancouver, BC - Cocoa Nymph

Fri-Mon, July 29-Aug 1st - Wells, BC - Arts Wells Festival

Sun, Aug 7th - Hope, BC - Concert in the Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri, Aug 9th - Vancouver, BC - The Railway Club w/ Jungal

Sat, Aug 13th - San Francisco, CA - Acoustic Lounge

Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21st - Oakland, CA - Art & Soul Festival

Thurs, Aug 25th - Prince George, BC - Nancy O's w/ Andrea Ramolo

Fri-Sun, Aug 26-27th - Fort St James, BC - Music on the Mountain

Fri, Sept 9th - Fort St John, BC - Tim n' Tyc's Bistro

Sat, Sept 10th - Medicine Hat, AB - Ye Olde Jar Bar

Thurs, Sept 15th - Regina, SK - McNally's Tavern

Fri-Sun, Sept 16-18th - Winnipeg, MB - Harvest Moon Festival

Wed, Sept 21st - Fort Frances, ON - Little Beaver Cultural Centre

Thurs, Sept 22nd - Thunder Bay, ON - The Black Pirate Pub

Fri, Sept 23rd - Thunder Bay, ON - Biindigaate Film Festival Gala

Sat, Sept 24th - Nippissing, ON - Pie Bird

Canada Tour Dates - The Long List!!!

go time is nearing - so here is the updated list of shows for the next four months! that's right - four. better get the bifocals out :)

i will be touring as a duo (with Jungal's bassist - Victoria Beard) on the east and westward long stints, and with a full band - Jungal (Australia) - who will also be double-billing shows over July and August in Alberta and B.C.!

it all kicks off in TORONTO at The Cameron House, Saturday May 28th, 10pm, $10 at the door. this will also be the 'Ball of Light' video launch party. this will be a special arrangement with full band, including Josh Turnbull on the drums, Victoria Beard (Jungal) on bass and Andrea Ramolo on backup vocals!!

next will be the hometown show in SUDBURY! it's been ages since i've played the ole stompin' ground - so this will be a special, intimate show, with limited seating - at the Fromagerie on Elgin. show is Thursday, June 2nd, 8pm, $15 tix available now at Fromagerie and at the door on the night, if there are seats left.


.....and SO much moooore.....

Sat, May 28th - Toronto, ON - The Cameron House

Thurs June 2nd - Sudbury, ON - Fromagerie

Sat, June 4th - Sault Ste Marie, ON - Loplops w/ The Provincial Archive

Tues, June 7th  - Rossport, ON- Serendipity Gardens

Wed, June 8th - Thunder Bay, ON - House Concert

Thurs, June 10th - Winnipeg, MB - Mondragon

Sat, June 11th - Brandon, MB - Lady of the Lake

Wed, June 15th - Saskatoon, SK - House Concert

Fri, June 24th - Canmore, AB - The Glue Factory w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, June 24-25th - Revelstoke, AB - Revfest w/ Jungal

Tues, July 5th - Calgary, AB - The Ironwood w/ Jungal

Thurs, July 14th - Revelstoke, BC - Grizzly Plaza Concert w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, July 15-17th - Hinton, AB - Wild Mountain Music Festival w/ Jungal

Tues, July 19th - Kamloops, BC - Music in the Park w/ Jungal

Wed, July 20th - Salmon Arm, BC - WOW Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri, July 22nd - Vancouver, BC - Cocoa Nymph

Fri-Mon, July 29-Aug 1st - Wells, BC - Arts Wells Festival

Sun, Aug 7th - Hope, BC - Concert in the Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri, Aug 9th - Vancouver, BC - The Railway Club w/ Jungal

Sat, Aug 13th - San Francisco, CA - Acoustic Lounge

Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21st - Oakland, CA - Art & Soul Festival

Thurs, Aug 25th - Prince George, BC - Nancy O's w/ Andrea Ramolo

Fri-Sun, Aug 26-27th - Fort St James, BC - Music on the Mountain

Fri, Sept 9th - Fort St John, BC - Tim n' Tyc's Bistro

Sat, Sept 10th - Medicine Hat, AB - Ye Olde Jar Bar

Thurs, Sept 15th - Regina, SK - McNally's Tavern

Fri-Sun, Sept 16-18th - Winnipeg, MB - Harvest Moon Festival

Wed, Sept 21st - Fort Frances, ON - Little Beaver Cultural Centre

Thurs, Sept 22nd - Thunder Bay, ON - The Black Pirate Pub

Fri, Sept 23rd - Thunder Bay, ON - Biindigaate Film Festival Gala

Sat, Sept 24th - Nippissing, ON - Pie Bird

hope to see you along the road - pass the details along!

see you soon,

f:)

NOMFA awards, Earth Day and CANADA SUMMER TOUR DATES!!

hello friends!!

it's time for an update!

i've spent the last few weeks working my way home, and most recently simmering under a (heavy) blanket of jet lag and re-acclimatization (who knew it was so dry in toronto)!? the flight dramas were kept to a minimum in this direction, which was lovely, and i was greeted by my mom (by surprise) on the home end, which was lovelier!

it's been great getting back into the swing of things here - 'not my dog mondays' with 'the ladies in waiting' (cindy doire, andrea ramolo, sarah fitzpatrick, sarah burton, and weekly special guests) in toronto is always a ball, and has been the last two mondays home. and then there was easter with the family....yum.

...and it's only been two weeks! the rest of may is full of goodies - this weekend i'll be heading back to sudbury for the NOMFA (Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards - I've been nominated for track 'ball of light'!) and a performance at the earth day festival. later in may i'll be kicking off the 'chasing the sun' canadian summer tour 2011 at the cameron house in toronto, which will take me all the way west and back (with a short jaunt to california) from june to september! lucky for us, the incredible aussie trio of roots/rock ladies - JUNGAL - are back to tour with me in bc/alberta over july/august!!

more detailed info below - including tour dates!!

looking forward to a HOT canadian summer (and seeing all of YOU)!

f:)

australia/new zealand tour videoblogs

just in case you missed them - there are HEAPS of videoblogs and music videos from the last four months down under - on my youtube channel, at www.youtube.com/fayeblais

NOMFA awards & Earth Day Sudbury

i'll be heading back to sudbury again this year, for the NOMFA awards 2011! i've been nominated for 'best vocal performance' for track 'ball of light' off of my latest album/dvd 'here in the shade - a night at sing sing'. (check out the new music video for 'ball of light' on youtube here)

i will also be performing at sudbury's earth day celebration in tom davie's square - alongside fellow musicians 'cuff the duke', 'ox', and 'ryan bishops' (among others!)!

here are this weekend's scheduled performances:

Friday, April 29th - The Townehouse - 11pm

Saturday, April 30th - Tom Davie's Square - 3pm

Saturday, April 30th - The Great Hall (Laurentian University) - 8pm

'chasing the sun' canadian summer tour 2011

this summer tour is shaping up to be a beeeauty! there are still dates to be added - so keep an eye out. i'll be touring solo westward and back, with the middle months of july and august as a double-bill with JUNGAL (who will also be my backing band) - all the way from australia! love it.

the tour will be kicking off in toronto - here are the details:

the cameron house - TORONTO

(408 queen st west - back room)

saturday, may 28th

10pm - $10

*this will also be the 'ball of light' music video launch party!!

tour dates:

Sat, May 28th - Toronto, ON - The Cameron House

Sat, June 2nd - Sudbury, ON - Fromagerie (*LIMITED SEATS - tix $15 at Fromagerie - SELLING FAST!!)

Sat, June 4th - Sault Ste Marie, ON - Loplops w/ The Provincial Archive

Tues, June 7th - Rossport, ON- Serendipity Gardens

Wed, June 8th - Thunder Bay, ON - House Concert

Thurs, June 10th - Winnipeg, MB - Mondragon

Sat, June 11th - Brandon, MB - Lady of the Lake

Wed, June 15th - Saskatoon, SK - House Concert

Fri, June 24th - Canmore, AB - The Glue Factory w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, June 24-25th - Revelstoke, AB - Revfest w/ Jungal

Sat-Sun, June 15-17th - Hinton, AB - Wild Mountain Music Festival w/ Jungal

Tues, July 19th - Kamloops, BC - Music in the Park w/ Jungal

Wed, July 20th - Salmon Arm, BC - WOW Park Series w/ Jungal

Fri-Mon, July 29-Aug 1st - Wells, BC - Arts Wells Festival w/ Jungal

Sat, Aug 13th - San Francisco, CA - Acoustic Lounge

Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21st - Oakland, CA - Art & Soul Festival

Thurs, Aug 25th - Prince George, BC - Nancy O's w/ Andrea Ramolo

Fri-Sun, Aug 25-27th - Fort St James, BC - Music on the Mountain

Sat, Sept 10th - Medicine Hat, AB - Ye Olde Jar Bar

Thurs, Sept 15th - Regina, SK - McNally's Tavern

Fri-Sun, Sept 16-18th - Winnipeg, MB - Harvest Festival

Wed, Sept 21st - Fort Frances, ON - Little Beaver Cultural Centre

Thurs, Sept 22nd - Thunder Bay, ON - The Black Pirate Pub

Fri, Sept 23rd - Thunder Bay, ON - Biindigaate Film Festival Gala

Sat, Sept 24th - Nippissing, ON - Pie Bird

big hugs to you and thank you so much for all of your support ;)

f:)

Canada Tour Launch (and "Ball of Light" Music Video Launch Too!)!

Saturday, May 28th, will be the Canada "Chasing the Sun" Tour launch show in TORONTO at the Cameron House (408 Queen St West)...this will also be the official launch for the "Ball of Light" music video!!!! Come play!!

f:)