(Sept.2012)

After meeting and jamming with Jamie's nephew Glenn Nuotio
( Singer, Songwriter, Performer, CBC,  East Coast Fame! ) 
I was advised to get a bit crazier with my tunes, a bit more unplugged as I understood it.
  So I wrote "Never Seen This" an honest relationship-in-my-life song and have fallen completely in love with it. I performed it at the Terry Fox run 2012 on Texada, and then used that footage to make this quirky music video!

First-ever outdoor night performance.

  I've been so looking forward doing this night performance, but things went wrong. Part of the light show wasn't working, the audio was all wrong on the piano and guitar FX weren't there.
Because of a limited power situation, I wasn't able to power up until 2 minutes before playing. All the same, people were dancing and enjoying the beats, thanks to the booming bass/sub amp I just added to the gear. (And perhaps my music!)

  A nice surprise!

  In sharp contrast to the above performance, the open mic / contest in Powell River was a last minute thing, and went well!
We saw a poster the day before advertising an open mic competition, so I grabbed the gitter and jumped up on stage. I won!
 

A Videoclip of activities and performances

  I must curb my enthusiasm for fear I might make a fool out of myself, but I must say this performance along with "The Jessica's" went flawlessly! The rain stopped,  the crowds gathered after the run and got into the groove,  and the stage atmosphere was relaxed and amazing at the same time!

  We alternated sets which gave a really great mix of music from my blues, to their folk, to my pop & dance, to their blue-grass styles. We all played together as well, 6 women on stage, which is a first for me. Compliments were hot & heavy and everyone left with a smile!
Here's the video, and check the photos. Thank you everyone, the weather gods, and especially The Jessica's & Jonelle for putting it all together!

  A fun night was had by all, and the miriad of performers that showed was amazing! Styles varied from rock to folk, blues to jazz, and instruments from piano & guitar to accordian & sax!

Thankyou all for the wonderful night!

Here's some snippits' from the Sand Castle Weekend July 17

 Originally the performance was to be the 16th of July just before the laser show, which would've merged nicely, but we were basically rained out. Miraculously it stopped just in time for the laser show.  So my performance was  re-scheduled for the next day at the other park.

  It stopped raining and everyone came up from the sand castle competition on the beach to music, munchies, and a variety of vendors.

  The performance went well until I decided to crank things up as people were enjoying the beats, which in turn blew 2 speakers apart! Literally! I found later the rubber was partially rotted on them so have ordered replacements.
Hopefully they arrive in time for the August 17th "Jam In The Park

 Spirits were high, and the annual meeting of rock hounds from all over BC was brought to a crescendo with a BBQ dinner at the Legion and me performing. Unfortunately the noise and acoustics were far less than ideal, so was a  real test of endurance for the evening. There was appreciative applause from the less noisy parts of the audience, even though I had an equipment malfunction during the more accompanied songs (Island Blues Dance Vers., In Ur Eyes etc) and realized that I'd forgotten to plug in the laptop (duh!) so it was trying to go into standby continuously once the batteries ran down!
"Texada" received the loudest applause, even though most of the crowd is off island..

 Sunshine, a nice breeze, and a good setup. What more is there??

  Finally! 3 sets of 13 songs each, and lots of happy people. It's like a dream come true for me!
I played the same 13 songs in each set, but being at a market, people were coming and going constantly.
New song "Tick-Tock" was a hit!

 Could you guys hear me? How far? A mile? Cool!

 Technically, this was my first outdoor performance, and to an unwilling audience, my neighbors!  I had to check the sound system outdoors, as everything can sound quite different.

Thanks guys for being understanding!

Proudly singing Texada, it *is* our island home now!

There is also a music video here (better sound!)

My first ever public performance, heartbeat=150 bpm!