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Ember Swift, Canadian musician and touring performer, kept readers up-to-date on life on the road as a musician and band member in North America between July and September, 2007. This series is truly a musician's perspective on traveling. It chronicles the rhythm of a touring musician -- what it's like both on and off the road -- and offers a glimpse into the daily life of a modern day minstrel.


A Roadie Without the Heavy Lifting
Our Way Home to Beautiful British Columbia
Normal in Normal, Illinois

Soaking in Solarfest in Vermont
Gathering Food for Thought
The Gatineau Choo-Choo


Fleece Me With an Ambler's Flocks
Dames of Dalkeith
Igniting Change in Edmonton, Alberta
The Swelling of Art in Wells, BC
Train Crashes the Party
Sister Servant: Pre-Wedding
Sister Servant: Stag & Doe
Let's Not Demolish the Old-Fashioned Fair
Trippin' in O'Hare Airport
Golf Carts=Wildlife at Resorts
No Silver Spoon, Just Stainless Steel Please!
Chinese History in Lahaina, Maui
My First and Last Gig as a Hawaiian Wedding Singer
Best Banyan Companion
Surfing and the Superferry in Maui, Hawaii
Re-united with Lost Guitars: The Precipice of Air Travel
Naked Harvesting in Eastern Ontario


The Skytrain View of Vancouver, BC
Shelter Valley Folk Festival in Grafton, ON
Folklore Bed and Breakfast on Lake Ontario
Kitschy, Classy Drake Hotel is Toronto Arts Beacon
Hiking and Climbing Mont Rigaud, Quebec
Rockin' Out in Buffalo's Allentown
It's Not All Bluegrass in Floyd, VA
The Defiant Nature of Rte.4, Fort Lee, NJ
Farewell from New York's Chinatown

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