This title is tongue-in-cheek. In fact, quite literally; my tongue has found itself being held down between my teeth many times in the "bite your tongue" fashion since my sister decided to get married a year ago, regularly finding itself wedged between my molars and only ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Band on the Run
Band on the Run: Sister Servant (Pre-Wedding)
This title is tongue-in-cheek. In fact, quite literally; my tongue has found itself being held down between my teeth many times in the "bite your tongue" fashion since my sister decided to get married a year ago, regularly finding itself wedged between my molars and only ...Band on the Run: Train Crashes the Party
I have been thinking a lot about trains lately. On August 4th in Prince George, BC, there was a head-on collision of two CN trains just on the edge of town. The resulting derailment created a huge fire that burned into the next day and threatened the nearby Fraser River ...Band on the Run: The Swelling of Art in Wells, BC
The little town of Wells, BC is as cute as they come. It's snug in the valley between several mountains, (one of which is mysteriously called "Island Mountain"), and it's a eastward turn off of highway 97 that connects Prince George, BC with Williams Lake, BC. I had never ...Band on the Run: Igniting Change in Edmonton, AB
I arrived in Edmonton and missed my hoodie. Temperatures were as low as 7 degrees Celsius this week and here it is August! When I left Ontario, it was over 30 degrees in the shade and so I hadn't prepared myself. Mental note: be a good traveller and look at the weather ...Band on the Run: Dames of Dalkeith
It was 6:45 a.m. and I had no idea why my dreams had been rudely interrupted. My eyes were open but not seeing anything; everything just felt foggy. The alarm clock, expertly placed out of reach, was ringing from across the room. It took me and my exhausted body a few ...Band on the Run: Fleece Me with an Ambler's Flocks
Wakefield is a quaint little town just north of the Ottawa-Hull region, nestled in the Gatineau hills of Western Quebec. I was there this weekend to support my friend Garnet Rogers, the Canadian folk icon himself, as he recorded his three consecutive concerts at the ...Band on the Run: The Gatineau Choo-Choo
I just got back from a weekend in Wakefield, Quebec. I'm at home for one day between tours and as I'm typing this, the train whistle is calling me from across the fields through my open windows. Whenever I hear it, and provided I'm not completely indisposed, I go to the ...Band on the Run: Gathering Food for Thought
So, in between touring and festival weekends in the summer months, what does a musician do with herself? Well, there are lots of answers to that question, but lately I have had red fingers, aching knees and scratches all over my skin. What have I been doing? Berry ...Band on the Run: Soaking in Solarfest in Vermont
There's not a lot of places more chilled out and easygoing than a festival in Vermont on a beautiful July weekend that runs on solar power and promotes alternative energy and environmental solutions. It's called Solarfest: The New England Renewable Energy Festival. Going ...Band on the Run: Normal in Normal, Illinois
The musical traveller, Troubadour. Road Rat. Whatever you want to call it, this blog will hold the stories that take place when travelling musicians are not on stage. What happens between the shows? What happens behind the scenes? Ember Swift, Canadian musician and ...Band on the Run: "Our Way Home" to Beautiful British Columbia
The musical traveller, Troubadour. Road Rat. Whatever you want to call it, this blog will hold the stories that take place when travelling musicians are not on stage. What happens between the shows? What happens behind the scenes? Ember Swift, Canadian musician and ...Band on the Run: A Roadie Without The Heavy Lifting
Alright, this is the first post of a new series entitled "Band on the Run," (as you can see above.) This is a blog about travelling on the road as a musician here in North America. It's about what we see and where we've been – the stories that go along with those ...
