I have only two words…thank you…

So folks…

I was just informed that I am nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Rising Star of the Year for the ECMA’s in March! Now…I did flip out, jump up and down, then get really nervous and developed an eye twitch but I think I’ve got it all together. Oh wait. Ani Difranco is playing In the Dead of Winter Festival in January and so NO! I’m not ok!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! I have always greatly admired and respected Ani…it’s safe to say that she has been the most inspirational female figure in my life next to my Mother and my Sisters. Put it this way…the last time I saw Ani was at the Calgary Folk Festival. We were in the beer gardens and she was walking past on the other side of the fence. I was 5 feet away from her, all I wanted to do was say “Hey Ani!”  My mouth was daggling open, nothing came out of it, and I looked like my best friend had just slugged me in the face…I may as well have had my arm outstretched to the love of my life in a bad chic flick….my friends and sister were like “What’s wrong?!” because I had stopped all conversation at this point and oh yeah, my mouth was still hanging open. It took me about 5 minutes to explain that Ani had just walked right past the gate and I didn’t even say hey. They didn’t quite comprehend the significance of the moment for me, but I was devastated lol….I just kept saying to myself, “What’s wrong with you you freak!!? Why didn’t you just say hey!” lol…The worst thing was that when she got up to play, she explained to the audience that she had never been to a festival where this many people had just left her alone, that she had wondered around all day and not many people even said hi, and that she was questioning whether she was that frightening or if we actually just didn’t know who she was!! I think people either just wanted to leave her alone or couldn’t talk like me lol lol….oh wow….so what I’m saying is that I hope this doesnt’ happen again..lol…(gulp).

The In the Dead of Winter lineup is announced and it’s killerrrr so check it out!!! Damn I love this festival…www.inthedeadofwinter.com!! And I already bought my Ani tickets so if you love her, then you’d better get on it because I don’t think Ani comes this way very often and I don’t think the seats will last long!

I do not even have words for all of this…this past year has been so incredible. I want to thank everyone who has supported me, helped me, loved me, trusted me, inspired me, listened to me, and given me advice.  I could not have done any of this without my beyond supportive and loving family…Mom, Dad and Rochelle and Krista…you mean the world to me! My manager Adam Lomas, Scott Ferguson who recorded the EP with me, Warren Robertson my man, all my friends who have nothing but love and support, Carmel Mikol, Ashley Broderick, fellow musicians, Music Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, the ECMA’s, Heather Gibson, John Poirier, Carol Anne and Peter McKenzie, all the venues and festivals that booked me, seriously the list could go on forever… point is…I couldn’t have done it without you.  Big ol’ cheers and a big ol’ thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Kim xo