“Chameleon” a Semi-Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition

“Chameleon” from my latest record Painting With Tides was recently announced as a semi-finalist in the Nashville, USA based International Songwriting Competition. Other east coast semi-finalists and finalists include Joel Plaskett, Jimmy Rankin, Tanya Davis, The Keats, Andy Brown, Ryan McGrath, Keith Mullins, Steven Bowers, Molly Thomason, and The Hupman Brothers. Congrats everyone! Watch a video about the writing and recording of “Chameleon” and get a free download of the track here.

I’ll be in Toronto this week for two showcases during Canadian Music Fest. On Thursday night (March 10th) I’ll be at The Piston (937 Bloor St. West) for a 9:30pm set. This show is open to the public. Information on tickets and wristbands for my show at the festival is available here on my Canadian Music Fest Artist Profile. I’ll also be playing an industry showcase Saturday night on the Delta Hotels Music Nova Scotia Tiki Stage at the Rivoli. This annual stage has become known as one of the best industry events at Canadian Music Week – if you’re a conference delegate I hope we’ll see you down there for some of the best music (and seafood) Nova Scotia has to offer the world.

Finally, I just posted a new live video on Youtube. It’s a clip from my show at The Savoy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton during the Rawlins Cross “Heart Head Hands” tour this winter. Their whole band backs me up on this tune from Painting With Tides and the result gives me goosebumps! Many thanks to the boys for the great memories made on that tour.