Hi Folks,

As I sit in front of my laptop, fingers aching because my hands are that cold, eating watermelon, and trying to pretend it’s summer, I reflect on the hot summer days I had a few weeks ago at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival.  It was the best musical experience I’ve ever had.  I had the honour of playing with people I’ve looked up to for a long time such as David Francey, Ron Hynes, James Keelaghan, Garnet Rogers, and many more.  I was so nervous to play with these guys it wasn’t even funny! But I pulled it off with the help of a positive affirmation from a tea bag.

I kept drinking my tea with my shaking hands on stage, trying to read the affirmation over and over to stop shaking.  All I could think is “Oh my god, Ron Hynes is playing.  That means I play after the next song”!

I calmed down after the first song was out of the way. I had so many great comments given to me over the weekend and people really connected to my songs.  It was beyond humbling, moving, and emotional.  Oh and speaking of emotional, Garnet Rogers invited me up to sing his brother’s song “Northwest Passage” with a few other people and played the most haunting and beautiful version of the song I’ve ever heard.  There were a few of us on stage trying not to cry including Dave Gunning, myself, and Chris Greencorn.

Overall, amazing weekend, amazing people, and amazing festival! Thank you beyond to everyone who puts that festival together and to everyone who goes every year and supports it and keeps it going… Can SO!

For those of you who missed it, or missed this particular workshop, here is a clip of the first workshop I did with Ron Hynes, Garnet Rogers, James Keelaghan, and the inspiring tea bag.  This song is a new one called “Hard Times.”

This picture was taken on Canada Day in Canso, just off the festival grounds.

It’s too beautiful not to share with you folks! You may have seen these photos already on Facebook but in case you didn’t I wanted to share them! This photo just hits you on a day like Canada Day.  This is one beautiful country and I feel privileged to be able to tour across it.

I guess that may as well lead into touring which I will be doing a lot of in the next months.  I get to stick around the East Coast all summer playing festivals, house concerts, and other events.  Then in September I head out on a cross Canada tour with a special guest! From September to November, I’ll be on the road, so please keep in touch! I’ll be announcing the dates in the next month so keep an eye on Facebook, Twitter, or the ‘Shows’ page here on my website.

Thanks folks.  I greatly appreciate your support and hope to see you at a show soon!

Kim