Hey Folks!

Here we are in 2012! I want to genuinely thank you for your support. This past fall tour across Canada, I was blown away by the generosity of house concert hosts and by the enthusiasm of the audiences at the shows. Whether you came out to a show, bought a cd, bought jewlery, hosted a house concert, had us at your venue, put us up, spread the word, shared a link on facebook or twitter, it all helps and I want you to know I appreciate it. I have so many great people to thank and you’re one of them!

I’m excited to kick off the Winter January blues with some co-writing sessions and musicians visiting! Tim Chaisson stopped by for a quick visit where we recapped our December tour, ‘Whose Song Is It Anyway’ by covering each others tunes again! If you missed that tour with Chris Kirby, Andy Brown, Tim Chaisson, and I, hopefully you can catch it next fall when we head out on the road again. Till then, here’s some video of me playing Tim’s song ‘Souris River Girl’ and some footage of Tim covering ‘Rhythm of the Road,’ a song I wrote with my good friend Carmel Mikol.

http://youtu.be/QnSmz_e7A3o

http://youtu.be/CG8-l-zT4Gc

The next friends to visit are Ria Mae, Dave Gunning, Carmel Mikol, and Chris Kirby! I’m pumped to write with these amazing folks.  It’s inspiring to be around other writers and performers, and share ideas and collaborate with them.

I feel renewed and excited about many things coming up this year!  These next months of shows, I’m playing with some great friends and musicians I look up to including David Myles, Jim Bryson, Thom Swift, Chris Kirby, Suzie Vinnick, Roxanne Potvin, and Joanna Barker.  If you’re around, I’d love to see you at a show, and if you can’t, please spread the word and tell your friends about the shows!

I head out the end of January until the end of March (see dates to the right!). I hope you can make one of the shows and if none of them are in your area, I’m releasing more dates for April and June in Western Canada, as well as some great East Coast dates I can’t wait to announce!

Hope to see you out on the road soon!

Much love,

Kim

kim@kimwempe.com

Hey Folks!

The Western leg of this cross Canada tour was filled with the most amazing people…friends, family, audience members, house concert hosts, radio stations, and on and on.  Thanks beyond to everyone for their support.  Whether you put us up for the night, fed us, gave us some gas money (Mom), came out to a show, played us on your station, put up posters for us, invited some friends on facebook, we appreciate it!

Gabrielle and I are headed out again, this time to Ontario and back.  We start our drive tomorrow and head to Fredericton.  For this last Eastern trek of the tour, some dates have changed, so please check below here to make sure the show you’re coming to is on the day you think it is.  We also added a few House Concerts, which all are welcome to attend!

Eastern Tour Dates:

Nov 10 @ House Concert, FREDERICTON 8:00-10:00 RSVP kim@kimwempe.com to attend: All are welcome!

Nov 11 @ House Concert, FREDERICTON 8:00-10:00 RSVP kim@kimwempe.com to attend: All are welcome!

Nov 13 @ The Blacksheep Inn, WAKEFIELD with Jill Zmud: Matinee Show at 4:00 pm

Nov 17 @ The Moonshine Cafe, OAKVILLE

Nov 18 @ London Music Club, LONDON/special guest Allison Brown Doors at 8:30, Show at 9:00

Nov 19 @ House Concert, SARNIA 8:00-10:00 RSVP kim@kimwempe.com to attend: All are welcome!

Nov 20 @ The Albion, GUELPH Show at 9:00

Nov 21 @ Not My Dog, TORONTO Show at 10:00: Special Guest for Ladies in Waiting Residency with Andrea Ramolo

Nov 24 @ The Spill, PETERBOROUGH Doors at 9:00 Show at 9:30

Nov 26 @ The Acoustic Grill, PICTON

Nov 27 @ House Concert, OTTAWA 4:00-6:00 RSVP kim@kimwempe.com to attend: All are welcome!

Nov 29 @ Casa Del Popolo, MONTREAL **THIS WILL ALSO BE GABRIELLE’S CD RELEASE PARTY W/FULL BAND as wellas special guest Roxanne Potvin!

After Montreal, I head back to the East Coast to tour Whose Song is it Anyways? featuring Chris Kirby, Andy Brown, Tim Chaisson, and myself! This is going to be a very fun show.  It’s a songwriter’s circle turned inside out where we cover each others songs.  You should hear Chris’s version of ‘Oh Heart’.  He makes me never want to sing it again!  We have 8 dates across the East Coast!

WHOSE SONG IS IT ANYWAYS FEAT. CHRIS KIRBY, KIM WEMPE, TIM CHAISSON, AND ANDY BROWN!

December 2nd-Vintage Bistro, Hampton, NB: For tickets call (506) 832-1212

December 3rd-Arena Complex Theatre, St. Andrews, NB: Tickets available at Cockburn’s Corner Drug Store

December 4th-Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB: Tickets available at Read’s Newsstand

December 5th-Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, NS: Tickets available at Box of Delights

December 6th-Shannon Studio, Port Hawkesbury, NS: For tickets call (902) 625-2591

December 7th-The Carleton, Halifax, NS: For tickets call (902) 422-6335

December 8th-Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River, PEI: For tickets call (902) 964-2255

As for me, I have to continue packing.  Hope to see you down the road folks!

Much love,

Kim