Song Story 9 – I Hope You’re Home by Emmet Michael
In this Song Story, I chat with Edmonton Music Prize winner Emmet Michael about feeling far from home in his own community and his own body.
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Song Story 8 – In The Long Run by Ryan Carnduff
This week’s Song Story is a little different. When Red Deer’s Ryan Carnduff put out a collection of demos that included In The Long Run, Song Stories host Von Bieker reached out to collaborate on a new version of the song.
Song Story 7 – Glitter On The Dance Floor by 0Stella
Nova Scotia’s Terra Spencer shares the harrowing story behind Coyotes, from her East Coast Music Awards nominated album Chasing Rabbits. There are knives, skis, at least one grandfather, and a fair amount of laughs.
Song Story 6 – Coyotes by Terra Spencer
Nova Scotia’s Terra Spencer shares the harrowing story behind Coyotes, from her East Coast Music Awards nominated album Chasing Rabbits. There are knives, skis, at least one grandfather, and a fair amount of laughs.
Song Story 1 – Hard To Find by Blue Acres
I love talking with Songwriters about their music – especially when there is a song that hits especially deep inside. A few years back I was listening to Song Exploder – a really great music podcast that breaks songs down into their component parts. That show is production focussed. I wondered what a show might sound like …
Making Time For Music Makers
The following is an excerpt from a guest post I wrote for my friend Jordan Majeau’s hopeful and inspiring blog. It’s been a rough couple of years for music makers. We used to invest our savings to make our songs sound good enough burn or etch forever onto CDs or records. Thousands upon thousands of …
Minor Chords (NaPoWriMo 14)
Minor Chords I remember your warning About minor chords The emotional lift Employed to Manipulate Potent as A rifle You were not wrong A key A lance A headlock A weighted blanket A weightless horse Winged and soaring Above the silent sea of tears
Good Things for Big Questions
Heading towards the release of my new single, Trying To Be Free, I’m thinking more than usual about faith and doubt. As the post-pandemic sun starts peeking over the horizon, we’re all asking big questions. How has a year in lockdown changed me? If this is a chance to start over, what do I want to carry with me into ‘life 2.0’ and what could I leave behind? Do I still believe the things I believed a year ago about God, the world around me and myself?
Big questions, indeed.
Here are a few Good Things to help in the asking.
Good Things to Relax To
The world is slowing down. Can you feel it? People aren’t answering their emails. Offices aren’t open. At the end of a crazy year – THE crazy year – we’re being asked to take a breath. I encourage you to spend some time doing NOTHING at all. But, if you must fill your time, here are some …