Maritime tour

Well, we head home after the show tonight! I am excited about that! I have not updated at all since the start of the tour I have to think back a bit not to miss anything! Miramichi Folk Song Festival was our first stop. Before our show I had a nice surprise! Melanie Ross Breen, a friend who I had not seen in ages came to say hello! She has a beautiful voice and if you ever get the chance to hear this girl sing it is well worth it!

Our next stop was St. Andrews. We did two shows in the theatre there. Such a cute little town. I love all the little shops. I stayed in Saint John and got to meet up with Kim Matheson, a fiddling friend. She took me to a Thai restaurant, Thandi, for lunch. I ate way too much and it was yummy! These trips seem to be all about food! Check out the picture of the dessert!! That was from a restaurant in Halifax called da Maurizio. Véro came to meet me for this last bit of the trip and da Maurizio has been on our list of restaurants we have been wanting to try. We drive to Lunenburg for the shows but stay in Halifax.

The picture of downtown Halifax from the water was taken while we did a trip aboard the Harbour Hopper. You know, that green and blue car/boat that tours the city on land and in water. We felt like silly cheesy tourists taking this but it ended up being pretty fun. We were on board at the same time as a youth soccer team from St. Johns NFLD. They kept us in stitches for the entire tour.

We head back to Lunenburg this afternoon for the last show. The crowd in Lunenburg sure is something! We played on the main stage Thursday night, the place was packed! As soon as we would finish a number the crowd erupted with applause and cheers. I have never experienced anything quite like that. The last photo is taken from the golf course across the harbour from the town. I liked the view from that vantage point.

So this is the last tour with Gadelle. Caroline is pregnant and she is getting some well deserved time off. I have some other musical plans on the horizon, calls seem to be coming in these days. I like that and look forward to playing with Mylène and Brent. I plan to record a CD this fall and I am looking forward to having some time to get to work on that project. I will start up with lessons again in October. I will keep updating the blog even though the updates may be a little less exotic!