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It’s 16 days until I play the main stage at Regina Folk Festival on August 6. I’ve written about what the festival means to me as a performer, but the…

Jul 22

I have that feeling of waking up after a nap I didn’t intend to take and being in panic mode after a loud snort. Where am I? Was I driving? Where did…

Jul 14

Long ago, when I worked at a restaurant in Victoria, the owner impressed upon the cooks that it was a skill to operate efficiently within a confined…

Jun 13

When I was 18 I met Mike Johnson at a bar in Edmonton. He was working the door for the band. He was sick with a cold. He was wearing a green and yellow…

Jun 5

1. A little boy at the garden centre causing chaos. Although, he wasn’t actually doing anything... he was meandering around with his dad and slightly…

May 28

Any formal augmentations to my education were limited in a small community such as mine. I was a girl and it was the ‘80s, so hockey was completely out…

May 17

I can’t remember when I first met Landon. I could figure it out, but it doesn’t matter. Blake started working with him first. Together they made all the…

May 1

I prioritized getting more exercise on our fall 2019 US tour. I hit local trails. I encouraged the fellas to walk whenever possible in the cities. And…

Apr 23

living from home Have you ever wondered what it would be like to appear on a reality television show? I must have because I’m now starring in one. And it was my idea.

Apr 16

Every evening I wonder if perhaps my son will sleep through the night. Infants are unsympathetic bosses. They observe no statutory holidays or EDOs…

Apr 7

I love fixing things. Recently my cousin fixed our under-cabinet lighting. He was remedying the work of an electrician who was not only awful to reason…

Mar 30

[cue music] The year was 2010. The future was mine…When my best buddy Jeremy Sauer moved to the interior of British Columbia in April of 2010 my trio…

Mar 22

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