Rockin' Country Blues News

On Saturday, January 8th, we are performing at the
Canadian Bad Ass Coffee Company!
12528 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows

We hope to see you there!

This little coffee house is all heart, owned and operated by the loveliest couple, George & Kathy!
This is the kind of place you can play cards, drink coffee or even beer, bring your knitting, view some art, bring your kids, and listen to live music.

What a gem this warm and inviting place is! We can't wait!

~ Please check the GIGS page for details of all our shows ~

The owners of Crumbs Bakery Cafe in Maple Ridge, Tim & Maria Sarsfield, were delighted to tell us that in 8 years of having music at their bakery, they never once had dancing until now!

Yep, we had the pleasure of witnessing spontaneous dancing during our song Tumblin' Down! It was wonderful
We had just introduced the song by relating the fact that Michele Perron had choreographed a country line dance to Tumblin' Down.
Well we no sooner get into the song, when this lovely lady jumps up from her table and scone and starts line dancing, right there in the aisle!

It was so cute! Just a-kickin' up her heels!

Well seeing her have this much fun was irresistable to another woman, seated with her husband. She suddenly jumped up and joined her! The two of them, these bright lights, were glowing and dancing, to the delight of everyone in the place. The stafff stopped and clapped along and we played an extra lead break to extend the song, it was just gorgeous watching these two.
Did I mention we were playing as a duo.... in a bakery? It was so cool. Folks who came to pick up their cake paused at the door, wide-eyed, while we waved them in, invited them to join the party. They didn't know what they were stepping into. A party, people, a part-ay! What fun!
Well here they are, these lovelies.

Left to right are: Susannah and Maddi, and the dancers are Eulalia and Katie. Ladies at Crumbs

I had been looking forward to this gig because I was going to meet two women I have only "met" on the internet before!
Small world..... I got a photo (blurry #@$%! camera, that is IT!!) of them with the dancing ladies.

L-R: Maddi, Steve, Lucie, Susannah
We were all pals by the end of the afternoon! It was really a fun day!!
Here's a pic with just my internet buddies, taken by Stephen, Maddi's honey (thanks for the only clear shots! haha)

We enjoyed our evening at the
Bad Ass Coffee Company
in Pitt Meadows on Friday, October 29th!
Outside, it was pourin' rain, but inside, we felt quite toasty pickin' tunes in such a cozy atmosphere!
We had a warm audience , and Kathy, one of the owners, asked us, "Why aren' t you guys here more often?!"
That was a very nice thing to hear! (Yeehaa, more gigs!)

Check out our October Birthdays Bash!

Click the pic!

Tuesday, Oct. 12th at the Cottage Bistro

We were playing at Caper's Living Well Naturally Fair on Sunday Sept 12,
and a gentleman came up to us after our set and
asked if we would be interested
in playing a fundraiser in late September.

Turns out, he was Mel Zajac, of the Zajac Foundation, and now we're booked
to perform at the Zajac Ranch for Children, near Mission, BC, on Sunday, September 26!
We must say that we love it that
Mr. Zajac was inspired to invite us after hearing us! (Thank you!)

Well, we went out to the beautiful Zajac Ranch and had us a yeehaa of a good time!
Some of our show was filmed and we look forward to seeing some of that footage!
It was a great day, with wonderful folks!

Check it out here!

Ah, man . . . more gigs like the Chilliwack Multi-Cultural Festival please . ., .
We had the band, a soggy but mighty audience, and toooooo much FUN!
Take a look at the pictures here

We just had a FAB time at the Cottage on Thurs Sept 16th!
It just gets to be more
and more fun with this band
Bill Buckingham on Lead Guitar, David Bridges on Bass , and Ivan Duben on Drums.

See how the Cottage gig went on Sept 16

(Here's how it went at our last show there on Aug 27th . . .

Click pic to go to The Cottage

We had a LOVELY time at Just Singin' Round Songwriters' Showcase on Tuesday, Sept 7th!

What a magical event this is...both for performer and audience.
Click pic to go to Just Singin' Round

Happy Accident Magnets & now . . . Greeting Cards

Three new magnets:

So far so good, I have magnets in 4 locations now! Bohemia Galleryand Miranda's Hat, both in Vancouver, and Starfire Gallery in Horeshoe Bay, just outside the city.

My magnets, which are of my original paintings, are now selling at God's Pocket, a scuba diving resort near Port Hardy BC. YAY!!

~ Click here to see all the paintings~

Check out the new photo page... "How I See It"
beosa the cat

I take my digital camera everywhere with me
and these are some of the photos along the path.

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Dale and Lucie	Folks watching our show	Vancouver singer Shea Thompson
blurry crowd shot taken from the stage &^%$$# camera!!	Lucie with her best friend Annie	The man behind the bistro, Donato

	Here we are in the process of raffling off one of our many prizes! Lots of lucky winners walked away grinning, holding gifts of rockincountryblues.com tshirts, Straight Up cds, original art in the form of magnets, prints, and greeting cards!
	Then the time came again to get back to the business/pleasure of singing . . . Please check back in a few days for a full update, and again, thanks to Brian Beesley for taking photos!

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