Bedlam Life

So three of us had birthdays in the last couple of weeks, cementing this band's position as a virgo-heavy collection of neurotic self-analyzers and over-thinkers. Despite this fact, we're happy to announce that work on our first album is steadily under way, with the bed tracks all done and the additional parts planned for the next few weeks, schedules permitting. It's a lot of fun watching an album take shape; the ideas gradually begin to crystallize and the songs come into

Well, that was fun! We played four massive shows in six days, met a lot of good people, traveled many a mile, drank a beer or two along the way, slept very little, and most significantly, sweated our collective arses off. Montreal Highland Games, Bicolline, Sherbrooke Festival des Traditions du Monde, and the Russell County Fair have all been the unwitting recipients of several gallons of our salty contributions. Here's a little video to show you...

Well, here we go! This week my amazing band and I head off on our biggest adventure yet: four very large shows in some extremely fun venues around Québec and Ontario. As a band that has existed for just over a year, we've already started making friends in lots of different places, which is really the key to success. Today we're off to Bicolline, which is North America's biggest medieval festival; tomorrow and the next day we play the massive Irish Pub tent in Sherbrooke's

Funny thing about writing a blog post: you're opening a window into your world so people can see in. Much like a social media share, I guess this is the way you tell people, 'I'm here, come have a look at my life!' The difference, I hope, is that in this blog forum I'll be able to avoid some of the toxicity that comes along with social media. For me, this is a snappy way to share news about the band and my involvement in it; a little bit about my life; and some thoughts ab