I am officially back to work.  I have been slowly easing my way back to normal duties over the past 8-10 weeks since my wee episode of nip and tuck but this week marks my return to travel and concentrated songwriting, recording, and performing.

Currently in Nashville where songs are made and sold.  Lots of songs.  Seems everybody here has a song to sell.  I’ve never really thought of a song as a buy and sell commodity kind of thing, but they do here.  Songs and the Publishing of them is big business in this town and they take it really seriously.  I was worried that I would not enjoy the environs of such a commercial approach to music.  But I am really digging the energy of the place and the concentrated effort to make something great.  I am hoping to walk away from here with 3-5 tune possibilities for my solo project slated to be released in early 2012.

Many cool things coming up for me and GBS.

In a few days, GBS plays its first gig in nearly three months.  That’s a long hiatus for a working band like us so I’m really looking forward to getting on stage in Banff this weekend.   We are also playing for Will and Kate on Canada Day in Ottawa.  I wonder if I should mention that the last time we did that gig we played for Will’s grandparents.  We have a cool run coming up in Colorado as well.  Can’t wait to get back in the saddle.

I bolt from the stage in Ottawa to get an overseas flight to Croatia where I’ll join Ron Maclean and the Gold Medal Plates team for a week on the Adriatic Sea.  Should be awesome.  I am to do a solo concert or two along the way down the coast.  What a time it should be.  Lucky me.

It looks like the Wolf man is returning.  I’ve been growing my actor beard back as rumors abound that Wolf Redmond, the prisoner character I played on the TV Show Republic of Doyle last season, coming back this year.  Can’t say much about it yet, but if all goes as rumored, it will be a big TV event, not to be missed.  Keep you posted.

Also, remember I had to go to Albuquerque a while back to record a tune with my friend Oscar for a new film he was shooting.  Oscar played King John in Robin Hood and we wrote a few tunes together and sang many a late night singing session.  If you recall, I dropped in on the filming of the feature Ten Year, to record a song for the shoot.  Oscar’s character sings the song in a scene in the film so we had to do a rough pre-recording session.   In any case, the film should be coming out soon and the tune is featured prominently, I’m told, so I’m pretty excited to see the final cut.  Congrats to Oscar.

There are a few more irons in the fire and I’ll keep you in the loop here and on Twitter.

Back to work.  It feels good.  Thanks to all for the kind words and get well wishes etc.

See you around this Summer.

Cheers,

Alan