Currently enjoying a quiet Saturday; a rarity if you play in a band for a living.  The Prince is four months old today.  Trust me, time does fly.

I just wanted to let all hands know about a few things.  As I mentioned here a short while ago, I’ll be in Toronto in a few days for a fundraiser with a bunch of Newfoundland songwriters.  Between now and then I’ll be producing the new Irish Descendants CD at Great Big Studio in St. John’s.  Myself, Sean, Bob and Darrell played our first gig opening for the ID’s in 1993, so its a thrill to work with Con and the guys on their next project.  It’s due out early in the New Year.

Bob just finished working on the new Shanneygannock CD.  I’ve heard a bunch of the tunes and Bob did a grand job harnessing the lads’ energy and talents.  His playing is all over the CD as well.  Very cool.  The Shanney CD will be out in a few weeks.

Don’t forget Murray’s band, Great Atomic Power, and the gig at Hugh’s Room in Toronto on November 16th.

Myself and Sean entertained one another a few nights back.  The soundtrack for a portion of our soiree was Chris Trapper’s new CD.  Chris, as many of you know, was/is the lead singer of the Push Stars who opened for GBS on a number of US Tours.  We loved his songs so much that we recorded “Everything Shines” for the Road Rage CD and asked him to come to St. John’s to write with us for the “Sea of No Cares” CD.  Together, we wrote the title track, as well as “Clearest Indication” and a few others.

Chris’s new solo CD is grand.  It includes a song, “In from the Outside”, on which you can hear Sean, Bob, and I, singing and playing our hearts out.  Like all Chris’s tunes, it has wonderful lyrics and the most sing-able chorus.  What a pleasure to be asked to contribute to his music.  Check it out if you get a chance.  There just may be another tune for GBS to cover lurking somewhere amongst the tunes.

An early November wind scared the leaves from the trees on my little street in St. John’s. 

Love the Fall.

Cheers

Alan