OH SUSANNA

Postcards – Vol.1 No.12

ohsusanna — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:57:53 +0000

Hello Everyone!

Happy Green Season!

Thanks to all who came to the Hugh’s Room show. A lovely young man named Jason Middaugh filmed it and is vigorously editing it to make me look and sound most excellent. I hope to have that on the Oh Susanna Youtube channel soon.

I have a couple of other shows coming up this week in Toronto at Hugh’s room: May 4 and May 5th Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young. I will be performing the songs “Powderfinger” (with The Undesirables) and “Love is a Rose”.

As always, the easiest way to keep up to date with the tour dates is to download the handy dandy Oh Susanna app. If you have an android or iPhone search the app store on your phone for “Oh Susanna” and download it for free!

Stay tuned for the next email where I will be bombarding you with information about my new secret project called Namedropper!

Now for a G&T to celebrate the end of tax season…

Oh Susanna

Postcards – Vol. 1 No.11

ohsusanna — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:07:54 +0000

Hello Gentle Readers,

So as you may have noticed I got all fancy-like and decided to get an app for the iPhone and the Androids. Some of you may think I have been seduced by the dark side, and perhaps you are right, but I have never been one to shy away from evil – I like flirting with it and having a look-see. Plus my husband is a gadget guy, so really, how can I not be seduced? The app is pretty great – kind of like a little calling card that can sing to you, show you little movies and give you directions to the next show.

I am happy to say that I will be going across the Atlantic in the Fall. First to The Netherlands (and perhaps a jaunt to Paris) in September and then to the UK in late November. I look forward to getting back to where I once belonged. Stay tuned for the dates to appear on www.ohsusanna.com

In the meantime I have some Canadian shows coming up. A lovely intimate show in Toronto on April 19th at Hugh’s Room with the talented Burke Carroll on pedal steel and weissenborn guitar. The talented Jay Harris will be warming up the show. And if you happen to be in Ottawa on March 30, come see myself, as well as a handful of other fantastic musicians, at The Outlaws and Gunslingers JUNOFEST showcase at Mavericks.

See you all frolicking in the green..

Oh Susanna

Postcards Vol.1 No.10

ohsusanna — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:16:47 +0000

Dear Lovely Readers,

I hope your winter is not lasting too long for you…

As many of you know I was just eating my way through Memphis for the 24th International Folk Alliance Conference. But as well as food I feasted my soul on great music too: JP Hoe, Ana Egge, Rose Cousins, Annabelle Chvostek, Jonathan Byrd, JT Nero and Allison Russell, Dave Gunning, Old Man Luedeke and many others. Please check them out if you don’t already know them.

I am excited to announce that producer extraordinaire and gossip-mate David Travers-Smith has been nominated for a Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year for his work on Soon the Birds and The Wailin’ Jennys Bright Morning Stars. Congratulations to David!

Also, I am getting high tech and have put together an Oh Susanna App for Android phones (and perhaps iPhones in the future). I am just trying it out and seeing if it is something that you guys would use so any comments would be appreciated. Just post any feedback on my Facebook page.

Next time I write I hope there is a bit of green poking through the grey,

Oh Susanna

2012 JUNO AWARDS

ohsusanna — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:03 +0000

A big Congratulations goes out to David Travers-Smith who has been nominated for Recording Engineer of the Year for his work on Soon The Birds. Way to go David!

Hello Dear Readers

ohsusanna — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:08:43 +0000

I hope you are enjoying winter and that everyone had a fantastic holiday season. My new year’s resolution is to write more songs and I have a few sketches that I am refining these days.

In February I am going to be in Memphis for the 24th Annual Folk Alliance Conference where a bunch of folk geeks (including myself) bask in the glory of all that is FOLK. This year I have an official showcase as well as a kickass songwriters circle in the Beaver Suite (sweet!) with the incomparable Mary Gauthier and Samantha Martin.

Talk about quality beaver!

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Thanks to the lovely audience at my Oh Susanna and Friends show who donated just over $500 to The Redwood Shelter.

My song Drunk as a Sailor is part of the soundtrack for Canadian indie darling film Moon Point. There will be a screening on Thursday February 2nd at The Royal Theatre on College Street Toronto. Songs from the film will be performed live!

That’s all for now, may 2012 bring you an abundance of love and blessings.

OBSESSIONS CONTEST

ohsusanna — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:06:34 +0000

Hey folks! The Oh Susanna “Soon The Birds” contest is officially closed. Don’t worry if you missed it or didn’t win this time around, we’ve got another one for ya! In honour of Suzie’s OBSESSIONS themed show in Montreal on December 9th, we’d like you to post your obsessions on her Facebook Wall for a chance to win an Oh Susanna Notebook and “Bird in a Bottlecap” Fridge Magnet set. Happy Posting!

SOON THE BIRDS CONTEST!

ohsusanna — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:45:24 +0000

Visit Oh Susanna’s Facebook Wall and tell us what your favourite Oh Susanna song is and why. We’ll pick a random post, and the lucky winner will receive signed CD of your choice, a poster and an original Suzie-made fridge magnet!

OH SUSANNA AND FRIENDS SHOW – TORONTO – DECEMBER 8th

ohsusanna — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:44:06 +0000

Hello kind readers….
I can’t believe that December is a heartbeat away and so that means one thing: one month until my big party show “Oh Susanna and Friends”. I think this year will be the 7th or 8th time I’ve done it. I try to do them every year unless childbirth or other stubborn things get in the way. I say it is a party show because I invite a bunch of other singer-songwriters to come and strut their stuff (after I have played a few tunes with my all star band). The audience is always fantastic and so is the music. Past guests have included: Justin Rutledge, Andrew Cash (when he was just a lowly musician and not an MP), Stephen Fearing, Jim Bryson, Ruth Moody (of the Wailin’ Jennys), Michael Ondaatje and Jim Cuddy.
This year we have a kick-ass show lined up so far with:

The Abrams Brothers (www.theabramsbrothers.com)
Matthew Barber (www.matthewbarber.com)
Samantha Martin (www.samanthamartin.ca)
Openhearts Society (featuring Chris Brown of The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir www.openheartssociety.com)
Awna Teixeira (from Po’ Girl www.hazytales.me)
Lori Yates (www.loriyates.com)

Get your ticket and reservations here!

THE ABRAMS BROTHERS AND OH SUSANNA – DUNVILLE, ON – NOVEMBER 14

ohsusanna — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:39:44 +0000

For those of you who missed this killer show because you don’t live in Western Canada, the Abrams Brothers and I are doing one Ontario show. The Abrams Brothers are virtuoso singers and pickers and who can barely grow facial hair. Come watch me sing morose songs that sound almost cheerful when they sing and play with me at the River Arts Festival in Dunnville.

BLUEBIRD NORTH – TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 19

ohsusanna — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:37:43 +0000

The Songwriters Association of Canada hosts an event called Bluebird North named after The Bluebird, a famous club in Nashville where songwriters sing in the round showing off their songs. At Bluebird North a group of songwriters take turns showing off their songs but instead of singing in a hole in the wall club here we get to do it in the lovely hoity toity Royal Conservatory of Music. Pretty swank if you ask me.