Wednesday, August 26, 2009

8/26/09: Practicing Leonard Cohen Songs

Hey everyone, how's it going? I'm here at my loft, and I’ve been practicing a bunch on the Leonard Cohen songs. I'm feeling more and more confident the more and more I practice them. I'm sure some of you are reading this and wondering what I'm talking about- well, let me just fill you in a little. Leonard Cohen is known for the countless number of songs he's written over the years for himself and for other well-known artists. There's going to be a Leonard Cohen tribute show in my hometown of Edmonton, AB, on August 18th, which I've been asked to be a part of. It's a great opportunity as well as an honor to have been asked. I'm learning 5 of his songs right now, so that's kept me pretty occupied today. Since the last e-mail, I've had some shows here in the US as well, in both Wichita and Kansas City, which went over very well. The show in Wichita was originally an acoustic event, but Chad and Dustin both accompanied me, giving the audience a little bit more. The show itself was to raise money for the American Cancer Society, so hopefully we were able to help out a little bit. Thanks to Melissa Easterburg and everyone else involved with the organization- we had a great time. Earlier in the day before the show, I stopped in at Kissin Country 102.1 and went on-air with Rick Reagan. We chatted for a whole hour, had a bunch of laughs, and it was just an all-around great interview. Rick was able to make it out that night and catch our show at Sam's Place, which was the name of the club. Thank you to Rick and everyone at Kissin Country for all the support. The next thing on my to do list is obviously the Leonard Cohen show on the 18th in Canada, but up until then I'll be hooking up with some writers here in Nashville and hopefully with enough prayers we'll be able to get some good songs writing. Anyways, hope y'all are healthy and have a great night. God Bless!

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