lindsay duncan The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is currently hosting a video contest for bands who are looking to win a spot playing in the festival. So far Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers and Mary Stewart have uploaded videos of quiet, intimate little performances in their homes, while others like Amanda LeBlanc and Air […]
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Mary Stewart’s Sweet Deal
Awhile back, we spoke to the delightful Mary Stewart, whose 365-song-a-day project recently reached its mark. Now Stewart is re-working the songs and looking for funding to help produce an album from the best recordings. In return for your dollars, she offers a series of donation rewards through delicious baked-goods imagery— for example, a “Chocolate Chip Cookie” package ($60 donation) entitles you to an autographed album, entry to a CD release party, a liner note thank-you and a handmade bracelet. If you want to be recognized in Stewart’s liner notes, the funding cut-off is this Thursday – check out
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See Some Music and Buy a Tree for Emma Lee
Tonight at the Wooden Monkey, there will be a concert featuring Mary Stewart and Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers to raise money for Stewart’s mom Emma Lee Stewart. Last month in this article on the lovely Mary and her song-a-day blog, we mentioned that her mom is seeking alternative treatments for metastatic breast cancer. The event will also feature a tree auction – 300 evergreen trees will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to treatments for Emma Lee. “Suggested donation is $20,” says Stewart, “but really we just want them to go into the ground, so as
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Mary Stewart’s Daily Song
For Mary Stewart, blogging was the ideal way to call her own bluff. The Halifax singer-songwriter was wrapped up in interviews for her self-titled EP last year when she found herself telling people she practiced up to five hours a day. “I told people I write a song a day anyway—-and then I wondered if […]
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Product of the week: Turbine Cosmetics
Lisa Drader-Murphy wants to see you put your best face forward. The fashion designer and entrepreneur, who produces a gorgeous line of women’s clothing and accessories, recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of her Turbine Mineral Cosmetic and Skin Care. Along with professional make-up artist Thierry Papineau, Drader-Murphy redesigned the 110-piece, all-mineral and pure botanical collection […]