Veda Hille

hello friends!  i am happy to say that my son anders hille kellam was born on september 23, a healthy 6 1/2 pound boy with lots of hair, dark eyes, and an ability to make a sound like a baby eagle.  we are all doing well, even nucat who has been displaced from his baby-like position in the family.  

this of course was the reason that i had to cut down on touring this year,  so i am pleased to finally be able to let you know that i have not been ill, i was just in the mothering way.  and he was worth all the caution, believe me.  just look at his little philosopher’s face!  same birthday as coltrane, ray charles, and bruce springsteen, by the by.

i’ll try to keep up with posts, but my hands are often full at the moment.  i’m sure you understand.  

til next, xx veda

photo by nick “annie liebowitz” krgovich

isn’t it amazing how the first day of school still feels like the first day of school even when you are not going to school?

my song lucklucky has been included on the list for the Socan ECHO songwriting prize this year, which is very nice. very good company on the list too, weakerthans, sandro perri, wintersleep, and socalled. and now the winner is determined by a public vote. you can log on to www.echoprize.ca and register, and then vote once a day every day. until september 29. vote for any of us, just get out there! it’s nice to have these prizes that are unattached to any kind of conventional success. works for me, anyway. plus i happen to know that the 5 grand in prize money would be well used by any of those artists. if i should be so lucky i promise not to squander it.

oh, and last night i dreamt that i wrote a song about israel, and managed to fit it into my children’s opera about trees. the only lyrics i can remember are “israel, israel”…..i also dreamt i had to make 100 paintings of the letter S.