so, yesterday i had the thrill and the honour of performing once again with the cbc radio orchestra. we premiered a set of 6 neil young songs with arrangements by giorgio magnanensi, as well as an additional song by buffy sainte marie and leonard cohen. it was a crazy few days of lead up, with scant rehearsal time, but as usual the orchestra and their fearless conductor alain trudel delivered beautifully on stage. giorgio’s arrangements are wonderful and overwhelming. it will be broadcast on cbc radio and online, but probably not for about a month. mixing these things take time. as soon as i know the details i will publish them. i can’t wait to hear it myself, actually.
and now back to band rehearsals, and writing songs, and presumably getting around to taxes at some point. life goes on and on, doesn’t it? the glamour is bright and brief.
xv
I was checking and it took 17 days for last year’s Songbook to be released after being recorded.
So, luckily, we will have it by the end of next week.
So, why is CBC torturing us? Still, no news on this year’s Songbook? 🙁
I will start a facebook page and will organize some protests worldwide ;-).
in the meantime, listen to mary margaret o’hara’s outstanding set from the edmonton folk festival last year.