It’s cold one today as I write this note. Bundle up Calgarians.
So - Jon Wood and myself are addressing some final mastering tasks with the new record called ‘Right As Rain’ - whoich will be released in April. Dave McCann is working on the artwork at the moment, and hopefulle we can get this sucker all done and let you folks have a listen. I’ll have more and more dates to announce ... but I have a nice little show coming up this Sunday at the One Eleven Restaurant in Red Deer at 5pm. It’s kind of a sit and eat and I’ll strum some songs for ya thing ... but I hear the food is fine.

I should say Happy New Year to everyone - let’s make it a good one.

Been a while huh? Well here we are ...... I’m damn excited to be playing this Friday at Hughes’ House with Edmonton’s Carrie Day, a stellar songwriter. Here’s what they’re saying about her new album folks ....

“Immaculate Night is her third full-length earlier records Pieces of Me and Finding Grace were released under her “hard to pronounce” birth name of Carrie Hryniw and it reveals a songwriter and especially a singer very comfortable in her milieu: Day has poise to spare, and a powerful voice that seems capable of wrapping itself around any emotion Day wants to throw it at, from the breezy happiness of opener “Good Day” to the more plaintive melancholy of closer “Divine Immaculate Night.” – David Berry with Vue Weekly.

“There’s a real sense of raw passion in the singer’s delivery, reflecting the sincerity and real-life inspiration behind most of her confessional-style writing. Listen closer and you’ll hear some serious songcraft going on too, because Hryniw has a talent for finding melodic hooks to hang her words on, whether she’s playing guitar or, occasionally, piano.” – Roger Levesque with The Edmonton Journal.

On the recording front ... I’ll be starting recording with Jon Wood in Vancouver in March on my third album. It’s been a while in the works, but I’m pretty stoked to be getting to work on it! I’ll keep ya’s posted!

Keep it on the up and up, kids.

Matt Masters 2-2:20
Scott MacLeod 2:30-3:15
John Rutherford 3:25-4:10
Corin Raymond 4:20-5:10
Emily Jill West 5:15-5:50
Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow 6:00-6:50
Dave McCann 7:00-7:30
Romi Mayes 7:40- 8:20
Ayla Brook with Band 8:30- 9:00

Scott

Hope all is well. Just watching the lovely snow fall here in Calgary, not so bad as it’s mild right now and hopefully won’t last. It’ll help the lawns they say. Fair enough, I actually drove over a tumble weed buried in snow the other day. Be nice to have green grass in town till July or so ...... we have a few shows coming up this month, should be a time. Looking forward to playing some tunes at the fine Marquee Room, then down into the docks of Inglewood for a night at The Shamrock! Also looking forward to opening up for an old friend from Toronto, Megan Hamilton, at the Palomino. Megan writes beautiful, haunting songs, check out some quotes on her latest release, “See Your Midnight Breath in the Shipyard” ...

“Toronto, ON’s Megan Hamilton forces a high-pressure jet of intense folk rock through a potent blend of human emotion on her second full-length album. More stylistically consistent than her beautifully quirky 2006 debut, Feudal Ladies Club, Hamilton’s sophomore release is a sonic brew powerful enough to make the head swim.”
-Exclaim!, Rachel Sanders

“Her simple vocal lines benefit greatly from her backing band and from sound designer Mark Vogelsang, who recorded the instruments according to how they might sound in various places on a ship.” (NNN)
- NOW Magazine, Paul Terefenko

“Ontarian folk that sways, rocks and writhes, with great production and penmanship. Watch out, Martha Wainwright.”
- Montreal Mirror

Hope to see you out folks, be good!!

Scott

Hope everyone is doing well! Had a grand time at the Palomino this past Friday, Olympic fever I tells ya. Anyway, there are some new shows added and a new review of the album if you’re into that sorta thing. Hope all is well with everyone, c’mon spring!

Due to some communication issues, the February 5th show at Mikey’s Juke Joint is cancelled. I’ll be at the Palomino Smokehouse & Social club on the 26th of Feb at 5pm for the suppertime show, so c’mon down!! Hope all is well, working on some new songs, talking with Mr. Matheson about the next go round. Be good!

Check out the review section for some new reviews of Old Soul! Had a great time at the Palomino on Thursday, thanks to those who came out!

Scott

Hope you’re all well.

Good news just in ..... the Twisted Roots Radio Show on WCNI in Connecticut (http://www.myspace.com/twistedrootsradio, http://www.wcniradio.org) has chosen “Old Soul” as one of the top albums of 2009! Thanks to Brian for all the support, it means so much.

There are some shows coming up this week in Calgary, c’mon out!
Work is underway for the next record, I’d like to thank all of those folks who came out to shows, bought records,  and supported me in any way this past year. Let’s make 2010 a good one!

Scott