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<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com">www.jeansnclassics.com</a>Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-70182019055731071282015-07-09T19:14:00.002-04:002015-07-09T21:34:42.444-04:00My Favourite Time of Day, is Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And so began a fun filled trip to Winnipeg last weekend, the geographical mid point of our fair and vast country. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We were there to perform this concert:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Just below Mr. Short, and... there we are) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yes folks, we flew to Winnipeg to perform a "Disco Fever - Motown Dance Party" at the Club Regent Casino Event Centre, with our friends, the wonderful Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And what a party it was! There was even a dance floor! With dancers! Gavin Hope, Rique Franks, Stephanie Martin and myself sang many great Motown and Disco hits, making sure to dress appropriately at all times.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The dress I'm wearing here is a vintage 1960s beaded mini, given to me by my grandmother many years ago, as originally bought by my glamourous, couture-loving Aunt Helen... very Supremes I think.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Because I didn't make it on to the promo poster for this concert (what am I, chopped liva??), I'll give myself an extra plug with one more shot, because I am rather fond of this new dress... and Gavin Hope is great at posing me backstage!! ;) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Just pretend, won't you, that that nifty pocket door to the loo upon which I was draped was nicely closed...) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">...a strange and perverse obsession with Lauren Bacall's High Point Coffee commercials of the 1970s and '80s. Credit must go to Rique Franks here. She started it. ;)</span></div>
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Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-60349052582675449382015-02-23T21:44:00.000-05:002015-07-09T17:50:51.331-04:00Another ABBA post!Another ABBA post!<br />
From Stephanie Martin (Dancing Queen #1)<br />
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I did have my phone out and took a few pictures in St. Catherine's of this alarming (fire-alarming) ABBA show at the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre in the Brock Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon.<br />
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Here is the offending piece of ringing machinery that was not part of the regular orchestra configuration but started blasting its piercing and very UN-musical tone during Andrea Koziol's end of set <b>Super Trooper</b>. Come to think of it ABBA does have a tune called Ring! Ring! Ring! that was one of their early hits. This is not what they intended, I'm sure!<br />
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I was ushered out one of the fire doors to stand out in the cold with orchestra members clutching their precious instruments. We waited 20 minutes while the fire department came in and inspected the building. We had a grand time!<br />
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Thankfully our audience stayed with us and we picked up where we left off and proceeded to play our second set and we were on fire! By the time we got to the encore, <b>Dancing Queen</b> of course, the whole place was on it's feet jiving. Even the lady on crutches in the front row was jiving! <i>You can dance you can jive having the time of your life....</i><br />
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She had such a good time she had us all sign her instrument!<br />
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<br />Fanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335764549738538071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-65342150497676963632015-02-23T01:18:00.000-05:002015-02-23T01:18:36.996-05:00Nothing can keep us from ABBA...I had a wonderful time this weekend singing the music of ABBA with the Niagra Symphony Orchestra and brilliant JnC vocalists Katalin Kiss, Stephanie Martin and Lis Soderberg. Wicked company, great tunes, very satisfying harmonies, but...it was not a weekend for the faint of heart. (Read that last sentence again in a scary Vincent Price voice, and then continue.)<br />
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We drove through an epic lake effect snow storm to get to the gig. Whiteout conditions, jackknifed trucks, icy treacherous highways...but even an arctic hurricane couldn't keep us from ABBA. A surprise mid tune fire alarm did require the complete evacuation of the building into the frigid cold...but even impending disaster couldn't keep us from ABBA. There were also monsters and aliens that we had to fight off with our bare hands, even they couldn't keep us from ABBA. (OK, that last part was made up, but I'm an artist...I'm built to embellish.)<br />
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Our audiences were nothing short of amazing this weekend. There was copious dancing in the aisles (even by the lady with crutches in the front row!) and a few feather boas liberally applied to our gorgeous conductor Bradley Thachuck. As the dust settled, and the fire trucks retreated, I couldn't help but feel fortunate. Three very sincere cheers for the outstanding Niagra Symphony Orchestra and its' administration. Three cheers for the fantastic crowds that came out to these snowy dangerous shows. Three cheers for the killer JnC band that always makes it look so easy, and so handsome.<br />
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<br />Andrea Koziolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306820615785107573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-68750548242879510532015-02-02T21:10:00.001-05:002015-02-04T17:02:41.290-05:00Halifax! Not for the faint of heart!<style>
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Entry by vocalist <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/stephanie-martin.asp" target="_blank">Stephanie Martin</a><br />
Re: The music of Michael Jackson<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/shows/index.asp" target="_blank"></a>, January 16 & 17, 2015<br />
<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/" target="_blank">Jeans 'n Classics</a> with <a href="http://www.symphonynovascotia.ca/" target="_blank">Symphony Nova Scotia</a></div>
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It was a special birthday weekend for me as
my son was celebrating his 15<sup>th</sup> birthday back home in Toronto without the
one who actually did all the work giving birth (me!). I got KR and Lis to help
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Click right <a href="http://www.magisto.com/album/video/KiM7WAZHFUosfH8GDmEwCXl_?l=vsm&o=i&c=e" target="_blank">HERE</a> to hear and see Steph, Lis, and KR singing Happy Birthday to Oliver!<br />
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milestone birthday (guess which one!) ...Hers was in November, mine in April.</div>
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heartbreaks, husbands, babies, careers, aging parents. We’ve weathered every
storm together and this cold Halifax chill was not going to stop us from doing
a little sightseeing. We got down to the harbour and walked along the famous
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Fanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335764549738538071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-54347791141813771352015-01-26T16:02:00.004-05:002015-01-27T00:01:03.316-05:00Thanks Omaha! (A blog entry by Katalin Kiss)Entry by vocalist <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/katalin-kiss.asp" target="_blank">Katalin Kiss</a><br />
Re: <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/shows/index.asp" target="_blank">A Night at Woodstock</a>, January 17, 2015<br />
<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/" target="_blank">Jeans 'n Classics</a> with the <a href="http://www.omahasymphony.org/" target="_blank">Omaha Symphony</a><br />
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It was a lovely weekend in Omaha Nebraska in many ways.<br />
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I had the pleasure of doing the music of Woodstock on January 17th to a packed house at the Holland Performing Arts Centre, which seats 1200 people.</div>
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My partners in crime on this show were (Left to Right): Neil Donell, Rique Franks, Jean Meilleur, and our special guest Dave Dunlop. </div>
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Everything lined up quite nicely, starting with on-time flights (gasp!), and weather that was a lot warmer than Toronto.</div>
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The accommodations were stellar, which included our own little kitchen. Along with the kitchen came a lovely package of microwaveable popcorn that pleased me to no end. It's the small gifts that make the world just a little happier for me.<br />
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In the 4 or 5 times I've been to Omaha, we've always been greeted by the sweet smiley face of Kristin Patch, Artistic Manager of the Omaha Symphony. Always eager to make sure we were happy, she set us up with some great food backstage, and a brief little tour through the quaint Market district, pointing out the best places to eat.<br />
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Thanks Omaha, and hope to see you again sometime soon.<br />
Love, Katalin.</div>
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Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-67234465940564243402015-01-06T12:37:00.002-05:002015-01-06T16:14:49.708-05:00Happy 2015 - Kathryn & Rique in a Double Whammy New Year's Eve!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hi friends, Happy 2015!</div>
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The women of JnC are all pretty close, and we can often be found hanging out even when we are not on the road.<br />
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Rique Franks and I do a few things together at home in Toronto... a very scenic 6k nature walk in her midtown neighbourhood, Bikram hot yoga classes, egging people's houses and running away... the list of favourite common pastimes goes on.<br />
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Rique and I were not on the same New Year's Eve show this year. But we were both on 2 different exciting concert trips that Jeans 'n Classics had this year for New Year's Eve, and (along with Katalin Kiss on my gig), we were outnumbered by the men of JnC for both of our shows. That meant for a lotta lips to kiss at midnight! ;)<br />
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...Comparing notes afterwards, we thought we'd join forces here, for a joint Blog entry.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/shows/elton-john-billy-joel-music.asp">Back to Back: the music of Billy Joel and Elton John</a> in Reading, Pennsylvania, with the Reading Symphony! </span><br />
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Before most shows, no sooner is the question uttered before a photo of sparkly outfit #01428369.87 goes hurtling through cyberspace from one phone to another. Sparkly variations are culled, shortlisted, and one or two make the final cut, and we have a plan; suitcases are packed, and shows are performed.</div>
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This past New Year's Eve, Katalin Kiss and myself turned the Sparkle Factor all the way up to 11:</div>
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Katalin's dress was originally a vintage '80s dress she spotted and snapped up, with the foresight to have the long hem shortened and the sleeves taken up to 3/4". Great vision, Miss Kiss!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Love this one of Katalin<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don Paulton</td></tr>
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When we rolled into town, our driver pointed out the tall Christmas tree on a street corner near our hotel, saying that the tree had made the news as one of the saddest Christmas trees in North America, being compared to Charlie Brown's infamous Christmas tree.<br />
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ugly-tree-helps-pennsylvania-city-discover-true-meaning-of-christmas/">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ugly-tree-helps-pennsylvania-city-discover-true-meaning-of-christmas/</a><br />
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I couldn't help but take a stroll over to take a closer look after rehearsal. Poor thing, it's not so bad. Maybe a little droopy. But very tall!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aw, don't you just kind of want to hug it?</td></tr>
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Before I sign off... a quick thought on two of my favourite topics, <b>Coffee & Massage</b>:<br />
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<b><u>Road Tip for (good) Coffee Lovers</u></b>:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Originated by Lis Soderberg</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Endorsed by Kathryn Rose</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Activated by Katalin Kiss in a moment of need on this trip!</span><br />
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If you love coffee, and hate bad coffee, get a pack of these. Especially if you travel. Bad coffee is rampant on the road. Next time you are drinking a cup of inferior coffee, add one or part of these little puppies into your cup of brown water, stir, and enjoy the fact that you now have something no one else around you has: a better cup of java, at least by half.<br />
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And lastly...<br />
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<b><u>What on earth is this...it looks like something... for the bedroom...?</u></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This rather assuming-looking device may draw stares in the airport, but can provide much relief to your sore bits and bobs while traveling. If you don't believe me, ask Don Paulton! He allowed me to use it on him in plain view at the Philadelphia Airport on Jan 1, to the curiosity and possible jealousy of the rest of the band, and world at large. I used to have 2 of them, but lost one on a plane a few years ago.</span></td></tr>
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That's it from me...<br />
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Happy New Year!</div>
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xo kr<br />
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P.S.:<br />
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Fine Jean, be that way.<br />
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Rique's NYE concert blog entry:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/shows/james-bond-music.asp" target="_blank">Shaken Not Stirred</a> in Lima, Ohio (with the Lima Symphony) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">...by <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/rique-franks.asp" target="_blank">Rique Franks</a></span></span><br />
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We had a great NYE show in Lima, Ohio.<br />
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It was my co-star <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/gavin-hope.asp" target="_blank">Gavin Hope</a>'s first shot at the Bond show and he did us proud.<br />
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[<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/neil-donell.asp" target="_blank">Neil Donell</a> usually sings the male lead on this show; <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/david-blamires.asp" target="_blank">David Blamires</a> has also been an awesome pinch hitter.]<br />
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After an epic Odyssey of a travel-day getting there, we flopped into our beds and were welcomed by the bright morning sun on New Year's Eve day.<br />
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Rehearsal was almost more fun than the show itself thanks to the brilliance of the symphony and exuberance of conductor, Crafton Beck. With Steve Heathcote driving the beat, Peter Brennan on guitar, Mitch Tyler on bass and John Regan as always doing a great job on piano and as emcee, the show went off without a hitch. We received standing ovations both at the end of the show and after the encore. <br />
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The Lima Symphony's Executive Director, Elizabeth Brown then took us to the Met, a local fine dining establishment owned by former Chicago residents, Nicole and Ron, to ring in the new year in fine style.<br />
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I had one of the best meals I've ever had in that restaurant, and one of the biggest most delicious martinis, aptly named The Bond!!<br />
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The downtown core is filled with beautiful old buildings that have not yet all been revitalized the way they have in Toronto. One such building, Lima Square, was completely vacant and chains draped the front door.<br />
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I cannot help but think that Lima had a glorious past.<br />
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One remnant that has survived and is thriving is the original Kewpee Hamburger joint.<br />
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Cars still line up down the street to get a burger and fries. Once inside, you're greeted at the counter by lovely old gals who have probably been working there since they were fresh out of high school 65 years ago.<br />
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As you can see, this place is so BEYOND! Steve Heathcote simply can <u>NOT</u>!! <br />
- I have to say it was the best burger I've ever had.<br />
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I can't wait to go back to Lima again!<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
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See you out on the road in 2015!<br />
(<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/2015-concerts.asp">Upcoming Concert Dates</a>)<br />
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xo Kathryn and Rique.Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-57936361171823706262014-12-23T01:02:00.001-05:002015-01-06T14:40:36.267-05:00A Holiday Message from the Women of Jeans 'n Classics<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Hello!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">December 25 is mere moments away... we can't let the season go by without sending you a little something from all of the women of Jeans 'n Classics... Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Lis sends everyone her warmest of holiday wishes, along with a link to her younger daughter Ellis Barkman's cover of the Christmas classic, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><i>"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".</i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">(Ellis is 17 years old and will be graduating high school in the Spring. She claims music is a hobby for her, but she sounds like a little more than a hobbyist! We hear she has been accepted into University of Ottawa next year... congrats Ellis!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"Sending light filled wishes to everyone out there! The dark December days are luscious to me because they are filled with the people I love, and of course, a whole lotta good eating! I'm looking forward to hunkering down with my family over the next few weeks, and also having the time to write some new music for a few of the projects I'm involved with outside of Jeans 'n Classics. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>One of those projects is my brand new collaboration Tarbelle. <a href="http://www.tarbelle.com/">www.tarbelle.com</a> Have a listen...</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Happy Holidays! Here's to a wicked 2015 for all!"</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"Shalom! </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>I've had another great year singing and doing admin and tour coordination for Jeans 'n Classics. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>I have <u>three</u> things to share with you this holiday season... </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>#1. When it's the first night of Hanukkah and you are about to get the kids from after school daycare and you realize your warped aluminum sad and sorry excuse for a menorah simply needs to be retired, but those 8 days and nights aren't going to light themselves...</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>....A suspended bread board with tea lights will definitely do in a pinch! Now you know! Now I know!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>#2. It's a KR Khristmas! Listen to my version of a few Xmas faves here: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kr_kathrynrose/sets/its-a-kr-khristmas-1">https://soundcloud.com/kr_kathrynrose/sets/its-a-kr-khristmas-1</a></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>...Maybe next year I'll record some Hanukkah hits.</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">#3. You can make butter (well, a butter substitute) out of coconut oil and cold pressed flaxseed oil. I made 12 jars of it this year as gifts. (Spoiler Alert to friends of mine who haven't received it yet.) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Recipe below.</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">3. Let Coconut Oil cool. Then add 1 cup (or 3/4) of cold pressed flaxseed oil. Mix.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">4. Pour flavoured fat mixture back into jars and refrigerate. Use as butter adding sea salt or Herbamare before eating.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Before I sign off, I'd like to send a </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>special shout out of thanks to an unseen woman of Jeans 'n Classics, our webmistress <b>Tara Bowd</b> of Sonic Notes. Tara has been very busy revamping many elements at our website this year. <b>Thank you Tara</b>! Check out the changes and additions at: <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/">www.jeansnclassics.com</a></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Happy Holidays whatever you celebrate! Looking very forward to the JNC shows in 2015."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>xo kr</i></span><br />
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<i>"Winter Solstice and Merry Christmas greetings from me over here in downtown Toronto! </i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>All the best to you and yours. Let's have a cracking 2015!"</i></span><br />
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<i>"One of the greatest joys in my life is to get on a stage with a symphony orchestra and feel and be part of the glorious sound! Today, my wish for the whole extended JnC family across North America and around the world is for a happy, healthy and safe holiday season!"</i></div>
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(After a successful recent Kickstarter campaign, Stephanie will soon be working on her next album project, "Walk in the Light." This past month, Stephanie graced the intimate, unique <a href="http://musideum.com/" target="_blank">Musideum</a> stage in Toronto for a 2-night run on December 12 & 13, providing a taste of her new material. JnC singers Gavin Hope and Kathryn Rose were in attendance, Stephanie was wonderful! Here's a shot from the Saturday night performance.):</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/rique-franks.asp" target="_blank">Rique Franks</a>:</span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The beautiful and talented Rique Franks also sends her best holiday wishes, along with her version of "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/tonyazz/drummer-boy" target="_blank">Little Drummer Boy</a>" from a few years ago. Have a listen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"Happy Holidays to the loyal and kind friends of Jeans and Classics.
Looking forward to another year of shows, with some of the greatest orchestras across North America.
Wishing you and yours all the best.</i></span><br />
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Love, Katalin Kiss"</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from Katalin's wintry log cabin window in Picton, Ontario.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">See you for our <u>2 upcoming New Year's Eve shows</u>:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">•Back to Back - the Music of Elton John and Billy & Joel with the Reading Symphony, (Reading, Philadelphia);</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">•Shaken Not Stirred - the Music of James Bond with the Lima Symphony (Lima, Ohio).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">...and at all the shows in 2015! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">(2015 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/2015-concerts.asp" target="_blank">concert calendar</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">.)</span><br />
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Hello friends!<br />
I had a simply marvelous time in Springfield MA last weekend. JnC vocalist
Gavin Hope and I were special guests for a very special evening of
music celebrating this time of year. It featured the incredible
Springfield Symphony under the gifted and kind baton of guest conductor
Harvey Felder, as well as the Springfield Symphony Chorus, under the
direction of the gorgeous Nikki Stoia. I can safely say that we were
all carried to a most joyful place! Yay!! I was so grateful to be
there, and I'm still singing the praises of the team who hosted us. (Dear SSO Staff...you guys rock!)<span id="goog_470211224"></span><span id="goog_470211225"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh Santa! Oh Jules! Oh Gavin!</td></tr>
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The craziest part of the night for me was performing the ever so sultry
(and exceptionally greedy) song Santa Baby. Harvey introduced it as
the 'unwholesome' selection for the evening, and I think that was
pretty accurate. I was joined on stage by a large golden throne and
Santa himself, who had to pull on his collar a few times, but seemed
pretty happy being a ham bone! Apologies to the first few rows stage
right, who I (sigh) may have flashed inadvertantly...I was just REALLY into it! <br />
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It's always wonderful to sing and travel with Gavin Hope. He is an
astonishing musician and wonderful human. I should also mention that
all of the photos in this post were taken by him or with his camera...thanks Gavin!<br />
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Looking forward to returning to Springfield in a few months time for a
romp through the repertoire of Michael Jackson. I can't wait to see
everyone again. <br />
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Thank you Springfield. You made us feel so welcome, and we sure hope
you enjoyed the show!<br />
Be well. Love music!<br />
-AK<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hello! Kathryn Rose here!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were recently in Saskatoon, where for the second year in a row Jeans 'n Classics joined forces with the Saskatoon Symphony to appear at Evening Under The Stars, a fundraiser for the St Paul's Hospital Foundation. Last summer we brought our Queen show to this awesome outdoor under the prairie skies, and this time (on Aug 13, 2014) we presented our Ultimate Symphonic Rock show featuring the music of Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Jethro Tull, and David Bowie.</span><br />
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As I like to say, "the safest place is on the stage", and so too sometimes is the best vantage point… Singing David Bowie's Space Oddity with a supreme view of the gorgeous sunset, jet streams swirling overhead were all the natural drugs I needed for a mind altering experience!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretty sure I was tripping out watching jet streams...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[JnC left to right: me (Kathryn Rose), Leah Salomaa, Peter Brennan, Mitch Tyler, Jean Meilleur, also Don Paulton and Jeff Christmas just out of the shot.] Thank you to the brother of our favourite twins Mary & Katherine for the photo! How cool that you live in Saskatoon!! :)</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We flew into Saskatoon the day before the show with enough time for a patio supper, where this pic was snapped of Jeans 'n Classics founder / guitarist / orchestral arranger / Chief Braintrust Peter Brennan caught sweeping up. Savvy Jeans 'n Classics friends and fans who frequent our Facebook page may have noticed that we opened this photo up for a contest of sorts for the best caption. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the photo and the Facebook thread that ensued:</span><br />
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All Hail the Self Tape! Self tape-ing is when one does just that: Esconsed in their hotel room, one seizes their iPhone and revvs up one of those new fangled professional voice recording apps (or) busts out their laptop and USB microphone, and records themselves over and over until it starts sounding good/not weird:</span><br />
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"Delicious crunchy clusters of whole organic oats with flax and pumpkin seeds….Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin Flax Granola. A step on the right path."</span><br />
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After which, one emails it like wildfire to their agent who will send it to the casting person for the commercial! Done!</span><br />
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On this trip in Saskatoon I got comfy in my suite at The James (great hotel!) and proceeded to set up shop. After a couple of test reads and playbacks, I noticed the sophisticated AC/air vents in our rooms was creating an audible white noise issue in my audition recording. My solution?</span><br />
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Here's singer Leah Salomaa and myself (Kathryn Rose) at sidestage waiting to go on for our first song in the afternoon rehearsal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hopefully we'll get our hands on some of the professional photography of the night itself. There were 2 or 3 photographers shooting the show. From the terrific Whitecap Dakota dancers and singers' Opening Ceremonies, to the lovely morphing skies, and receptive crowd who clamoured for a repeat of our take on Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill as encore, it really was a dreamy Evening Under The Stars!</span></span></div>
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On behalf of the Women of JnC… who keep the class in Jeans 'n Classics,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />My head is still spinning after returning home from glorious Arizona, where singers Stephanie Martin, David Blamires, Gavin Hope and I performed alongside the Jeans n Classics band and the incredible Tucson Symphony Orchestra. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />All the stars were certainly aligned for our show. It was so much fun to sing - we smiled till our faces hurt - and the audience made us feel right at home dancing, and singing along. What a wonderful crowd! Thank you Tucson. We fell in love with you all...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was really looking forward to heading down to Texas last weekend for an evening of music with the Marshall Symphony. The show was a best of J&C vocalists Gavin Hope and Michael Shotton, and it spanned a wicked repertoire from Zeppelin and the Eagles to classic Motown and Mr. Wonder! A joy to sing? Yes!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Kathryn and I got an early start for our travel day to Texas, but the severe storm and broken altimeter on our plane made for an untimely emergency landing a mere 100 miles from our destination. We spent 4 hours in Monroe Louisiana airport, crossing our fingers for a new plane to arrive. Thanks to the pizza delivery, a little good humor, and our new favorite sport of airport chair racing, we didn't lose our joyful spirit, and made it to Marshall later that night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The performance was wild and wooly and wonderful. We all sang our guts out, the audience was sublime, and the Marshall symphony rocked the house. After the show, I had the great privilege of being roped on the sidewalk by Dewey himself. (Believe it or not...that was a first!)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Thanks to everyone who made the weekend spectacular. Big shouts out to Mike McMurry for driving us everywhere, to Tiffany and the team, and to the incredible people we had the privilege of meeting. Marshall is a special place. I truly can't wait to go back. </span><br />
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Undaunted by practicality, I took up collecting cookbooks that I found in vintage stores on our travels. Never mind that they were heavy and useless in a hotel room, I found, carried, and read them with great joy and contentment; they were the easiest way to remind myself what "home" felt like. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Here is my only child doing her ritual of attending the first day of school with a new hair colour!" </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Back to school & fall weather ... which means it's time to reinstate weekly soup night!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Sept 21, 2013 in Marshall TX! [Best of Gavin Hope and Mike Shotton with special features by Andrea Koziol & Kathryn Rose]. Yee haw!!!!!"</span></span></div>
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I really enjoy meeting beginner adult students because it reminds me of the simple beauty in singing together and the pure joy that unprofessionals get from learning more about and celebrating their voice!</div>
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It's very interesting to hear stories about women's connection to their singing voice. Many have horror stories of remembering being told as a child they couldn't sing or singing with joy, only to have people tease them or tell them to not sing. Then, as they become adults they form emotional blocks and are unable to enjoy singing. For my beginner class we do exercises (based on my classical voice and drama training) to unlock these blocks. The level 2 class have moved onto learning all kinds of pieces of music from Joni Mitchell to ancient Celtic and Madrigals. </div>
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After a busy year of travel across North America plus a trip to Sweden, this summer I plan to enjoy some "micro-tourism" at home — the many festivals, films, galleries and food experiences that Toronto has to offer, along with some blatantly indulgent chill time with my family. (This is the plan, at least.)</div>
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Meanwhile, I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of a sweet little Lunchbox ZT acoustic amp, an ultra-portable (H x W x D: 7.5" x 9.8" x 7.7") and ridiculously great-sounding mini-PA, after which I will able to do gigs in the teeniest of spaces—should anyone require a performance in a closet or stairwell, for instance—as well as small to medium sized cafes, garden sheds, garages, or living rooms.</div>
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This summer I've been having lots of outdoor fun with Miranda, 7, and Ivor, 4. I'm particularly impressed with the improvement and passion both of my kids are showing for swimming this year - fearless in the water! We just returned from our annual cottage trip with two other families in the Kawarthas at the cottage of a dear friend of mine from high school. Getting all our kids together each year in that environment is such a beautiful ritual. They are watching each other growing up, like cousins, of a sort... </div>
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One weekend in June while the small fry were at their dad's, I went to the Ottawa Jazz Festival to see Mavis Staples perform an intimate yet most rousing concert at a local church, and then walked a few blocks over to catch one of my musical heroes, David Byrne perform in his new project with Annie Clark / aka St Vincent. I'm a huge fan of everything he does, and this collaboration is no exception. They tour with 8 horn players and their stage show is completely choreographed - no one can sub out of this show! I loved it. </div>
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I had a great afternoon on July 17 when Leah Salomaa, Stephanie Martin and myself went to a screening of the fab new documentary, "20 Feet From Stardom" at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto. This film is about "the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century." It definitely hit home for us, offering an excellent, emotional glimpse for professionals and the layman alike into the trials and tribulations of the background singer, and the dichotomy inherent between the very special skills required to be in the support role, and the quest for stardom.<br />
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Work wise: I've been holding down my "day job" (doing J&C tour planning and office admin), and in the session singing side of things I recently sang on an album produced by the amazing George Koller, and on some demos for Aaron Davis (Holly Cole trio pianist), and have been doing some vocal coaching here and there. I've also been doing some voice over auditions and am embarking on a new songwriting/recording project with my old bassist and dear friend Dennis Mohammed, who currently plays in Jesse Cook's band.</div>
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At the beginning of July I took a trip to Montreal with my best friend of 41 years to mark our mutual half-century birthdays, and while we were there we ran into Gavin Hope who was singing at the Montreal Jazz Festival with blues diva, Shakura S'Aida. We did all the touristy things; We had a smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz's, shopped along Rue St. Catherine and St. Laurent, visted Old Montreal, ate in several places along St. Denis, visited the Botanical Gardens, hiked to the Chalet atop Mount Royal, and enjoyed both the Jazz and Cirque festivals. </div>
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After surviving the biblical rain in Toronto, I went to NYC where Tony and I did our best to survive a bomb scare and the heatwave (140F at the Times Square subway platform) by making memories with our kids sketching in Central Park, shopping at Macy's, visiting MoMa, where we saw Liv Tyler, strolling Bleeker St. and eating at Sushi Samba in the West Village. Since my daughter Stella would rather live without Nutella than see a musical, we went to an Off-Broadway play called Peter and the Starcatcher. </div>
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Hello J&C peeps! It's been a wild and wooly summer so far. I've been writing lots of music, with the hope that a new album (if there are such things anymore in this digital age!) will be available for you all to listen to next year. </div>
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Aside from writing and singing on some awesome recordings, I was lucky enough to spend 5 days in Montreal for the Jazz Fest, soaking in some of the finest music this planet has to offer. It was sublimely inspiring! </div>
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August will find our family running along the beaches of northern New Brunswick, and befriending sea creatures, and reading novels aloud to one another by flashlight. Damn fine, if I do say so! </div>
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I'll finish the summer prepping a grant proposal for a tour I hope to mount next winter, but I'll tell you more about that later! I hope all of you out there are enjoying the wonders of summertime with the people you love, and finding time to throw fuel at your own beautiful passions...</div>
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Seeing Joni Mitchell twice at Luminato Festival was a highlight of the summer for me. I did not think I'd ever get to see her perform but she surprised everyone at Massey Hall and sang a few songs with the excellent musicians that were celebrating her music in a birthday tribute concert. I also caught a live interview she gave with the New York Times. It was illuminating to see her genius, clarity and strength of conviction. </div>
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<br />Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-84165703472223148392013-05-25T21:27:00.003-04:002013-05-25T21:27:54.253-04:00Andrea Koziol performs "Rain" on "This City Live"The lovely and multi-talented <a href="http://www.andreakoziol.com/" target="_blank">Andrea Koziol</a> recently did a show with "<a href="http://thiscitylive.ca/" target="_blank">This City Live</a>", where they host a weekly web series featuring Toronto musicians. Check out her fabulous performance here (accompanied by Davide Direnzo, Ian De Souza and Joel Schwartz), plus a Q&A after the video!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">(from "This City Live/In One Take"; view original page</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://thiscitylive.ca/?p=inonetake&id=13" target="_blank">here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">)</span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eQs8QUyyGSI?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">On May 12th we had Andrea Koziol in with her band to perform her song 'Rain' during a fittingly rainy day. Andrea’s latest album, “Half Way Sweet,” is available through </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/half-way-sweet/id381122495" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">iTunes</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AndreaKoziol" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">CD Baby</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> and you can keep up on her upcoming shows at</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">www.andreakoziol.com</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Andrea is joined by Davide Direnzo (Drums), Ian De Souza (Bass) and Joel Schwartz (Guitar)</i></span></span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Interview with Andrea Koziol</b></span></h4>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;"><i>Andrea Koziol is an impressively well established singer/songwriter based in Toronto who has spent the last decade both recording and playing her own material all over the country as well as collaborating with a myriad of other musicians. After shooting one of her newest songs for In One Take, I sat down with Andrea and discussed managing songwriting and parenting, the value in occasionally embracing bad experiences, and the necessity of backstage massage therapists.</i></span></h4>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>How’d you like shooting with This City Live?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> I loved shooting with This City Live because the vibe is so good and Warren doesn’t make you feel like he’s there when you’re working, so you can just be yourself. That’s really pleasant.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>What can you tell me about the song that you did today?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> I just finished it a few days ago and it’s very nice that these guys got together and played it with me. It’s was just dumping rain in Toronto last week, just pounding, like a west coast storm that had lost its way here. I was contemplating how that felt perfect in light of some really bad shit that people I knew were experiencing. It seemed like everybody around me was having a hard time. So it’s a song about how it’s not a bad thing to just get down and let it rain every now and again. It's actually good for you.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>So how does songwriting work for you in general then? Are you one of those people who can regimen yourself or is it more like in the case of this song where something inspires you and you just have to get that song out of you immediately?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> It really depends. I have two little kids so I need to be a little bit disciplined about trying to get into the basement where nobody is listening to me after they go to bed. I have to make myself work at that point, even if I don’t feel like it, because it’s necessary and it feels good when something happens.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>What’s the best show you’ve ever had? Not necessarily your best performance, but what’s the best time you’ve had playing?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> There’s one particular show at the Vancouver Folk Festival. I was on a stage with ridiculous people. People that I felt completely humbled by and that I felt tiny beside. It was crazy because I felt out of my league. And it was a Sunday morning gospel show and I’m just a white girl, so what the heck was I doing there? I played my first tune and before my next one I was just thinking, “What am I going to do?” Looking out at a couple thousand people sitting on the grass, waiting for something from the girl who clearly didn’t belong. I ended up singing Amazing Grace acapella. I sang it really, really loud, and I didn't feel an ounce of self doubt, and I've never been the same since. It was awesome...and then I had a great massage.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Not sure what the connect there is, but okay.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> Oh! Backstage at that festival they had massage therapists for the performers. Play your show, then lie down in the grass and get a nice massage.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Okay, that’s in my rider for every gig from here on out.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> It’s pretty sweet.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Alright, I hate to ask this one sometimes, but what do you think is the worst show you ever had?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> The kinds of gigs that I don’t play anymore are shows where people don’t listen. Like weddings, or anytime you have to take what you do and what you love, and put it into a scenario where it just becomes a commodity. I’m not fond those gigs. But having said that, I had a pretty lousy date at The Rex years and years ago where I just thought, “toss in the towel at this point." If you don’t get a good crowd it can be brutal, but that's the thing about playing live music...it can be the most fantastic experience in the world, or it can dump you down on the ground and step on your head. You don’t know what’s going to happen that particular night, but you have to keep hoping for the best...expecting the best.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten from another musician?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> Understand what your own voice is before you give it other people. Don’t try to sing like anybody else, don’t try to play like anybody else, don’t try to do anything based on a convention or anything you think you should exist inside of. Find out what you sound like, then make that sound.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrea:</span> I’m a big Kevin Breit fan. I love the <a href="http://sisterseuclid.org/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Sisters Euclid</a>. Of course I love <a href="http://www.thiscitylive.ca/?id=3" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kilometre</a> (This City Live's head engineer Andrew McCready’s band). They’re like my favourite boy rock band. I try to catch them whenever possible. Whenever the kids let me out at night. I also have a lot of friends who do the same sort of thing that I do, a whole host of singer songwriters, and we all support each other. It’s a great scene for that. I should also mention that I'd make time any night of the week to hear the guys that played this tune with me tonight - Ian De Souza, Joel Schwartz and Davide Direnzo. They are obviously amazing, they all have their own incredible projects on the go.</i></span></div>
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We loved performing the songs of Annie Lennox with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony on March 20-21, and we've had great feedback, thank you! So glad you enjoyed the shows as much as we did.<br /><br />***********************<br /><i>"I would just like to say how much I enjoyed last night's performance. It was probably one of the most enjoyable my wife and I have seen in the 6 or 7 years we've been coming. The vocal teamwork and obvious joy of the presentation left us leaving wanting more...and craving pancakes! It was great seeing all of the very talented women take centre stage, literally. <br /><br />Thanks, Greg & Marianne Noakes"</i></span><div>
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There will always be more tales and pics from the Road... but here's something that proves our fearless leader Peter Brennan always has our backs. He sent this essay by Jimmy Carter to the ladies of JNC the other day. At the bottom are some of our reactions to the piece.<br />
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<em>I HAVE been a practicing Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible teacher for many years. My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me, as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of people around the world. So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the convention’s leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be “subservient” to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains in the military service.</em><br />
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<em>This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths. Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women’s equal rights across the world for centuries.</em><br />
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<em>At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities.</em><br />
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<em>The impact of these religious beliefs touches every aspect of our lives. They help explain why in many countries boys are educated before girls; why girls are told when and whom they must marry; and why many face enormous and unacceptable risks in pregnancy and childbirth because their basic health needs are not met.</em><br />
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<em>In some Islamic nations, women are restricted in their movements, punished for permitting the exposure of an arm or ankle, deprived of education, prohibited from driving a car or competing with men for a job. If a woman is raped, she is often most severely punished as the guilty party in the crime.</em><br />
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<em>The same discriminatory thinking lies behind the continuing gender gap in pay and why there are still so few women in office in the West. The root of this prejudice lies deep in our histories, but its impact is felt every day. It is not women and girls alone who suffer. It damages all of us. The evidence shows that investing in women and girls delivers major benefits for society. An educated woman has healthier children. She is more likely to send them to school. She earns more and invests what she earns in her family.</em><br />
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<em>It is simply self-defeating for any community to discriminate against half its population. We need to challenge these self-serving and outdated attitudes and practices - as we are seeing in Iran where women are at the forefront of the battle for democracy and freedom.</em><br />
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<em>I understand, however, why many political leaders can be reluctant about stepping into this minefield. Religion, and tradition, are powerful and sensitive areas to challenge. But my fellow Elders and I, who come from many faiths and backgrounds, no longer need to worry about winning votes or avoiding controversy - and we are deeply committed to challenging injustice wherever we see it.</em><br />
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<em>The Elders are an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by former South African president Nelson Mandela, who offer their influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity. We have decided to draw particular attention to the responsibility of religious and traditional leaders in ensuring equality and human rights and have recently published a statement that declares: “The justification of discrimination against women and girls on grounds of religion or tradition, as if it were prescribed by a Higher Authority, is unacceptable.”</em><br />
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<em>We are calling on all leaders to challenge and change the harmful teachings and practices, no matter how ingrained, which justify discrimination against women. We ask, in particular, that leaders of all religions have the courage to acknowledge and emphasise the positive messages of dignity and equality that all the world’s major faiths share.</em><br />
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<em>The carefully selected verses found in the Holy Scriptures to justify the superiority of men owe more to time and place - and the determination of male leaders to hold onto their influence - than eternal truths. Similar biblical excerpts could be found to support the approval of slavery and the timid acquiescence to oppressive rulers.</em><br />
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<em>I am also familiar with vivid descriptions in the same Scriptures in which women are revered as pre-eminent leaders. During the years of the early Christian church women served as deacons, priests, bishops, apostles, teachers and prophets. It wasn’t until the fourth century that dominant Christian leaders, all men, twisted and distorted Holy Scriptures to perpetuate their ascendant positions within the religious hierarchy.</em><br />
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<em>The truth is that male religious leaders have had - and still have - an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world. This is in clear violation not just of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but also the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul, Moses and the prophets, Muhammad, and founders of other great religions - all of whom have called for proper and equitable treatment of all the children of God. It is time we had the courage to challenge these views.</em><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow. What a powerful summary of a very big picture ... thanks so much for forwarding, Peter! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 2013-04-01, at 11:39 AM, Rique Franks wrote:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 2013-04-01, at 11:41 AM, Peter Brennan wrote:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>AMEN!</em></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>...Me, I always liked Jimmy Carter.</em></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>xo KR</em></span></div>
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<br />Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-1897416681953874352013-03-16T17:14:00.001-04:002013-03-16T17:58:21.283-04:00So Many Cities, So Much Time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To start this entry, here is a clip Peter Brennan found and forwarded which he found inspirational, and we here at The Postcard do too:<br />
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Here now are some shots and captions from lots of trips...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me (Kathryn Rose) and Leah Salmoaa's iPhone "Photo Booth" in the dressing room over the 2 nights of our Rubber Soul/Revolver show w/ the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony at Centre in the Square, Dec 5,6/12.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Neil Donell & David Blamires backstage waiting to go on for Rubber Soul/Revolver. Don't they look relaxed?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shot of the side screen projections of the JNC Holiday logo at our Christmas show at the London Convention Centre, London ON Canada, Dec 22/12.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Me (Kathryn Rose) & Andrea Koziol reflected in the hazy dressing room ceiling, London Convention Centre, London ON Canada, Dec 22/12.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Me (Kathryn Rose) waiting in the wings for her next entrance, Sting/Police show, Wheeling WV, Feb 14/13.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Stephanie Martin and myself (Kathryn Rose) in the dressing room during intermission, Queen show, Huntsville AL, Feb 15/13.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie Martin showing me (Kathryn Rose) her True Grits. On the way out of Hunstville AL.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just when you thought you've seen it all, they keep adding something new... (in the airport bathroom stall)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie Martin's maman! Posing backstage with Leah Salomaa and Kathryn Rose after our Sgt Pepper Beatles show in Victoria BC, March 1,2,3/13. Stephanie wasn't on the gig but her mum came out anyhow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Brennan joking around outside the hotel, Sgt Pepper Beatles show in Victoria BC, March 1,2,3/13. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me (Kathryn Rose) and my grade 5 school crush Jason, who surprised me backstage after the show (Sgt Pepper Beatles show in Victoria BC, March 1,2,3/13.) He lives in Victoria now. I guess I'll always be a BC girl. (I grew up there.) When I saw him I cried my eyes out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie Martin, Calgary AB, walking around after a Hot Yoga class with Kathryn Rose during some down time on a trip to play the Beach Boys show with the Calgary Philharmonic, Feb 7,9/13. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you spot the JNC singer in this list of CDs? I (Kathryn Rose) spotted this at second hand shop "Recordland" record in the Inglewood area of Calgary.</td></tr>
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Jeans 'n Classics is on the road in a big way right now. Check out our concert calendar here: <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/concerts.asp" target="_blank">The JnC Concert Calendar</a> . Here are some shots and captions from a few of the recent trips I've been a part of.</div>
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<b>JAN 25 & 26, 2013 - AMARILLO TX, USA </b></div>
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<b>PIANO MEN: THE MUSIC OF BILLY JOEL & ELTON JOHN </b></div>
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On the afternoon off before our second night with the Amarillo Symphony, Don Paulton, Katalin Kiss and myself took a drive out to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Absolutely gorgeous!</div>
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<b>FEB 1 & 2, 2013 - BOWLING GREEN, KY, USA </b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On our first night in Calgary on this trip, singers Leah Salomaa, Kathryn Rose and Stephanie Martin suddenly had a bottle of Moet & Chandon sent to their table from some admirers at the bar. We were still all "WestJetted" out, not yet at our glamorous, show worthy best... (That came the next night, hee hee!) The gentlemen in question were two very stylishly dressed legal and corporate moguls who fussed over us despite their obvious lack of appreciation for our winter booted feet, which they were not afraid to comment on... Just when we began to wonder if it was fun or uncomfortable, Stephanie made a great call and began singing. Leah and I joined in, in an impromptu 3 part version of "In My Room" as we do it in the Beach Boys show. Our singing instantly turned out to be a "forcefield" the two gentlemen were powerless to do anything but be quiet and appreciate. Our secret weapon! Timing is everything. After that, we bid them goodnight and retired for the night. The champagne was delicious. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leah demonstrates all of our amazement at the unexpected extravagant bottle sent to our table.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k5enM_8rc7fKVlK8ATQNyBdgAwbo1az64JYfnO6rzqyKnWHe9Kzo1wUrC8vm2r4SrvNKCuSYg8MFjzogBFHkc2Pgh9Su2fF2zAvNx9WAnl2_NplmdLxC1Jr5sevNx484ncLxuhSZIRw/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k5enM_8rc7fKVlK8ATQNyBdgAwbo1az64JYfnO6rzqyKnWHe9Kzo1wUrC8vm2r4SrvNKCuSYg8MFjzogBFHkc2Pgh9Su2fF2zAvNx9WAnl2_NplmdLxC1Jr5sevNx484ncLxuhSZIRw/s320/photo.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a><br />Stephanie Martin, Leah Salomaa, & Kathryn Rose all glammed up for the Beach Boys show.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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Feb 14: The music of Sting and The Police with Wheeling Symphony (Wheeling WV)</div>
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Feb 15: The music of Motown with the Fairfax Symphony (Fairfax WV)</div>
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Feb 16: The music of Queen with the Huntsville Symphony (Huntsville AL)</div>
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Kathryn Rose (aka KR)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12657330725509899671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-7735421879483710072013-01-10T22:22:00.000-05:002013-01-10T22:40:17.957-05:00New Orleans! Jan. 4-5, 20132013 is off to a fabulous start! Hope you all can say the same.<br />
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Every year we're booked in new cities across North America in addition to familiar favourites, and our first top this year was New Orleans with the <a href="http://www.lpomusic.com/" target="_blank">Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra</a>, to do the music of Queen (which also includes a local choir joining us for the second set, this time students from the LSU Music Program).<br />
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New Orleans, of course, has a mind-boggling array of things to do & see ... but I was told that I had to taste at least 3 things:<span style="text-align: center;"> a beignet, a hurricane, and a poboy (which I got from the legendary Mother's, a few blocks from our hotel near the French Quarter). D</span>one, done, done, and YUM. <br />
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p.s. There was one little mishap ... a fire at the hotel on Saturday evening just before we headed over to the theatre, and due to smoke damage (no one was hurt, thank goodness) everyone was moved to a new hotel after we returned. It would have normally been just another reason to stay awake and enjoy the sights and sounds ... except for that pesky 6:30am lobby call. ;-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-35852797284624654642012-11-01T05:14:00.000-04:002012-11-01T05:20:25.963-04:00AK in Anchorage (from Andrea)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hello everyone! Just back from an invigorating weekend in Anchorage Alaska, where Lis, Kat, Steph and I performed the fabulous music of ABBA. We had 2 truly amazing audiences, who arrived ready to let their hair down, sing along to all the tunes, and dance like no one was watching. I've got to say that Anchorage has captured my wild heart. It's beautiful on every level.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Of course, this little journey north also taught me a few unexpected things:</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-82484569052208306662012-10-11T06:14:00.001-04:002012-10-11T06:21:22.595-04:00Lovely Katalin! (from Rique)Check out this gorgeous shot of Katalin Kiss, which Rique Franks took when we were in Marshall TX last September to do "<a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/shows/Jersey_Shore.html">It Came from the Jersey
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-15066282536343890082012-10-11T06:05:00.003-04:002012-10-11T06:29:12.238-04:00Tucson Talent! (from Andrea)We're on our way to Tucson for a Friday night performance of Michael Jackson's music, and Andrea sent along this clip she took in February 2011 when we were there to do <a href="http://www.jeansnclassics.com/concerts.asp" target="_blank">the music of the Eagles with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra</a>. <br />
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Steve Hogg is the juggler extraordinaire in this clip ... wonder what other extracurricular skills & talents lie undiscovered in the Jeans 'n Classics gang?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424774148083682786.post-74647231197163024612012-08-30T04:38:00.000-04:002012-08-30T04:59:55.454-04:00El Dorado, here we come ... now where was that fabulous fudge again?As the symphony season starts we're looking forward to returning to some of the places we've been before, like El Dorado AR on Sept. 8 (we'll be doing the music of Queen this time). <br />
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As always, we love to try local food while we're visiting — but we don't have a lot of spare time this trip, so would love a breakfast recommendation for Saturday morning if you have one! We'll also be hungry after the show Saturday night, so an evening eatery recommendation would also be much appreciated. :-)<br />
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Last time I was in El Dorado I got some amazing fudge and gourmet popcorn to take home, but I didn't write the name of the shop down so can't remember what it was called ... might be La Bella Gourmet Gifts and Deli (?) which is on the way to the venue from our hotel.<br />
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