Music

11.05.16

The Bluebird Cafe

On October 10, 2016 I got to fulfill a dream of mine that has been in my mind from the first time I visited Nashville. The Bluebird Cafe is an extremely well known venue in Nashville and to musicians all over the world, people travel from everywhere for an opportunity to play this intimate and historic venue. I was given the opportunity to play a round at the Bluebird from a great friend and that dream was realized! The whole performance was surreal, because while playing I was taking in the experience and the fact that I was living out a piece of my big goals. My friends came out to support me, my Mum was there, and the whole night was simply magical!

11.01.16

Behind The Bad Habit

I’ve filmed A TON of YouTube videos and most of them I’ve been the artist, the creative director, and the editor, sometimes even the cinematographer! So when it came time to shooting the official Bad Habit video I was beyond excited. I knew what I wanted it to look like, but I didn’t have a storyline yet, and that’s where Carl Diebold (videographer for Rascal Flatts, Gavin Degraw, etc.) had some great ideas about how the storyline of the song could be brought into the video in a fun light hearted way. The video is now live on YouTube and I love how it turned out! My hair and makeup was done by Julie Garcia, a great MUA based in Nashville.

10.29.16

Seeing Salem

I mentioned in my last post that we stopped in Salem Massachusetts, home of the Salem witch trials. We were heading from Portland Maine to my next show in New York City! As we drove through the neighboring towns to get to Salem it all seemed pretty normal, but then when we got to the center, it was clear that they acknowledged their witchy history. There were several shops dedicated to Magick and museums all about what happened during the Salem trials. We walked around downtown and got a taste of the town in this great little cafe! Have you been to any towns with an interesting history?

Outfit Details: Shoes – Converse, Jeans – Topshop, Jacket – Blank NYC

10.25.16

Holey Donut

When we were exploring the winding streets of Portland we found some of the most interesting areas, and then happened upon Holey Donut! It was early morning and that seemed to be where everyone was heading; once we were inside I could see why! It smelled great and they had a good selection of donuts and some unique signature flavors. We got the maple donut and the glazed sweet potato donut! They were both incredible and made our morning in Portland so memorable. What are the best donut stops in your area?

10.22.16

Playing Portland

I read an article about how Portland Maine often was overlooked for the more famous Portland Oregon, which instantly made me curious about it! Then when I got the chance to play in Portland I couldn’t wait to visit. Driving through Maine was something I wanted and it was so cool to be in one of the most northern areas on the east coast of the US. We stumbled into one of the top 10 donut shops in America that specialized in potato donuts…I’ll be sharing THAT experience in my next blog post! All in all, from the show, dinner, exploring the town, and the donuts, I wouldn’t mind visiting more of Maine!

10.20.16

Music and Friends

Today I want to introduce you to one of my best friends, Carissa Leigh! Carissa is also a musician and writer in Nashville! We and I met one night when she was playing a round in Nashville, before she even moved her, then she did move here and we’ve been friends ever since! We’re both Canadian, we both love good well written country songs, and we also both love adventures! Making music is such a great career and life, and it becomes even more fun when you find people who love to make music like you do! When you find friends who you just click with especially friends who understand your world, it can be so much fun and I think everyone finds those friends eventually. As women with big goals we both understand how important it is to have people who’s opinion you trust and who’s company you enjoy, which is why I feel it’s so important to find a girl group of friends that you can lift up and who can also lift you up!

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