Whitehorse to Clarendon to Halifax to Whitehorse

Hello!
I am writing from Whitehorse - I'm here for a few weeks before heading south to play a few gigs in Ontario with Grant Simpson.  We'll be at the Branch in Kemptville on Oct. 5th and the Free Times Cafe in Toronto on Oct. 14th.   I'm looking forward to participating in the Music Yukon Showcase at OCFF in Mississauga along side Annie Lou, Blue Hibou and others.  

I had a great summer in the Yukon playing shows with Grant Simpson, Keitha Clark, Amelia Rose and Graham Poile.  I'm really looking forward to spending a month in Vancouver this fall thanks to the Advanced Artist Award I have received from Yukon Government.  I'll be doing intensive lessons with Don Ogilvie and Karin Plato.  Don is a gypsy jazz guitarist and Karin is a jazz vocalist.  It will be great to spend some focused time working on my playing and singing.

I had fun this summer collecting wild edible plants from the woods around where I live.  This is a picture of dandelion root that I cut up and roasted for tea.... mmmm!  below are the cranberries I picked this week on a section of the Yukon river I've never been to before.

I spent the last week of August in Halifax with my Mom.  We took the train and spent our days eating good food and basking in the sunshine by the ocean.   I'll be taking the train west from Toronto to Vancouver in October with Grant Simpson.  We will be performing on the train, like I did last year.  It was such a great experience last time - I really look forward to taking the trip again.

See you down the road somewhere soon!

Kate