fiery indie folk for the flute

For those of you in St. John’s, I’ll be performing “Sombrio Smile” on Rogers TV for the popular show, “Out of the Fog”. The show starts at 7:30pm. This will be my first time performing on television in Newfoundland and I’m excited!

I have a video on YouTuble, of me performing “Sombrio Smile” at the Rock House during the Hope For Haiti concert on January 21st. Thanks to Patrick Molloy for taking this video. Sorry for the bad sound quality folks. It was noisy in there!

I’ll be playing a short set at the Rock House this Thursday, to help raise money for helping folks in Haiti. $10 admission or more if you’d like to donate it to Oxfam!
Oxfam will be in attendance to write receipts for any donations: http://www.oxfam.ca

Performer Lineup:

Denis Parker http://www.rowdyblues.com/
Shawn Beresford http://www.shawnberesford.com/
Karla Pilgrim http://www.myspace.com/karlapilgrim
Terri Lynn Eddy & Renee Batten http://www.terrilynneddy.com/
Ian Foster http://ianfoster.ca/
Patrick Molloy http://www.patrickmolloy.ca/
Jerry Stamp http://www.myspace.com/jerrystamp
Rozalind MacPhail http://www.rozalindmacphail.com/
Baytown Connection http://www.myspace.com/baytownconnection
Chris Kirby and the Marquee http://www.chriskirbyonline.com/
Allan Ricketts http://www.myspace.com/allanricketts
Bird and Bear http://www.birdandbearband.com
Mountains and the Trees http://www.myspace.com/themountainsandthetrees

See you there! : )

Lots of good news to share here…

I will be touring across Canada and throughout Germany in Sept/Oct/Nov 2010 with the lovely and talented songstress/accordion goddess Marie-Josee Houle. Marie-Josee and I have been talking about touring together for years now. It’s a match made in heaven. Dates will be announced shortly.

And recording has begun for my new EP, It Is What It Is. If everything goes as planned, I will be releasing it in May. Can’t wait!

Happy New Year! : )

It’s hard to believe that yet another year has passed. I will fondly remember 2009 as my year of traveling. Through traveling, I got to experience so many of Canada’s magical spots and met the most beautiful people along the way. 2009 began with a 3 month residency at the Banff Centre, then a one month residency in the Yukon (Dawson City) and a 6 week cross-Canada tour in the ‘Little Prince’ which took me all the way to St. John’s, Newfoundland. 2009 is also the year that I fell in love with Newfoundland and decided to make it my new home. When I look back, it’s hard to believe that all of that happened in 12 months! Makes me wonder what 2010 is going to be like.

So what’s next? 2010 will be the year of settling my roots here in St. John’s. I begin recording It Is What It Is with Don Ellis this month and will be making it an EP rather than a full-length CD. I’m aiming on releasing the EP in the spring with a tour to Ontario (and perhaps beyond) next fall. It all depends on whether the ‘Little Prince’ stays healthy enough for another long trip (fingers are crossed).

And lastly, I am very excited to announce that I have set up a new teaching studio here in downtown St. John’s! If you’re interested in taking flute lessons, looping lessons (Ableton Live) or music theory lessons, email me at: rozalindmacphail@gmail.com

Just a reminder that I’ll be performing at the Rose and Thistle on Saturday night (Nov 21st). It’s gonna be a fun one so come on out! I’ll be playing two solo sets, starting at around 10:30pm and going strong until around 1:30am. The lovely and talented violinist Evelyn Osborne will be joining me for a few tunes. I’m totally stoked for this show. Bring your friends and let’s make this one serious party! (screech free for me folks! hee hee…long story).

Hope to see y’all good people on Saturday. : )

I’m back in St. John’s after having an awesome time performing at the Wavelength Music Series and hanging with friends/family in Toronto. What a fantastic trip. Now comes the time to start recording the first four tunes of my upcoming album, “It Is What It Is.” Music NL just granted me money to get it all started! Yay!

Here’s some video taken of my Wavelength performance. This is my sister’s favourite song, “Someday.” Enjoy!

There’s an interesting article by Steven Sandor called, “MacPhail Finds a Home” in Toronto’s 24. Check it out! Go to page 24 if you’re checking it out online or pick up your free copy in stands around Toronto today.

http://eedition.toronto.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx

For those of you in Toronto over Thanksgiving weekend, I’ll be performing a special solo set on Sunday October 11th for the Wavelength Music Series. Wavelength’s location has changed as of last week, now located at The Garrison (1197 Dundas Street West). My 45 minute set begins at 10pm sharp. This will be my only show in Toronto until I release the new album next summer. See you soon Toronto!

Click here for more details about the show

Fall is here and I’m still in Newfoundland. I am happy to share with everyone that I have chosen to make St. John’s my new home. There’s several reasons why I have decided to stay but the biggest one is that I just LOVE it here. I find it both inspiring, grounding and good for the soul.

Since I haven’t shared much of my new music with you, I thought I would share a new song that I am working on, “Pilgrim.” It’s still in the very rough stages but I thought I would share it with you nonetheless. Thank you to composer/performer/poet Terri Hron who inspired me to write this song with her touching poem, “Pilgrim.”

To view video, press on link below:

Rough draft of “Pilgrim”