fiery indie folk for the flute

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”

I’ve been subletting an apartment in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland for just over a month now. I’m having a fantastic time and must say, I am in love with Newfoundland. Been writing new songs, getting ready for recording and enjoying all that summer has to offer. From whale watching to cooking lobster to picking strawberries, it’s been wonderful and has been exactly what I needed.

I’m taking a bit of a break from the touring lifestyle. I got myself pretty exhausted during the last tour. It’s time to live a more normal life for a bit so that I can get really focused on recording the new album. Nothing like having my own kitchen, bathroom and bedroom! Anyone who has been on the road for a long time understands what I mean. : )

I’ll be performing a few shows in St. John’s over the summer and a few on the mainland in the fall. Check my shows page for dates (more will be announced very soon). Have a fantastic summer everyone!

This is the second short film I have ever made, called, “Macaulay Muse.” Not sure if I should be sharing it with y’all or not but hey, it’s fun to check out the beginning stages of trying out something new.

I filmed this on 8mm and then Scott Amos hand processed it is his basement and transferred it. I set the music to it, on the road in Montreal using my omnichord, frog, glockenspiel and shaker. It’s footage I took in the Macaulay House (Dawson City, Yukon) in April 2009, no editing, just straight footage of the cool things in and outside the house. Lots say the house is haunted. I’d have to agree. The first Mayor of Dawson City used to live there. It was a very inspiring place for me and I am amazed at how many compositions I created during my time there. I scored pieces for short film. It probably goes down as being my most productive residency so far.

While in St. John’s this summer, I plan to be a sponge at the film co-op here called NIFCO. Should be a fun and productive summer!

Wow, is it ever great to be back in St. John’s, Newfoundland for the summer! I forgot just how beautiful this town is and how great the people are, how vibrant the artistic community is. Sometimes I wonder if I am making the right choices when I decide where I am going to live. I was concerned about living in Newfoundland for the summer as I knew that I would have to make a lot of sacrifices to get myself here. But you know what? It was TOTALLY WORTH IT. Actually, even more worth it than I thought it would be. Every Canadian should experience Newfoundland at least once in their lifetime. Newfoundlanders are the most beautiful people I have ever met.

I’m going to begin recording my new full-length album, “It Is What It Is” with recording engineer, Don Ellis very soon. Waiting on a Canada Arts Council grant and am keeping the fingers crossed!

Have an outrageous summer everyone. : )

Rozalind

A little bit of an update of where I am and what I’m up to right now. I just left Toronto, after performing a super fun show at the Cameron House. It warmed my heart to see people sitting on the stairs and on the floor at the front of the stage. I could not have wished for a better turnout. Then I went on to perform at the Black Sheep in Wakefield and once again, had one of the most enjoyable performances of the tour to date. Oh how I love Wakefield and the Black Sheep. What a magical place.

I’m off to Montreal, to open for one of my favourite Montreal bands, Flotilla. We’ll be performing at O Patro Vys on Saturday June 6th. My set will be on the shorter side so make sure to get there early! I’m starting at 9pm. Courtney Wing will follow.

I’ve just posted a live recording of “Primordial Soup,” recorded at the Apollo in Thunder Bay by one of my favourite sound engineers in Canada, Alex Pederson. I wrote this song to go with a short film by Scott Amos while I was in Dawson City, Yukon last month.

To listen to “Primordial Soup,” visit:

Rozalind’s MySpace page

And for those of you in Northern Ontario, I will be on the radio twice on Tuesday May 19th:

8am - CFNO (in Marathon) - live performance and interview

4:40pm - Sudbury’s CBC Radio with Dan Lessard - live interview with tracks played off of Edgework

Pat Carrabre of The Signal will be playing one of my songs on CBC Radio Two this Sunday. Tune in on Sunday May 10th, between 10pm and 11pm to catch it.

CBC, you’re awesome.