Our beautiful summer has returned! She took her time leaving
the cocoon; I think because it must have
been so very warm and cozy, but she braved it and has begun to
blossom.
My spring has been very busy and quite wonderful. In April
I was named a recipient for FACTOR funding for New Canadian Recording Artists
and I’ve been busy doing just that. I’m recording with Russ Mackay at Blue
Sound and Music in Toronto and we hope to share our musical creations with
you soon. I’m thrilled to be working with Russ and I’m very excited to be
sharing my songs with you; it means a lot to me and we’ve been working hard in the studio.
I’m so thankful that I am able to share my gift of music and hopefully I can
make a little difference in the lives of others.
Over the last while I’ve enjoyed wonderful performances and have
met people who would be impossible to forget. Last Friday for instance, I sang in Sudbury,
Ontario in a place called the Fromagerie Elgin, run by two charming
gentlemen, Andy and Jake. The Fromagie is an enchanting little place where
sweethearts seem to flock and where wine and cheese and music flourish. I sang to a
lovely audience and had the pleasure of meeting one of my Twitter friends for
the very first time face to face. We were
able to share our stories, our dreams, and our passion for music.
In May I had the honour of singing with The Legendary Canadian
Singer/songwriter Dan Hill. I have always loved Dan’s music and was so thrilled
to sing with him. He is a beautiful person with a gentle soul, a true artist.
I’ve written a number of new songs this spring and I seem to be
bubbling over with sound. One of my songs was inspired by a book I had been
reading. I could see everything about this song, it had a living form, characters, a plot, colours, it took on its own personality and its own
being like all creations, stories, and songs.
This weekend I'll be singing at a Street Festival. Over the summer I will be singing around Muskoka and Northern Ontario. Next week it's planned for me to be singing in Huntsville
in conjunction with the Algonquin Theatre, somewhere along the waterfront. In July I’m being presented in Bala by The Actor’s
Colony Theatre. I will also be doing a summer residency at Deerhurst Resort and in
August I’ll be singing The Winderemere Golf and Country Club, and of course I’ll
be singing some more street festivals. I’m singing a house concert for a
corporate event and will be returning back to Peterborough to The Carpe Diem to seize another
day!
Some highlights of my season have been my first swim of the
year with my Bailey woof woof, some traveling I’ve done, and my garden that is
growing. Tonight I collected mint leaves for my dinner.
I’m just so thankful for everyone who’s taken the time to
read my blog. Your support is so important to me! Please keep checking in at http://molliemoloney.com/ and my concert list as it is dynamic and ever-changing. It seems to move around in its
own little way.
I’m so looking forward to singing for you,
~Mollie
