August 20/2010
as summer festival season is drawing to a close,
i thought i would share a few favorite moments:
view from stage in the magical Spiegeltent at Haldern Pop Festival in Germany.
(photo care of www.konzerttagebuch.de)
Some backstage buddies at Svavelsö Music Fest in Sweden
Lake side loveliness at Openair am Bielersee Festival in Switzerland
April 16, 2010
The new CD has been recorded!
The first days of spring found us in Skåne creating much magic and a new CD.
We still have mixing and a plethora of other surprises to sort out before we can plan the release of these 12 lovely songs and the story that envelopes them.
Meanwhile, here's a glimpse into some parts of the operation...
Some Skåne magic
The door to magic land
Part of the laboratory
The Mad Scientist (aka The man that gravity can't slow down)
The accomplices
Erik after a night in the haunted farmhouse. Did I mention the ghost incident? That's another story. Erik tells it best. Indeed, he is a hero.
My van, Gröna Böna, had some difficulties so we borrowed an old volvo that happened to be filled with toy animals. This led to the following tribute to one of the songs on the upcoming CD.
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Hope to see you soon
xo w
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March 20,2010
kan det vara våren??? weeeeee
Feb 26, 2010
Hello Friends,
February saw Andreas and I on a couple of short tours in the Netherlands and Spain as well as a quick dip into Germany to meet the phenomenal folks at Haldern Pop Records.
Outside of one of our favorite venues- The Paradiso in Amsterdam
In Spain we enjoyed sharing the bill with Boat Beam. You can check them out at: www.myspace.com/boatbeam
In Spain I also seem to have gained a new nickname that was shouted out by an anonymous audience member. Torera ! Rough translation is ummm.....bullfighter lady. A trusted amigo assures that that's a complement.
Thanks to those of you that subscribe to my newsletter and have subsequently sent in your scary santa photos. I haven't picked a winner yet but hope to get a chance to review them all soon!
xo, Wendy
Oct. 29/09
Thanks to Tracy Kolenchuk for sending some of his pictures from the
Mile Zero show (Secret Diary of a Collapsed World Pt.2)
Here's one of them.
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Oct 11/09
The Canadian Folk Music Awards have announced the nominees for 2009 . The dear people at Six Shooter Records have just informed me that yours truly has been nominated in the Pushing The Boundaries category. Woo hoo! An honor to be in such fine company. For a list of all the categories and nominees go to:
www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca
Also, just finished a very interesting week of work with Mile Zero Dance at the Banff Centre for the Arts. The centre is nestled in the heart of the magnificent Canadian Rockies and attracts artists from all over the world. Check it out below or at: http://www.banffcentre.ca
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September 14/09
As I prepare to return to Canada for another collaboration with Mile Zero Dance, I'm delighted to have received an email that ties in with my last update. Don Jon is a Danish stencil artist that was at my show during SpotFest. He just sent me one of his works which was inspired by that show. You can see more of his work at : www.donjohn.dk
While in pre production with the dance show I will also be having 2 gigs in Alberta. Both of these will be with one of my favorite AB artists- Kris Demeanor and his Crack Band.
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May 24,2009
Wow, wow, wow... The SPOT festival in Aarhus this weekend was PACKED with amazing music ! Check it out at : http://www.spotfestival.dk/
The drive home was also packed with sweet Scandinavian inspiration.
Here's a view of the sun setting through the window of Brahehus castle overlooking lake Vättern, as we rumbled down the E4 in our van.
May 10,2009
The Rose D'Or Festival for entertainment television programming was such a wonderful experience. A pleasure to play there and an honor to meet so many interesting and creative people. See an overview of the event at :
http://www.rosedor.com
One particularly brilliant afternoon consisted of a visit to the Ueli-Hof farm, where we were treated to lovely hospitality and a scumptious lunch while being serenaded with traditional Swiss music and yodelling. (Featuring Ursula Stammer, Sonja and Jules Renggli, Franz Roosli, and a couple of other fine folks whose names I didn't catch.)
Back at the festival- another highlight for me was seeing the twisted short film
Car Men featuring Netherlands Dance Theatre III . This ultra odd take on Carmen, choreographed by Jiří Kyliánand and directed by Boris Pavel Conen was slapstick surrealism at its best. Another dance film highlight was Strictly Bolshoi, a documentary by the charming Ballet Boyz featuring choreographer Christopher Wheeldon as he dives into creating a work on the legendary Bolshoi Ballet. Full of turmoil and humor, it was a fantastic glimpse at the creative process.
The festival also screened "Ask Me No Questions" -my latest video directed by the fabulous Magnus Renfors.
Speaking of that video- The Montreal Underground Film Festival - MUFF- will be screening our "Ask Me No Questions" video on May 16th.
Cheerio, W
May 03/2009
Delighted to announce a new partnership with German label Haldern Pop Recordings. Plans are in the works for fall touring in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium.
Check them out at : http://www.myspace.com/haldernpoprec
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April 17, 2009 Back in Sweden
The four founders of The Pirate Bay were found guilty of being accessories to copyright infringement today.(http://www.thelocal.se/18908.html)
These are interesting times to be a musician. Thanks again to all of you that have purchased my work. I couldn't keep recording, manufacturing, and touring my songs without your support. Thank you!
Spring has sprung in all of it's blossom and bird song filled bliss. Unfortunately, it marks the end of Semlor season (or if you're from Skane- 'fastlagsbullar' season) . So long sweet and tasty treat ... see you next year...or now in the picture above
On the subject of sweetness...My time in Canada was full of many 'sweet as semla' moments. Here's one of them...Pappa McNeill
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March 7, 2009
Thanks to all of the beautiful singers that were at the Accordion Festival in Vienna this week. You made Rosa and Sasha come alive!
Now...Canada...
The CBC recorded our cd release show at The ARTery in Edmonton last September.
It's now up on there site at- http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/
While you're there, I strongly advise checking out some of the other fine musicians on their site....such as Kris Demeanor, Danny Michel, Martin Tielli....
Speaking of fine musicians....I'm looking forward to hooking up with Moriarty , Amelia Curran, Jenn Grant, and Melissa McClelland for The Ladies of Six Shooter showcase at Canadian Music Week in T.O March 14th.
Returning to Edmonton will be extra sweet as I'll be working with the wild and wonderful dance company Mile Zero Dance. http://www.milezerodance.com/diary.html I'll also be having solo shows in Edmonton and Calgary.
cheerio, w
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Feb 20/09
And now into 2009 we venture. A belated Happy New Year to you all! I wonder what wild adventures this next trip around the sun will hold for us.
January 2009 marked the Swiss release of 'A Dreamers Guide to Hardcore Living'.
With the help of Karin @SOFA, Frank,Tanya and crew @ Lautstark , we had a lovely launch and tour of the new CD in Switzerland.
There are rumors that 'Wendy and Band' may be returning for festivals in the summer?? Also, a possible tour in October.
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SEPTEMBER /08, - 'A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living' was released in Canada by the fine folks at Six Shooter Records. It is a treat and an honor to work with these passionate people whose mantra is, 'life is too short to listen to shitty music"
CBC was very helpful nation wide with airplay, a Nomination for a Bucky award on CBC Radio 3(http://radio3.cbc.ca/) and a live recording of our show in Edmonton at the ARTery. Thanks CBC!
CKUA Radio has always been a big supporter or my music and this year was no exception. They ended up placing "A Dreamer's Guide" as #1 on their best of 2008 Chart. (www.ckua.com) Thanks CKUA!
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OCTOBER /08- Marked the Swedish release of 'Dreamers Guide'.
Thanks to Headstomp for their work setting up the tour, Ebba and Lisa for help with promo, Andreas and Cecilia for their musicianship, and the Canada Council for tour support.
One of the grandest Swedish highlights was working with Magnus Renfors and the Kind People crew to shoot the video for 'Ask Me No Questions'. We had the most beautiful day down in Nynäshamn. You can see it on the 'Photos/Video' page.
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NOVEMBER /08- We released 'A Dreamers Guide' in Spain.
Huge thanks to FIKA sound for their work in putting on a BEAUTIFUL gig in Madrid.
I was tickled pink to play at Circulo de Bellas Artes. We shared the night with the lovely and talented Nina Kinert.
Thanks also to Locomotive and Love to Art . Another highlight was meeting the charming and wild- DJ Santi Alcanda... an encyclopedia of musical knowledge and a crrraaaazy driver.
North /West in Galicia, they are famous for their passion,seafood and hospitality. Too true! CoConut Productions set up a lovely night in Vigo for the Voces Femeninas Festival.
http://www.vocesfemeninas.com/
There have been faint whispers of a more extensive Spanish tour in the spring. Fingers crossed.
In November we also did a 5 date tour in Holland. Thanks to Chris Tangered for his assistance in setting up the tour and for his generous hospitality in Middelburg.
The live concert chronicler kings 'Fabchannel' graciously recorded our show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. you can see it at :
http://www.fabchannel.com/wendy_mcneill_concert
as summer festival season is drawing to a close,
i thought i would share a few favorite moments:
view from stage in the magical Spiegeltent at Haldern Pop Festival in Germany.
(photo care of www.konzerttagebuch.de)
Some backstage buddies at Svavelsö Music Fest in Sweden
Lake side loveliness at Openair am Bielersee Festival in Switzerland
April 16, 2010
The new CD has been recorded!
The first days of spring found us in Skåne creating much magic and a new CD.
We still have mixing and a plethora of other surprises to sort out before we can plan the release of these 12 lovely songs and the story that envelopes them.
Meanwhile, here's a glimpse into some parts of the operation...
Some Skåne magic
The door to magic land
Part of the laboratory
The Mad Scientist (aka The man that gravity can't slow down)
The accomplices
Erik after a night in the haunted farmhouse. Did I mention the ghost incident? That's another story. Erik tells it best. Indeed, he is a hero.
My van, Gröna Böna, had some difficulties so we borrowed an old volvo that happened to be filled with toy animals. This led to the following tribute to one of the songs on the upcoming CD.
Hope to see you soon
xo w
March 20,2010
kan det vara våren??? weeeeee
Feb 26, 2010
Hello Friends,
February saw Andreas and I on a couple of short tours in the Netherlands and Spain as well as a quick dip into Germany to meet the phenomenal folks at Haldern Pop Records.
Outside of one of our favorite venues- The Paradiso in Amsterdam
In Spain we enjoyed sharing the bill with Boat Beam. You can check them out at: www.myspace.com/boatbeam
In Spain I also seem to have gained a new nickname that was shouted out by an anonymous audience member. Torera ! Rough translation is ummm.....bullfighter lady. A trusted amigo assures that that's a complement.
Thanks to those of you that subscribe to my newsletter and have subsequently sent in your scary santa photos. I haven't picked a winner yet but hope to get a chance to review them all soon!
xo, Wendy
Oct. 29/09
Thanks to Tracy Kolenchuk for sending some of his pictures from the
Mile Zero show (Secret Diary of a Collapsed World Pt.2)
Here's one of them.
Oct 11/09
The Canadian Folk Music Awards have announced the nominees for 2009 . The dear people at Six Shooter Records have just informed me that yours truly has been nominated in the Pushing The Boundaries category. Woo hoo! An honor to be in such fine company. For a list of all the categories and nominees go to:
www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca
Also, just finished a very interesting week of work with Mile Zero Dance at the Banff Centre for the Arts. The centre is nestled in the heart of the magnificent Canadian Rockies and attracts artists from all over the world. Check it out below or at: http://www.banffcentre.ca
September 14/09
As I prepare to return to Canada for another collaboration with Mile Zero Dance, I'm delighted to have received an email that ties in with my last update. Don Jon is a Danish stencil artist that was at my show during SpotFest. He just sent me one of his works which was inspired by that show. You can see more of his work at : www.donjohn.dk
While in pre production with the dance show I will also be having 2 gigs in Alberta. Both of these will be with one of my favorite AB artists- Kris Demeanor and his Crack Band.
May 24,2009
Wow, wow, wow... The SPOT festival in Aarhus this weekend was PACKED with amazing music ! Check it out at : http://www.spotfestival.dk/
The drive home was also packed with sweet Scandinavian inspiration.
Here's a view of the sun setting through the window of Brahehus castle overlooking lake Vättern, as we rumbled down the E4 in our van.
May 10,2009
The Rose D'Or Festival for entertainment television programming was such a wonderful experience. A pleasure to play there and an honor to meet so many interesting and creative people. See an overview of the event at :
http://www.rosedor.com
One particularly brilliant afternoon consisted of a visit to the Ueli-Hof farm, where we were treated to lovely hospitality and a scumptious lunch while being serenaded with traditional Swiss music and yodelling. (Featuring Ursula Stammer, Sonja and Jules Renggli, Franz Roosli, and a couple of other fine folks whose names I didn't catch.)
Back at the festival- another highlight for me was seeing the twisted short film
Car Men featuring Netherlands Dance Theatre III . This ultra odd take on Carmen, choreographed by Jiří Kyliánand and directed by Boris Pavel Conen was slapstick surrealism at its best. Another dance film highlight was Strictly Bolshoi, a documentary by the charming Ballet Boyz featuring choreographer Christopher Wheeldon as he dives into creating a work on the legendary Bolshoi Ballet. Full of turmoil and humor, it was a fantastic glimpse at the creative process.
The festival also screened "Ask Me No Questions" -my latest video directed by the fabulous Magnus Renfors.
Speaking of that video- The Montreal Underground Film Festival - MUFF- will be screening our "Ask Me No Questions" video on May 16th.
Cheerio, W
May 03/2009
Delighted to announce a new partnership with German label Haldern Pop Recordings. Plans are in the works for fall touring in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium.
Check them out at : http://www.myspace.com/haldernpoprec
April 17, 2009 Back in Sweden
The four founders of The Pirate Bay were found guilty of being accessories to copyright infringement today.(http://www.thelocal.se/18908.html)
These are interesting times to be a musician. Thanks again to all of you that have purchased my work. I couldn't keep recording, manufacturing, and touring my songs without your support. Thank you!
Spring has sprung in all of it's blossom and bird song filled bliss. Unfortunately, it marks the end of Semlor season (or if you're from Skane- 'fastlagsbullar' season) . So long sweet and tasty treat ... see you next year...or now in the picture above
On the subject of sweetness...My time in Canada was full of many 'sweet as semla' moments. Here's one of them...Pappa McNeill
March 7, 2009
Thanks to all of the beautiful singers that were at the Accordion Festival in Vienna this week. You made Rosa and Sasha come alive!
Now...Canada...
The CBC recorded our cd release show at The ARTery in Edmonton last September.
It's now up on there site at- http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/
While you're there, I strongly advise checking out some of the other fine musicians on their site....such as Kris Demeanor, Danny Michel, Martin Tielli....
Speaking of fine musicians....I'm looking forward to hooking up with Moriarty , Amelia Curran, Jenn Grant, and Melissa McClelland for The Ladies of Six Shooter showcase at Canadian Music Week in T.O March 14th.
Returning to Edmonton will be extra sweet as I'll be working with the wild and wonderful dance company Mile Zero Dance. http://www.milezerodance.com/diary.html I'll also be having solo shows in Edmonton and Calgary.
cheerio, w
Feb 20/09
And now into 2009 we venture. A belated Happy New Year to you all! I wonder what wild adventures this next trip around the sun will hold for us.
January 2009 marked the Swiss release of 'A Dreamers Guide to Hardcore Living'.
With the help of Karin @SOFA, Frank,Tanya and crew @ Lautstark , we had a lovely launch and tour of the new CD in Switzerland.
There are rumors that 'Wendy and Band' may be returning for festivals in the summer?? Also, a possible tour in October.
SEPTEMBER /08, - 'A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living' was released in Canada by the fine folks at Six Shooter Records. It is a treat and an honor to work with these passionate people whose mantra is, 'life is too short to listen to shitty music"
CBC was very helpful nation wide with airplay, a Nomination for a Bucky award on CBC Radio 3(http://radio3.cbc.ca/) and a live recording of our show in Edmonton at the ARTery. Thanks CBC!
CKUA Radio has always been a big supporter or my music and this year was no exception. They ended up placing "A Dreamer's Guide" as #1 on their best of 2008 Chart. (www.ckua.com) Thanks CKUA!
-------------------------------------
OCTOBER /08- Marked the Swedish release of 'Dreamers Guide'.
Thanks to Headstomp for their work setting up the tour, Ebba and Lisa for help with promo, Andreas and Cecilia for their musicianship, and the Canada Council for tour support.
One of the grandest Swedish highlights was working with Magnus Renfors and the Kind People crew to shoot the video for 'Ask Me No Questions'. We had the most beautiful day down in Nynäshamn. You can see it on the 'Photos/Video' page.
---------------------------------------------------------
NOVEMBER /08- We released 'A Dreamers Guide' in Spain.
Huge thanks to FIKA sound for their work in putting on a BEAUTIFUL gig in Madrid.
I was tickled pink to play at Circulo de Bellas Artes. We shared the night with the lovely and talented Nina Kinert.
Thanks also to Locomotive and Love to Art . Another highlight was meeting the charming and wild- DJ Santi Alcanda... an encyclopedia of musical knowledge and a crrraaaazy driver.
North /West in Galicia, they are famous for their passion,seafood and hospitality. Too true! CoConut Productions set up a lovely night in Vigo for the Voces Femeninas Festival.
http://www.vocesfemeninas.com/
There have been faint whispers of a more extensive Spanish tour in the spring. Fingers crossed.
In November we also did a 5 date tour in Holland. Thanks to Chris Tangered for his assistance in setting up the tour and for his generous hospitality in Middelburg.
The live concert chronicler kings 'Fabchannel' graciously recorded our show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. you can see it at :
http://www.fabchannel.com/wendy_mcneill_concert
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