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Welcome to my month :)

I can’t believe it’s April already!  Lots of exciting stuff coming up…  Going home on April 6 for first time since January 2nd (for 6 days!)  My birthday (on the 7th!)  British Columbia again and then CHINA! March went by in a flash.  I spent most of the month touring with Bowfire.  It is always […]

April 4, 2011 / Read more

New recording and tour madness (in a good way!)

We did it!  This entry is long past due but I am not less excited writing about it now than I would have been the day after we finished…  At the beginning of February we recorded 18 tracks in 9 days.  We worked with the fabulous Chris Rosser at his studio in Asheville, NC and […]

March 7, 2011 / Read more

We start recording today!

February 2nd is officially here.  It’s no longer a far away date that looms with promise (and a little bit of stress.)  Nope, it’s here and I’m so excited! It was a challenge getting here, to Asheville, NC.  Our last gig was in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia on January 31.  We were reserved for […]

February 2, 2011 / Read more

Happy New Year!

Just a quick note from the airport (Ottawa-Toronto-Charlotte) today to wish everyone a wonderful New Year!  I wish you all joy, love and peace in 2011.  This year holds a lot of adventure and promise for the AVB – a new recording, non-stop touring, the Celtic Cruise of Alaska, our debut tour in China…and much […]

January 2, 2011 / Read more

November Tour V-log

Hey there… Here’s a little v-log from our recent tour in Colorado…  A little something we call “Lyons and Tigers”.  We hope you enjoy it! Cheers – the AVB

December 3, 2010 / Read more

October Tour & LEAF Festival Vlog

Read and watch all about the adventures of the AVB in October!

November 1, 2010 / Read more

Quick howdy from the road…

News from our current tour of the Midwest…

September 13, 2010 / Read more
Ceilidh Alaska Cruise

Celtic Ceilidh Cruise of Alaska – in June 2011 – book now!

Well we announced this exciting cruise announcement a couple of months ago, but many of you thought we were talking about this summer… And the good news is that we were talking about NEXT summer – June 4-11, 2011! Know what that means? You have time to save, time to plan, time to book vacation days, time to pack… It’s going to be a blast!

September 5, 2010 / Read more

End of June update…

Hey All y’all! Yep, we’ve been spending some time in the south. Can someone remind me what it’s like to have a shower and not feel hot and sticky 5 minutes later? It’s been a hot summer in more ways than one so far… And the humidity has been outrageous – I have been enduring […]

June 27, 2010 / Read more

Hmmm…Guess I need a MacBook…and other events!

Hi everyone! Okay, I admit it…I’m a bit of a slacker in the blogging department. I know, I know – it’s not the first time I’ve confessed this. You see, if you know me, then you know that I work hard and I do get a lot done. I rarely procrastinate and I am fairly […]

May 31, 2010 / Read more

It was March…and then it was April!

Woah!  So much has happened since I last wrote.  I can’t keep up.  And I love it! We toured California, Oregon & Washington at the beginning of March and had a wonderful time.  We got to see some old friends and met some new ones which is usually the case, but we have some dear […]

April 13, 2010 / Read more

MusicBox Project – exciting stuff!

April is thrilled and honored to announce her involvement in an exciting project, namely, The MusicBox Project.  The MusicBox Project (founded by Rick & DyAnn Arthur) is a non-profit corporation whose mission it is to document and preserve musical history while advancing music education and occupational avenues of creation and performance.  April was recently interviewed and recorded […]

April 3, 2010 / Read more