Eamon McGrath’s song “Wild Rose” was selected as one of six finalists for the All-Albertan Song Contest…the winning prize is $10,000 and another $2,000 to go towards a great recording of the song.

Read about the contest and the finalists here:
http://www.wearealberta.ca

What we need is for YOU to cast your vote!! Register online and vote for “WILD ROSE”….drop us an email if you’ve done so and we’ll hook you up with an exclusive internet-only studio outtake from the PEACE MAKER sessions.

info[at]whitewhale[dot]ca

Here’s what the Edmonton Journal had to say:
http://communities.canada.com/edmontonjournal/

http://thefirenote.blogspot.com/2010/10/mohawk-lodge-crimes.html
http://thefirenote.blogspot.com/2010/10/eamon-mcgrath-peace-maker.html

Culture Reject recorded an amazing Southern Souls session… check it out!

http://southernsouls.ca/culturereject.html

Read an interview with Leah in Today’s Trucking about her amazing song Trucker’s Prayer. Live video version HERE

Octoberman is getting ready for their 4th UK & Europe tour later this month and their first time touring as a band (Tavo Diez de Bonilla on bass & keys, Marshall Bureau on drums, and Marc on guitar & vocals). Check the SHOW PAGE for details as they’ve also added shows in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto in the near future.

We’ve got a busy couple of months coming up. It starts with a little jaunt to Ottawa and Montreal (Oct 16-17) followed by 3 & 1/2 weeks tooting around UK and Europe (check CALENDAR for updates). This’ll be the 4th octoberman tour across the Atlantic, but the first as a band (Marshall Bureau on drums, Tavo Diez de Bonilla on bass and keys, and me on a guitar I still need to buy). Needless to say, this is exciting for us. But even moreso will be returning to the studio upon landing back in Canada. This time it will be at the HOUSE OF MIRACLES in London, Ontario with the great Andy Magoffin (Great Lake Swimmers, Constantines, Hidden Cameras). JIM GUTHRIE also offered to help out and play on the record after he stumbled upon an INTERVIEW from last year where I was asked who I’d like to work on the next record with and I said Jim. Neat.

Hope to see you soon.

Marc