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February 19, 2015: Hey friends,

I promised I'd try to write more often, so here I am back in your inbox, sunburned and somewhat scattered, but at least something closer to punctual. As you may know, I'm on the opposite side of the Earth from when I last wrote...

read my words from the road

UPCOMING SHOWS:

One More Time Around World Tour

Mon	Mar 2	Canberra, ACT, AU	I'll be dropping in to sing a few songs for the weekly Bootleg Sessions event at The Phoenix Pub, 23 East Row, Civic, 8pm start.

Wed	Mar 4	Melbourne, VIC, AU	Elated to be joining the fun at the The Melbourne Folk Club! Fellow Canadian Ruth Moody and her band are headlining, and New Zealand's Nadia Reid's opening the show. Doors open at 7:30pm, music starts at 8, and I'm on at 8:40. Details are on the Facebook event here, and tickets are here.

Fri-Mon	Mar 6-9	Mia Mia, VIC, AU	Glad to be returning to the Burke & Wills Folk Festival! I'm on third in the welcome concert Friday night, third in the Saturday night concert, 9pmish Sunday night, in the 'Songs I wish I'd Written' round robin Monday at 11:15am, and somewhere in the finale concert on Monday night. It's a great weekend, with just one stage, a listening audience, top-notch talent and good food and drink, come hang if you can!

Sat	Mar 14	Beechworth, VIC, AU	Stoked to be back at Tanswells Commercial Hotel with some musical friends, 8:30pm start, no cover charge!

Wed	Mar 18	Brunswick, VIC, AU	House concert, email me at grooverevival@gmail.com for details.

Thu	Mar 19	Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU	House concert, 7:30pm start, email willson.rebekah@gmail.com for details.

Fri-Sun	Mar 20-22	Yackandandah, VIC, AU	Excited to be part of the Yackandandah Folk Festival! I'm playing at 11:30am Saturday at Yack Station, 4pm Saturday at Grace's Place, and on Sunday at 3pm back at Yack Station with musical friends in tow.

Wed	Mar 25	Thirroul, NSW, AU	house concert at the Soulbird Lounge, tickets $20/$15 concessions, email Lana at soulbirdlounge@yahoo.com.au if you want to come!

Fri-Sat	Mar 27-28	Candelo, NSW, AU	Elated to be joining in the Candelo Village Festival! Love the place, love the people, come join us!

Thu	Apr 9	Clearwater, BC	The Second Chances and I will be playing the new indoor stage at Serenity Performing Arts Centre! It's down the backroads at 2461 Lost Creek Road in Birch Island, 7pm start, tickets $20, reservations recommended, details on their website.

Fri	Apr 10	Salmon Arm, BC	The Second Chances and I are making a trip out to lend our support to the great local radio station Voice of the Shuswap's fundraising concert series, held at the Salmon Arm Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St SW, doors 6:30pm, music 7:30pm, tickets $15 advance or $20 at the door, limited to 50. For information contact info@voiceoftheshuswap.ca or call 250-463-5026.

Sat	Apr 11	Kelowna, BC	Streaming Cafe with The Second Chances, 8pm start, $5 at the door! Space is limited so please come early. Folks elsewhere can stream it live online from their website, 8pm Pacific Standard Time.

Sun	Apr 12	Canmore, AB	House concert at the lovely Paintbox Lodge with The Second Chances, details TBA.

Fri	Apr 24	Cardiff, Wales	Back at The Full Moon Club on Womanby Street with Jez Hellard, 9pm start, £5 on the door.

Sat	Apr 25	Priston, Bath, England	Priston Village Hall with Jez Hellard, 7:30pm start £8 on the door.

Mon	Apr 27	Bath, England	At the Bell Inn on Walcott Street with Jez Hellard, 8pm start.

Tue	Apr 28	Bristol, England	Jez Hellard and I will be joining Nuala Honan for her weekly Live in The Lion's Den night at The Golden Lion, 244 Gloucester Road, 9pm start.

Wed	Apr 29	St. Just, Cornwall, England	At The Star Inn with Jez Hellard, 8pmish start.

Thu	April 30	Penzance, Cornwall, England	At The Acorn on Parade Street with Jez Hellard, 8pm start.

Fri	May 1	Redruth, Cornwall, England	The Melting Pot Cafe (in the Old Grammar School) with Jez Hellard, 8pm start.

Sat	May 2	Penryn, Cornwall, England	Miss Peapod's Kitchen Cafe at Jubilee Wharf with Jez Hellard, 8pm start.

Tue	May 5	Duisburg, Germany	House concert, details TBA.

Wed	May 6	Frankfurt, Germany	House concert, details TBA.

Fri	May 8	Zurich, Switzerland	Back at Langstars, Langstrasse 120, 8004, 9pm start, by donation.

Sat	May 9	Stuttgart, Germany	I'll be playing one set at the amazing Cafe Galao, 8:30pm start, by donation, magic assured.

Sun	May 10	Antwerp, Belgium	House concert, details TBA.

Sat	May 16	Spijkerboor, NL	Cafe t' Keerpunkt, details TBA.

Sun	May 17	Haarlem, NL	I'm playing an afternoon show at De Waag, 5-7pm, more details TBA.

Tue	May 19	Heerlen, NL	Cultuurhuis Heerlen, Sittarderweg 145, 6412 CD Heerlen, doors 8pm, show 8:30, €5 advance, €8 at the door.

Thu-Fri	May 21-22	Headcorn, Kent, England	Small World Spring Festival with Jez Hellard, set times TBA.

Sun	May 24	Widnes, England	Stoked to be back in Widnes! It's a triple bill at the Studio on Lacey Street with Jez Hellard and Matthew McGurty, and probably some special guests (I'm looking at you, Swifty & Stephen!). Doors 7:30pm, show 8pm, £5 on the door.

Tue	May 26	Glasgow, Scotland	Star Folk Club, in the "Hold" club of the Admiral, at 72A Waterloo Street, with Jez Hellard, 8pm start!

Thu	May 28	Dumfries, Scotland	Back at Robbie Burns' old local, the Globe Inn, with Jez Hellard, 8pm start!

Fri	May 29	Penton, Cumbria, England	Back at Nichol Forest Village Hall with Jez Hellard, 7:30pm start, £6 advance/£7 at the door.

Sat	May 30	Letham, Fife, Scotland	Back to see the good folks at Letham Nights with Jez Hellard and Fraser Ross, 8pm start.

Tue	June 2	Edinburgh, Scotland	Back at the lovely Leith Folk Club, in the Victoria Park House Hotel at 221 Ferry Road, with Jez Hellard, 7:30pm start, £7 at the door.

Sat	June 6	London, England	House concert at Julia's with Jez Hellard, details TBA.

Sun	June 7	Brighton, England	Afternoon house concert at Jen's with Jez Hellard, 3pm doors, 3:30 show, BYOB and snacks to share, £10 donation, magic or your money back! Everyone's welcome, just email Jennifer at info@pacificillumination.com to save a seat.

Mon	June 8	London, England	Back at the Jamboree Venue at Cable Street Studios, 566 Cable Street in Limehouse with Jez Hellard, 7pm doors, 8pm start.

Wed	June 10	Glastonbury, England	Official CD release for Live on the Ley, a live album Jez Hellard and I recorded in Glastonbury at the end of our last UK tour with Nathan Ball, Nye Parsons and Alastair Caplin. Our good friend Carrie Tree will be joining us as well, and it's sure to be a magical evening, in the lovely environs of the Glastonbury Assembly Rooms on High Street. 7:30-10:30pm, more info TBA.

Fri	June 12	Cranford, England	The Old Forge on Grafton Road with Jez Hellard, 8pm start.

Sat	June 13	TBA, England	Sofa Sessions with Jez Hellard, details TBA.

Sun	June 14	TBA, England	Sofa Sessions with Jez Hellard, details TBA.

Thu-Sun	June 18-21	Driftpile, AB	As always, you can find me at the North Country Fair! And this year, hallelujah, I'm bringing those ever-lovin' Long Weekends! As always, it's gonna be heaven.

Fri	June 26	Calgary, AB	Calgary CD release for Scott Cook and the Long Weekends Go Long at the Ironwood Stage with the Long Weekends and special guests, more details TBA.

Sat	June 27	Lloydminster, SK	Lloydminster CD release for Scott Cook and the Long Weekends Go Long at the The Root Community Emporium with the Long Weekends and special guests, more details TBA.

Sun	June 28	Edmonton, AB	Eighth Annual Official Unofficial North Country Fair Afterbender and hometown CD release for Scott Cook and the Long Weekends Go Long with your hosts the Long Weekends and special guests aplenty! It's happening at Bonnie Doon Hall, and music's running from 3-9pm. Lineup announcement coming soon!

Fri	July 3	Red Deer, AB	Red Deer CD release for Scott Cook and the Long Weekends Go Long at Fratters Speakeasy with the Long Weekends, more details TBA.

Fri	July 10	Evansburg, AB	Stoked to be returning to Pembina River Nights with the Second Chances!

Fri-Sun	July 24-26	Evansburg, AB	Glad to be emceeing and kicking off Friday night with the Second Chances at the 20th anniversary of the Sasquatch Gathering, one of the sweetest little musical campouts on this green Earth. Full lineup TBA, magic assured.sc

Wed	July 29	Sherwood Park, AB	The Second Chances will be playing outdoors (or indoors in case of rain) for the Qualico Patio Series at Festival Place, 7:30pm start!

Sun	Aug 23	Prince George, BC	House concert, details TBA.

Mon	Aug 24	Kamloops, BC	Back at Music in the Park with the Second Chances! Music runs 7-8:30pm, admission's free, come say hi!

Tue	Aug 25	Denman Island, BC	House concert with the Second Chances, everyone's welcome, 7pmish start, tickets $15, BYOB, email Michael at kjwithmr@interbaun.com to RSVP.

Wed	Aug 26	Hornby Island, BC	Cardboard House Bakery with the Second Chances, 6:30-8:30, by donation.

Sun	Aug 30	Cortes Island, BC	Great to be heading back to Cortes Island! The Second Chances will be playing two nights by the ocean (or in the gazebo in case of rain) at Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 7pm start.

Mon	Aug 31	Cortes Island, BC	The second of two nights by the ocean (or in the gazebo in case of rain) at Gorge Harbour Marina Resort with the Second Chances, 7pm start.

Fri-Sun	Sept 18-20	Lake City, MI	Earthwork Harvest Gathering! You know it.

Sat	Sept 26	Indianapolis, IN	Elated to be singing for the kind folks at Indy Folk Series! It's happening at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis, 615 West 43rd Street, doors open 6:15, showtime 7-9pm, tickets $15 (students/age 65 and up $10, age 12 and under free), it's gonna be a gooder.

Sat-Fri	Nov 14-27	SK, MB	Home Routes tour, details TBA.

past shows

TABLATURE: I've had a few requests for tablature, so here's some of fish jumpin, for your plucking pleasure...

HOUSE CONCERTS: My favorite place to play is in a living room for you and twenty or thirty of your closest friends. You don't need a sound system & it won't cost you a thing. If you're interested you can contact me directly by email to grooverevival at gmail dot com or call 780 695 3474. If you'd like to know more, have a look around Concerts in Your Home, linked below:

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WELL WORTH READING:

Martin Luther King on Vietnam, as relevant today as it was back in '67.

WELL WORTH WATCHING:

The War on Democracy
by John Pilger

Why We Fight
by Eugene Jarecki

"Recent polls have shown growing public dissatisfaction with the president's handling of the war in Iraq in the face of a persistent insurgency and the mounting U.S. death toll."-AP, my emphasis added

They forgot to mention the price at the pump, which seems to be people's #1 concern... Civilians in iraq evidently don't matter to US military planners, or to the mass media... what will it take for their lives to matter to the US public?