Adrianna and I played a Sensory Accessible concert on the weekend, which was a delight as always. Thanks so much to Jennifer, Cecilia Concerts, the Halifax Central Library, and the music therapy and dance team for making it such a well-organized and welcoming experience for us and the audience!
Adrianna and I released a new single yesterday called The Golden Goose! It's a set of two original tunes, the first by me and the second by Adrianna. Graeme Campbell recorded, mixed, and mastered it, and Matt Horseman took our photo. We love playing these tunes together. Check it out on bandcamp:
** We have had to postpone a few dates due to weather and illness! Updated information and ticket links at linktr.ee/peartreetour.
Updated poster below:
Hayley and I traveled up to Antigonish last weekend to participate in Antigonight - Art after Dark Festival. We had a great time playing mini sets of tunes from Hayley's Natural Elements collection with a watery projection element and chalk drawing at the library entrance. The organizers, volunteers, and library staff were incredible and the whole event was magic.
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Adrianna Ciccone and I have recorded a Christmas album! Entitled The Pear Tree, it is an eight track fiddle and harp instrumental album. We've arranged a selection of our favourite carol melodies along with some original tunes and traditional tunes. Visit bandcamp to see the track listing and to hear a preview track! The album will be released on November 15, 2024.
Olivia Barrett's debut album, Elsewhere, was released yesterday! Elsewhere is full of incredible tunes, most of them originals, realized by Olivia's elegant and impeccable fiddling. The wonderful Adam Dobres (guitar) and Adrian Dolan (mandolin, accordion, piano, recording engineer) feature on this record, with harp appearing on a few tracks too (Sparkle Horse, Last Light, Mountain Blessing)
Olivia Barrett just released the first single from her upcoming album! This track features two beautiful original tunes of Olivia's. I contributed some harp sounds to these tunes and Adrian Dolan contributed accordion and production wizardry! Special thanks to Joel Waddell for making some remote tracking possible here in Halifax. Stay tuned for Olivia's full album, coming in September!
This week, I had the pleasure of working with Hayley Ryerson for the first time on some of her beautiful original tunes. We premiered them at the Music Room in Halifax!
