Alrighty folks, our tour ending show went well!
And happened almost a month ago. Seems like only yesterday though...
We had a bunch of our Victoria diehard fans tell us it was the best show they'd ever seen of ours, and that makes me proud of the time we put in on the road. Anyways, Adam's been gone with the Gruff for almost a month and he won't be back 'til almost December so no doubt whatever tightness we gained on tour will have to be figured out again when he returns ....
What ELSE makes me proud is that when we got home, we found that we had been awarded the touring grant we applied for. Flippin' eh! To know that what we're doing is valued not only by the normal every day human beings who enjoy our music, but also by a panel of distinguished grant issuers and ostensibly the government of British Columbia, is a pretty kickass feeling. So I'll say it now:
Fish & Bird acknowledge the financial support of the Government of British Columbia. Thanks MusicBC for making our modest earnings less modest!
As for plans for the future, Fish & Bird is looking at a tour of western Canada in May, to Winnipeg and back. Things are vaguely falling into place for that as we speak, and a few concerts closer to home are nearing through the fog. But really, winter is setting in... our summer has been a plethora of performances, but as the leaves die their spectacular autumnal deaths and the hard rains begin to fall, Fish & Bird turn their focus toward another album. As proud as we are of our current album, we are about 200 times more kickass now than when we recorded it and can't wait to watch that translate to digital sounds. What that means is that this winter, Adam and I will be traveling to an unnamed 5 mile square island in the Pacific, and staying in a small log cabin. For at least a week, we will spend our time playing music for the wildlife, the trees, and a handful of microphones. Surrounded by rain, snow, green, and creativity.
What are we up to until then?
Adam's on tour with the Gruff, helping them make a name for themselves at conferences around the continent,
and Taylor's buying tacky rugs to hang on his wall and building stereo amplifiers with cigar boxes.
We love you all!
