So I had decided to create my solo music project. Named it blue dirt girl now I needed a band.
Over the years I had the pleasure of, intermittently, both playing with live and recording, with my other music project Push3, Albert Klassen and Jason Overy. I knew I wanted to work with these guys and create a blue dirt girl sound and style.
I began building my social media blue dirt girl personae. I found a web IT person and got the web started with my dear long time friend Lou Howe in Toronto. I formulated a plan to get my band together. I contacted Albert and Jason and they both agreed to play with me and my blue dirt girl.
In October 2015 Albert and I played for the Garagemahal Backyard Concert with a Blue Dirt Girl acoustic performance.
Next we recorded a video of my new song Bled and Paid and posted in on blue dirt girl’s Youtube Channel with my husband Greg as video recorder.
I began working with my Women Artist/Mom Friday Morning Group members, Linda and Kiki, on a more formal live version of my Curling with Jack song for another Youtube post.
Albert and I began getting 2 sets of songs ready to rehearse and work through with Jason.
My good friends Eric and Catharine had wanted a House Concert and when they found out about my new project blue dirt girl they were keen to host our first concert. We agreed on a “give back” fundraiser with $5 from every ticket going to RainCity Housing.
I met with Jason and Albert and we started to work through our songs in the Fall of 2015 for the House Concert. I could feel that this trio was going to work. We had to work out and through each of my songs and a distinct sound started to develop.
Albert and i continued to meet together, in his magic kitchen on Atlantic, to work through songs then met at Jason’s studio to add drums.
“because i said i would”