THE HOME SMITH BAR, OLD MILL TORONTO

it was great fun!!  Danny McErlain, piano; moi; Ron Johnston, bass; John Deehan, sax

SUMMERTIME ANYTIME

A friend just posted this on youtube.

He got me up to sing at his gig in The Home Smith Bar at the Old Mill, Toronto, last October.
I'm swinging my cane to the music - still getting over my broken leg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htVu03QKWFE    -

DA BLUES!!

Had a big night here in Toronto last night with the Maple Blues Awards.  Lots of music and very talented people.  And fun.  I made a very short clip of some bits:

COME ON OUT!!

Chase away the winter cold.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016
THE HOME SMITH BAR AT THE OLD MILL TORONTO
21 Old Mill Rd, Toronto, ON M8X 1G5

Phone:(416) 236-2641

http://www.oldmilltoronto.com/gp_entertainment/zoe-chilco-quartet/

 

7:30pm until 10:30

  
with John Deehan, sax; Ron Johnston, bass; Danny McErlain, piano.

All the best music, with soul.

ALL HAIL THE NEW YEAR

There were some really good times in 2015:  sold-out CD launch, great fun and food with friends, two great trips, lots of good gigs, and much more; -  and lousy incidents: leg break, family shit.  But I will focus on the good stuff.
Ended the year with a fun night at Hugh's Room (where I had the sold-out launch/party in July), and I don't really have very good pictures of me that night - hey, that's not important, is it? And before that, had some mellow Christmas events - with a crazy dancing foray on my crazy leg.

The Band, New Year's Eve. 
John Sheard, Jesse Whiteley, Vince Maccarone, Diana Braithwaite, Chris Whiteley, John Deehan, Ron Johnston

Me, all fuzzy-like

Me, all red-like (including eyes)

Hey. I really wish you all a lovely life, and a peaceful, one, and, and, and......

dancing with the kids.

HOW CAN WE KEEP FROM SINGING?

Played with the band at a private function over the weekend.  Lots of people and good cheer, although I only caught some of the crowd in this tiny clip.

Hope everyone's holiday is filled with fun, food, friends, and/or family, and lots of love.

ON THE TOWN

The Toronto Blues Society had its Christmas party last Saturday at Dora Keogh's bar, so I got there - and even had a little (crippled) dance with John Deehan, who had dropped in too, after another gig he had, to see some fellow musicians playing in the band - who were great, by the way - the Swingin' Blackjacks.  Randall Cook, who took the photo of myself and the blues women with Rita Chiarelli a few posts ago, had his camera there, and took this picture as we came off the dance floor.
I paid for the premature boogying later when my still-healing broken leg ached all night. But I don't care.  It was fun.

If you're on facebook, you can see other pics Randall took at:

https://www.facebook.com/randall.stafford.cook/media_set?set=a.10153519201807562.1073741926.711882561&type=3&pnref=story

And speaking of John Deehan, I don't think I ever posted this little clip (with two different songs) from when we played last October at Gate 403 in Toronto.  I still had the brace/cast on my leg at that time, and was just so excited to finally be out after the enforced home-bound period of recuperation.