Live Shots
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café, Montreal, Sept. 2022. With Leesa Mackey (back vocal) and Jeff Deeprose (fiddle). Photo: Sharon Cheema
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café. With café owner/host Victor Labelle. Montreal, Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café. Montreal, Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café. Montreal, Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café. Montreal, Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
On Mariposa Cafe Terrace, Sept. 18/21. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Argo Books, Montreal
At Mariposa Café. Montreal: Photo: Jon Levy
At Argo Books, Montreal. Photo: Joe Bongiorno
At Mariposa Café, Montreal. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At the Arts Café, Montreal. Photo: Jocelyne Dubois
At Mariposa Café, Montreal Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Side Door Coffeehouse, Pierrefonds, Que. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Mariposa Café, Montreal Photo: Sharon Cheema
La Petit Marche, Montreal Photo: Akim
On Mariposa Cafe Terrace, Sept. 18/21. Photo: Sharon Cheema
La Petit Marche, Montreal. Watercolour by Annie Stratford.
At Depanneur Café, Montreal Photo: Thomas Colin
With Cathy Watt at Mariposa Café. Photo: Jacques Bernier
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café, Montreal, Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Mariposa Café, Montreal. Photo: Jacques Bernier
On Mariposa Cafe Terrace, Sept. 18/21. Photo: Sharon Cheema
With Phil Peters, bass, at Mariposa Café Photo: Jacques Bernier
With Phil Peters & Cathy Watt at Mariposa Café, Montreal Photo: Jacques Bernier
At Depanneur Café, Montreal Photo: Thomas Colin
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café. Montreal, Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Depanneur Café, Montreal. Photo: Thomas Colin
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café, Montreal, , Sept. 2022. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Side Door Café, Pierrefonds, Que. Photo: Jacques Bernier
By the River's Blue launch at Mariposa Café, Montreal, Sept. 2022. With Photo: Sharon Cheema
Drawing by Sophie Jama at Depanneur Café, Montreal
With Phil Peters (bass) at Mariposa Cafe, Mar. 2, 2019. Photo: Jacques Bernier
NDG Porchfest (Mariposa Café terrace), May 2019
At Side Door Coffee House, March, 2019 Photo: Jacques Bernier
On Mariposa Cafe Terrace, Sept. 18/21. Photo: Sharon Cheema
On Mariposa Cafe Terrace, Sept. 18/21. Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Mariposa, April 27, 23 Photo: Sharon Cheema
At Studio Loco, Montreal
Since September 2019 at Studio Loco here in Montreal, I've recorded some 25+ songs, including the five-song EP On This Shore and the song + video Planet on Fire. Here, a few snaps from that joyous, continuing collaboration: myself, Martin Bennett (arrangements/virtual instruments + electric guitar/recording engineering), plus guest artists Chard Chenier (harmonica), Jeff Deeprose (violin), Ellwood Epps (trumpet) and Leesa Mackey and Ema Jean aka Emanuelle Kami (back vocals). Some of these recordings are on this site; all of them are available for listening/download on Bandcamp.
Myself and Martin Bennett, recording engineer/arranger at Studio Loco. Photo: BC
Ema Jean, Backup Vocalist in "On This Shore" EP. Photo: bc
Chard Chenier: harmonica in Planet on Fire, Cry Baby Cry. Photo: bc
Violinist Jeff Deeprose with Martin Bennett working out melodies for A Crystal Rim, at Studio Loco. Photo: bc
Violinist Jeff Deeprose (Day of Days, Wild and Free, A Crystal Rim) at Studio Loco sound booth. Photo: bc
Martin Bennett and I celebrating the first hundred hours of recording together, Sept. 10, 2020
Leesa Mackey, backup vocalist on Wild and Free, A Quiet Place, By Heart By Hand and others. Photo: bc
Leesa Mackey, backup vocalist on Afternoon Delight, Day of Days, A Crystal Rim and others. Photo: bc
Ema Jean performing at Upstairs, Jan. 2019. Photo: bc
Ellwood Epps, trumpet, Breezy Day and Summertime Blues.
Michael Rien, drummer recording his track in "On and On"
Screen capture from Planet on Fire Video
Screen capture from Planet on Fire Video
Screen capture from Planet on Fire Video
Chard Chenier in screen capture from Planet on Fire Video
Martin Bennett, Studio Loco, Montreal. Photo: bc
On This Shore CD's unboxed, 2020