Wow! I will be gigging at the Blacksheep Sunday September 20. I am very excited. Dave Irvine has done up another great poster for the show. I hope to see you there. 
Welcome
Dawn has partnered with friends Jill Rick, Brant Lucuik and Alden Roberge to form the Aristocats! Jazzy folk rock, lush harmonies. The songs are beautiful, atmospheric and groovy. "Tall Tales" will be released June 30, 2023!
Here's what's happenin'
Hello everyone.
I am on holidays from my day job and just got back from the lac. Before heading north, I spent the first few days of my holiday at LIttle Bullhorn productions getting bed tracks all ready for some next steps. We also recorded a few more vocals, and experimented with some sounds. I always know that when Dave Draves says "I have an idea", that something off the wall and musically wonderful is coming up. Well, wait til you hear what we did with "Shell Shocked". Here is a photo of Dave putting down some tambourine.
I am on holidays from my day job and just got back from the lac. Before heading north, I spent the first few days of my holiday at LIttle Bullhorn productions getting bed tracks all ready for some next steps. We also recorded a few more vocals, and experimented with some sounds. I always know that when Dave Draves says "I have an idea", that something off the wall and musically wonderful is coming up. Well, wait til you hear what we did with "Shell Shocked". Here is a photo of Dave putting down some tambourine.
Back in the Saddle
Lots of news these days. And, it is all so exciting. First, I received the posters for the gig at Kaffe 1870. Dave Irvine did them up and they look fantastic. Check it out! It looks even better printed and in real life! Next, I am back recording at Little Bullhorn Productions. Dave Draves is producing again, and it promises to be a great record. Hmmm, what else?... I entered my song, "Twisted" into the CBC Searchlight contest. I will post the link in my next post. And, finally, I am heading off to Mallorca,Spain for a cycling holiday. I will be heading there with my partner in crime, JF and we plan to bring a guitar along. After a few days in England, we will be meeting with a gang in Cala d'Or and heading out on our bikes and caffe cortados. Once I get back, it will be gig time. Dave Draves will be on keyboards, Alden Roberge on drums and Pat Maher in bass. The gig is April 25 at the Kaffe 1870. I hope you can make it.
Video for 6 Feet of Snow
This past weekend, just outside Wakefield in a small village called Alcove, we shot the video for 6 feet of snow. Dave Irvine was the photographer and will produce the video. We had a lot of fun although it was a lot of work crawling through the snow and climbing up on top of the little house. No one was injured during the shooting, although I ended up doing a lot of shovelling and we both got a good workout. Look for the video. It should be ready within a week or two. Please share it as well as I am hoping to get a gazillion hits. Thank you.
Thank-you and what's next
This is a little late, but I would like to thank-you all for your support this past year. Without you buying CDs, booking house concerts, coming to gigs, getting the word out and just giving me a thumbs up now and then, what would be the reason to continue? I am so glad that I have you and that sometimes you are just as excited as I am to hear the next new song. Thank-you so much.
Next week I head back into the studio with Dave Draves. We are working on a second album and I am curious to see how it will turn out. In December we recorded "48 Foot Shadow" which is a song that I wrote for Jamie F to sing, but that I ended up recording. (JF can record it on his next album.) Dave and I thought to just demo it for now, but somehow there was a bit of magic in the air that day, so we build a whole song - quirky, but really cool.
Tonight I am donating a house concert to a cycling fundraiser silent auction. I had told myself that I would not donate any more house concerts, but one of the organizers, Chris Reid convinced me to donate one, as did my good friend Sheri Jay. So, I will at least donate this one as the money goes to supporting one of my favourite sports.
As for gigging, mark your calendars for March 13. I have tentatively booked that date at the Kaffe 1870, but my regular bass player is booked that weekend. So, I have to either rebook or wangle someone else. In any event, please put this date into your calendars. It's not often that I get to play with a full band and I am pretty excited.
That is all for now. See you soon
Next week I head back into the studio with Dave Draves. We are working on a second album and I am curious to see how it will turn out. In December we recorded "48 Foot Shadow" which is a song that I wrote for Jamie F to sing, but that I ended up recording. (JF can record it on his next album.) Dave and I thought to just demo it for now, but somehow there was a bit of magic in the air that day, so we build a whole song - quirky, but really cool.
Tonight I am donating a house concert to a cycling fundraiser silent auction. I had told myself that I would not donate any more house concerts, but one of the organizers, Chris Reid convinced me to donate one, as did my good friend Sheri Jay. So, I will at least donate this one as the money goes to supporting one of my favourite sports.
As for gigging, mark your calendars for March 13. I have tentatively booked that date at the Kaffe 1870, but my regular bass player is booked that weekend. So, I have to either rebook or wangle someone else. In any event, please put this date into your calendars. It's not often that I get to play with a full band and I am pretty excited.
That is all for now. See you soon
Updates and Honesty
Good morning my friends. I have changed the look of my website. A few weeks ago, I attended the Ontario Folk Conference. Dave Cool from Bandzoogle was there and he gave my website a good critique. Dave suggested that I update the look, which I have done. He also suggested that I stop my songs from automatically playing. Apparently, musicians love when the songs automatically play, but others do not. I have done that as well. Let me know what you think of the new look. And, thanks Dave.
Also from the Folk Conference, I learned from Shawna Caspi that I should have a twitter account. So, I started one, and I now have 17 followers. :) I am in the process of attaching a widget to my website, so you can check out my twitter posts if you wish to.
My son suggested that I start to blog more. I thought to myself, that certainly, I should be updating my website more often so that visitors like you have something new to read. But, I thought to myself, what could I possibly blog about, that would interest people enough to take notice of me, and particularly, my music. Nevertheless, I decided I would write something. At this precise point in time, however, I don't know what this blog post will say. It will be honest though.
I am beginning to record a new album. I am very excited about this, as I love working in the studio, and I love working with Dave Draves of Little Bullhorn Productions www.littlebullhorn.com . I think the new set of songs are strong, and perhaps reflect my personality more, as opposed to the last album, which reflected, at least to some degree, a point of life I was going through. But, I thought to myself, what good is a new album if people don't hear it? I have one gig lined up right now. I want more. I want to play for people so that they hear my music and so that when the next album comes out they will be excited to hear it. What I don't want is to record a great album and have boxes of the new one, as well as the old one, sitting in my basement collecting dust.
My partner in crime, JF and I have decided to play two new open stages per month to get our music out there. A few weeks back we played the Neat Cafe in Burnstown www.neatfood.com I had never seen so many artists at an open stage. And, the room itself was totally set up for listening to music. We will go back there for sure. This week is the open stage at the Kaffe 1870 in Wakefield, which is always a good place to play. I plan to be there this week to play a few new songs. One brand new one, which I wrote for JF to sing, is called "48 Foot Shadow". It is sort of about the struggles of the past year, but how that doesn't really matter. It is all about perspectives and how a person might feel sooooo small, when you look at it, that person is really 48 feet tall. It is probably one of the coolest songs that I have written. I should add that sometimes the best songs are those that are written quickly. This one took an hour, including the time we took to measure the shadow.
I also wanted to make note that with all of this social media business these days, I find that it takes a lot of time to maintain various site, and it cuts into time that I use to actually create and play music. I suppose that is the business of music though. And, as I said earlier, I want to promote my music. I want people to hear it. I want gigs. I want to make a great album. So, I will keep blogging and twittering away. More importantly I would like to hear from you.
Thanks for listening to this little update. Here is a photo from a gig that took place at Bonnechere Caves. See you soon.
Also from the Folk Conference, I learned from Shawna Caspi that I should have a twitter account. So, I started one, and I now have 17 followers. :) I am in the process of attaching a widget to my website, so you can check out my twitter posts if you wish to.
My son suggested that I start to blog more. I thought to myself, that certainly, I should be updating my website more often so that visitors like you have something new to read. But, I thought to myself, what could I possibly blog about, that would interest people enough to take notice of me, and particularly, my music. Nevertheless, I decided I would write something. At this precise point in time, however, I don't know what this blog post will say. It will be honest though.
I am beginning to record a new album. I am very excited about this, as I love working in the studio, and I love working with Dave Draves of Little Bullhorn Productions www.littlebullhorn.com . I think the new set of songs are strong, and perhaps reflect my personality more, as opposed to the last album, which reflected, at least to some degree, a point of life I was going through. But, I thought to myself, what good is a new album if people don't hear it? I have one gig lined up right now. I want more. I want to play for people so that they hear my music and so that when the next album comes out they will be excited to hear it. What I don't want is to record a great album and have boxes of the new one, as well as the old one, sitting in my basement collecting dust.
My partner in crime, JF and I have decided to play two new open stages per month to get our music out there. A few weeks back we played the Neat Cafe in Burnstown www.neatfood.com I had never seen so many artists at an open stage. And, the room itself was totally set up for listening to music. We will go back there for sure. This week is the open stage at the Kaffe 1870 in Wakefield, which is always a good place to play. I plan to be there this week to play a few new songs. One brand new one, which I wrote for JF to sing, is called "48 Foot Shadow". It is sort of about the struggles of the past year, but how that doesn't really matter. It is all about perspectives and how a person might feel sooooo small, when you look at it, that person is really 48 feet tall. It is probably one of the coolest songs that I have written. I should add that sometimes the best songs are those that are written quickly. This one took an hour, including the time we took to measure the shadow.
I also wanted to make note that with all of this social media business these days, I find that it takes a lot of time to maintain various site, and it cuts into time that I use to actually create and play music. I suppose that is the business of music though. And, as I said earlier, I want to promote my music. I want people to hear it. I want gigs. I want to make a great album. So, I will keep blogging and twittering away. More importantly I would like to hear from you.
Thanks for listening to this little update. Here is a photo from a gig that took place at Bonnechere Caves. See you soon.
Ontario Folk Conference
Lots of fun and lots to learn at the Ontario Folk Conference in Toronto. First order of business is playing for some high school students in Toronto and chatting with them about songwriting. Next, lots of panels, (including Bandzoogle - how do you like my website? :D) and late night tonight and tomorrow (or rather, early early this morning), I will be showcasing in the Chicks Rock room 353 at 1:40am, and tomorrow, the World of Music room 339 at 11:50pm. Come on out!
Back to the Studio
Time flies. Summer is virtually over, and the songs keep coming. Therefore, it is now time to get working on my second album. Woohoo! This Friday I head to Little Bullhorn Productions to begin recording again with Dave Draves. I am so excited! I think these new songs have a different feel than the last ones, but then again, this has been a different time of life. I will keep you all posted!
ps. I have already sold one of the new albums, even though it is not even recorded! Thanks Dave S.!
ps. I have already sold one of the new albums, even though it is not even recorded! Thanks Dave S.!
"Checked Out" Video
It's here, it's here, it's here!! I am so happy. My first music video is complete thanks to Jonathan Edwards of Corvidae Studio Photos. Click on the video tab and you can find the video for "Checked Out" there. I hope that you like it.
Open Stage this Wednesday
It has been a while since I played at the Open Stage at the Kaffe 1870 in Wakefield. John McAlpine is hosting this Wednesday and I plan to show up and play a few songs. Drop by if you are in the area.
Next show
Previous events
The Aristocats are: Dawn Pritchard, Jill Rick, Brant Lucuik and Alden Roberge. This is Dawn's third album and the Aristocat's first. It will be a great show! Come for a meal first and stay for some great original music, filled out with loads of beautiful harmonies. Ticket details to come...
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples's Day with the Aristocats. Hosted by the Indigenous Grassroots Circle.
hosted by Rob Clarke and Kate Greenland
Fundraising event to help Maureen get her mojo back! Music by the Aristocats, silent auction and more... Tix 20$ at the door, 5$ for kids.
Partage Chelsea Share with Dawn Pritchard
Espace Communautaire du Chemin Mill, 8 chemin Mill, Chelsea, QC
open mic hosted by Dawn Pritchard
Come on and see this great config of a band at the Kaffe! We are now the Aristocats!
Come to the Marché Wakefield, do your shopping and listen to some tunes. With Dawn, Jill, Brant and Alden.
Enjoy a beautiful outdoor concert with Dawn Pritchard and her awesome band. Tickets 22$ and free for people 12 years old and under. We hope to see you there!
Adults 22$ kids 12 and under free
Wakefield Farmer's Market with Jill Rick, Dawn Pritchard and friends
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Dawn Pritchard with Jamie Ferguson
Dawn Pritchard with special guests Jamie Ferguson and Maureen Wattie
Outdoor, socially distant concert
Cancelled due to COVID - Enjoy some great food and drink listening to the tunes of Dawn Pritchard and Jamie Ferguson. No cover charge.
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