Today we have released a new EP, check it out:

Whenever I have a big tour coming up - like this next one to Germany and Switzerland - there is always a moment when I switch over from being nervous about it to being excited about it. That switch finally happened this week, and now I can't wait to hit the road and start playing shows in Europe. I always enjoy touring in Europe. Last time our wives (Tami and Brie) came with us - and we set aside a few days for R&R in Bourgogne France. This time, it's just the two if us. We will be seeing old friends and meeting new ones, playing old songs and a bunch of new ones, revisiting old favourite places and finding new ones. The tour kicks off in northern Germany on April 19 and ends in the French part of Switzerland on May 6. In the mean time we are making hay at Lake Studios, recording songs for our new record. The calm of the studio - before the storm of touring.

Andrew 

Zachari and I just played at Medicine Hat Folk Club’s Winter Festival, called The Tongue On The Post Fest. Yes, we might be MAD - driving through the mountain passes and through the freezing prairies in the dead of winter. But it was well worth it. We met some wonderful people, heard some wildly talented musicians – AND we didn’t get the fierce blizzard that we feared. Medicine Hat will no longer be just a place to fill up the gas tank – but a place to see some friends and play some concerts. Good times in the Hat!

 Ah back to my homeland – the beloved Canadian prairies and the place of my birth – Saskatoon. Zachari and I have been spending time songwriting, working on our recording studio – and doing pre-production demos for our upcoming new recording project. All good stuff – but getting out on the road and connecting with music lovers and old friends – this is what it’s all about. It’s a very short tour – only a week – but we are packing a lot into it. A couple cafe concerts, a couple house concerts, an art gallery concert and a guitar workshop. I think it will be highly therapeutic as always – and then it’s back home to make a new record! Hope to see you at one of our shows.

Peace,
Andrew

 Thanks for Bamboo Shoots and Sasktel for filming our concert at the Ananda Art House in Forget, SK. 


thanks for watching,

 We have been having a good time on the East Coast playing in Saint John, Halifax, Summerside, Charlottetown and Woodstock. We are playing in Fredericton tonight and tomorrow with our final East Coast show in St. Stephen. We then head to Ontario for a few shows before flying back to BC. 

We've been enjoying the good beer and relaxing vibe in the Maritimes. Today we are going to get a tour of the Sabian Cymbal factory outside Woodstock, NB. For an up to the day look at what we're doing you can like us on www.facebook.com/andrewandzacharismith and on twitter at @andrewzachari
Happy Friday,

Zachari

Henry Kelsey worked for the Hudson Bay company and was the first european to ever set eyes on the Canadian prairies.  ...credit where it's due, but each time I pack up my musical gear and tour through this great land, it's like the first time.  Our host and promoter at The Ananda Art House in Forget SK, Shannon, said that driving through this wide open landscape lends itself to 'expansive' thoughts.  I find that to be true.  The stunning skyshow is itself worth the price of gas on those longhauls between concerts. 

 

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