National Aboriginal Role Model Award!
Hi there. Well, the last few months have been a whirlwind...some of
the busiest for me in recent memory. Two Fest went really well. There
are now videos up on this site for you to take a look at. We played to
a sold out house in Victoria and great crowds in Nanaimo and
Vancouver. It is pretty addicting playing on those large stages. 
Following
Two Fest I had the honor of being flown out to Ottawa where I was
presented with a National Aboriginal Role Model Award by the Governor
General. You'll see a picture to the right. This was truly and
amazing experience and I was both deeply humbled and honored to have
recieved the award. I was also given the honor of making the
acceptance speech on behalf of the other role models. Click here to read it.
We
also ran a National Aboriginal Day Celebration on the Victoria
Waterfront which went very well. I was one of the organizers along
with Ron Rice and Shannon MacGillivary. After all the work I put into
it, I was away for the big day but from what I hear the event went
really well attracting about 10,000 people over the course of the
afternoon.
I've also been working on the soundtrack and
original music for a television program called Tiga Talk. I am quite
happy with how the music has turned out to date and can't wait to share
it with all of you. The series will be broadcast on APTN in the fall
and I'll be sure to give you more details as they arise.
The
next few weeks look quite busy for me. I'll be playing at the Island
Folk Fest at Providence Farm on July 25 and 26th. Following that I'll
be performing a number of shows at the North American Indigenous Games
in Duncan. I'll be sure to post the specific dates and show times
soon.
You will also note that we've updated our store. I am
very happy to feature one of the first Apricado Stores, an awesome
webtool designed by my good friend Jeff Ward. Feel free to have a
look, and, as always, buy the songs to your heart's content.
Thanks for reading.
R