well i am getting caught up on some things today and one of the things on my list was to start a more permanent style blog. Soooooo, here it is. you'll be able to interact with me a little more frequently here and there will be all kinds of photos, videos and all things related to my musical endeavors.
as some of y'all know, we are headed to mississippi in january 2010 to record a new record. we were super excited when the infamous memphis music guru Jim dickinson agreed to have us visit his Zebra Ranch studios to record. sadly Jim went to the great gig in the sky a couple weeks ago. this news saddened us in many ways. we were upset that our hopes to work with him were ripped away and even more stricken for his family. after a day or two I was contacted by Mary Dickinson, Jim's wife. Mary encouraged us to come down as planned and also mentioned that her son Cody was interested in producing the album. since we are all fans of thenorth mississippi allstars and various other projects Cody has been involved in, it was a pretty easy decision to go with him as producer. we are super stoked to have Cody on board. we feel that keeping it in the family not only keeps Jims legacy alive at the Zebra Ranch but will also maintain our idea for the original vibe of the record. So we are happy to say that all goes forward as planned. We look forward to having our project be part of the trend of ass kicking albums that come out of the ranch.
so our fundraising continues. our mega bottle drive (four months) is in full swing. There are satellite bottle drives in PEI, Moncton, Saint John, and Toronto even! Very Cool!
if you dont know what the hell i'm talkin' about visit this link BOTTLE DRIVE in the mean time here is a lil video marking our progress in fundraising:
We will be having a few other fundraisers in the coming months between national tours and xmas so keep in touch and be on the lookout for fun things like an acoustic house concert lottery!
Whats this you ask? well, let me tell you....we are printing up 100 tickets, and if you live in the fredericton area or you are on our tour schedule you could win an acoustic performance by yours truly and the Sufferin Bastards right in your living room!!!! Tickets are going to be ten bucks and we'll be releasing where you can buy them next week. Big thanks to our friend Michelle Colford for this idea. you rock michelle!!! stay tuned for more info!
and dont forget, if you want to donate to our cause or pre-pay for an album you can! just send the $$$ to:
Ross Neilsen
PO BOX 31
570 Queen St.
Fredericton NB
E3B 4Y9
in other items of note the new live album is almost done and we are onschedule to release it at this years Harvest jazz n Blues fest where we'll be rocking the town no less than seven times so get on out and find yerself a copy. they are ten bucks, limited to 500 copies and you can ONLY get em at a show. It's called What You Need Vol. 1 and was recorded last year at Dolan's Pub during the Harvest fest. hope ya ike it.
The dates for our October, November national tour will be up soon so be sure to check the website
So me and the bastards are off to Nackawick this friday to rock bobby's rec room. if yer in the area you'd best stop in and get some on ya! if you are in our area on the ole interweb be sure to join our fan page here looking forward to hearing from you. see ya out there
Ross
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