Winter is on the way out, or seemed to be last week when it went up to 25 Celcius, but......now it's back to 8 below. Crazy springtime weather, even crazier than usual, doesn't surprise me here in "The Great White North" of Val David, QC. The snow has really diminished and, in Montreal, one hour south of here, the crocuses are popping out. Along with the crocuses, I also have new songs and the beginnings of a new CD popping out. This is a project that I plan to do hand-in-hand with my daughter, Hannah, sharing vocals and my son, Eli, on guitar.

Today I woke up to -20 degrees Celcius and realized that winter is definitely alive and well in "The Great White North" of Val David. Now is the time for snow removal, keeping our slow-burning stove well-stoked, long strolls in the woods and preparations for the coming year. I will be doing a few shows close to home, some more of my school workshop/concert appearances, a mini-tour in Abitabi,QC, another small tour in the Yucatan Peninsula and organizing shows for the spring/summer/fall of 2012.

At the end of August/beginning of September I played on The Magdalen Islands in Cap-aux-meules at a wonderful little theatre called "Pas Perdus". It was another Gerber/Zeller show with, the one and only, Jim Zeller on harmonica.

The West-Coast tour with my daughter, Hannah, was wonderful. Unfortunately, my son, Eli, couldn't come to play guitar with us because he was competing in The Eastern Canadian Taikwon-do championship.

Even though we just had quite the little snowstorm, in general, it is definitely feeling more spring-like here in the Laurentians. I've been writing many new songs and booking shows for Spring/Summer/Fall 2011. On May 2 I'll be leaving for a West-Coast tour with my daughter, Hannah. It all starts with several days of workshop/concerts at the Alex Aitken School and the Quamichan Middle School, both in Duncan, BC.