Summary: my guests; Nancy Painting, Karen Shaver and Scott Mair With the season of frenzied shopping, blasé buying and mall music ringing in the ears, I thought that it would be fun to check out some other ways to gift this holiday season. All of the nominees for the Vocal Vibes Artist of the Year Award are featured this month. Many thanks to my sponsor of this edition of Vocal Vibes, Dog Grooming by Gale 613-542-20252459 Perth RdGlenburnie ON K0H 1S0 All the music played on Vocal Vibes is by permission from the artists. Watt Box - intro music from Mirage CD by WilliamCarey, 2006 Carey Parder-Accoustic Guitar Bill Wilton-Accoustic Guitar hummingbirdstudios.com http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/williamcarey2 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada Les Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs du Canada 3228 South Service Road, Suite 113E Burlington, Ontario L7N 3H8 800-263-9133 http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca "We commit to Canada's young people that we will be leaders in providing them with the highest quality, volunteer based mentoring programs" Birds Come Back from Songs of the Year: Vol .2, track released 28 April 2011 Produced by Clea Roddick and Craig Newnes Clea Roddick-Piano/Vocals Noel Johnson-Vocals Craig Newnes-Guitar/Bass/Glockenspiel Spencer Cheyne-Drums http://www.clearoddick.com/ http://clearoddick.bandcamp.com/ Phone Calls from Home from Move Along CD, 2012 Written by Nathan Day Project Recorded and mixed by Latent Image Studios http://www.facebook.com/thenathandayproject http://www.thenathandayproject.bandcamp.com Still Keeping It Yeats from Mean Every Word CD, by Pure Joy, 2012 Written by Alex Ricci and Robin Wright The album was conceived in both Magnetic Sound and the Lion's Den studios in Guelph ON, recorded and mixed by band members Scott Fitzpatrick and Alex Ricci. http://www.purejoyband.bandcamp.com/ Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary 3873 Swan Lake Victoria, B.C. Canada, V8X 3W1 Phone: (250) 479-0211 http://www.swanlake.bc.ca/the-sanctuary.php Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is a nature education centre. The Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary will be a leader in the stewardship of functioning & diverse ecosystems and an urban refuge that provides opportunities to bring people and nature together. We provide a diverse and enriching experience with a focus on natural history, education and ecological restoration to inspire personal action in stewardship activities. Offering programs for; School, Children's, All ages and Adults I Will from Suppressed Anthems CD, 2011 Written by Santa Lucia LFR Performed by Santa Lucia LFR http://www.santaluciamusic.com Pie In The Sky from Discovery CD, 2011 Written by Pedro Costa Performed by Pedro Costa http://www.pedrocosta.com I Still Do from Letters from Home CD, 2011 Written by Amy Campbell Produced by Don Kerr http://www.amycampbell.ca http://www.facebook.com/therealamycampbell I came across a brilliant quote that fits perfectly with the graceful giving theme. This is it; “Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect." Oren Arnold Bitter Grasses from Even Though The Sky Was Falling CD by Karyn Ellis, 2009 Written by: Karyn Ellis Produced by Karyn Ellis and Don Kerr Mixed by Ken Friesen Mastered by David Travers-Smith http://karynellis.com/ http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/KarynEllis Moving On pre-release track Produced by Sora Sora-Piano/Vocals http://www.soramusic.ca Canadian Heart from Under Skies CD, by Hark The Herons, 2010 Written by Kalyn Allan and Glenn Lavender Produced by Kalyn Allan and Glenn Lavender http://www.harktheherons.com http://www.harktheherons.
