ALLSORTS!!

Yep, ALLSORTS is due out on 28th May! This CD is a goody....so don't miss out! Tell your friends, friends of friends, and their friends about it. It's very funky (or so my daughter said today when I was listening to some songs today) - and she's right!! It really is....she said she'll put it on for herself (she's 21)!

It's got songs about Breakfast time, the Library, being afraid of the dark, Roadkill, the beach, being a tween and a few more.....

That's all for now!

D'Urville Island and more!

I went to D'Urville Island last week. It's the second time I've been. It's a long drive, over gravel roads, but there are great views and it's a great adventure! Country Calendar were filming out there so we made up a "D'Urville Island" song and the chorus goes like this:

We live on D'Urville Island it's a very cool place to be
We live on D'Urville Island it's home to you and me
We live on D'Urville Island, we're surrounded by the sea
We swim everyday HEY!
Work and play HEY!
Very happily!!

We also made up a song about a Weka which is in the slideshow below so you can pause it and read the words if you like!

My new CD is getting close to being finished - well actually, I keep throwing in another song, so now it'll have 11 songs on it! That's if we have time to get them all finished. 9 have been recorded and just need bits and pieces put in and finished off - for example, tomorrow we are recording some saxophone (played by Jane Fisher) and some trumpet (played by Pete Rainey) - and I'm really excited about it!

Don't forget, if you are in Nelson, the release date is Saturday 28th May 3-4pm at Victory Community Centre. Come along to the concert and hear some new songs!

Now sit back, relax and enjoy the slideshow of my trip to D'Urville.....


D'Urville Island Adventure on PhotoPeach


D'Urville Island Adventure on PhotoPeach

Making Christchurch Kids Smile Tour

Here's a summary of our tour to Christchurch. We had a great time. Everyone was so lovely and it was great to take everyone's mind off the earthquakes and all the difficulties they were having and make them smile and sing for a while. Enjoy the slideshow! See if you can pick yourself out! Let me know if you can!


Making Christchurch Kids Smile Tour on PhotoPeach

New CD on its way

Yay, I am really looking forward to this CD. It's my 4th for those of you who may not know. I'm keeping the title and a lot of the songs secret until the release, late April. I had a great practice with Rich Kendrick and Rhys Clark (my bass/guitar player and drummer) yesterday and we are practising again Friday. We have recorded 3 songs which need a little bit of this and that, but are sounding good!

Planning a trip to Christchurch with Flossie the Balloon Lady to cheer kids up, next week. Will let you know more, when I know more.

Also, check out these three clips from Haiti - we don't know how lucky we are.

Purple Cake Day

Hey everyone! It was Purple Cake Day yesterday and we had fun going around different schools and preschools singing my Purple Cake Day song, dressing up in purple and hearing stories about how kids were raising funds and the gorgeous outfits they all wore to celebrate the occasion. Check out my photos on Facebook!

Slideshow of Tours

Winter Tour on PhotoPeach



Here's a quick slice of my last 3 tours - North Island, Dunedin/Oamaru then back to Wellington!

Heaps of fun, heaps of kids, heaps of driving and map-reading. You might be able to pick yourself out!

Enjoy the slideshow. More to come soon =)

Wellington and custard

Here I am in Wellington. So far I've been to Plimmerton School and Wilford School - all you guys rocked!!

I like Wellington - our nation's capital. The weather is not nice enough for long enough, for me. Although, today was nice and on a nice day Welly is awesome.

I was in Cuba St today. It's such a vibrant place. Lots of students - I think student life is a good one.....so have a think about what you'd like to be when you grow up and then, when you've finished College, go and study it!! Make lots of friends, have lots of fun AND come out with a qualification.....! sounds perfect! Well, it's one choice anyway.

I got stuck in a traffic jam today. I didn't really mind though, I wasn't in a hurry. It's a good time to turn up the radio/CD/ipod and have a good old sing - and that's just what I did!

I made custard tonight! Do you like custard?? I had it with Watties peaches and 2 pieces of chocolate, which melted into the custard......yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Another idea for a song perhaps?? Custard is a really easy pudding and it's cheap! Ask Mum or Dad or older sister or brother to show you how to make it one day - then you'll never be short of a pudding when you leave home and go flatting!