Hey folks,

So, Jessee and I did go down to Memphis, TN for the Folk Alliance International Music Conference a couple of weeks ago. We had an awesome time in the Manitoba Music room, and played an awesome showcase in the Beaver Suite. We made some great friends and heard excellent music from all across Canada and the US.

Unfortunately, my time at the conference had to be cut short due to a unexpected appendectomy. Yup, I woke up on the Thursday with crazy stomach pains and by the evening I was rolling in agony all over the hotel bed. Jessee finally grabbed me out of bed, pushed me into a cab and rushed me to The MED. Early next morning I had my appendix removed and woke up in a hospital bed, having to eat terrible food and watched TV with a weird remote control that would only have one button. You flipped through the channels and the last channel would turn the TV off every rotation. But Jessee brought guests like Del Barber, Kerrie Woelke and Brent Warren to keep me company through the day. Finally , the wonderful nurses and doctors of the MED discharged me after showing them I could walk and fart.

The rest of the conference was spent in bed watching the Olympics and episodes of Big Love, which incidentally was what I was feeling from all of our friends and peers joining us in Memphis. The weekend ended and we drove home, back through the snow and wind.

It’s good to home and healed. We have some great shows this week in Dauphin and Winnipeg. Hope to see you there, I’ll show you all my scars.

Sncerely,

JD

JD Edwards will again be joined by Jessee Havey as they journey to Memphis, TN to attend the International Folk Alliance Conference. This is JD’s first time to the event and will be looking to make some splashes within the folk music markets. After having a very successful time at the OCFF in Ottawa, ON last year, JD is super pumped to get to the hotel rooms for the gorilla showcases. Stay tuned for more info on this great opportunity that JD has been granted.

JD Edwards has teamed up with Jessee Havey for a three week long Home Routes Tour to BC. From November 18 to December 1st they will be traveling through the interior of the provence playing for new friends and folks alike. For information on attending a Home Route House Concert please visit www.homeroutes.ca for all the details.

Hey all,
JD Edwards was asked by Coco Love Alcorn to move and groove on a cross Canada Tour. The tour takes the duo coast to coast with all stops in between. Be sure to look for Coco and JD September through October this year as they bring the good music news to your neck of the woods.

On Saturday 31, 2009 JD Edwards’ song Eastern Breeze was awarded first prize in the My City/My Song contest the Winnipeg Free Press was holding. Visit the My City My Song Webpage for more details and a chance to vote for JD’s song. The Free Press is holding another contest, but this time it is for you the readers and the listeners to vote whom they think has the best song about Winnipeg.

Well folks now that the new year has come and the parties are all said and done, the hangovers are almost cured it;s time to get things rolling again.

JD Edwards is performing a bunch of shows in january and February and beyond so keep your ear to the ground and look out for the posters and signs. Here are some up and coming gigs you should look out for.

January 16th @ The Academy with the Shouting Ground

January 20th @ The Park Theatre with the Dust Rhinos

January 22nd @ Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club

January 24th @ Music in The Alcove in Red Lake, Ontario

February 17th The Festival du Voyageur @ The King’s Head Pub

February 24th with HAWKSLEY WORKMAN @ The Roadhouse in Brandon, MB

Hey folks, 

JD will be performing a couple of shows as the year fades away to 2009. JD will be at The Red Cactus on News Years Eve for a couple of sets and a couple of private parties as well. So I won’t be seeing many of you this holiday season, but please be good for Santa and to your self and of course to each and every one in your lives. Tis the season. JD and the Band will be back in the new year, so keep your ear to the ground for the music is a coming.

JD Edwards will be performing solo, opening for Hawksley Workman in Brandon. It’s Hawksley’s only gig in the prairies this time of the month so try to get there. It is all happening at the Roadhouse in Brandon. JD Edwards is also preparing to make a move to the west coast this spring, and hopefully a couple of surprises will be develop as the months go by.

Stay tuned folks

Hey Folks,

I just wanted to mention to you all that you are now able to buy “JD Edwards Live at the Gas Station Theatre” on line at HMV.com, Amazon.com, Itunes.com, Puretracks.com, and many others. Also, now at the Folk Festival Store, and  Music Trader in Osborne Village also carry the new albums. So when you are looking for that perfect Christmas gift, remember to look for JD Edwards Live at the Gas Station Theatre for your loved ones. The music will set you free!

Also Indiepool has our disc and is ready to serve you now!

The fall has been good to The JD Edwards clan. A new record and some great gigs to boot. The WSO gig was incredible and a small gig at the LO Pub with new friend Rozalind Macphail was a big hit in the city. However, it is time to get back to the books and make some new music happen for the spring. 

JD is has locked himself in his McMillan Ave. house and started on yet another record. The writing process can be difficult at times, but rest assured JD makes the best of every little idea. The plan for JD this next few months is to write twenty songs. A huge task is head of him, but he is positive to make the goals a reality.

Until next time stay tuned to your JD Edwards channels.

Well it is that times of year in Winnipeg, where the freeks and geeks come out of the woodwork and roam the streets of Winnipeg, smashing windows turing over mailboxes and toilet papering trees and the yards of the good towns folk.

Well, this year instead of torturing the city why not come down to the Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club for a night of pure fun and relaxation. The JD Edwards Band is popping their cherry by playing the famed bar and wants you to come. Kevin Bones and JD start the night off right, with tracks from the past and a couple from the future. Then JD brings his band up for a night of pure fun. Tracks from the latest JD Edwards record will be played and tryed out for all who attend. JD will also have CD’s on for sale and if you happened to be at the recording of the new “JD Edwards lIve at the Gas Station Theater” then you do deserve a free CD. Just find me and let me know folks. The free CD’s are burning a hole in my floor.

That’s all for now

Cheers,

JD