Dancing with a piano Pt. 2: Trios, quartets & quintets of the Fire & Water exploration

The Women From Space Festival, happening in Toronto 3400 km away from our envious ears, has got a tiger by the tail with Myra Melford! We’re ostensibly talking with her before that adventurous musical event to highlight her most recent efforts with a group of colleagues who have become the Fire & Water quintet, on the Hear the Light Singing album, released in … Continue Reading >Dancing with a piano Pt. 2: Trios, quartets & quintets of the Fire & Water exploration

Mariel Buckley is Driving in the Dark: Her Country Family Helps her Steer

Some accidents are not only happy, they are positively confounding. Witness MUSICAlive! popping down to a Stampede breakfast to Hear a Calgary country favourite of ours, Tim Buckley, play on the mall, and meeting the similarly talented Mariel Buckley (his sister), also singing and playing some sweet alt-country guitar. … Continue Reading >Mariel Buckley is Driving in the Dark: Her Country Family Helps her Steer