Today we find ourselves in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island! Last night we rolled across the Confederation Bridge, which if you did not know, is the world largest bridge. It is 13 km or 8 miles long. Click here for the wikipedia article to learn more. We got to the hotel and then instantly left to meet up with our friends Said the Whale and Hannah Georgas for a 6:30 reservation for lobster dinner!
Steve, Aaron, and Dan ready for seafood!
Today we have the day off in beautiful Charlottetown, so if you live here, you just might see a giant yellow van barrel past you as you try to enjoy a walk in the sun. Tomorrow we play UPEI, then it’s off to Halifax to cause trouble there for a couple days too. Hooray!
Hey E’eryone!
A couple things to talk about on this crisp fall morning!
First, the tour with Dan Mangan is going swimmingly! He’s just as talented as he is handsome. Tonight we play the Montreal House in Peterborough and tomorrow (Aaron’s birthday!) we head back to Toronto for a show at the Rivoli.
Second, we’ve updated the looks of our website and MySpace pages! So if you’ve got some spare time on your hands (which, if you’re looking at this, I assume you do) go check them out. We’ve also posted some new songs on the Myspace from our upcoming album Awake, You Sleepers!
Seeeeeee you on the road!
Attention safety fans:
It’s been a busy week for Colonel Mustard, the Country French Ford E350 van.
We’ve been giving him lots of love to get him in shape for the upcoming tour with Dan Mangan. Highlights this week include:
–Full wash and wax (It’s been almost a year since his last bath.)
–New tires (see photo below)
–New battery (we’ve already done 9 years on a 7 year battery)
–Oil change (4 months and 6000 km overdue… whoops)
In other news, before we head out to places far from home, we’ve got two local shows in Kitchener. The first is an opening slot for Our Lady Peace tomorrow night (sorry, it’s a Conestoga College exclusive show), and the second is a City of Kitchener event on September 30th. I hear there will be plenty of food hanging around the second show.
Vrrrooooom!
Check out the shows section to see our upcoming dates. It should be an exciting October! aaaaahhhhhh yeeeaaaaah!
Aaron
Hey everybody,
Just a reminder to tune in to CBC radio 3 this monday (Aug 3rd) between 10am-2pm EST to hear Will fill in for Craig Norris. You can catch the show at http://radio3.cbc.ca of tune in to channel 86 on Serius satellite radio.
Hey Everybody!
The band wagon is finally complete and we’ve joined the revolution. In this fast-paced, crazy world of ours, it’s important to know what’s going on with your favourite bands and pals on a day to day basis. Interesting or not, we plan on keeping you in the loop! Follow us on Twitter right now for the opportunity to keep a tab on the band.
http://twitter.com/CountryFrench
Best Wishes,
Will
Hey All!
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but it’s finally starting to look a bit like spring. (Sorry if it snows tomorrow…) I was out walking around the other day and all I could smell was barbeque. That got me to thinking: what kind of flavours do I feel like once it starts to thaw out? Something refreshing… something tangy… something light. So here’s a little lunch recipe for anyone who’s got the spring spirit.
Cheese Sandwich!
What you’ll need:
1 Pear (whatever you like… I’m a fan of d’anjou)
1 Lime (or lime juice)
Honey
Cheese (I like Jarlsberg for this…or some variety of swiss)
Baby spinach (or arugula or mixed greens)
Butter
Bread (French, Rye, Sourdough.. something crusty and delicious)
Prep:
Slice pear into coins or flat strips, chop your lime in half (or open your bottle of lime juice) and cut some slices of cheese. Warm a little bit of butter in a pan, add a squeeze of lime and your pears. Sauté until the pears are warm and tender. Remove the pears from the pan (leave the juice for now) and arrange them on one piece of bread and cover them with slices of cheese. Butter another slice of bread. Place them under the broiler for a minute or so to brown the bread and melt the cheese. Add your leafy stuff and drizzle the juices from the pan on top. Add a few drops of honey if you’d like. Mash bread together. Mash sandwich into mouth. Smile a bit.
And there you have it! One spring inspired, fairly quick lunch that will impress your friends, enemies and loved ones. Now if only you could get that weird stain off the carpet…
Bon Apetit!
Aaron
Hey everybody!
We are happy to report that we have been wrangled into some humbling company as part of the artists to watch list for 2009. Go to the site and download the playlist to hear some great music from Us, K’naan, You say party, We say Die!, Plants and Animals and more!
http://www.dose.ca/music/artiststowatch/download.html
Best Wishes,
The Country French
We had a whirl wind Canadian Music Week! Tuesday in Waterloo at the Starlight Lounge, then two nights at the Mod Club, Friday at the El Mocambo, then Sarnia with Sloan on Saturday!
Up on the Facebook Page we have 2 photo galleries from the Mod Club show, one of them being shot by photographer Matthew Braga from Toronto. He was nice enough to send us over the shots he took from the front row.
Also up on the Facebook Page is the write up for the Dose.ca’s Artist to Watch 2009. We are on the free iTunes play list, so head over to the note to get the link for the free download.
Chart Attack’s CMW Report Card is also out, and The Country French scored much higher on then I ever scored in math class. Remember kids, The Country French support academic success! Stay in School!
By the way… the new album is sounding fantastic. Just in case you were wondering…
-Marshall
We just got home after playing our 3rd show for Toronto’s Canadian Music Week. It’s been a really great time and we’ve been simply spoiled by all the people who have come out and seen us play. Night #1 was at the Mod Club supporting our friends Sloan which is always a good time for us. Night #2 was with Sloan again at the Mod Club though I can safely say we brought our ‘A’ game that night and really had one of the best times of our young career. Night #3 took place at the historic El Mocambo and was tons of fun despite some sickly members and some scratchy throats. Overall, this years CMW was stellar and outdid last year’s festivities for sure. Thanks to everybody who checked us out in Toronto this week and hopefully you had a great time too.
Sloan show in Sarnia tomorrow, gotta get some sleep.
Goodnight,
Will
