Playlist For My Ladies @ Semperviva Yoga

   








Today is June 16th... and it's pouring rain,...it's cold...and everything looks black and white.
     I taught on Granville Island, at Semperviva Yoga. The studio there hangs right over the water. It's almost made up entirely of windows, the ceilings are high and decorated with solid wood beams, and to top it off the floors creek! On days like these, there is nowhere else I want to be.
       However, when I walked in it was quite difficult to pick up on the energy in the room. Personally, I was craving a cozy class, but half of the students seemed quite lively. Mmmm, what music do I play and how to a cater appropriately?
     I scrolled through some playlists, but nothing was resonating with the complicated vibe. Instead, I just asked everyone what they were in the mood for: Bumpin Reggae or Yummy Folk.
      Both answers were thrown at me!!! GREAT...I shouldn't have asked.
      Why not make everyone happy? I scrambled to help these two very different musical styles find unity and quickly mixed them together. After some dissecting and resembling we rocked out to a not so shabby playlist.
          And by request, HERE IT IS !!!!!!!!!



1) Jamming~ Bob Marley
2) Mile Maker~ The Innocence Mission
3) Bloom~ Paper Kites
4) I've Got This Friend~ Civil Wars
5) Track #3 (not sure of title) ~ Finely Quay
6) Fears~ Jono McCleery
7) Swing~ Zero 7
8) New Love~ Josh Heinrichs
9) I am A Light~ Sarah Slean
10) More Love~ Molyah
11) Je Te Laisserai Des Mots~ Patrick Watson
12) Redford~ Sufjan Stevens
13) Swimming Pools~ Patrick Watson

CASE CLOSED CD Release

My band and I are finally releasing out first CD after 2 years. A lot of love and sweat went into it as our bass player, Greg Monforton, recorded and produced the entire thing,

The release party is Sunday, Aug 7th at 130pm. It will be held at St. James Hall, 3214 W. 10th Ave. Mimosas, Bailey's coffee, tea and treats will be served, so make a Sunday out of it and wear your best afternoon dress.

We'll be selling our album, entitled "Four Years Apart". We conjured up the title, as there is exactly four years between each of us. The theme is expressed through the artwork, hence the lifelines of the tree trunk, and the "height tracker" penciled on a door frame (seen on the back of the CD tracking our song list).

Since we all sing and play various instruments, our sound is difficult to explain. Although we have been compared to Bob Dylan, The Barenaked Ladies, and Joni Mitchell!

Have a listen and you decide!

Email me if you'd like to buy a copy of "Four Years Apart", for $12 mlemillen@yahoo.com.

Namaste and Music All The Way,

Emily