Holiday Happiness with Music and Crafting!

I’ve been invited to take part in a great event Sunday December 11 at the Big Rock Urban Brewery in Vancouver. It’s the 2nd Annual CRAFTMAS, a celebration of holiday crafting and local music. I urge you to attend. It’ll be fun! CRAFTMAS is the brainchild of Kristina...

Watch your wallets folks.

Here’s a rare topical post from JML. While Punch & Judy have been distracting people, I feel it’s important to remember that the biggest risk viewers faced at those shows were pickpockets. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose!...

I’m with Bruce!

Recently I found this quote from musician Bruce Cockburn. It’s a good description of how I view my job in music too: “My job is to translate what I understand of the human experience into some sort of communicable form, that then becomes a vehicle for the...

Victoria Show Announced!

I’m playing at the beautiful Spiral Café in Victoria BC Friday, August 5. It’s a classic old neighbourhood café, with great food and coffee, lovely art on the walls, and it’s a stellar musical hub! I’ve played there before, and the vibe is sweet, the sound is just...

Half A Mile From The County Fair!

Actually, I’ll be right at the County Fair! I’m playing music at the Maple Ridge Country Fest, a wonderful fair out in historic Haney, by the Mighty Fraser River, an easy 45 minute jaunt from Vancouver! There’s a Horse Ferrier, an Open Poultry Show,...

Canada Day Weekend show!

I’m heading out to Fort Langley BC for a Canada Day Weekend show. (Sorry, I won’t have my Hush Puppies on!) It’s Saturday July 2, 7:00 – 9:00, in Brae Island Regional Park, at Fort Camping campground, smack dab in the mighty Fraser River, only...

JML Singing On A Sea Shanty For The Sea Hags Podcast!

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be part of a session recording a sea shanty with a wonderful group of singers for Episode 4 of my friends’ Katie and Chris’ Sea Hags Podcast. Without giving too much away, the Hags had Karmin as their guest this episode, talking...