The Linda Grenier Trio's first Ontario tour is well under way, as our intrepid combo has battled vehicular and climatic tribulations to bring our message of timelessly energetic folk-rock to Peterborough and Toronto.

The weather has not stopped us nor daunted the spirits of our intrepid campers who I expect are currently clouding themselves (there's no sun) at the Elora Gorge, while I relax in the comfort of a friend's house in Kitchener. I really wanted to camp out in a leaky tent but this is OK too...

We had a wonderful visit with Heather, live on CIUT on Monday. Anyone hear it? We shared the show with an Australian rockstar-gone-unplugged named Matt Ellis, a very likable and talented young bloke who is on an extended tour of North America.

I also had the singular experience of having an old friend arrive in style to catch my open-stage performance at Groovy Mondays in Toronto--he parked his monstrous City of Toronto street-sweeper outside and popped in on his break, just before I played! I hadn't seen him in at least 25 years. I knew it was him, though, by his fluorescent city-worker vest.

Tonight, Thursday, we will be at the Staircase Theatre Cafe in Hamilton, presenting a songwriting workshop at 8 and performance at 9. Eminently reasonable $5 cover. Linda will be playing her first performance with her brand-spanking new Martin dreadnought
cutaway which was acquired with much fanfare at Long & McQuade yesterday. Bill's semi-vintage (1973, same year he finished high school) Martin O-18 will no longer be the centre of attention for devotees of the cult of Christian Frederick who attend our performances...

Friday June 17, last night of the tour, will see us at the Arlington Hotel in Paris Ontario, a venue which is said to be tres upscale.

Catch us if you can!

Bill Cameron
Unstoppable travelling DSL-borrower