Stilly River Sage: I found Martina via an invitation to an Art event that an old friend was involved with.

Her performance was in a Church (in the Gay Village of Montreal) with Art displayed on the floor. She began doing Carmen alone, then with an accompanist. She sang to the Art and a group of about 25 people.

Being a performer myself, and I know many of you also will appreciate, having played to small groups of people, where it took every fibre of your being to do the best show you could. The sound was not right, and doing Carmen in the round, so to speak, impressed me. She just rolled over the technical obstacles.

Not too far off from the Folk musician who finds gigs, or creates them.

Her talent needs exposure, (see more on YouTube) just doing my part to help...bob