Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday, on which day the popular music site waives its revenue sharing agreement with artists. On the first Friday of every month, artists receive 100% of the revenues on their music.
So here’s what I’m buying this month:
- The Sweetest Homewrecker by Sarah Jane Scouten. Sarah Jane is a Bowen Island artist who now lives in Scotland and makes the most amazing roots music. Explore her catalogue tomorrow.
- Ever Now by Reg Schwager and Don Thompson. Over the past year, Toronto guitarist Reg Schwager has been placing some of his back catalogue on Bandcamp. This 2017 album is a brilliant set of duets with bassist Don Thompson, another Canadian jazz legend.
- My Truck, My Dog and You by Rusty Ford. Rusty is a friend and a great performer of alt-country music. This is a hilarious set of original songs inspired by a list of country song titles of “songs that should be written.” Rusty wrote ’em.
- Symphony of Mother and Child by Nova Pon. My next door neighbour Nova is a composer. This symphony is her musical documentation of mothering her daughter from new born through the first five years of her life. I personally love this piece of music because it contains references to bird song and the sounds of our neighbourhood and captures the character of my next door neighbours. Hyper local. I already own this album- I handed her $20 when I met her on a walk in the forest one day – but I encourage you to buy it and support her work.
- And if you want your Bandcamp purchase to support a good cause In The Heather is an album of traditional Irish music 14 friends and I made back in 2001 to raise money for the Portland Hotel Society in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. All proceeds from this album go to supporting services and housing for folks with complex physical and mental health issues.
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