... Or, rather, her omnichord. More on that later.
So last week, basically the day of or the day after I got home for the holidays, my mom asked me, "Would you like to go see Meaghan Smith play at the Charlotte Street Arts Center?" Uh, YES! Meaghan Smith (pronounced MEE-gan Smith) is only the most wonderful Canadian songstress EVER! "Alrighty then!" she said (or said in my head), and we got tickets to her "It Snowed" CD release show.
She played from both her new album and her first, "The Cricket's Orchestra", and is not only EXTREMELY talented, but very charming and witty. Standout songs for me were "I Know", "Christmastime is Here", and "Poor". I mean, I love every second of the show, but those were some of my favourites. Aw, who am I kidding. They're all my favourite.
However, I have one memory of the show that I'll keep in my head for a long time. During her rendition of "Silver Bells", she pulled out this magical instrument. It's called an Omnichord, and it's, in her words, a "vintage instrument from the 80s"(my dad sounded insulted when she said this), but to me it's just pure awesome. Anyway, since this was her final stop on her "It Snowed" tour, she asked if anyone from the audience wanted to get up and play it a little! My mother, being the wonderful person that she is, grabbed my arm, shoved it in the air, and started flailing it around. Needless to say, I was picked. So I got up there with her and her husband, and got to fool around a little. With the omnichord. It's funny, because looking back on it now I can think of so many other things I would have done with the omnichord (like turn around and play with my hands behind my back), but I played with BOTH my elbows... and my fingers. Also, she liked my hair. I liked her entire ensemble. I think we're even.
After the show, I went to get my copy if "It Snowed" signed by Meaghan, and she was as sweet as she was on stage. She even gave me my very own scarf as a thank you for embarrassing myself. Then she took some photos, signed my CD (twice!) and gave me a hug. Then my mom got her CD signed and proceeded to tell Meaghan how her song "5 More Minutes" make her think of me and I started crying and mama started crying and Meaghan started tearing up and it was just embarrassing and wonderful.
I honestly don't know why I don't go to live shows more often, but if it means saving up my live musical experiences for wonderful ones like this, I don't think I mind.
So last week, basically the day of or the day after I got home for the holidays, my mom asked me, "Would you like to go see Meaghan Smith play at the Charlotte Street Arts Center?" Uh, YES! Meaghan Smith (pronounced MEE-gan Smith) is only the most wonderful Canadian songstress EVER! "Alrighty then!" she said (or said in my head), and we got tickets to her "It Snowed" CD release show.
She played from both her new album and her first, "The Cricket's Orchestra", and is not only EXTREMELY talented, but very charming and witty. Standout songs for me were "I Know", "Christmastime is Here", and "Poor". I mean, I love every second of the show, but those were some of my favourites. Aw, who am I kidding. They're all my favourite.
However, I have one memory of the show that I'll keep in my head for a long time. During her rendition of "Silver Bells", she pulled out this magical instrument. It's called an Omnichord, and it's, in her words, a "vintage instrument from the 80s"(my dad sounded insulted when she said this), but to me it's just pure awesome. Anyway, since this was her final stop on her "It Snowed" tour, she asked if anyone from the audience wanted to get up and play it a little! My mother, being the wonderful person that she is, grabbed my arm, shoved it in the air, and started flailing it around. Needless to say, I was picked. So I got up there with her and her husband, and got to fool around a little. With the omnichord. It's funny, because looking back on it now I can think of so many other things I would have done with the omnichord (like turn around and play with my hands behind my back), but I played with BOTH my elbows... and my fingers. Also, she liked my hair. I liked her entire ensemble. I think we're even.
After the show, I went to get my copy if "It Snowed" signed by Meaghan, and she was as sweet as she was on stage. She even gave me my very own scarf as a thank you for embarrassing myself. Then she took some photos, signed my CD (twice!) and gave me a hug. Then my mom got her CD signed and proceeded to tell Meaghan how her song "5 More Minutes" make her think of me and I started crying and mama started crying and Meaghan started tearing up and it was just embarrassing and wonderful.
I honestly don't know why I don't go to live shows more often, but if it means saving up my live musical experiences for wonderful ones like this, I don't think I mind.
Showing me how to play the Omnichord...
(her husband kinda looked like Joel Plaskett... she called him her husBAND. So witty)
The hottest elbow action you will ever see.
Also, can we observe Meaghan's dress? I'm in love. She was also wearing a hat that had a black lace piece on it. I want EVERYTHING!
My new scarf! It's patterned on one end and is made of a lovely soft material. I'm going to wear it FOREVER! (potentially)
