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Shirley Jackson Music / Blog

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Heading to California to the Simi Valley Blues Festival. Ready to be truly inspired and then head up the coast to San Francisco.

Paddys Pub, Beating the Winter Blues Event

There will be Dancing this Saturday at Paddys Pub Hall, Kentville for 'Beating the Winter Blues Event" Tickets $15 9:00pm Saturday February 16th

Made The Semi- Finals in the International Songwriting Competition for Blues!

Just found "Stop, Look & Listen" made the semi-finals in the International Songwriting Competition. Congrats to all the semi-finalists! Good Luck all! Lots of East Coast Artists............

There will be Dancing Saturday Feb. 2nd

The dance floor is heating up at The Petite Riviere Fire Hall for 9:00pm Saturday Feb. 2nd. Tickets on Sale at Cobblers Corner and the Petite Corner Store. Tickets $15.00

CD Release at The Whitetail Pub in Westville

We are releasing When The Money's All Gone at the WhiteTail Pub in Westville NS on Saturday January 26th. Tickets $12 advance, $15 @the door in support of the Tear Man Group and hosted by the Pictou Blues Scociety.

ECMA Showcase Stage March 8th

Great news. There is a Blues, R & B Showcase stage at the East Coast Music Awards and we will have the opportunity to perform for you on Friday March 8th at the Wtarfront Warehouse in Halifax. See you there!

Upcoming dates

Along with being nominated for a ECMA for 'When The Money's All Gone', we have a busy few weeks coming up. The first time the Halifax Feast Dinner Theatre is hosting an early Live music, dine & dance event. 6:00pm -10:00pm People have been asking for an early music venue and here is you chance to support the effort. Reservations can be made at 420-1840 For Friday January 25th. Saturday Janury 26th we head to Westville for our Pictou County CD release event hosted by the Pictou County Blues Society at the Whitetail Pub in support of the Tearman Group. Sunday, January 27th, Marc Doucet and I are hosting the Bearly's Sunday night jam with Morrow-Scot-Brown and Gary Potts. I following week I am off on a 6 month deferred from teaching to promote the new cd lining up spring tours and summer festivals. Time to get serious and have some fun. Saturday, Feb 2nd I will be at Fables in Tatamagouche with The SideCats doing our acoustic roots show. Then back to the Good Rockin' Daddys with a Dance at the Petite Riviere Fire Hall on Saturday Feb. 9th. On Thursday, Feb. 14th I will be presenting some of my songs at the Rose & Kettle song series in Dartmouth and the the Good Rockin' Daddys & I wind up the weekend in Kentville at Paddys Pub for the Beat the Winter Blues Event. Hope to see you all out at some of the shows. Always appreciate your support of live music.

East Coast Music Nomination for When The Money's All Gone'

We are thrilled to be among the nominees for the East Coast Music Awards 2013 that were announced on January 15th. Wish us luck in Halifax ECMA Week, March 10th.

CD- When The Money's All Gone'- Available online.

Yes the cd has arrived and is now for sale online at CDbaby.com and all those digital download places..............

CD'S held up in Canda Customs.

You would think I was trying to import a car or some big ticket item.......All I want is my CD'S that have been siting in Customs with a 'Clearance Delay' since Friday. This is Tuesday.........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.