Song o the day today is selected for two reasons (well three really) and comes from the lovely Kay Pettigrew.
The reasons go something like this: I listened to the Ohbijou live session yesterday via Third Floor Sessions (which was great by the way) and while there I took a look around, as I tend to, and noticed that Kay Pettigrew was the inaugural episode! I did a quick post with a cover Kay did for the theme song of Fresh Prince of Bel Air over on Slowcoustic (click to listen) a while back so I started thinking. The song generated a fair amount of airplay for Kay around the blogosphere and ended up being on the Hype Machine popular charts via myself and a couple other bloggers. So that is a reason isn’t it?
Another reason is I felt I needed to post again as I wanted to make sure that people see her for more than just that cover track. Her Third Floor Session is full of folkish sing-a-longs, bluesy riffs and gritty Canadiana alongside an incredibly mature sound for this young Torontonian. So this is a reason as well isn’t it?
The last reason is simply because I am located in Calgary which is at the base of the Rocky Mountains and this weekend started our “adventure” into winter (see here for a twitted photo from this weekend in Calgary). So this is definitely a reason isn’t it?
Well if none of the above are not enough of a reason, then I don’t know what else is. You can download the entire session from her live session HERE…maybe that is the reason??
“Adventures In The Rocky Mountains” – Kay Pettigrew
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~Smansmith
Thanks for checking out our Third Floor Sessions stuff! We have a blast running the concert series and it is nice to see people ‘out there’ watching, downloading, and enjoying it.
The tracks from Ohbijou’s performance should be available realllll soon.
Thanks for dropping by Wayne, looking forward to the Ohbijou session tracks as well!
S.
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this lovely lady always sends shivers down my spine. I’m so glad to see her getting the recognition she deserves.
Thanks for posting this!
and it’s true! her cover of the theme from Fresh Prince of Bel Air is fantastic, but what really stands out on her album are the originals. She has a voice that could make your knees weak, but lyrics that’ll break your heart. She’s raw and intimate and unapologetically honest. It doesn’t matter if she’s singing about ex-lovers or her family home, she hits a nerve.
She’s definitely won my heart.