I was lying in a burned out basement , with the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement when the sun burst thru the sky.
There was a band playing in my head and I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a friend had said I was hoping it was a lie.
Thinking about what a friend had said I was hoping it was a lie.

Isn’t that just one of the best songs, Neil Young…ah, but lets give a shout out to all our Canadian athletes that won gold for Canada.  Wow.  That’s where this post was supposed to be going, but thinking about the gold got me thinking about what happens after the gold.  It’s like most things in life really, they are these roller coasters of highs and low.  Beleive me, I’ve had many of them, but have learned to appreciate the ride up and the ride down.  It’s all about the experience, the trip. 

I wanted to talk a little bit about the upcoming perfomers for Musical Expressions

Ricky Francisco is this coming Saturday, March 13th, then Karen Larson is April 3rd and Rob Fillo is May 1st so hope you’ll be able to come out and enjoy the great music by these artists.  All 3 are from Richmond, so am really proud of that!  Until next time, give each other a hug, be kind to the earth and do something nice for someone today, random acts of kindness are great for the karma pool

Peace and love

Cherelle

The Musical Expressions showcase that I produced at the Olympic Ozone stage, last Sunday went off without a hitch.  It was a well run event, great weather and the bands were great, Mud Dog led off the event, followed by Kelly Brock.  Then the big hockey game, Canada lost, boo hoo……Babe Gurr, Swank and Dustin Bentall finished off the night.  It was amazing. Next ME show is Saturday March 13th with Ricky Francisco..til next time

Peace Cherelle

I want to thank eveyone that came out to The Jardines show at the opening ceremonies for the Olympics on friday.  It was an amazing show, the band sounded great.  There are some new pictures and videos that we will be posting on www.thejardinesband.com site  Go over and take a peak when you get a chance.  The songs are now all ready for your down load pleasure, you can buy the cd through pay pal or cd baby.  All on the site, plus we have some really cool t shirts that look great with the new logo.

We have some cool gigs coming up, plus don’t forget to come out to the Musical Expressions showcases that I put on in Richmond, next show is at the Ozone, Olympic main stage, I’m producing the main stage and have some of my favourite artists from the past 6 years of the series including, Mud Dog, Kelly Brock, Babe Gurr, Swank and Dustin Bentall Outfit.  That is Sunday Feb 21st starting at 3 pm. Then join us back at the Cultural Centre for March 13th with Ricky Francisco and it will be an amazing night of music.  Ricky plays in The Jardines band and is a multi talented musician, just ask him to play an instrument and he will pick it up and figure it out within a few minutes. 

Take care of each other and think about making the world a better place to live in!!

I’m really excited now, we’re only a little over a week away from the show at the opening ceremonies for the Olympics,  I want to thank everyone that has been talking about the event, that is going to come and support us at the show.  It means alot to me and Ajaye, so thank you.  I also wanted to thank the Yummy Mummy club for helping to promote the event.  Check out their really cool website http://www.yummymummyclub.ca/   

We will have videos and photos from the show on our new page www.thejardinesband.com after the show.  I’ll be posting on this post and on the new site, so come by often and see what’s happenng.  Peace Cherelle

Tonight on the 6 pm CTV news, they are doing a segment on the Ozone events in Richmond BC for the 2010 games.  I am so honoured to be performing at the opening ceremonies with  The Jardines that is my daughter Ajaye, Kirk Douglas, Doug Liddle, Ricky Francisco, Michael Flunkert, Scott Pauley and Marc Gladstone .  It’s going to be an amazing event, there is a 3000 member child choir that is on just before us.  We will be releasing our new self titled cd The Jardines on that day to a world wide audience.  Stay through the night to catch my keyboard player Marc Gladstones band-The Brandon Paris Band.

Also, on Sunday Feb 21st, at the Ozone, Main stage, I’m presenting an evening of Musical Expressions with some of my favourite bands from the series past 6 years.  Mud Dog starts the show at 3 pm, followed by Kelly Brock at 4.  Then the gold medal hockey play off will be shown unti 7:30, when Babe Gurr hits the stage, followed Swank at 8:30, then Dustin Bentall Outfit at 9:30.  I will be performing inbetween the evening bands with fellow band mate Ricky Francisco.  I really hope everyone can come out, the events are free and there is going to be so much to take in.  The Canada line sky train will drop you off 1 block away, so you don’t have to worry about parking.  This may be my last post until after the games, you can contact me directly for more info! 

Peace and love     Cherelle

I know that I only posted yesterday, but here I am again, inspired and full of hope.  When I woke up this morning, the rain was coming down gently on my loft window  and my 1st waking breath was deep as I took in the smell and freshness, crispness of the new days air.   I shook off the covers and layt there, with the cold air coming through my bedroom patio door, I marvelled at the way my body reacted, although cold air bounced over me, causing me to shiver, I felt strangely warm and comforted.  The air was a breath of fresh air that introduced me to the new day, a day filled with endless adventures.  I am so appreciative of spending yet another day on this amazing plane.  Til next time, don’t forget to smell the flowers along the way!!  Peace, joy and love….cj

As we head into a new decade, I wish everyone an amazing year, filled with all you desire. This is the turning point for me, I feel the universe opening up, or maybe it’s just me opening up to the universe  New cd coming out in Feb with my new band “The Jardines”, starting up a new indie record company here in Vancouver in the spring-for female artists,with my Producer Kirk Douglas, it’s really my time to shine.

The big Olympic show on Feb 12th at 4:30 is going to be amazing.  Our performance will be broadcast on the big screens at BC Place and in Whistler, just before their main event, so over 60,000 people will be watching us live, plus it will be on CTV, so it will be shown all over the world.  What a great cd release party!!

Hope everyone can come out or at least tune in to the show.  I’ll let you know about live feeds etc as we get closer

In peace, love and harmony

Cherelle

It’s raining and I love the sound of the rain as it hits on my loft windows, it’s really quite soothing as I have pen and paper in hand, poised to write another song.  I’ve been concentrating so hard on the new cd as of late, haven’t had time to write but with the end of recording now in sight, I can take some time to let the words flow.  We are  finishing up with the vocals and mixing  on the next few weekends and  then it’s handed over to get reproduced.  Nathan Schubert that did this great site, will be creating The Jardines site as well as the cd packaging.  Gino Pezzani did another great job on pictures for the cd and the website, as well as Amanda Siebert, whose pictures will be presented in an album on the website

Looking forward to having the band perform at the Olympics in February, hope you can come out and cheer us on!!

Til next time

Cherelle

To all the fans, thanks for hanging in there with me. I’m hoping you’ll dig this new chapter in my body of work, I’m in the studio right now recording my 5th CD-”, self titled-The Jardines, a new project with my daugher AJ It is being recorded by sought after Producer-Kirk Douglas at his studio The Sound Lounge in Vancouver. This  series of songs is going to be in the alt country roots. The cd will be released Feb 2010 at the main stage Olympic O Zone in Richmond BC, Friday  Feb 12th, 4:30 pm.

You can keep in touch with us on our facebook page, twitter or myspace. Just got to have it all, to make sure everyone knows when it’s done!! Recording and mixing will be finished in November,   have our  new cds for sale in Feb 2010. I’m excited, so is AJ. With the beds now done, the songs are starting to take shape and it promises to be a beautiful series of songs, with gorgeous lap and pedal steel, piano, fiddle, some mando and guitars. Just what the doctor ordered!!!

Have a great day whatever you are doing and do a random act of kindness each and every day!!!!  If we all just do a little bit, it will make the world a better place

love and peace

Cherelle