Here are some photos (thanks to Christopher Lansing):

I was fortunate to have two special guests for our show; David Occhipinti on guitar and Jessica Stuart on vocals.  David ended up playing an entire set with the band.  He’ll be joining me again next Wednesday at Clinton’s for a duo gig.  He sounds great on my original tunes!

Here is a video of us doing a cover of the Gnarlz Barkley tune ‘Crazy’ (the Shawn Colvin version), featuring Jessica Stuart on vocals:

Peace & love,
LS

(Video above of me singing ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ with a killer band at Jamboree Jazz Club in Barcelona.)

With French guitarist Eric Löhrer (right) at a club where I sang in Paris.

Thanks for hosts Hugh Reilly and Erin Ademoglu from Liquid Lunch, and Nikki Clarke (nix on da mix) from And the Beat Goes On for having me on their shows.

LIQUID LUNCH — I’m in this video at approximately 84:50 mins (you may want to skip ahead.. or not):

AND THE BEAT GOES ON — I’m in this video at approximately 47:45 mins… there’s some funny stuff before & after worth checking out!  High-larious!

Time ran out before they did the “old school” photo part of the show — we’ll save those interesting 80s photos of my life for the next interview perhaps…

LS

The rest are on Facebook — check out the photo album by clicking here.

Simona has a great Flickr page here with more of her creative photos.

Video clips & fancy jazzy photos coming soon!

Larra
xo

Warren Beatty

Pull Me In
(C) 2009 Larra Skye

When I finished high school, I couldn’t wait to leave my medium-sized town to move to Toronto.  I was 19 years old, and the city held promises of new friends, late nights, live music everywhere you looked, and above all, freedom.  I didn’t want to live in the university dormitories (I cringed at the whole concept of frosh week), so I moved into my older brother’s house on the Danforth and took the subway to my bookstore job and to my school.

Seven years in, I still love my city of Toronto —  but now I enjoy escaping to the quiet life outside the 416 area code.

My parents live in the country now.  Not in Newmarket, where new subdivision homes are being built in the blink of an eye. No, they live a bit further away.  A few hours further.  Take one road, then another, and then stay on that road for more than 100 clicks.

It’s so beautiful.  Simply beautiful.

And here’s where I find the differences between country and city.

You know you’re in the country when…

1.  You have to clear the snow from your driveway with a tractor, as evidenced below (my stepdad is driving this):

2.  You have three cats and a dog.  In our Toronto apartment, not even one pet is practical.  My kid sister took these photos before I could tell her not to use the camera “flash” directly in the animals’ eyes (but aren’t these animals beautiful?):

3.  You’re going to sleep and you don’t hear anything.

In the city, there are no shortage of noises — buses, cars, neighbours, the annoying motorcycle driver who speeds by your bedroom window at 3 a.m….

When I travel north, I leave the sounds behind.  This allows me to create new sounds that turn into new songs.  My latest song, “Don’t Think, Just Feel” (unreleased) was finished during my last trip to the country.  It’s a nice place to put your thoughts in order.  Aside from the four animals running about, it’s generally quiet and peaceful.

Enjoy the photos below of the winter wonderland that is Grey County, Ontario.  The first one looks like the surface of the moon to me (minus the glare from the window).

Now I’m turning on my electric guitar amp to practise for my Canadian Music Week (CMW) showcase with my new muse, the Epiphone Sheraton.  I’m back in the city, after all.  The acoustic guitar can stay in its case for the time being.

Cheers,
LS

My good friend Kevin Zarnett (above) and I recently recorded some quick tunes for a Beatles project we’re involved in — two guitars, and two voices.  We perform the Beatles songbook at private events / corporate / weddings.  Here are two of my favourites; “Here Comes the Sun” and “Let It Be”.  Enjoy.  If you’re interested in bookings, please contact larra@larraskye.com.

Here Comes the Sun

Let It Be

Enjoy. Also, you can catch Tyler doing his thing at the Reservoir every Tuesday and Saturday night. What a band!

Wishing you a happy holiday season. This week, I performed in Norwegian and I want to share it with you. To sing this lovely song by Grieg, I sought out the Norwegian Club of Toronto and now have made new friends (who were witness to my pronunciation at last night’s performance). What a lovely end to a lovely year.

I’ve also been writing some new pop songs and am including a video of my new song ‘Pull Me In’. Please prepare to hear completely contrasting performances — one video is pop and one is classical. Hope you enjoy both!

Thank you for all your support, and all the best for 2010!

Click here to watch:

Cheers,
Larra