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Captured in the wild...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

...an authentic image of a three-headed ukulele ensemble! Actually it's Collette, John and special guest Steve McNie as seen at The Tranzac Club in Toronto playing Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine."

Last show for a little while...

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Collette and John will be at the Tranzac Club in Toronto on Sunday June 6th from 5-7 PM for the last show of their current residency there. They'll be taking a little time off this summer to do more work on the next CD and also to get married! There will be a few shows here and there and they hope to be back at the Tranzac for regular shows in the fall.

Next show!

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Artscan circle trip

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Collette and John are honoured and very excited to have been chosen to travel, later this month, to the remote northern Ontario First Nations community of Pikangikum as part of an Artscan Circle trip. While there they will conduct music workshops and teach ukulele to schoolchildren. The kids will be receiving 30 ukuleles which were generously donated by the Corktown Ukulele Jam of Toronto. Check back here later for an update on how the trip went and to see photos of what is sure to be a unique experience!

New live video/new song!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Here's a live video shot by Paul Yedema at the Tranzac Club in Toronto featuring Collette's new song "Nicer Things." Collette is playing her "Lovelele" the new custom engagement ukulele made by Dave Talsma. John is accompanying her on his dobro...

Special guest (Mar 2nd show)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Collette and John are pleased to announce that they will have a special guest at their next show at the Tranzac on March 2nd. Steve McNie will be sitting in with them on cello, accordion and lord knows what else (he can play just about anything he picks up it seems!) Steve is the co-founder of the Corktown Ukulele Jam where John and Collette can often be found on Wednesdays down at the Dominion on Queen. Steve also plays with The McFlies and is involved in a multitude of projects at any given time. Come on down for an extra-special evening of great music (click on the poster below for show details or go to the Calendar section of the website.)

Tranzac Residency

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Collette and John are pleased to announce that their regular monthly shows at the wonderful Tranzac Club in Toronto have been extended to June! Come on down to the Southern Cross Lounge on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM to enjoy Collette and John playing music from Collette's last two CDs as well as material from her forthcoming third (along with the usual assortment of covers from the folk, blues, jazz and pop worlds.) Add to that Collette's uniquely entertaining stage presence and the wacky prizes and you'll be sure to have a great evening!

Free Christmas Song from Collette

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

To celebrate the holidays Collette is posting her melancholy Christmas song "I'm So Cold." She wrote this on dulcimer last year just before Christmas and it was up on her MySpace page for a little while but, other than that, it hasn't been available until now. Feel free to download it, cry along in your eggnog with it, and share it with whomever you like!

I'm So Cold by collettesavard

Moonshine Cafe

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Thanks to all who came out to see us at the Moonshine Cafe in Oakville and especially to William & Polly for sharing their fine music with everyone.

December shows

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

For those in the Oakville and Toronto areas Collette will be performing at The Moonshine Cafe on Dec. 3rd and at The Tranzac Club on Dec 6th. Click on the thumbnail poster for more details. Hope to see you there!