Collette Savard: News

Collette and John are delighted to announce that, starting in the new year, they will be performing monthly at the Tranzac Club in downtown Toronto. They will be playing in the Southern Cross Lounge from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Special guests, prizes, fun for all and lot's of great music (of course!) Check the Calendar section for specific dates and location info. for the Tranzac.

It's been quiet this summer as Collette has been taking some time off working on new songs and re-charging the batteries. There will be some exciting new projects and more shows starting next month-stay tuned for news!

We were informed yesterday that, due to logistical problems related to the garbage strike, the BBQ has been cancelled this year. Too bad-it was a lot of fun last year...

One could say that Collette and John have now graduated to the arenas with their recent appearance at the Strawberry and Asparagus Festival in Toronto. (Due to rain the event was moved indoors to the Phil White Arena.) Here we see Collette passing some time before the show while sitting in the penalty box (the "green room" for the day.)

Collette and John just got back from four days of workshops and performances in the Midland, Penatanguishine area. As participants in the Stellula Music in Schools program they worked with student songwriting groups and conducted workshops. They also performed numerous concerts in front of students from kindergarten level all the way up to high school. Already looking forward to next year!

Collette tries out a Frost fretless gourd banjo-real roots music!

New photo gallery in the "Photos" section with pictures chronicling the making of Collett'e last CD "Zen Boyfriend."

Here's Collette and John performing Collette's song "I See You" at Toronto's Corktown Ukelele Jam. Most viewing on YouTube will win Collette some sort of prize so... view away!

Collette and John were delighted to perform on the unique radio show "Phoning It In" this past Sun. Mar 8th. Host Nadav Carmel spoke with Collette and got to hear her play seven songs over the phone from her kitchen (accompanied by John.) You can hear the whole thing here.

Collette has been invited to appear on the acclaimed radio show from Providence, Rhode Island Phoning It In where indie artists perform live over the telephone! Previous guests include Jolie Holland, Daniel Johnston, Julie Doiron and many more so she will be in good company. As soon as the date has been confirmed it will be posted here. (All past shows are available on the show's website so, even if you miss it live, you'll have a chance to hear it.)

Collette (and John) have been invited to perform as guests with the incredible multi-instrumentalist Steafan Hannigan and his partner Saskia Tomkins (who provided violin and viola on Collette's last CD) at a St. Patrick's Day concert at the Flying Cloud Folk Club in Toronto on March 15th. (See the "Calendar Dates" page for details.)

Finally, John Zytaruk is honored to have been invited to play at a special tribute concert for Toronto folk legend Rick Fielding-one of his banjo inspirations. Click on the poster below for more details.

Collette and John enjoyed another lovely visit to the Barrie area on Dec. 19th when then performed at the Rama Elementary School as part of the Stellulla Music in Schools program. Later that evening they performed at the Fireside Lounge at the Horseshoe Resort. Much thanks to Don Beaulieu for his writeup and beautiful photos. (scroll down after the jump)

Oct. 6th found Collette and John in Elmvale Ontario where they helped launch the Stellula Music In Schools Program with several workshops conducted at a local high school. You can read more about it from here.

Collette and John had perfect summer afternoon playing at the 100 Mile BBQ in Toronto's Riverdale Park on Saturday. Thanks to our friends the Don Valley Boyz for inviting us and to all the great folks who came out to the event.

Thanks to all who came out to the show in Montreal this weekend at L'Inspecteur Epingle and helped to make it such a great night. Thanks also to Milie Croche and William & Polly for playing so well. Special thanks to Ivan Bousquet who took some very nice photos:

Thanks to all who came out to Collette's CD Release show at the Cameron House. It was a thrilling night-especially because of the great band (Adam Warner on drums, Wes Neal on acoustic bass and especially the fantastic Richard Underhill on baritone and alto saxes.)

It seems like eMusic is taking an awfully long time getting Zen Boyfriend added to their catalogue. Until then those of you in search of DRM-free MP3s are invited to purchase them from CD Baby

Collette will be making a LIVE television appearance on
Rogers Daytime at 11 AM Thursday May 22nd, the day of the official release of "Zen Boyfriend." Collette will perform with John and also do some chatting. Tune in at 11 AM to catch the magic! (The show is repeated at 4 and 11 PM.)

I've just added to the music section all of the lyrics to the new CD along with audio and stories about the songs and their backgrounds. Enjoy!

Very busy getting ready for my upcoming CD release concert May 22nd at The Cameron House. It's going to be a great night with many special guests and lots of great music. Our friends William & Polly will be opening the show and we will have Adam Warner on drums and Wes Neal on acoustic bass. Finally Juno-award winning jazz saxophonist Richard Underhill will sit in on a few tunes and folk singer Eve Goldberg will also stop by.Hope to see you there!