Healing Power in 2011

Inhabitants of the Bruce Peninsula Multi-verse

As we close the door on 2010 we'd like to thank all of those who came out to our shows, took the time to explore our recordings and supported the BP vessel as it navigated the waters of a crazy crazy year.

So, it is with a heavy heart that we announce that our plans for 2011 are currently on hold.

Neil Haverty has recently been diagnosed with Leukemia.

The good news is that it is a highly treatable form of cancer that has a 95% success rate associated with Neil's treatment. He is supported by a wide network of friends and family who are standing behind him in this difficult time.

As for the band: We are not breaking up. We will not stop recording. But for the immediate future, all of our touring plans are cancelled while Neil works toward a full recovery.

What Neil needs most right now are positive vibes, well wishes, and love concoctions of the highest caliber. If you are a fan, friend or foe and would like to send Neil some healing power, please send all messages to : neilhaverty@gmail.com

Any other questions, or for a mailing address please email: brucepeninsula@gmail.com

If you'd like to help out, please help contribute to the research and care facilities at the Princess Margaret hospital here in Toronto.

Or donate to a cancer charity of your choice.

In other band news, our second record is completed and mastered. We also have an EP in the can and ready to go. We will continue recording, collaborating and excavating as Neil recovers.

Please stay tuned for a fundraising event, happening Saturday, January 29th that will involve lots of great music, art, food, drinks and conversation.

We appreciate your continued support in this time of need.

THANK YOU

XOBP

Snowy morning this morning

Winter is nearly here. Time to replenish the food store. Thanks for a bountiful year everybody.

(and to Yuula for the photo)

Steven McKay

Hey everybody.

Just a quick little note to tell you that our drummer Steven McKay is also something of a troubadour. He's got a new solo CD coming out in a week or two and it's great. If you like whistling or Steely Dan or songs about food or low harmonies or just good old fashioned song-craft, you should look into it.

He's having his CD release party in Toronto on Friday, September 17th at the Garrison. If you're in town, you should go. If you're not, just go to his website to find out how to get your hands on it.

dog days

One show in Ottawa in August.
Three shows in Southern Ontario in September.
A run to Quebec in October.

Underground otherwise.

Georgia & Leona

Misha wrote and stars in a beautiful new play called Georgia & Leona. BP's number one supporter, Lara Mrkoci, directs and stars as well. It starts it's run at the Factory Studio on Friday, July 2nd. If you're in Toronto, don't miss it. All the information you need is at www.intheroom.ca

Romano / LVD

It's gonna be a while before we have a proper new release from Bruce Peninsula but that doesn't mean we're stagnant. We're well on our way to finishing a host of BP releases but we're all busy otherwise too. Wanted to tell you about two new releases from members of the Bruce...

First up is Daniel Romano's new full-length, Working For The Music Man, which prominently features our own Misha Bower. She's on almost all the tracks and it's a real beautiful piece of art. Visit Dan's myspace to get some more information and keep an eye out for a new Romano 7" called Songs For Misha, which were actually written about our girl. I only mention that because I'm sure it will make her blush.

Next is The Lake Vernon Drowning, which is the solo project of our bass and lapsteel player Andrew Barker. Man of Leisure / Man Of War is a great accomplishment for Andrew and showcases all the other things he can do that you don't hear in Bruce Peninsula. Did you know that his day job is as a guitar teacher? He's also a really great lyricist and programmer. MOL/MOW is a really interesting mix of electronics, guitars and bourbon in the basement at 5am. You can buy it on CD or mp3 here.

Steve is nearly done his own record and it should surface on Fuzzy Logic Recordings any day now. Matt, Amy, Tamara and Daniela have all started their own new solo records as well. All should hopefully start bubbling to the surface over the next few months.

Thanks for supporting our rag-tag crew. Hope it tides you over until the next legit BP recording makes it into the light.

xo Neil on behalf of BP

Nassau

For the next two weeks we'll be digging our heads into the sand,
toiling away in the studio and trying to finish our new record.

We have lots of songs to record. Some are just fragments that well
dress up in the room. Others have travelled with us for the better
part of the year.

We are hoping that it all adds up to a full-length. Here's hoping!

Check in soon for a progress report!
X O B P

Quad Cities

We are just over the river from Rock Island, Illinois, staying at a
hotel / casino in Iowa. We've almost had enough tequila to try our
hand at some slots. Not quite, but soon no doubt.

Today we got up very early to get to our Daytrotter session. What
these guys are doing is amazing. A session or two a day every day for
the last four years meanse over 1000 recordings. They were so kind to
us, even if we felt a little uneasy with the breakneck speed of it
all. We'll post up the results here when they go online. For now,
visit daytrotter.com to hear all kinds of amazing recordings from tons
of bands.

Very much looking toward to Galesburg tomorrow. I hope you're ready
for us Knox!

X O BP

Detroit

Made it across the border today with no trouble. A simple "have fun"
from the border guard and we were on our way.

We seem to be sitting just on the outskirts of Downtown Detroit. A bit
dead here but it Wednesday night and the Majestic are treating us
really well. We were asked if we were French by a local and when we
said no he told us that Detroit was originally a French settlement.
Sounds much more exotic when you pronounce the city name that way.

Anyhow, on to Ann Arbour to sleep tonight and to Chicago tomorrow.

Will check in again soon.
X O BP

Kickstarted

We officially started recording album two this weekend, though most of it will be done over two weeks in May. The stuff we worked out in the last couple days will also be used in a great new movie. More details on that very soon.

For now, we set our sights on Guelph, Sarnia, Detroit, Chicago and Galesburg! A Daytrotter session thrown in their to boot. We're so excited to go to the States again. If you know anybody in those places, please let them know we're coming. We don't know many people in the US but last time we were there we were floored by everybody's hospitality and general good nature. We can only assume that's about to happen again.

Wish us luck.
Check back here over the coming months for more progress reports for record #2.

xo
BP

April 23 - May 1

One more

I think maybe we stayed up too late last night.

Yesterday started with an early rise for a radio taping that turned
out to be cancelled. It was ok though because it took us to a
beautiful part of South Austin where we gorges ourselves on breakfast
tacos and wandered around thrift shops and BBQ parties.

Eventually made our way back downtown just in time for more tacos and
Taylor's set. Timber Timbre is becomming a force to be reckoned with.
There set last night had more brimstone and fire than Ive ever seen
them muster before.

Some stayed back to watch BSS while the rest of us went to the French
Kiss showcase to catch Antlers and Les Savy Fav. Both were great, the
latter especially awesome. If you ever have the chance to catch LSF,
do whatever you can to get there.

Many free tequilas later and we were back in the hotel room doing
group singing of guilty pleasures. You know, BP's version of Unchained
Melody wasn't half bad.

It's 4pm and we haven't moved yet. The fest is going on but we are all
relishing in the relaxation, calling our loved ones and watching
women's basketball.

I guess well go back downtown soon. Gotta catch as much as we can
before our grueling drive. See you in Toronto on Thursday everybody.

XO NBH & all of BP

Texan heat

We all look like cherry tomatos. We have been wandering around Austin
for the last 3 days and everything they say about SXSW is true. It is
100% insanity.

Stand in any one place and you can hear 7 bands at once. Get into a
club after a long line and barely move because the bodies outnumber
the square footage. Everyone is selling themselves or ruining their
livers. It is almost exactly as I'd picture a massive star trek
covention, but with a different kind of nerd. Beards and boots and
southern belles everywhere we look.

We get today and tomorrow to do whatever we want. Our responsibilities
are over after yesterday's two shows and today's cancelled radio
appearance. I imagine that we will consume much alcohol, get sun
stroke and hopefully catch a band or two. I'd like to find our buddies
in Timber Timbre or Wooden Sky but it's a real needle in a haystack
kind of vibe here.

Wish us luck for our big stupid drive home on Sunday!
X O B P

Monroe

Sitting in a rocking chair in Monroe, Louisiana. We got a heaping dose
of Southern Hospitality courtesy of a friend of a friend whose
parents, Ed and Joy, so kindly gave us beds and breakfast for the night.

We have about 7 hours until Austin and then well be right in the thick
of the biggest party of the year. Wish us luck!

After Austin well be shooting home for a show in Toronto on Thursday
and one at the Wave in London on Friday. That show is FREE and it's
the official release party of the new split with the Gertrudes, who we
can't wait to see play again. Come out if you can.

America has been kind to us. This won't be the last time we come to
visit.

Troutville

Drinking beers at the Travelodge in Troutville, Virginia, watching Tim and Eric Awesome Show. This show is insane.

Last night in Brooklyn will go down as our first truly great American show. Friday in Piano's was a blast too, but we felt a little out of place in downtown Manhattan and we played at 8:30pm so there were only a handful of people in the bar. Last night at Union Pool though was everything we hoped for out of a New York show. A very attentive crowd, some tasty tacos on the patio and a full blown dance party to end the night.

We're on our way to Charlotte tomorrow for a show at Snug Harbour. We are excited to enter into North Carolina and will probably listen to the audiobook of the Merge book to get pumped up on our way into the state. Can't believe we're just a couple days away from SXSW. We have been practicing drinking beer all week.

More to come. The exclaim blog seems to be taking a while to set up, so we'll probably just post up here whenever we have something to say. And hey, Toronto, we hear tickets are selling pretty well for The Garrison show next Thursday, so you should head down to Soundscapes or Rotate to pick one up.

Check back here soon.
xo BP

New York Day 2

Hey everybody,

Just wanted to let you all know we crossed the border just fine (way less of a deal than we thought it would be) and played our first American show last night on the lower East side. It was rainy so the crowd was small but they seemed nice and friendly and into our set. Brooklyn at Union Pool tonight! Tell your friends!

We're gonna do a tour blog with Exclaim but it hasn't been set up yet.

Details soon.

xo bp

Taking 7" Pre-orders

Word has it that we'll be getting copies of the new split 7" in about a week. We won't be able to send any out until we get home from our trip to the States (around March 24th), but we're taking pre-orders now at the information page here. You can also stream both songs there.

We climb back in the van in a few days. Our To Do list is monumental but our spirits are high. If you know anybody in New York, Charlotte or Austin, send them to listen to us at this site! We need whatever help we can get.

Also, folks in Australia, our label guy Steve just told us that A Mountain Is A Mouth is now available at the following stores your country: Polyester Records (Melbourne), Readings stores (Melbourne), Red Eye Records (Sydney), Rockinghorse Records (Brisbane), 78 Records (Perth), Big Star (Adelaide), JB HiFi (national) or you can order a copy from any record store. Last but not least, you can always order it direct via the label at www.sensoryprojects.com.au

American Dates

the news

Hey friends. We have some things to tell you about.

1 -- On February 13th, A Mountain Is A Mouth will be officially available to the import-adverse, record-buying public of Australia via Sensory Projects and Inertia Distribution. We recently landed rotation on FBI and we're working to get the cats at Triple J to pick it up. Please request it! If you'd like to buy the Australian edition, or just find out more, please click here.

2 -- We are heading to the US for the first time in March, with 2 NY shows, a Charlotte, NC show and a showcase at SXSW between March 12th and 21st. There will also be a Black Sheep Inn show in Wakefield, QC on March 11th and some Southern Ontario dates on the back end of the tour. Keep your eye on the shows page for all the details. We are excited and a little frightened, all at the same time.

3 -- We recently teamed up with our friends in Muskox to record a reprise of Shanty Song. They played the music and we sang along, with Neil and Misha switching of leads and all the new choir girls cooing. Our friends in Kingston, The Gertrudes and PS I Love You teamed up for a great collab of their own and both songs will be featured on a split 7", to be released in late March. It's a co-release between our own Bruce Trail and the Gertrudes' Apple Crisp Records. It's at the plant now. We'll post more details as we know them.

4 -- We are hard at work preparing songs for record number two. We have been in the midst of a fit of creativity and things are moving along quicker than they ever have. The plan is to record the whole record in May, which will be a feat for us after taking a year and a half to make AMIAM. Stay tuned for more details on this and a few other releases we hope to have out before 2010 comes to a close.

5 -- It's really cold around here lately. Spring, please show yourself soon.

xo BP