Whether you’re in Calgary or the surrounding area – yes, I’m happy to perform Christmas music for your special event.  I can also include a little comedy, and fun audience participation. I actually love the holiday season, and brushing up all these great old tunes. This year I’m giving them a fresh update with some background vocals and new arrangements on my HeadRush 4 – Channel Loop Station.  So that means I can sing both “Just hear those sleigh bells ringing, and ting-ting-tingling too” PLUS the “Ring-a-linga-linga ding dong ding” backgrounds – ha ha.   I’ve also got som ..read more

  Ever been to a house concert, i.e. where a professional musician plays acoustically right in someone’s living room?  Recently I had the pleasure of playing for some friends at their home in Calgary;  they’d put on an amazing meal, and I thought it would be fun to get out the guitar and jam.  It was just amazingly fun.  Some songs my friends even sang with,  or played along with – as my friend’s husband also played bass!   It was a blast – and it reminded me of how fun playing in a circle around the living room or backyard is.  So I guess that make ..read more

This spring, I took a 7-week course in how to do Stand-up Comedy.  I learned a ton about writing comedy, and performed in comedy competition for their various students, held at the Dog & Duck on April 21. I placed third – not too bad!  The Executive Director, Stuart Hughes is a great guy doing a marvellous service for the community, so I wanted to give him a hand with a few things.  My business, Tenato Strategy, is helping to promote some ticket sales for a good cause (HUGS: Canadians helping Ukraine)- and I’ll be providing some musical support to open the shows.  Check ..read more