Halifax roots darling Rose Cousins was her usual hilarious deadpan self when she accepted the Juno award for Solo Roots & Traditional Album of the Year for the intimate, affecting record "We Have Made a Spark" at Saturday night’s untelevised Juno gala.
“My earrings are from Shoppers Drug Mart,” she cracked when she reached the podium, adding, “I just threw up in my mouth a little.”
Backstage, however, she was more reflective, still reeling from the week that was. The Boston Marathon bombing hit very close to home for Cousins. He winning album "We Have Made a Spark" was recorded with a tight-knit group of Boston musician friends and collaborators Rose has grown very close to over the past decade. A short film, "If I Should Fall Behind," was released alongside Cousins’ album, documenting this community.
Thankfully, everyone the singer/songwriter knows is Ok — including her former producer Luke Doucet...
“My earrings are from Shoppers Drug Mart,” she cracked when she reached the podium, adding, “I just threw up in my mouth a little.”
Backstage, however, she was more reflective, still reeling from the week that was. The Boston Marathon bombing hit very close to home for Cousins. He winning album "We Have Made a Spark" was recorded with a tight-knit group of Boston musician friends and collaborators Rose has grown very close to over the past decade. A short film, "If I Should Fall Behind," was released alongside Cousins’ album, documenting this community.
Thankfully, everyone the singer/songwriter knows is Ok — including her former producer Luke Doucet...
- 4/21/2013
- by HuffPost Canada Music
- Huffington Post
Last night was not the first time a live performance from a musician has brought me to tears, but it was certainly the most unanticipated.
I went to the 4th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival, at the Beacon Theatre in New York anticipating a certain amount of emotional response. (Most event organizers are well versed in the art of heartstring tugging.) But I managed to keep myself in check through the personal stories of triumph and the inspiring videos about veterans’ courageous recovery. I was there for work,...
I went to the 4th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival, at the Beacon Theatre in New York anticipating a certain amount of emotional response. (Most event organizers are well versed in the art of heartstring tugging.) But I managed to keep myself in check through the personal stories of triumph and the inspiring videos about veterans’ courageous recovery. I was there for work,...
- 11/4/2010
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
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