Christine Bougie

Hammy’s Revenge at The Cameron House

Christine Bougie — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:13:08 +0000

I was going through some old recordings on my computer and found this gem. Here’s “Hammy’s Revenge” recorded in 2011 at The Cameron House with Paul Mathew on bass and Mark Mariash on drums.

There’s also some video from that same night.

Discography: Gretchen Peters – Woman On The Wheel

Christine Bougie — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:38:09 +0000

In April 2012 I came home from a month of touring in the UK and Europe with Gretchen Peters. We played 30 shows on that tour and by the end we all agreed that a live CD had to be made sooner than later. So after a couple weeks of post-tour resting, with the music still fresh in our heads and hands, Gretchen, Barry and I reunited in Toronto to record a live CD at Hugh’s Room.

Instead of just releasing the CD on its own, Gretchen created a 60 page full color hard cover book of photographs, mementos and essays about the making of the album and the tour. In the front of the book is a sleeve with the live CD. In the back sleeve of the book you get a DVD with an hour long retrospective video and full length performances from the tour. The whole package is beautifully, thoughtfully designed.

As of this week, Woman On The Wheel: Live from the Hello Cruel World Tour 2012: Book/CD/DVD is now available on Gretchen’s website. Here’s a little sneak preview of the DVD.

Jackson Browne

Christine Bougie — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:46:15 +0000

I've been listening to Jackson Browne's Late For The Sky on repeat for a few days…

Why Do You Create? And Why Share It?

Christine Bougie — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:30:58 +0000

This feels like the best reason to me: As you grow up you're inspired by many things. Certain music, books, movies, visual art – things that people have created – make you feel inspired. You then learn to make your own things and you share them with the world. By doing this you're contributing. You get to be a part of it. You absorb and edit and add and filter through your own experience, and then someone else gets inspiration from that. And it continues. You're inspired and you inspire.

Discography: Good Lovelies – Live At Revolution

Christine Bougie — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:41:00 +0000

I just got home from a great gig at The Dakota with The Good Lovelies this evening and I realized I haven’t yet added their live CD to my discography page! Well, now’s a good time.

In The Soil 2013

Christine Bougie — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:31:19 +0000

I'm very happy to once again perform in my hometown of St.Catharines, Ontario as part of this year's In The Soil festival. On Saturday, April 27th, I'll be sitting in with a few bands as the house musician from 2-6pm at The Merchant Ale House. I'll also perform a short solo set of my own compositions.

I love this festival so much that I even named a tune after it.

Discography: Joshua Van Tassel – Dream Date

Christine Bougie — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:02:09 +0000

I’ve been running every morning to this album for months now. I’m so excited that it’s finally released for the masses. Enjoy!

34 Days On Tour [VIDEO]

Christine Bougie — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:24:15 +0000

Just got back from over a month on tour with Gretchen Peters. I captured a couple seconds of each day while on tour. Here’s the whole tour in a little over a minute.

1. Arriving in London after a long flight. Food poisoning made it feel longer!

2. Our happy Irish taxi driver telling us his Bono story

3. The Venue Theatre, Ratoath, Ireland. First WOOOAAAHH of the tour.

4. In the elevator at The Radisson Blu, Belfast.

5. BBC video shoot in Belfast

6. Driving to Limavady

7. Flying to Newcastle

8. Duck confit on our first night off

9. Ben Glover, plugging in for soundcheck in Bristol

10. Soundcheck, Grievous Angel, The Electric Palace – Bridport

11. In the van after playing Derby

12. Gretchen signing CDs in Edinburgh, Scotland

13. Had to see The Cavern in Liverpool

14. Zombie Barry

15. Another pre-show WOOOAAHH in Salisbury

16. Birthday bubbles in the van after playing Leamington Spa

17. Spending unused buy-out money on a fancy meal

18. I almost forgot to record video this day, so this is 11:57 in the van after Milton Keynes

19. Ben begins his opening set at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London

20. My world on stage

21. Soundcheck – City Varieties, Leeds

22. Flying to Brussels

23. Recapping the first German show

24. A long drive to Munich. Electrical fire in the van, cracked windshield, schnitzel

25. Walking over the Charles Bridge in Prague

26. Rebecca printing out set lists before the show in Dresden

27. Church bells ringing out in the market square, Nuremberg

28. Staying up to date with the news back home

29. Barry’s best soundcheck. Caffeine was consumed.

30. Laundry time!

31. So many bikes! The Netherlands, of course

32. Ready to play the Paradiso in Amsterdam

33. Meat and cheese party in the van after Den Haag

34. One last WOOOAAHH!

Touring In Seconds

Christine Bougie — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:55:15 +0000

Life In Seconds

I've been using an app called Life In Seconds to capture a tiny moment of each day on this tour. Only one week left to fill. When it's all done, I'll share it here on the blog.

This week we'll be in the Netherlands. Only four more shows…

Return Of The Grievous Angel [VIDEO]

Christine Bougie — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:52:18 +0000