A big thank you to everyone who helped make my NORTH OF NOWHERE Tour a huge success. In no particular order, here's what is probably a hopelessly incomplete list of amazing venues, couchsurfing hosts, fantastic bands, and good friends. These folks went above and beyond the call. Thank you all!
Irene Sankoff, my stellar wife
Marty, my bitey baby black cat
Marie "Grandma" Sankoff, for babysitting Marty
Rent-a-Wreck - thank you for Wally, Laird & Philip!
Aviva Insurance, especially Paul Fletcher & Sinem Kilic, who both have the patience of saints
Doreen & Brian from Moore Wallace for amazing posters & postcards
Boulay & Flickershow, for rocking my CD release in TO
Jay Moonah on guest harmonica duty
Allison & Gail Green & The whole Green Clan
Steve at Lop Lops
Big Wheel & The Spokes
The Wawa Motor Inn - especially Kris & Sheila
Marion, Bruce, Michael & Heather Childs (and Susan, the giant iguana)
Oye from the Study in Thunder Bay
Sheila from the Apollo (thanks for the jackets!)
Shooter's in Kenora
Mitch & Ava Podolak for the best sandwiches, stories and banjo playing on the tour
NOT Dr. Hook's towing service
RJ Binge & Scott Hinkson
The Brandon Folk Music and Arts Society - Matt for having me play, and Stacy for putting me up
Dan Frechette - the reincarnation of folk music
Aphrodite - for continuing to tell me drunkenly that I was cute
Lynn Hainsworth - the conversation was much appreciated, Lynn, thanks!
John Dufourth
Bobby's place in Moose Jaw - best vegetable plate and one of the most fun shows!
My Dad, for lots of support and a welcome break
Jeff Straker, amazing pianist and good friend
Curtis from the Moose Jaw show - who came to the Edmonton show a couple days later!
Leslie from the Moose Jaw show - who came to the Vancouver show a couple days later!
Ayla Bliss, for rocking Edmonton with AA Soundsystem and for the great company
Heather Boyd
Big Horn Sheep in Jasper National Park - for making me slow down and appreciate the view
Tammy at the Kizmet Cafe - and her daughters, Yoshi the dog, and Theo the cat
Sera from the Kizmet for a great day tour and cool poetry
Terry from Rent-a-Wreck, Prince George
Carol Pearlstone
Scott Poste, brother-in-law AND roadie!
Mark Hopkinson - for coming out and for a beautiful 12-string guitar!
David & John from SHAW TV
Liz in Victoria
Heather Ralph - cousin, booker, chef, tour guide and concert promoter extraordinaire
Catharine in Spokane - my first couchsurfing friend and wonderful harp player!
Nick and the couchsurfing/mario-cart playing crew in Billings
Jeremy in Sioux Falls
Jeremy's dad & brother-in-law, for teaching me to fire an AK-47 and a Glok pistol
Nathan Singleton & His Sideshow Tragedy - one of the best bands & cheapest tshirt! $7!
My Aunt, Betsy
My Aunt, Maggie
My Aunt, Maggie's friend, Ron
Bill (Zev) Singerman
Jason & Lauren (and Ayla & Delilah) and their folks - for a wonderful thanksgiving
Keith & Connie (and her folks - for the thanksgiving we had to miss!)
Connie sister - coolest hat on the tour
Jerry Zellers
Terry Holdershaw
John at the Moonshine Cafe
My Mom - for helping in a million and one ways - and for the best house party on the tour!
Yumi & her mom
Chapters in Ottawa & Sudbury
The A-Tease - best 80's band on the tour
Audrey & Mark, Steph, and the rest of the Finklestein's
Signe
Everyone else I've missed....
Thank you thank you thank you.
