New Show Dates Added

Posted by Marny's webmaster

Marny is very pleased to be opening the show for Canadian Country Music Award winning artist, Jason McCoy.

Thursday, April 28, 8:00pm @ the Moose Jaw Cultural Center
and
Friday, April 29, 8:00pm @ Casino Regina

For Tickets call: (306) 565-3000 or 1-800-555-3189

Come see the Girl Singer. She'll spin your pin!

For more information on Marny, or to buy or listen to clips from the SCMA Album of the Year 2005, visit www.girlsinger.ca.

Big News For Marny Duncan-Cary!

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Marny was a big winner at the 16th Annual Saskatchewan Country Music Awards, held in Regina on March 19. At the show, hosted by Tom Jackson, she received

• Rising Star of the Year
• Composer of the Year for her debut single, "Because I Want To"
• Album of the Year for her debut CD, "Reason for Bein' "
• Female Vocalist of the Year
  

Marny is delighted and says, “I’m overwhelmed by the positive response I have received from my peers. Thank you so much! And believe me when I say, I’m just getting started.” For more about the awards, visit www.scma.sk.ca.

Next: There’s a new single on the horizon for Marny! Listen for it in May. To buy or listen to clips from the SCMA Album of the Year 2005, check out www.girlsinger.ca.

Hold your horses, Calgarians! Marny has rescheduled her Ranchman's debut for November.

Take care all, and I’d love to hear from you!

Sad news

I got a call a week ago today early in the morning from my dad. I think it was 6:40 or so. He was quiet on the other end and he just said, "I think you know what I have to tell you." Those morning calls like that - yuck. They're so upsetting, surreal - holy smokes! Where's the truck that just hit me and in the same breath, I saw that truck coming for a long time so why am I so surprised? My Auntie Judy had died. She had been living with, suffering with, dying with ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. She was a treasure to our family. One of seven kids from my dad's side and the only girl. She was 57 years old and so respected and loved by everyone in our family . She was so positive through her illness - never complained - never said, "poor me". She was a model patient and for 35 years she had been a great nurse with most of her career happening in Vernon, BC.

What I remember most about Judy and find so remarkable is that she was always so interested, genuinely interested in others, especially her family. She never had kids of her own so she took great interest in her many nieces and nephews. She really cared about every one of us and loved to talk and take time to find out what was happening in everyone's life. She took time to make others feel special and important. She was a real gem.

So we traveled to BC to be with my family to pay tribute to Judy. At her request I'm going to sing at her funeral. I knew this was coming and I want to do this, but man, I know it's going to be a tough gig. The songs she wants are "Peace In The Valley" and "Over The Rainbow" by Eva Cassidy. I sing those songs well, but I've been trying to block my emotions for a week so I can go and do what I want to - what she wanted me to do for her. Please, God, give me strength and keep me level and grounded so I can sing my absolute best for her and everyone there who loved her.

On a lighter note, the family supper we had last night was really nice. Why is it that we only all (I mean cousins, aunts and uncles) get together at funerals? That's one of the good things about a funeral, you get to see family you haven't seen for a long time. We had supper at my parent's friends' (Willy and Betty) restaurant. They closed it to the public so we got to have the place to ourselves. Josi, my 9 year old, was playing waitress. She had us all laughing when my aunt ordered Deep Fried Mushrooms. You see, Josi loves mushrooms, but had never ever heard of deep fried mushrooms. When my aunt placed the order with Josi, she tilted her head and asked very seriously, "Oh?! are those good? .... How do you spell that?" And away she went to place the order with the kitchen. She'd also sample some of the food as she was serving it and she did end up ordering herself a huge plate of deep fried mushrooms. The girl cracks me up.

To learn more about ALS, check out www.als.ca Take care and thanks for checking out my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Marny

February 7, 2005

Hello there. It’s me and sorry I haven’t written for a while. Actually, I’ve been writing almost everyday, just not putting it on my website - some of it’s R-rated.

Things are good here in Girl Singer land. January was busy with a couple great gigs. One at The Pump Roadhouse and that’s always fun to play there. The other was in Forget, Saskatchewan. Yes, Forget. The population is 34. The town is small and almost not there anymore except it is so alive with the Ananda Arthouse. The owners, Shannon and Don came in and bought the old rectory from the Catholic Church and turned it into a beautiful bed and breakfast. They run it with Shannon’s parents, Hank and Gida as well as a young woman, Heidi. Folks came from at least an hour rural radius to be at the gig. It was intimate and unforgettable in Forget, Saskatchewan. I hope they have me back soon.

I went on a diet in January and gained 10 pounds. It’s true. I’m officially off my diet and kick me if I ever go on one again.

My youngest daughter, Josi, says she wants to be a famous movie star when she’s older. We encourage her to reach for her dreams so she’s been in a drama class since September and in January, we got her and Mae an agent. There’s quite a bit of film work here in Regina. After sending in photos, the agent agreed to meet the girls to see if we would take our working relationship further. We met her on a Thursday and it went very well. Friday morning Josi’s sauntering around the house wondering why her agent hasn’t called her yet. The girl cracks me up. My little DIVA.

I’m on the host committee for the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards that take place here in Regina from March 18 - 20. I’m learning a huge amount about what goes on behind the scene’s at these events. I strongly recommend every artist be on a host committee at some point in their career. The earlier the better. The amount of volunteer hours required to put on an event like this is overwhelming and I had no idea. The weekend is shaping up great and I‘m very excited about what we have accomplished. We have Tom Jackson, Tim Taylor, Steve Fox and Casey Clarke all coming to take part. Find out more about that at www.scma.sk.ca Oh yeah, you’ll see my name five times under the nominees category - female vocalist - single of the year - composer of the year - album of the year and rising star woo hoo!

I hope all is well with you. Thanks for checking out my website and I’d love to hear from you. Take care.

Marny

Adventures...

My Web site’s been up for almost two months now and I’m still not living the life of a rockstar. Hmmm. Last week, I successfully chased a bull and two calves out of my driveway and back into their pasture; dragged a billy goat by his horns back into his fenced area; and herded the billy goat’s “wife” and baby not back into their pasture, but instead all around the yard. Then I de-skunked my dog, Reg. Then I de-skunked my dog, Reg. Then, once more I de-skunked my dog, Reg. And finally, I encouraged a tiny bird trapped in our fireplace to go back where it came from. This is all learning for me. I grew up in a small town, not a farm. This is the first time I’ve ever had to chase a bull and drag goats, let alone de-skunk a dog. Some of my friends who grew up with me are laughing at my recent experiences because I’m so not a farm girl. I, too, am laughing because I’m so not a farm girl.