Season's Greetings to you!

Posted by Marny's webmaster

Seasons Greetings to you! My dog, Reg, is real proud of his Christmas scarf so I thought I'd send you a shot of us together.

This has been a great year for me here in Girl Singer Land. Some of the highlights from 2005 include:

• four Saskatchewan Country Music Awards
• a writing weekend in Peachland, BC led by Roy Forbes and Bill Henderson
• singing my song, "Who's That Man", for Queen Elizabeth
• a trip to Halifax, NS to write with RyLee Madison as well as spend some time with my radio promoter, Paul Kennedy, and, of course, eat a ton of seafood
• performances at the Professional Bull Riding in Regina (singing performances, not bull riding, although riding the bull looked fun)
• being invited to perform with Regina's Prairie Gold Chorus at their Centennial Concert celebration
• performing for the Centennial dance for my hometown of Lumsden, SK, with my friends, Shifty Morgan, backing me up
• singing O'Canada at the Labour Day Classic game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in front of 30,000 screaming football (and some MDC) fans
• various festivals around Saskatchewan including Carleton Trail Jamboree, Craven Country Music Jamboree, Flatland Festival, Remember Forget's Summer Festival
• great times with my girls and handsome husband at the beach
• the Ranchman's in Calgary, where I discovered bottle cap shooters, YUM!
• traveling to Ottawa with a few other Saskatchewan artists to celebrate our Centennial at the National Archives Library
• playing at The Pump Roadhouse!!!
• hearing my songs on the radio
• great casino dates in Prince Albert, Yorkton, Regina, Moose Jaw - and Bear Claw Casino at White Bear coming up for New Year's Eve

Yes, it's been a great year. I'm working on making 2006 even better. I'm writing to prepare for another album. Whether or not that will be out in 2006 is still hard to say. I am publishing a book that I am very excited about. I'm having my song, "Linger", illustrated into storybook form by a fantastic artist, Megan Mansbridge.We expect to have a spring release. For more info on the song, check out my website www.girlsinger.ca. You can read how that song came about, have a listen, read the lyrics and while you're at it, get my album...if you haven't already.

I hope you all have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Drop me a line. I'd love to hear from you.

Merry Christmas!
Marny Duncan-Cary

Girl Singer News

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Hello there everyone! Hope you're having a great fall. Life has been very busy here at our household. We are at the end of a huge renovation on our home and after three months of sleeping in the 1976 Aquarius motorhome with my man, my girls and Reg (our Great Dane), we are finally back into our own bedrooms. Yee Ha!

Lots of great shows coming up from now until New Year's and lots of new material as well.

To check out more on Marny visit www.girlsinger.ca.

upcoming shows

Catch Marny at the following...

October 28 & 29: The Pump Roadhouse, Regina SK (Hallowe'en Party on the 29th!)

November 3, 4 & 5: The Ranchman's (look out, Calgary AB)

November 14 & 15: The Library & Archives Canada Auditorium for Saskatchewan Celebrations, Ottawa ON (it's rumoured that the Prime Minister is on the guest list for November 14!)

November 18 & 19: The Painted Hand Casino, Yorkton SK

November 23: Perform Both Canadian and American National Anthems at the Canadian Cowboys Association Finals Rodeo during the Western Canadian Agribition, Regina SK

What A Summer!

September 1, 2005

Pinch and a punch, first of the month. Yikes! How did September get here so fast? We had a great summer here in these parts. Man, it went fast! I had some fantastic gigs. July started with a Candada Day performance in Wascana Park here in Regina. Tons of people out in the park that day to see a huge list of performers including Great Big Sea. July 2nd was the Centennial Celebration in my hometown, Lumsden. Lots of family and old friends home for that and it was so much fun singing at the big dance. My good friends Shifty Morgan backed me up on that gig.

The next weekend I was up at the Carlton Trail Jamboree just north of North Battleford. What a great place that is. The hills make a natural ampitheatre. The following weekend was the Craven Country Jamboree. Yee Ha! So happy they went back to country and by the attendance there, so were a ton of other people. I had the opportunity to join some other great Saskatchewan Acts on the mainstage for a couple songs which was an honour. I closed the beer garden with a set at 1:00AM on Friday night. It was amazing! They told me there were 14,000 people in there. Tons of fun singing in front of a crowd like that. I wanted to body surf, but I figured there was too much alcohol consumption out there to make it back to the stage safe and sound. Maybe next time I'll do it.

The weekend following that was the Flatland Music Festival in Regina. I had my girls join me on the stage for a couple songs there. They were a huge hit. Kinda stole my thunder those little hens. Actually, I get them singing with me whenever the gig allows. They're great little singers and so damn beautiful. I call them my retirement fund.

The rest of the summer found us in Forget, SK for the first annual Remember Forget Summer Festival. We played at the Regina Beach Yacht Club, Kennossee Lake Golf Course, Canada Summer Games and this weekend I'm gearing up to sing "O'Canada" at the Labour Day Classic Football Game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Should be tons of fun.

I hope life is good for you. Take care and it would be great to hear from you.

Marny

what a summer!

Posted by Marny's webmaster

Marny had a great summer with some fabulous performances around Saskatchewan. Highlights included hitting the mainstage and beer gardens at the Craven Country Jamboree in front of 14,000 fans; the Canada Summer Games Mainstage; the Flatland Music Festival (Regina); the Canada Day Celebrations in Wascana Park, Regina; as well as the Centennial Celebration in her hometown of Lumsden.

To listen to and/or buy Marny's summer single Banner Road, visit www.girlsinger.ca.

To check out Marny’s latest journal entry visit www.girlsinger.ca.

upcoming shows

Here are some of the public performances Marny has coming up in September:

September 4, 5:00 pm: At the Labour Day Classic Football Game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Regina, performing O Canada

September 9-12, Canadian Country Music Week, Calgary, AB

September 14, Innovation Place, Saskatoon, SK

Girl Singer News

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"Banner Road" Hits Radio!

Marny releases "Banner Road" to radio on June 7!

Phone your local country station and request this summertime fun song. To listen to Banner Road, find out the story behind the song, and to buy the album (thanks for supporting independent music), visit www.girlsinger.ca.

Upcoming Shows

June 15-17, Western Canada Farm Progress Show, Regina Exhibition Park
- Shows each day in the Westeel Tent at 3:30pm
- Performances of both the Canadian and American National Anthems prior to the Professional Bull Riding in the Agridome on the 15 & 16 and then a show directly following the Bull Riding each night. Yee Ha! Marny might slap on her chaps for this one. OLN (Outdoor Live Network) will be broadcasting the PBR - tune in if you're too far to come out and see Marny sing the National Anthems.

June 18, Guest artitist with the award-winning Prairie Gold Chorus as they "Explore The Heart Of Saskatchewan". Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, Doris Knight Hall.
Cocktails 7:00-8:00pm
Show 8:00pm
Lunch 9:30pm
Tickets $30.00, call 306-545-6556

June 23-25, Northern Lights Casino, Prince Albert, SK. Show starts at 9:00pm each night.