04/11/08 - Back from China on Monday    After successfully recording 26 new songs for Children, and putting on several concerts, I'll be returning home from China on Monday. The album will be called 'Songs from the Family Learning House', named after the school which has commissioned the project.  My previous recording with them, entitled 'Virtues in Us', includes 19 original songs in both English and Chinese for Elementary schoolchildren.  The songs are being used in public schools around China and will be available soon on from me and iTunes. 03/01/08 - Big Discounts on Martin Kerr CDs For a limited time, my albums are available on CDbaby.com for only $9.00 (MP3) or $12.00 (CD).  If you don't have them all yet, this is the time to complete your collection, and if you do, now is the time to give them as gifts to your friends.  To encourage such warm, fuzzy acts of generosity, there is an additional 30% off if you buy more than one copy :) 02/28/08 - New Shows Announced. Two fantastic acoustic venues have booked me to perform - Transcend Coffee (March 14th) and 7th Street Lofts (April 25th).  Tickets will sell out fast.  click on 'shows' to get details... 02/24/08 - Folk Music Live at the Library I've been booked as the final act of 'Folk Music at the Library', a 4-concert series in Sherwood Park showcasing Alberta's best young singer-songwriters. Series begins March 28th, and features one Friday night show per month until June.  Featuring Samantha Schulz, Jessica Heine, Alicia Glenn and ME. 02/21/08 - Exhausted... So, NEBYfest was fantastic, with over 1200 attendees, lashings of great music, and far too many late nights.  ALL of my 4 flights were delayed, so the trip was rather longer than inteded, but I made it back in one piece.  02/14/08 - Off to NEBYfest! Today I jet off to Stamford, Connecticut (that's just outside of New York City) for the North Eastern Baha'i Youth Festival, where I am a guest performer for the 3rd time.  This time around I have the extra honour of appearing alongside KC Porter, a Grammy-winning producer who has worked with such artists as Santana, Ricky Martin, Michael Jackson and many more...  There will be a whole host of great talent performing all weekend.  See neby.org for details. 02/13/08 - Mayor of Edmonton buys my CD Last night I was a guest performer at Edmonton Interfaith Center's annual fundraiser dinner.  Mayor Stephen Mandel was in attendance, and was so impressed with my performance that he stopped to thank me on his way out, and bought a copy of I Know You're Out There.  He hasn't asked for his money back yet:) 02/05/08 - New Look Website So what do you think of the new website design?  I will be adding content to it every week.  Any feedback or suggestions would be welcomed by email. Thanks! 01/30/08 - Cross your fingers... Unfortunately I don't have any news for you about my Canadian Idol auditions, except to say that I'm still in with a chance...  The top 100 won't be finalized until June, so we'll have to wait and see what happens.  Thanks for all your support and encouragement, I wouldn't be doing this at all without you. 01/27/08 - Through to round 3! I got through the first round yesterday, and the second round today!  So far, I've sung 'Blackbird', 'If I were a rich man' and 'Undiscovered Geniuses.'  They loved Undiscovered Geniuses, and the judge I saw said I should start with that one tomorrow when I see the celebrity judges in front of the cameras.  I can bring friends and family, so if you want to come and support, call me and I'll give you the details. It will be during the day. The bad news is, everybody has to sing 'Rockstar' by Nickelback!  I've never even heard it!  I wonder if they'll give me a Chad Kroeger wig? 01/26/08 - Why not eh? Today I'm trying out for Canadian Idol. I've been saying I wouldn't for years, but today while I was busking at the farmer's market, a nice lady told me about he auditions and I thought, gee, it would be fun to get on the telly.  Wish me luck! 01/14/08 - Back from busy touring schedule After visits to Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria, Montreal, Virginia Beach, Washington DC, and the U.K. I am happy to be at home in Edmonton with my darling Tara, and working on some new material.  With trips to Connecticut (Feb 15th) and Beijing (March 25th) I'll still be racking up the airmiles in 2008, and am looking forward to announcing summer festival dates across Canada. Want to get the latest updates in your inbox?  Sign up below to receive LISTEN, my twice monthly news service.