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Martin is delighted to offer his first concert of 2012 at NOLA Creole Kitchen and Music House. To help celebrate, Martin will buy your first drink! He’ll be playing two solo sets of originals and covers.
Sunday Jan 15th, 1pm. $10 at the door. 18+ only. Great selection of food and drinks. More details.

Martin will be the guest soloist for the Sunday service, starting at 10:30am. All are welcome. Address is 10804 119 St. Visit www.uce.ca for more info.

Edmonton’s finest private-members’ club will host Martin for a 2-set concert this Saturday, Nov 5th.

The event is open to club members and their guests.  Martin will be accompanied by Brad Hardstaff on percussion.

Edmonton’s newest and tastiest music venue, Nola Creole Kitchen and Music House, has just booked Martin for a 6-night engagement October 24-29. Martin will play 3 sets each night, from 6-9pm. Check out experiencenola.com for more details on this exciting new venue.

On Sunday, September 11th Martin will be joined by some of the best and brightest folk musicians around at the inaugural Peace in the Park festival, at the Heritage Amphitheater in Edmonton. For all the details, click here.   Tickets here. All are welcome and kids get in free. Martin’s set will be from 3-4pm.

Martin will be appearing at The Pawn Shop on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton this Thursday at 9pm. The event is a pre-party for the Global Youth Assembly (GYA, an amazing Human Rights conference starting Jul 27) and features some of Edmonton’s best young talent.  Get a preview of the GYA artists in their theme song video below. Cover is only $5!

Hope you enjoy this live recording of Colorblind by Counting Crows. If you like it, please share with friends and subscribe to my youtube channel to get future videos.

Hey Folks!

I know that many, many of you have been asking, “When is Martin going to release an album with Hallelujah on it?”.  Well, to make you happy, I’ve been working on an album of acoustic covers, and the first pressing finally arrived on my doorstep today.  Click here to see what it looks like.

It features, of course,  Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and 10 other favourites  such as Into the Mystic (Van Morrison), Blackbird (The Beatles) and Fast Car (Tracy Chapman).  It’s intended to recreate the sound and feel of a concert with me in your own living room.

This CD won’t be available in stores or online. If you’re in Edmonton, you can come to one of my 3 free shows this weekend to get your signed copy.

For those who can’t be there, you can order one from me directly.  The cost is $20 (US or Canadian) including tax and shipping. Send me a cheque to 10668 93 St. Edmonton, AB T5H 1X9, or an email money transfer to martinrosskerr@gmail.com. Either way,  remember to include your shipping address.

Here are the full  album details:

Martin Kerr, Drop in the Sea.

Acoustic Series Vol. 1

Track Listing:

1. Drop in the Sea (Kula Shaker)

2. Into the Mystic (Van Morrison)

3. Undiscovered Geniuses (Martin Kerr)

4. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

5. Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)

6. Better Together (Jack Johnson)

7. Wonderwall (Oasis)

8. High and Dry (Radiohead)

9. The Blower’s Daughter (Damien Rice)

10.  Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues)

11. Blackbird (The Beatles)

Featuring Martin Kloppers on cello and Kyle Swenson on Saxophone.

Martin will be collaborating with Juno nominee Sandro Dominelli on his upcoming album. Martin and Sandro have scheduled sessions to orchestrate and arrange Martin’s new songs and recording will continue throughout the summer. Sandro plans to bring in top instrumentalists from around the world for the project. To learn about Sandro, visit sandrodominelli.com.

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