Mike Aubé Music

“But we need some definite answers,
So I thought I would write you a poem”

Tiny poems spill from my pen
Small but mighty
They live in the cracks of daily life
And become like glue

Now my mind emerges from a dark place
Ready to dry its wings in the sun
And tiny poems encourage it to fly

Tiny poems take me by the hand
And lead me to a brighter future
My destiny of goodness
My proper journey in the world

Tiny poems are my heart’s healing
They ease my burdens
They give me strength
They fill up my soul

Here’s a few home videos of some new-ish tunes!

Porter Street Liquor Store Choir

Stars’ Highway

Union Street Café and Wick Pub…how do I love thee? Tomorrow night we shall count the ways. Friday, March 2nd, 2012, I’ll be hosting the Wick’s Open Mic Kitchen Party. Did ya know there’s free mussels and garlic bread? Did ya know it’s one of the best places to hear new music in the Valley? I can’t wait. You should go. It’s gonna be fun.

I had a great January with a bunch of fun gigs, but February is going to be quiet for playing live. Does that mean I’m slowing down?

Nope.

I’m going to be working on some videos and cooking up some more fun stuff to lay on you for the spring. So be on the look-out for lots of cool stuff on the horizon!

This song is about a small ray of hope in a small town during hard times. You can see those rays all around if you look for ‘em.

Shot at home with a Zoom Q3 camera in not enough light, so the video quality is poor, but the sound is good. Enjoy!

Hey Y’all! Got a few fun shows coming up. Tomorrow night (Thur, Oct 20) I’m hosting the open jam at the Spitfire Arms Alehouse in Windsor from 7-11. An “open jam” is a hybrid between an open mic and a jam. You never know exactly what’s going to happen and it’s loads of fun.

Then Sat, Oct 22, I’ll be at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market from 10-1. Food, drink, crafts and music. Try to beat that as a way to spend Saturday morning!

And finally, next Fri, Oct 28, I’ll be going on down the “Chester Road” to the Trellis Café in Hubbards. This is a cool little restaurant that is a great supporter of live music. They have wicked food too, and Nova Scotia microbrews on tap (Propeller and Garrison).

$5 CDs? Really? Both Aberdeen Street and ClusterFolk can be bought for $5 each when you buy as part of CDBaby’s $5 Sale. You need to buy any 3 or more CDs from the sale bin (they will appear at regular price until you get 3 in your shopping cart). There are hundreds of titles to choose from.

Details here.

Aberdeen Street can be found here and ClusterFolk here.

Spent a fantastic weekend playing and listening to music at the Deep Roots Music Festival in Wolfville, NS. Highlights for me included Danny Michel, Digging Roots and sharing the stage on Sunday morning’s “Rise Up Singing” with Ryan Roberts, Michael Jerome Browne, Lake of Stew and Unisson. Super fun even on three hours of sleep!

Thanks to the committee and all the volunteers who made it all happen, and especially to Valley Mushroom Company, who were my sponsors for the weekend.

Dear Rich Investors,

I’ve heard that the “global financial crisis” (TM) has you in a bit of a pinch these days. As much as I’d like to help you out, I’m in a bit of a pinch too.

But I thought I’d give you a little moral support in these, your times of trouble:

All my love,
Mike

RidgeFest has officially tanked. No word on how Blue Rodeo is taking the news that they don’t get to close the show for Mike Aubé. But if they work hard and stick with it, I’m sure they’ll go far.

In other news, we have five newborn kittens at our house. Any takers? Hehe. Also, the garden is mostly weeded now. Beets are plentiful, carrots nearly adult-sized, sugar snap peas and beans are coming on. The 11 meat birds (aka the Chicken McNuggets) are three weeks old and growing like mad.

We’re going to take some of the scheduled time from RidgeFest to get into the studio this weekend. But I’m also hosting at the Wick Pub Open Mic Friday night and the performing at the IncrEdible Picnic in Summerville Sunday 12-3. Mmmm…gardening and playing venues with great food. My life is looking pretty delicious.

Writing for the album has been stalled at that excruciating “almost done” stage for a while. I have a whack of half-finished songs that don’t seem to want to get finished. But some of them have potential, I think, so we shall see. I seem to be leaning towards more story songs, and they tend to take a little longer ’cause you gotta figure where the story’s gonna go.