2007/04/20  Scotiabank Place; Ottawa, ON ... Kathleen Edwards seemed to be having a ball opening for Mayer in her home town. She played a 45-minute set, which included Hockey Skates from 2003's Failer and the infectious title track from 2005's Back To Me. Edwards cajoled the initially sleepy crowd into pepping up a little, warning they might "blow a vocal cord" if they didn't practise their yelling before Mayer came out. With a pedal steel guitarist providing her requisite alt-country twang and old buddy Jim Bryson on for added support, Edwards also laid down a respectable cover of Dolly Parton's Wildflowers. Ann Marie McQueen ottawasun.com				Album reviews Feature articles Interviews Show reviews