Merry Christmas! - 25 December 2008 From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas! Kathleen is spending her Christmas in Afghanistan, you can read more about it here. "I'm very honoured to have been asked to come here," Ms. Edwards told the crowd of soldiers. "I've had a most incredible time." Best of 2008 - 13 December 2008 Now's the time of year when critics start writing their "Best of 2008" lists, and surely we can expect that Asking For Flowers will make an appearance on many of them. The first list comes from Canadian North Shore News, where Asking For Flowers takes the Nr. 1 spot. Winter support - 11 December 2008 Toronto band The Hunting Horns are supporting Kathleen between 9-15 February, and The Last Town Chorus are supporting her between 16-23 February. Discography - 7 December 2008 The discography has been updated with new promos and albums with other artists. Media update - 2 December 2008 We've added a feature article, show reviews and album reviews. Bucky awards - November 23rd 2008 Kathleen, Fucked Up and Chad VanGaalen lead the nominees for CBC Radio 3's 2008 Bucky Awards. Kathleen was nominated for Future Classic, Best Lyric and Artist's Naughtiest Bit. You can watch a video about Kathleen's Naughtiest Bit on the voting site. You can vote once a day until November 28th. Vote here! Media update - November 23rd 2008 We've added some feature articles, show reviews and an interview. Itunes Live Session EP - November 8th 2008 Don't forget to order your copy of Kathleen's Itunes exclusive Live Session EP, also available outside Canada and the US. Itunes Winter Tour 2009 - November 7th 2008 Some more dates have been added in February and March for the US and Canada. Upcoming tour dates Winter Tour 2009 - October 17th 2008 Kathleen is hitting the road in January, and going on tour in the US. Check out the dates here. Get ready Europe! - October 7th 2008 Get ready Europe - Kathleen's coming back next month! Dates have so far been scheduled in Sweden, Germany and the UK. According to ticket outlet Eventim, the tour is called "Asking For Flowers Solo & Acoustic Tour 2008". Sounds promising, indeed. Upcoming tour dates No Polaris for Kathleen - October 1st 2008 Sadly, Kathleen did not win the Polaris Music Prize. Instead, the $20,000 prize went to Caribou. We can take comfort in the fact that the Juno Awards are only six months away! Polaris Music Prize tonight! - September 29th 2008 Later today, we'll know if the grand jury has selected Asking For Flowers as the Polaris Music Prize winner. The gala is broadcast live on Sirius Satellite Radio and CBC Radio 3, so tune in to hear a live performance from Kathleen (and to hear her acceptance speech, of course!). Remember to keep your fingers crossed! Guitar tabs - September 7th 2008 We have added some new guitar tabs, so head on over to Tabs and get your guitar going. All things John Doe - September 4th 2008 The full tour with John Doe has been released, so check out where you should be in November! Kathleen will also be playing at Cayamo in 2009, which is a Caribbean Cruise which explores folk, blues, Americana and singer-songwriters. Other artists include Indigo Girls, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Tift Merritt and more. Polaris Music Prize gala - August 29th 2008 Kathleen will be performing at the Polaris Music Prize gala on September 29th. Let's keep our fingers cross that she wins the $20,000 prize! Kathleen + Jim in the fall - August 17th 2008 Kathleen and Jim will be performing as a duo during the September-October tour. More John Doe - August 16th 2008 Another date with John Doe has popped up, might this be a full tour with the two? Upcoming tour dates Carnegie Hall - July 13th 2008 Kathleen will be playing the posh Carnegie Hall in November, together with John Doe. Their show is part of the Live at Zenkel folk series. Upcoming tour dates Polaris Music Prize - July 7th 2008 Congratulations to Kathleen who made the Polaris Music Prize short list! She is up against 9 other Canadian artist, such as Holy Fuck, Stars and The Weakerthans. Go here to see the entire short list of nominees. The winner will be announced on September 29. I Can't Give You Up - July 5th 2008 Thanks to the kindness of Ms. Edwards, feel free to download I Can't Give You Up here. I Can't Give You Up MP3 I Can't Give You Up FLAC Kathleen & Indigo Girls - June 29th 2008 Kathleen will be touring with Indigo Girls this fall, check out the upcoming tour dates. Paris show cancelled - June 20th 2008 Unfortunately, the show in Paris has been cancelled. Kathleen nominated for polaris music prize! - June 14th 2008 Kathleen has been nominated for the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize, along with 39 other Canadian artists. The 10 album short list will be announced on July 7th. Polaris Music Prize Discography update - June 9th 2008 The discography has been updated with three new promos. New tab - June 9th 2008 The tabs section has been updated with a new tab. Media & more - June 8th 2008 A show review and some feature articles have been added. If you haven't already, head on over to dimeadozen.org and download some fabulous KE-shows. Thank you to all the tapers who share the recordings! Media update - May 24th 2008 The media section has been updated with more feature articles, show reviews, an interview and an album review. Guitar tabs - May 12th 2008 Three new tabs have been added to the tabs section. Do you have a tab that you want to share? We're just an email away! New merchandise - May 3rd 2008 MapleMusic have updated with some new merchandise, be sure to check it out and order one or two or ten things. The European tour - May 2nd 2008 For all you Europeans, ke.com have released what seems to be the complete European tour. Take a look at where you should be in June! Jim Bryson will be support on the tour. Media update - May 1st 2008 Some more feature articles, interviews, album reviews and show reviews have been added. European tour dates - April 23rd 2008 The first couple of European tour dates have been released, head on over to the tour section to find out when and where you should be enjoying Kathleen live! Media update - April 16th 2008 If you're interested in reading what the press has to say about Kathleen, you should look at some of the feature articles, interviews, show reviews and album reviews that have been updated. Asking For Flowers tab - April 14th 2008 Mandy Jewell has started tabbing out the new album, first up is the one for Asking For Flowers. You can check out tabs for the previous albums here. Media update - March 20th 2008 The media section has been updated with more album reviews and feature articles. Show reviews and an interview have also been added. The results are in - March 13th 2008 During it's first week, Asking For Flowers climbed to #102 at the Billboard 200 Chart, and #1 at the Top Heatseekers Chart. Back To Me made it to #173 and #6 respectively. 7000 albums of Flowers were sold in the first week, which is the career-highest sale for Kathleen. The album hit #16 in Canada, and #1 in her hometown of Ottawa. Congratulations! Media update - March 7th 2008 The media section has been updated with thirteen feature articles, fourteen more album reviews and one interview. Album reviews - March 5th 2008 The media section has been updated with new album reviews, with more to come in the following days. Lazy Eye lyrics - March 4th 2008 Thanks to Chris Johnson, you can now check out the lyrics of Lazy Eye. And it was played live way back in 2003. Lazy Eye iTunes exclusive - March 4th 2008 The new song Lazy Eye is featured as a bonus track when you buy Asking For Flowers at iTunes. This is one of the songs that was featured on the Kathleen Edwards iPod, from which the proceeds went to Project Canoe. You can buy it here. Etown broadcast - March 4th 2008 Etown will broadcast the 2008/02/10 performance of Kathleen the week of April 30-May 06. Click here to find a station near you! D-Day! - March 4th 2008 It's March 4th! This means that there's a new album out by Ms. Edwards! If you still haven't ordered/bought your copy of Asking For Flowers, ke.org suggests that you visit one of the places below. There are still signed copies available from MapleMusic, which is also the place to buy merchandise. Rounder Records is the place to buy the Flowers LP, which is released on March 25th. Cdon.com (Europe) MapleMusic Rounder Records Amazon Lyrics update - March 4th 2008 The correct lyrics have now been updated for all the Asking For Flowers songs. Discography update - March 3rd 2008 The discography has been updated with new pictures and information for four records. Signed Asking For Flowers - February 26th 2008 Be one of the first 200 people to pre-order Asking For Flowers at MapleMusic, and you'll get a copy signed by Kathleen. Don't miss this opportunity! Signed copy of Asking For Flowers Black Sheep Inn - February 21st 2008 The sold out two day stint at the Black Sheep Inn has been extended to a three day stint, 13-15 March to be exact. Upcoming tour dates tour dates - February 20th 2008 The tour is extending even more! In May, the special guest will be The Last Town Chorus. And there are more dates to come, such as Aspen and Portland. Upcoming tour dates More US tour dates - February 14th 2008 Six more tour dates have been added to the US tour, three of them in California. Upcoming tour dates Canadian tour dates - January 29th 2008 ke.com has updated with some more tour dates, five more in Canada and two more in the US. Justin Rutledge is support until April 5th, Dan Wilson takes over after that. Upcoming tour dates US Tour in April! - January 26th 2008 The US Tour seems to be set, check the upcoming tour dates. Justin Rutledge will be support at (at least) one of the shows, Dan Wilson is support in NY and Royal Wood will be support at the Black Sheep Inn shows. I Make The Dough - January 15th 2008 I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory is up and running. Two months to go - January 8th 2008 Less than two months now to the release of Asking For Flowers! While we're waiting, we can look at some show reviews that have been updated. News archive 2007