tag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2022-04-29T11:36:41-03:00Gillian Headfalsetag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/69598282022-04-29T11:36:41-03:002023-10-16T11:46:09-03:00It's been a while!<p>Hey there.</p>
<p>It's been a while since I've posted or updated anything on here. Hop on over to the Shows tab to see where I'll be this summer. Slowly, but surely, adding gigs to the list :)</p>
<p>Gillian</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/62732902020-04-06T12:09:14-03:002022-03-17T04:30:49-03:00COVID-19<p>Hey there!</p>
<p>Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at home. With the necessity of stopping the spread of the Coronavirus, gigs for the foreseeable future have been cancelled. The dates will remain up on this page, but I would recommend checking with venues or on my fb page to see if they will be taking place.</p>
<p>You can always buy an album to listen to in the meantime! :)</p>
<p>See you soon.</p>
<p>Gillian</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/62140942020-02-13T14:00:14-04:002020-08-15T05:29:34-03:00New Year, New Gigs<p>I've been adding dates to the Shows page... keep checking back to see when new ones are added, and where I'll be playing!</p>
<p>Gillian.</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/57387462019-05-01T12:31:40-03:002019-07-27T12:29:53-03:00East Coast Music Week 2019!<p>Heading over to Charlottetown bright and early tomorrow for ECMAs!</p>
<p>You can catch me and Jason Roach on Radio ECMA Friday at 10 pm, or at The Old Triangle from 11pm-2am. </p>
<p>We'll also be at the Triangle from 730-930pm on Saturday.</p>
<p>So excited for tunes and times! And Tidal's nominated for Instrumental Recording of the Year! :D! So many exclamation points!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/125659/fed9a8198a727fc5af097a034edf9f35b0d7c03d/original/ecma2019-web-button-bridge.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/56173072019-01-28T23:19:29-04:002021-04-20T02:18:36-03:00#ECMA2019<p>Tidal was nominated by the East Coast Music Association for Instrumental Recording of the Year! Very thankful to be considered and excited to head to Charlottetown for the festivities.</p>
<p><a contents="&nbsp;https://www.ecma.com/news/announcing-east-coast-music-awards-nominees-2019" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ecma.com/news/announcing-east-coast-music-awards-nominees-2019">https://www.ecma.com/news/announcing-east-coast-music-awards-nominees-2019</a></p>
<p>Congrats to all the nominees :)</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/55832192019-01-06T13:10:06-04:002019-11-01T12:37:23-03:00Fiddle Lessons<p>I'm excited to announce that this winter/spring I'll be teaching fiddle at Raveston Music School in Cheticamp, NS!</p>
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<p>Details of their grand opening (January 13th, 2019) are here:</p>
<p><a contents="Ouverture officielle * Grand Opening" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/277910452847051/">Ouverture officielle * Grand Opening</a></p>
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<p>If interested in lessons please contact the school. Their Facebook page is linked here:</p>
<p><a contents="École de musique Raveston Music School" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ecoleravestonschool/">École de </a><a contents="École de musique Raveston Music School" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ecoleravestonschool/">musique</a><a contents="École de musique Raveston Music School" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ecoleravestonschool/"> </a><a contents="École de musique Raveston Music School" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ecoleravestonschool/">Raveston</a><a contents="École de musique Raveston Music School" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ecoleravestonschool/"> Music School</a></p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/54255412018-09-12T12:57:30-03:002020-04-06T12:09:37-03:00Music Nova Scotia Award Nomination<p>Tidal just received a nomination for Traditional/Roots Recording of the Year from Music Nova Scotia! </p>
<p>Mary Beth Carty who plays guitar on the album also received a nod for Acadian/Francophone Artist of the Year. :)</p>
<p>If you haven't given it a listen yet... check it out!</p>
<p><a contents="Stream Tidal on Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/373ddAtjnCaMPbczVYSWx7" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/373ddAtjnCaMPbczVYSWx7</a></p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/53898402018-08-16T12:00:22-03:002022-11-06T04:37:46-04:00Tidal Liner Notes<p>Hey there! </p>
<p>For anyone who may have downloaded the album on iTunes or elsewhere and was wondering.. "what are those tunes?!", I've posted a PDF file of the liner notes and thank yous on the <a contents="store" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store" target="_self">store</a> page near the bottom :)</p>
<p>Gill.</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/53826552018-08-10T16:36:14-03:002018-08-10T16:36:14-03:00Review in the August Edition of the Irish American News<p>Check out Jack Baker's column Piping It In on page 35 for the first review of Tidal!</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="614" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D10155564983506722%26id%3D98779056721&width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/52910352018-06-12T13:11:42-03:002021-06-11T09:01:02-03:00CD Release!!!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/125659/d4f722769b51fe8a0add25e19c279a3f9561938a/original/tidal-cover-lofi.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Come on out and celebrate the release of my second album, Tidal! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The party is taking place Saturday, June 23 at Governor's Pub & Eatery from 3-6pm. I'll be joined by two amazing musicians: Jason Roach and Mary Beth Carty. We'll be playing some tracks from the album as well as another 2 hours of tunes;) Beer... lobster.. tunes... shouldn't be too hard to take in. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thanks to CBMIC for their contribution in making this album.</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/51995592018-04-24T13:11:07-03:002022-04-18T02:33:41-03:00Coming Soon<p>Hey there,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This space will be changing very soon with the release of my new album, Tidal. Official CD Release Party will take place Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 at Governor's Pub & Eatery in Sydney, NS with Jason Roach and Mary Beth Carty:)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
<p>Gill.</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/47338562017-06-05T13:31:29-03:002020-03-28T02:19:07-03:00Summer Schedule is up!<p>Hey there!</p>
<p>Just posted the majority of my summer dates(there are a few still in the works) over on the Shows page.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="0HF7_KYKqxs" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/0HF7_KYKqxs/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HF7_KYKqxs?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>Feel free to check out this video of me and Jason Roach at the Louisbourg Playhouse last summer. I'll be back there on July 23rd and September 21st with Mary Beth Carty on guitar :)</p>
<p>-Gill.</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/44482652016-11-02T02:21:16-03:002020-01-09T14:43:27-04:00NSMW 2016<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/125659/99c7b347aa0f2f27b5577ef1daed84f5c8f700ab/original/2016postcard1.jpg?1478064039" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p>So looking forward to this weekend. Excited to play some tunes at the Celtic Showcase with Jason Roach, Mary Beth Carty, and Steven Wilton:) Saturday at 12:30am.. which I realize is technically Sunday.. but you know what I mean. Tell all your friends, and some strangers too!!!!</p>Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/39068042015-11-02T12:34:11-04:002019-10-03T07:33:50-03:00Live video from The Citadel House<iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="8OTd6qfr9oM" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/8OTd6qfr9oM/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8OTd6qfr9oM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>Live video from a recent gig Jason and I had at the Citadel House on October 25, 2015 in Lewisporte, NL.<br><br>We had a great few days on the rock! Thanks to Swirsky's, House of Diamonds Art Centre, and The Citadel House for having us :)<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/39067942015-11-02T11:54:40-04:002019-09-25T09:14:08-03:00NSMW<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/125659/edf51f0d65ba2e59806f38228347d84b65fe3e17/original/postcard2-for-fb.jpg?1446479630" class="size_l justify_center border_" />My showcases during Nova Scotia Music Week are as listed above :)Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/38556072015-09-15T11:33:52-03:002018-03-21T07:57:12-03:00Music Nova Scotia Nomination!Sooooooooo excited to announce that "Spirit" has been nominated for Traditional/Roots Recording of the Year by Music Nova Scotia!!!!<br>http://www.nsmw.ca/musicnominees<br><br>I'll be posting my showcases during NS Music Week shortly (It runs from Nov. 5-8).<br><br>Thanks to everyone who had a part in making the album, and all the support I've received:)<br><br>CHEERS!<br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/37769902015-07-14T11:16:20-03:002018-05-04T03:46:44-03:00Another Review Comes In!This one comes from <a contents="FolkWorld.eu" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.folkworld.eu">FolkWorld.eu</a>! Thanks to Tom Keller for the review:)<br><br>You can find it over on the<a contents=" Press" data-link-label="Press" data-link-type="page" href="/press"> Press</a> page.<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/37026752015-05-11T13:29:28-03:002015-05-11T13:30:20-03:00New Review!Just posted a new review from Irish American News on the <a contents="Press" data-link-label="Press" data-link-type="page" href="/press">Press</a> page. <br><br>Thanks so much Jack Baker for your kind words!!!! :)<br><br>Jack is the owner of Rampant Lion Celtic Traders in Villa Park, IL. If you're like me and not exactly in the neighbourhood, you can check it out at <a contents="www.rampantlion.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rampantlion.com" target="_blank">www.rampantlion.com</a> .<br><br>Happy Monday!<br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/36388042015-04-02T19:32:05-03:002018-03-29T09:30:40-03:00ECMW 2015<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/125659/80b13f811ab42eacae0ace15d74c064457fe3cc6/original/untitles2.jpg?1428013704" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Coming up soooo soon!!!! Really excited to be headed to my first East Coast Music Week this year in St. John's, NL. You can catch myself and some other new artists playing our hearts out on RBC Breakout Stage, April 11th at The Ship Inn. Jason Roach and myself will be onstage givin' er at 8:30. Hopefully the stage is reinforced.... ;)<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/36023392015-03-15T13:18:21-03:002018-02-01T23:55:23-04:00Happy Birthday to Me!Cheers to another year!<br><br>My birthday was on the 13th, and I got some good presents! A review of<em> Spirit </em>was in the Cape Breton Post (you can find the text and link to original article under the <a contents="Press" data-link-label="Press" data-link-type="page" href="/press">Press</a> tab), and a track of mine was used in a New York Irish Arts podcast about Irish celebrity chef, Kevin Dundon (link to podcast <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.newyorkirisharts.com/2015/03/podcast-29-chef-kevin-dundon/?fb_action_ids=10155333445565385&fb_action_types=og.shares" target="_blank">here</a>... track is at the end of the podcast)!!! Pretty cool.<br><br>Go check em out! :)<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/35451622015-02-20T11:46:48-04:002019-07-26T08:43:51-03:00Free Track DownloadI've added a few more tracks to the player at the bottom of the page.. and made one free to download! The track "Trad. Blast" is fifth in the player, and if you click where it says free on the right hand side, you can download it.<br><br>You can also stream more tracks from the album on the soundcloud page by clicking the soundcloud icon.<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/35008362015-02-02T23:58:23-04:002019-11-01T12:36:59-03:00ECMA ShowcasePumped to announce I'll be showcasing on Breakout Stage at this year's East Coast Music Week in St. John's, NL! It's my first ECMAs and first time on the Rock:)<br><br>They should be posting the schedule of events soon at <a contents=" www.ecma.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ecma.com" target="_blank">www.ecma.com</a><br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/34519412015-01-05T09:26:07-04:002018-03-02T04:48:47-04:00Online InterviewDid a little interview with <a contents="Celtic Life International " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.celticlife.ca" target="_blank">Celtic Life International </a>a little while back, and it's now up and running on their website! You can find it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.celticlifeintl.com/gillian-head/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br><br>They're the one who had lovely things to say about Spirit ;) You can find <em>that </em><a contents="here" data-link-label="Press" data-link-type="page" href="/press">here</a>.<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/34512532015-01-04T14:08:02-04:002015-01-04T14:08:02-04:00Now set up for downloads!If you were looking to just get a digital copy of the album.. I'm now all set up on CD Baby! <br><br>Just click the icon to the right.<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/34429382014-12-28T14:00:21-04:002014-12-28T14:25:32-04:00Press PageHope everyone had a Happy Holidays! <br><br>Just added a "<a contents="Press" data-link-label="Press" data-link-type="page" href="/press">Press</a>" page to the site... includes the previously posted performance review from the<a contents=" Inverness Oran" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.invernessoran.ca/" target="_blank"> Inverness Oran</a>, and an album review I recently found out about in <a contents="Celtic Life International" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.celticlifeintl.com/" target="_blank">Celtic Life International</a> magazine from their October 2014 issue. I'll have a better scan of the review soon... but it should still be readable for now!<br><br>Gill.Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/33466062014-12-01T14:30:20-04:002018-04-23T19:01:43-03:00Christmas Album Out NOW!!!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/125659/c47cd2c8cc9fc6ed25032ddb853b9e5a3635eb24/original/10401353-771881662536-4286401542799305781-n.jpg?1417458496" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Eleven tracks of pure holiday enjoy! Available for sale on this very site for a limited time only!!!!<br><br>Disclaimer: it's not a Christmas album at all... but it's still good right?! Haha ;) Gillian Headtag:www.gillian-head.com,2005:Post/32546002014-10-28T16:39:16-03:002018-03-02T09:32:27-04:00:)So summer and its craziness has wound down, and I even survived <a contents="Celtic Colours" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.celtic-colours.com" target="_blank">Celtic Colours</a>!!<br><br>Lots of fun gigs and good tunes:)<br><br>I've added a couple videos to the music page, and have added a very flattering review and photo from The Orangedale Whistle CC show over on the photos page. (Thanks to <a contents="The Inverness Oran" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.invernessoran.ca" target="_blank">The Inverness Oran</a> letting me post it! ) Red lights + red hair = super red! haha!<br><br>And as always, if you'd like to pick up a CD.. they're for sale on the store page ;)<br><br>Gillian.Gillian Head