laura bachynski

0 More in Morinville

Hard to believe that our perfectly warm day could change so drastically into an icy evening but those were the circumstances for our outdoor concert , last of the Thursday night series in Morinville, Alberta.

That said , it was such a warm reception by the (50?) people who showed up to welcome us. The church grounds were lovely ; grass immaculately groomed, and I thought the clock tower made a nice back drop for our outdoor stage.

I shared the ‘ Folk Fest’ type stage with Tim Chesterton , an Edmonton Minister and incredible guitar player/singer/songwriter. To his left we saw another Edmonton talent in Jessica Heine. All three of us played our original guitar tunes and my friends added some great ‘covers’ to their repertoire .

I started us off with my song, WAITING, from the album of the same name and then we took turns playing in sequence. My niece, Alaina, added some fun cajone percussion to the mix.

All the proceeds went to the Morinville Food Bank . What a pleasure to play with such talented folks.

I hope to be asked back next year !

0 Kaleido !

I had the honour of being asked to perform for a Volunteer Appreciation Night for the 10th year anniversary of Kaleido in Edmonton. It was a Canada Day themed event ; great people, food and we even had people dancing to our tunes !

0 New ” Old ” Video found….

James Seabrook at 2 Bodies of Water Studios found this old video he made with his phone of me and my friends recording the original version of ” Isn’t It Great To Have a Friend? ”

Enjoy !

0 Looking good on the Christian Radio Chart

Just found out my song ” I Believe ” is doing well on the Christian Radio Circuit.

Here is the information I just received :

Re: Artist Login at Christian Radio Chart

Hello Laura,

Actually, as of this morning, you are up to #33 in ranking with 4 new station adds for the week which put you to 92 total radio outlets.

You hit top 15 in CRC Weekly, top 20 in CRC Monthly, and top 40 in CRC Quarterly.

I hope people are enjoying the song.

0 Celebrations at Inspirations

Laura and Terry upon completing their set at Inspirations.

Congratulations to Inspirations Coffee House and Bookstore on one year helping your community find peace and a closer connection to God.

It was an honour to be invited to perform at this worthy event.

0 Summer Inspirations

It is truly summer here now . Yesterday saw Edmonton experience a new record for the hottest day recorded for July 9th : 34 c.

These last couple of weeks have been so busy at The Works in downtown Edmonton , Churchill Square. Terry and I carted about 30 paintings over to our purchased tent space where we spent 13 gruelling days in the sun and heat .

We met many many marginalized/homeless people who certainly could not afford to purchase original paintings. But the good news is that they really seemed to appreciate the chance to …well…appreciate art !

Thank God we sold enough art to pay for the booth ( and cover parking and dinners) but we certainly did not ‘make’ any money.

And to boot we ended up receiving a $75.00 parking ticket for the couple of minutes ( literally !) that we spent unloading the art on that first morning. UGH !

Well, the other night we were blessed to hear about a documentary called Nicky’s Family .

I know that it is corny to say this overused expression but all the same : this movie changed my life !

After watching what this young man did for the jewish children in Hitler’s era ( and so humbly and without a second thought to the outcome) and what the repercussions are all these years later I made a decision.

From now on : 100 % of the proceeds ( after costs) of any of our art sold will go to Charity Terry and I are in the process of choosing the charity that speaks to our heart .

We are also thinking of asking other artists to join us in this endeavour. ” Painting For The Poor “?

Sounds good, yes?

0 So Good To Be Home

What a wonderful but bittersweet feeling it is to come home after an incredible month away with my extended south western ontario family. Great to reunite with my husband- difficult to say good-bye to Ontario friends and family.

I was so blessed to be able to spend quality time with my in-laws and my parents . I had a birthday mid-week away with my husband at Niagara on the Lake, a fantastic reunion with my dear girlfriends from grade school/high school , hung out with my sisters, Mary and Pam and brother, John ( who gave me a cool tour of his work at Caesar’s, Windsor), and celebrated my Mom’s 80th on our famous sister weekend , ” The Girls’ Weekend Away ” .

We also celebrated my Dad’s 83rd birthday , went to a funeral for an old friend, and of course Mother’s Day was in there too !

I had some tough days with 2 of my closest friends, Rose and Barb , when we went away for a B & B weekend in Waterloo. Prayers needed for peace and health for situations both are concerned about.

Throughout the month I was able to continue to illustrate 2 of my children’s books, paint for enjoyment and for the upcoming ” The Works” in Edmonton, and work on the ” Elvis song ” for my friend, Jason.

Family. Friends. Creativity. And a prayerful reminder that life is short. May was lovely.

Looking forward to the blessings June will bring.

0 Joy leads to Creativity

I have been having such fun with my family in Windsor Ontario area ! We laugh together, sing, paint and laugh some more.

I just returned from St. George, Ontario with my sisters and Mum (who will be turning 80 ). I swear she’s the youngest one ( in spirit!) of all of us !

I painted 2 new plein air watercolours …not the best but tons of fun to try.

I have been busy for the last several weeks illustrating 3 children’s books and today I finished writing the music for Jason Homyshin’s latest song…The King Lives On !

Joy.

0 Painting, singing, and flying away again…..

Jim and Laura perform at Inspirations Coffee House.

What an incredible month and now as May approaches I get ready to fly away to Eastern Canada to visit relatives and best friends.

What does one do when they only have 2 weeks home before they have to leave again? Well record a 4 song EP , work on a new painting , and perform a concert of course.

Life is never dull and I like it that way :)

0 Recording a New EP

Some people get it from chocolate. Some people get it from ….well…you know. But for me…one sure thing to lift me up is writing and recording music !

These last 2 days I have had the honour of being the very first client in a brand new recording studio owned and operated by Emily Loewen….who just happens to be my daughter !

She calls her website http://www.bitternorth.com . Check it out ! Better still : call her and book a session or 2 !

I have been in many studios and have had some great experiences. Emily’s studio experience did not disappoint. She is not only fun to work with but very professional. Emily had cool ideas to make each song extra special. I can’t wait to hear what she is going to do with the mixing and mastering.

Emily helped me choose 4 songs from the 7 new songs I have written and I am excited to share them with you soon.

My 2 day recording sessions were a belated Christmas gift. Perfect.