August News

Hi everyone! I hope you�ve been enjoying the summer. I�ve been trying to slow it down�to no avail. Life is busy but good.

I had a great co-writing trip to Toronto in July and was able to connect with some fantastic people there. Casablanca put on a showcase for me, and my friend and collaborator, Monica Schroeder, also played. A crew from World Vision came out to show support, which was really cool. I also had a gifted musician play guitar for me named Ryan Eligh.

Amy Sky recorded a demo of a song we wrote together the last time I was in TO�It�s called �Love Knows�. I was in the studio when she sang it and was blown away by her talent. I hope and pray that people will get to hear it at some point as it�s a very special song for me�Then again, I really do like all of the songs. I wrote with Simon Wilcox and we came up with one that refuses to leave my head�Good sign!

I was also able to connect with some family�We even wrote a song together around a campfire�Very fun! I love Toronto. I had a blast staying at a guest suite in my cousin�s condo building which is right downtown�But it�s nice to be home for a bit. In a couple of weeks I�ll be heading to Nashville to do some more co-writing. In the meantime, I�ve been able to write a few new tunes with Arun Chaturvedi and Chris Burke-Gaffney, but I�ve also been trying to savour every last minute of sunshine, having a coffee at the little café table outside my door, seeing my family�Summer is too short in my opinion.

For those in Winnipeg, I�m playing an intimate little show on Friday, August 17th at the cozy �Candor Books� (390 Provencher Blvd) which promises new tunes�The first set starts at 8PM by Monica Schroeder, and then I�m on right after her. The evening will end by 10PM, which is a time that makes both early-to-bedders and night-owls-with-other parties-to-be-at happy. The cost is $10 at the door.

That�s it for now�As always, I�m so grateful for your support, your prayers, your kind e-mails...Hopefully the new songs will land somewhere special before long.

Blessings,

Jaylene

PS-I had a link to www.myspace.com/jaylenejohnsonsongs with my last newsletter�I guess the new songs I�d mentioned weren�t working. My apologies! It was a temporary problem with myspace.