Announcing ‘The Long Goodbye’ Pre-Order!

by Chris on May 2nd, 2013

Hello, Fine People-

I’m excited and nervous with anticipation to announce that the pre-order extravaganza for my new album, “The Long Goodbye”,  is hereby underway. The album will be officially released on later in the summer, but If you click here, you can be the first on your block to order and receive an advance copy of it on June 7. You have the choice between a regular and...

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The Long Goodbye & Lakou Mizik

by Chris on March 4th, 2013

Hey There, Everyone- Well, the three days of recording that I had envisioned turned into three weeks, all holed up in the mountains of Asheville, NC (with a fair bit of local moonshine) - but I’ve now got a new album in the can. It’s called, “The Long Goodbye” and I’ll be releasing it sometime mid-March on an auspicious date yet to be determined (tea leaves, tarot cards, rolling...

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Northeast US Dates in December

December 3rd, 2012
I'm really looking forward to my upcoming Northeast US run of dates. These are my last shows in 2012 and I'll be trying out some new material that I've been working on for some albums that I'll be releasing in 2013. Here's where I'm going to be playing. Hope you can make it out. See you there! Friday, Dec. 7th - Windsor, VT - Snapdragon Inn...
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Newsletter #44 – My first Stageit online show – Wed, Oct 10th @6:30pm

October 9th, 2012
Hey Hey, Good People- I wanted to pass along this quick and gentle reminder that I’ll be broadcasting from my basement with my first live, online show TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10TH at 6:30 pm EST.  It’s going to be through Stageit and it promises to be a bunch of fun. The show will be a pay-what-you-can affair (though...
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Newsletter #43 – Post summer whites sale and shows!

September 11th, 2012
How Now, Good Peoples- It feels like I just wrote you yesterday but a quick glance at the calendar confirms that we’ve somehow landed in September - which means it’s time to put away the summer whites and line up the proverbial ducks for my favourite season of the year. Here’s some news of what I’ll be getting down to as the...
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Newsletter #42 – hazy-lazy reverie . . . and a new video

August 11th, 2012
Happy Summer, Good People- I hope that you’re slowly drifting along in the hazy-lazy reverie of it all, getting recharged in the ways in which you need.  I figure we’re roughly somewhere in the middle of it at this point and that’s as good a time as any to check in, say hello and let you know what I’ve been up to – which...
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Newsletter #41 – TOUR! WEST COAST // EASTERN CANADA w RIA MAE

May 22nd, 2012
Hi Good Peoples- I hope it’s rolling smoothly where you are. I’m excited to be doing some of my own rolling this May and June. I’ve got a California run coming up along with a great string of dates in Eastern Canada with the wonderful Halifax songwriter, Ria Mae. There’s also a stop at the NXNE festival in Toronto. Looking...
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Newsletter #40 – Make A Noise!

May 4th, 2012
Happy May, Good People- This Saturday, May 5th - as part of an effort to Connect The Dots between climate change and extreme weather for Climate Impacts Day - I’ll be playing a free afternoon show in NYC from 3-4:45pm with Megan Burtt and Kyle James Hauser at Rockwood Music Hall (and I’ll be joined by the lovely, Sara J). We’re...
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Interview: Circles on the Water

May 4th, 2012
Posted on 2012/04/24 THE REALITY OF ‘THE ROAD NOT TAKEN’, BEGINS AT THE CROSSROADS WHERE YOU REALIZE THAT THE ALMOST UNTOUCHED AND NARROW PATH CAN LEAD YOU LITERALLY ANYWHERE. IT IS THOSE TREACHEROUS PARTS OF QUICKSAND THAT CAN TURN THE SCALES ON ANYONE’S DECISION TO ENTER. WHEN CANADIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER CHRIS VELAN...
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ASCAP Playback Magazine Features “Make A Noise” EP to Support the Tar Sands Action

April 26th, 2012
My song, "Not Ours To Lose", is going to be included - alongside other artists, Katie Herzig, Todd Henkin and Arthur Alligood -  on a benefit EP called, "Make A Noise", to be released by NewSong Recordings on June 6th at The Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego.  The EP will be offered as a free download to all of the supporters and...
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