Last month we had the pleasure of going to see singer/song writer Kim Fontaine perform some of the songs from her latest CD, "Morning Pages", live at the Verge.  Kim has such a rich and soothing voice that her music is easy on the ears, while her lyrics are simple, sincere, and touching.  She plays guitar lead for her songs, with accompanying instruments and percussion by Dave Taylor, Lou Fontaine, and many others.

According to the website (www.kimfontaine.ca), "Morning Pages" was inspired by a daily writing exercise devised by Julia Cameron, author of "The Artist’s Way".

"The purpose behind [it] is to perform a daily writing ritual with anything that comes to mind. It’s a way of making us shut down our internal editors to allow the first thing that pops into our heads be committed to paper ...it’s simply about releasing those thoughts that secretly dance around in our hearts.  ... It gives us an opportunity to get to know ourselves - our fears, our frustrations, our desires and our dreams."

It’s difficult not to get caught up in the earnestness and beauty of her songs.  Indeed Kim opens up her heart and lays out her bare emotions; her self-confidence in "This Night", her depression and sorrow in "Forgive Me", her need for affection in "Tenderness", her anger and bitterness in "Don’t Feel Sorry for Me", her process of healing in "Feel Good Today", and even a glimpse into hear naughty side in the catchy "Naked".

The latter was a particular favorite of mine – I had only heard it once when she had played it live, but I instantly remembered it and could practically sing along when I heard it on the CD for the first time nearly a month later.  In fact, I’d say most if not all of the tracks have a high "sing-along-ability" value – at least, they’ve certainly got me going!

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