Merry Christmas!! We wanted to thank each of you for an incredible year! We had a wonderful year of touring, and meeting so many new friends out on the road across this beautiful land. You have left deep and wonderful impressions on our hearts, and we are already looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Special thanks to those of you who hosted a show, fed us, allowed the G-Bus to park in your driveways and for each person who supported us this year by coming out to a show or listening to our music, we love you!!

2009 will be a great year for us, you can expect a new album, more touring and laughter and hugs along the way! Stay in touch, stay warm and be blessed!

Jacob and Lily

Warmest Winter Wishes from JnL!

The Cathedral was recently reviewed by the online blog Muruch, an entertainment website focused on album reviews. Check out what it had to say about our debut album, The Cathedral here:

http://muruch.blogspot.com/2008/11/jacob-and-lily-cathedral.html

I hope you are all well friends. I (Caleb) am heading down to Colorado to meet up with Karla and Gary for a week, and can’t wait! Watch for a new online video gallery in the coming weeks!

caleb.

Hey - our performance on Mountain Stage is now streaming online! A brief excerpt from NPR Music’s website:

“With Adolphe’s powerful, passionate voice and steady guitar strumming combined with Friesen’s meticulous and driving rhythmic work, the duo builds a bold sound based around Adolphe’s songs, which explore the surreal wonders and natural emotions of life”

Listen to us perform the songs “Ruby” and “Tiptoe Stomp” live HERE!

Cheers!

Hey friends. Jacob and Lily’s performance on Mountain Stage, at the Cultural Centre Theatre in West Virginia will be aired on US stations nationwide the week of November 14-21. The recording features the likes of Patty Loveless, The Dan Tyminski Band, Solas and others! Click the link below for a list of supported stations. For all you Canadians, stay tuned for an internet broadcast up soon! Thanks for the support, hope to see you soon.

Hey friends!

We’ve just flown home from an incredible weekend, participating in the 2008 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. The beautiful glowing maples of Charleston, West Virginia welcomed us almost as warmly as our driver Dick Patton did, along with the entire NewSong family - president Gar Ragland, co-founders Douglas Imbrogno and Ron Sowell, Dan Connway, and many others. The weekend was spent with the other 12 finalists - a beautiful and unique collection of songwriters mostly from the US. The weekend was full of great conversation, hotel room jams with mini tamborines, picnics, and a collective show/contest at the Cultural Centre Theatre (home of the internationally broadcast Mountain Stage Radio and Television Show).

We were selected as one of the 5 co-winners of the contest! We also won a performance the following day on the sold out Mountain Stage show featuring Patty Loveless, The Dan Tyminski Band (Oh Brother Where Art Thou anyone?) and Chris Knight. The whole show was recorded, and is probably most easily heard on the Mounstain Stage Website. Stay tuned for a video documenting the whole event.

We feel pretty honored, as each of the finalists presented an impossible task for the judges. Overall, it actually didn’t feel like much of a contest at all - as community and collaboration are at the heart of NewSong. We are looking forward to reconnecting with all of our new friends again soon. Check here for links to the other finalists! See you soon!

Hey friends! We’ve been selected as one of the 12 finalists in the international Mountain Stage NewSong contest. Presented by the Folk Alliance, the final round will be held on October 11 in Charleston, West Viriginia’s Cultural Center theater - the home venue of the internationally broadcast Mountain Stage radio and television show. There we will perform the songs Ruby and Tiptoe Stomp, as well as participate in workshops, song circles and field trips. The winner will get to perform their songs LIVE on the legendary Mountain Stage radio show www.newsongfestival.com

We’re pretty excited. Thanks for all your support, we hope to see you soon!

Caleb.

CBC Recording + a Hootenany!

Hey friends! We wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out to Farm Fest! It was a huge success and we will be back for the 4th annual Farm Fest next year!!

As for now we wanted to update you on a few changes in the Jacob and Lily world. We are taking a 6 month break to rest and recover from 3 years of solid touring, as well as write songs for a new album!! We are excited about this time off and anticipate some really cool things.

Karla and Gary are moving to Colorado on Oct 5 and will be based out of there for the next 3 years, Caleb is staying here and doing some schooling. We are going to miss eachother for sure!

In celebration of our last 3 years and a great summer the Winnipeg Folk Festival is helping us have a great farewell party!

On Saturday September 27 we are doing a “normal” Jacob and Lily show with special guest Brian James. This show will be recorded by the CBC radio, so we need a full house! Show is at 8:00pm

On Sunday Sept 28 we are having an afternoon hootenany with Twilight Hotel, Brian James and Rik Leaf. This will not be a concert you can afford to miss!! Show is at 4:00pm

Tickets are $12 adv or $15 at the door and can be purchased at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Store 211 Bannatyne.

We hope to see you there!!!!!

PS Last time we sold out!

Have you heard about the third annual Farmfest yet? Held on the Friesen farm in Lowe Farm MB, this premier community event features a homegrown fall supper, live music on the outdoor stage, and new to this year: buskers, children’s entertainment, and a merchant market featuring local artisans!  You should probably check out www.smallgate.ca/farmfest for tickets, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, and a full list of performers.  See you there!  

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This past tour we were able to spend a couple days at Naturally Superior Adventures in Wawa, ON. Along with a beautiful evening of music, we all hunkered into kayaks and put our seasoned extreme sports skills to the test. Check it out at jacobandlily.com or subscribe to our videos at youtube.com/jacobandlily. Thanks to our friends at naturallysuperior.com

*content advisory* the following scenes may or may not contain wetsuits

well we played folk fest today, it was incredible!!!! we started the day off at a workshop with some incredible acts…check out Little Miss Higgins, Old Man Leudecke, The Fugutives and Rebekah Higgs.

I cried (Karla) it was an emotional moment of a dream realized!

Then we played mainstage tweener, let me say it was beautiful!

Special thanks to all our friends who have been cheering us on at our shows and being proud of us, we REALLY appreciate your support!!!!!!

K

See you tomorrow