Today, my single “Sundays In Chemainus”, a song I wrote a few months ago, is available for streaming or downloads on 26 platforms… all the usual suspects, Apple, Spotify, Tidal, YouTube, etc. Chemainus is a beautiful small town on Vancouver Island, BC. It is famous for its fabulous murals, scenic beauty and thriving artistic community. I really enjoy the town’s many concerts, open mics and song circle run by the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society.
This song celebrates the wonderful times we have playing music together in the Chemainus Song Circle every second Sunday throughout the year. Please, do have a listen, the link is in the comments below. Everything you hear is me… all vocals and instruments. I played harmonica, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, fiddle, baby grand piano, assorted percussion. This is the first original song of mine that does NOT have any synthesizers, samples or electric guitars on the record (other than my Hofner ‘ Beatle’ bass). All recorded in real life into microphones a track at a time. Engineered, mixed and mastered by me at home. Hope you like it!
Sundays in Chemainus
written by Michael Holland
Sundays in Chemainus, you’ll find us singing songs
Come on down, join the crowd, you can play along
Music makes us happy – we’re not trying to be famous
Our policy is open door on Sundays in Chemainus
In Summer, we’ll be singing in the Waterwheel Park
Moving to the Legion when the afternoons grow dark
Bring your fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar or uke
Bodhran or bouzouki, stand-up bass or flute
Take your seat, tap your feet
On obviously the best day of the week
Sundays in Chemainus, you’ll find us singing songs
Come on down, join the crowd, you can play along
Music makes us happy – we’re not trying to be famous
Our policy is open door on Sundays in Chemainus
Anyone can pick the song whenever it’s their turn
If you’re a beginner, what a perfect way to learn
Kate Wolf or The Beatles, Leadbelly or John Prine
If you need a capo, I can lend you mine
Take your seat, tap your feet
On obviously the best day of the week
Sundays in Chemainus, you’ll find us singing songs
Come on down, join the crowd, you can play along
Music makes us happy – we’re not trying to be famous
Our policy is open door on Sundays in Chemainus
Come on down, enjoy the sound of Sundays in Chemainus!