Playlist for the Planet features Pamela Sunshine

I just submitted Growing Up Green to David Suzuki's Playlist for the Planet on CBC Radio
3. Please take a listen to my song at my profile page there http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Pamela-Sunshine.  

Growing UP Green is currently #22 on the Weekly Favourites list on Playlist for the Planet on CBC radio 3 http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/play/Playlist-for-the-Planet/playlist/Playlist-for-the-Planet-Weekly-Favorites

The voting is currently over while they tally the top songs for the provinces and then reopens this week sometime so people... can vote again.
I will let people know when I find out and hopefully I will be in the list and you can vote for Growing UP Green. I am thrilled to be featured on the list right now.

So head on over to the links above and find out more about David Suzuki's search to find Canada's environmental anthem. 

 

 

I am off on a Cob Building Adventure

I am very excited to be heading off on an adventure to Summerland. I am all packed up and even got a new tent. For the next two weeks I will be camping in Summerland and helping build a recording studio as part of Cob and the Community. I will be helping put up the walls and learning all about the different stages of building.

My dream is to build my own cob home on Mayne Island next summer.

Cob is a very old method of building with earth and straw or other fibers. It is quite similar to adobe in that the basic mix of clay and sand is the same, but it usually has a higher percentage of long straw fibers mixed in. Instead of creating uniform blocks to build with, cob is normally applied by hand in large gobs (or cobs) which can be tossed from one person to another during the building process. The traditional way of mixing the clay/sand/straw is with the bare feet; for this reason, it is fairly labor intensive. Some of the process can be mechanized by using a backhoe to do the mixing, but that diminishes the organic nature of it.

The wonderful thing about cob construction is that it can be a wildly freeform, sculptural affair. I've seen some very charming homes made this way. Cob was a common building material in England in the nineteenth century, and many of those buildings are still standing.

Cob buildings are beautiful. You can see pictures of some cob homes at http://www.cobworks.com/.

Pat Hennebery leads the workshop and he has been an leader in the world of Natural Home building. He has built many cob homes with folks on Mayne Island and beyond.

In April I went to a workshop on how to plan your Natural Home at OUR EcoVillage in Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. Elke Cole led an inspiring weekend and I hope to post pictures from this event soon.

I hope the sun shines today as I set off up the highway to Summerland. I want to put the top down on my little red beetle and enjoy the trip.

I hope you are all having a great summer, and I will be posting some pictures of my adventures in the next few weeks.

"The Best of the Fests" WorldFest 2010, Lake Balboa: Ray Schiel reports

In May I went down to LA to play at WorldFest. Here is a video created that encapsulates all that happened on that hot and sunny day, the music, the food, the booths, so much packed into one day in May.

Here is the Official Song Video for Growing Up Green

I am so excited to have a beautiful new video available now on my youtube station, PamelaSunshineTV.

The talented George Faulkner produced a wonderful montage of images that perfectly reflect the sentiments of the lyrics in this, the title song off my new CD. He cleverly included some clips of the live show at the PAL Theatre. I am so grateful to him for his many talents, as a cameraman and editor, as well as a producer.

Please let me know what you think of the video, I know my grandaughter Kayla makes her mom watch it over and over lol. She loves it!

I am looking forward to performing at the Car Free Days Vancouver event on Commercial Drive this, Sunday, June 20th. I will be on the REACH stage at 2:30. It is located at Commercial and Napier.

I will have all my percussion instruments there and hope to see lots of families out for a fun filled day.

Radio play for On Your Bike

Lots has been happening in the last few days.
I discovered Gooney Birds Kids radio are playing On Your Bike. They have a show featuring songs about riding bikes along with other things.

It is great to know my songs are being played out there.


Hope you are all well and that the sun will be shining soon, enough of the grey skies.

Love and light
Pamela

Heading off the World Fest in May, California Here I Come

It is pretty amazing to be invited to perform at LA largest Earth Day event. It is billed as LA's Green, Compassionate Living, Music Festival
WorldFest is a solar-powered celebration of music, the environment, animals and humanity. We’re helping people learn what they can do for the Earth and its inhabitants.

The WorldFest 2010 Earth Day Festival will be held at the beautiful outdoor setting of Woodley Park in Lake Balboa, CA. We welcome our attendees to a magnificent day filled with entertainment, education and enlightenment. The combination of great music, empowering speakers, environmental, humanitarian and animal welfare non-profits, kids' activities and a delicious food court make for an earth-friendly experience that is sure to be inspiring and enjoyable for all.

Here's What's Happening at WorldFest this Year:

• Main Stage - bigger-name bands and celebrity speakers.
  
• Earth Lounge - singer/songwriters, jazz, rock, funk, and world music groups and poets.
  
• EcoTent - speakers, discussions, and displays about sustainable living and current environmental issues
  
• Healthy Hut - speakers, discussions, and displays about health including yoga, meditation & cooking demos.
  
• Exhibitors - more than 100 companies and organizations showcasing their products or eco- and animal-friendly messages.
  
• Kids' World - storytelling, face painting, and children's entertainers and other activities!
  
• BarkFest - a new dog park inside WorldFest (more info coming soon)
• Oasis Beer and Wine Garden - Refresh yourself in the Oasis located near the Main Stage!
  
• Animal Adoptions - dogs, cats, rabbits and lots of animals looking for good homes!

So to any fans and friends in the LA area, I look forward to seeing you at World Fest on May 16th.

First Video from the CD Release concert at the PAL Theatre

Here is one of the videos I uploaded on to youtube.

I was so lucky to have George Faulkner tape the entire Official Growing Up Green CD Release Concert at the PAL Theater last Sunday, March 21st.

We had a great turnout and so much fun.

I would like to thank all the people who came out and made it such a joyful afternoon. I also had lots of help to make it such a great success. My daughter Claire helped run the box office, and folks from PAL volunteered, welcoming everyone as they arrived and showing them up to the top floor theatre.

Jesse Waldman did a terrific job running the sound and Fionna, donated so much time helping me set up the stage and the sound system, as well as the lights.

Johnnie Wray designed the beautiful banners and posters for me and Nicole Scofield played violin, while Beth Southwell added accordian and djembe.

It was so much fun and I am excited to be adding the video up onto my youtube channel.
I hope you all enjoy the songs and the story.

Extra Day added to Funzone Family Festival

Great news, I will be doing an extra show at the Maple Ridge Fairgrounds for the Funzone Family Festival. I will be performing on both the Saturday and the Sunday, May 1st and 2nd, times TBC.

This Festival is shaping up to be quite the event. I will keep you posted as I learn more about who will be performing there.