Wow, I’m extremely excited to share some fabulous news with you all: four of my newest songs are semi-finalists in the International Songwriting Competition! What a ray of light this is for me, I’m truly honoured. Three of the songs are co-writes with two very close friends: Karla Anderson from Edmonton, AB and Lewis Melville [...]
Merry Christmas! This year I have recorded another carol on the banjo as my gift for family, friends and fans. I hope you enjoy!
Time has been flying by… Summer was full and wonderful, as was the fall. I recently returned home from a stretch that had me playing in 5 provinces and 2 States, with plenty of flights and car travel taking me to and fro. At one point I thought my butt was going to turn to [...]
Wow, it’s been an AMAZING past few months! May saw me doing some shows out West (BC & AB), taking part in a recording project at Mt Engadine Lodge with 5 other singer-songwriters, then heading across the pond for a 6 week tour in the UK (including a performance in Trafalgar Square on Canada Day!), [...]
The new album “Darlingford” is officially coming out in June in Canada! CDs are already available for purchase at all of Cara’s upcoming live shows, and for those who prefer the digital version, you can purchase a copy via BandCamp right here, right now!
Wow, what a wonderfully exhausting past 3 months it has been. I found myself driving more than I have in quite some time, playing for brand new audiences, finally dipping down into the States for some shows after a long absence, and then finalizing all the details for the new album. I am excited to [...]
Happy New Year folks! If you didn’t get a smooch when the clock struck midnight (or if you were fast asleep) here’s one for you This year promises to be a good and busy one. I hope it has started off on a good note for all of you. The new album comes out soon, [...]
What an amazing past few months it’s been. I spent all of September and early October overseas touring the UK. I feel like it is my second home… so many amazing fans and friends and communities of folks — people who put on concerts, drive long distances for concerts, tell their friends about concerts, feed [...]
What a summer… I played a bunch of shows, taught an amazing songwriter’s workshop, connected with friends and family, celebrated with my dear friend Mel at her wedding (the wedding band ROCKED!), tried sailing for the first time (thank you Scott & Janet!), and squeezed in a wee bit of down time… Now I’m home [...]
It’s been quite an adventurous past few weeks. I left Winnipeg on April 10 and drove to the West Coast, then onto Alberta (with a flight out to Ontario in between), galavanting here and there, soaking up rain and sun and healing up scrapes and bruises and black eyes, singing and playing up a storm, [...]
Well, it’s been an adventurous month thus far… The shows on this Spring Teaser Tour have been amazing, the people I’ve met are incredible… lots of new friends! Maybe something rotten had to happen to balance out all the goodness, who knows. I was in Toronto last week doing some work on the new album [...]
It’s April and Winnipeg is experiencing quite the transformation. My snow-covered front lawn has suddenly turned to brown grass, the boulevard is covered with sand left over from the snow-plows, and I have a small lake in my back yard. The river rose 2 meters today and continues to rise. Local high schools put their [...]
Welcome to all of you who haven’t yet seen this brand spankin’ new website! Start by checking out the fun-formative video my friend Alex and I made about the new album (right above here)… Also check out the previous post, there were some really great folks involved in getting this new website off the ground. [...]
Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to the new Cara Luft Website! Heartfelt thanks to all the folks who helped with the site — Wade Kelly, Jeff Carter, Mike Hepher, Lynne McIlvride Evans (artwork), and the fabulous Canada Council for the Arts. I’m relieved to see 2010 behind me. It was a hard painful year [...]
It’s been quite the journey these past few months. I’ve experienced some pretty traumatic events, but I’m breathing and trucking along and am surrounded by amazing friends. And, truth be told, out of tragedy comes great beauty. Songs are flowing right alongside the tears, my guitar and banjo are giving me great comfort. The best [...]
Spring is coming! I’m spending a bit of time in my hometown of Calgary, and the sun here is amazing… The other day it was +13 and I just wanted to lay on a park bench for hours. Beautiful. Here is a classic February image, from Wilcox, SK. I’m taking some much-needed downtime, before getting [...]
Time has been flying. The past 3 months have been amazing. September was incredibly warm (the summer Manitoba didn’t have) and saw me cleaning out my office (on the lawn. What better place!) We made a trip to Alberta for a fundraiser and a couple of nifty little concerts. Late Sept/early Oct was time to [...]
What a marvellous last couple of months; the Netherlands tour was exciting and eye-opening. I really enjoyed doing a radio show in Amsterdam, sitting between fulfilling my role as interlude musician, not understanding a single bit of what the program was about! An amazing sounding language, Dutch, of which I have a very limited phonetic [...]
Spring is here… well, almost. I had a lovely nap on Good Friday in my lawnchair in the backyard. The sun was out and I just couldn’t resist. Granted, the ground was covered in snow and I was covered with my blankie, toque and scarf, but ahhhhh, it was great! My dear friend Lynne McIlvride [...]
New year, new adventures…. new songs, new recordings. I’m looking forward to what 2009 has in store! Here’s hoping you have all been doing well, spending time with those you love during this somewhat frantic seasonal holiday. I’m back home in Winnipeg, enjoying the very brisk and sunny days we are having. The snow is [...]
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