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Q: You write on your website about listening to old country tunes and the weather channel with your father. Doesn't that make for a depressing day?
A: (laughs) Well, being a farmer, you're obsessed with mother nature. You have to be, right? I spent a lot of time looking at the sky and talking about the weather. You notice the seasons changing and you watch the storms coming in, because you have to... Our (family) farm was in western Manitoba, three miles south of a little hamlet called Goodlands. There were limited radio stations , so when I was falling in love with music it was the really traional, twangy country stuff and my mother's collection of doo wop and gospel records... I didn't buy my first CD until I was 18 years old. I was sort of sheltered in that way.
- November 25, 08: Heath McCoy
The Deloraine Legion was filled to capacity on Sunday, November 2 when singer/songwriter Trina Nestibo was in town to share her first CD, Someday: So Far.
It was standing room only at the Deloraine Legion for Nestibo. "It really is a treat to be here. It's great to be home and to share my music with you."
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Nestibo's sound is a unique mix of folk, country, rock, and soul and she calls it "Prairie Infused Roots Music."
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I'm no big expert but it really seems this is the start of something 'Big' for Trina Nestibo, singer and songwriter formerly of Goodlands, Manitoba. - Judy Wells, November 8 '08
Jam Night Draws Calgary's Talent
There's something to be said for being able o see two of Calgary's finest songstresses open up a live stage every week. Trina Nestibo and Heather Blush host a Wednesday night jam with lots of great sit-in talent at Mikey's Juke Joint...
BeatRoute sat down with Nestibo and Blush to talk about how they met, their new albums, and Pussy Willow Wednesday Jams.
BeatRoute: How did the two of you first meet?
Heather Blush: We'd only heard of one another for the longest time. We were both music therapists here in Calgary, but had never met. Both of us were playing music around town and people were always asking us if we we knew each other.
BeatRoute: How long have you been together as a duo for Pussy Willow?
Trina Nestibo: We started last June with a third member, Dawn Desmerais. That was a very different jam. We had themes every week. It was exuberant - prison, pirates, we dressed up for the occasion. She moved away to Montreal, so we've moved away from the variety show to a more traditional open mic type event...
Pussy Willow Wednesday Jams is hosted by Trina Nestibo and Heather Blush every Wednesday at MIkey's Juke Joint. - Kevin Fedirko, January 2009
Discography
Someday: So Far
Release: October 2008
Recorded at Rocky Mountain Studios in Calgary with highly sought after recording engineer and producer, Rob Smith, this roots fueled compendium has already received radio play on CBC Alberta (The Homestretch), CJSW (Bella Musica) and CKUA (#30 in the Top 30!).
Someday: So Far is available at independent music stores across Western Canada and on-line at www.kerfmusic.com and itunes.com.
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Bio
Gritty. Ethereal. Soulful. Trina’s signature voice is truly an instrument unto itself. Trina Nestibo’s spirited music infuses flavours of rock, soul, country and blues creating a sound that is truly her own.
At home on the stage, this no-nonsense woman captures listeners instantly with her heartfelt honesty and story-telling and contagious energy. Trina accompanies herself skillfully on acoustic guitar, squeezebox and piano, with her bare feet stomping every step of the way.
Hardly a newcomer to the music scene, Trina Nestibo has been belting out soulful tunes since childhood. Twenty years of classical piano, post-secondary studies in voice, an appearance at Carnegie Hall with the Brandon University Chamber Ensemble and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy all demonstrate Trina’s passion and dedication for music.
A seasoned performer, Trina has formed and/or been a member of several bands and ensembles over the years including Nothin’ But Trouble, Soultree,tree, Tumbleweed Stew and Bryan Bayley and the Circus. Throughout her extensive career, Trina has shared stages with the Wailin’ Jennys, Pied Pumpkin, Steve Pineo, and others to numerous to mention. She has travelled near and far appearing at venues and events such as Festival Place (Neil Young Tribute Show : Sherwood Park, AB), Edge of the World Festival (Haida Gwaii, BC), the Atlin Summer Music Festival (Atlin, BC), South Country Fair (Fort Macleod, AB), East Coulee Spring Festival (East Coulee, AB), Wild West Bluegrass Festival (Calgary, AB), the Rocky Mountain, Full Moon and Northern Lights Folk Clubs (Calgary & Edmonton, AB) and even at Carnegie Hall as a teenager singing with the Brandon Univeristy Chamber Ensemble.
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