• November 26, 2009
En route to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan yesterday, the tour bus suffered a blown rear tire.
Fortunately, help arrived quickly. The entire wheel was removed and taken away to be repaired.
The bus was able to run to the venue, minus one wheel and later went to have it reinstalled.
Photos of the scene will be posted soon on the pictures page.

The show went ahead without a hitch, to a full house of beaming faces.
People were definitely in the Christmas spirit.

Driving back to the hotel after the show, a herd of deer ran in front of the tour bus.
The driver managed to avoid them, but not without a screech of brakes, throwing one of the crew members violently across the room.
A REALLY scary experience on a bus.
Happily, crew member Kyle Miller was shaken but not hurt.
These are the trials and tribulations of life on the road!

• November 25, 2009
Due to a long delay at the Canadian border (no one said it was closed from midnight to 7:30am!), the bus arrived way behind schedule into Yorkton, Saskatchewan yesterday.
Crew and band doubled their efforts to pull everything together in record time, and the show went on to a great reception.
One down 22 to go!

• November 22, 2009
Lee departs tonight for the 2009 Michelle Wright Christmas Tour.
There are 23 shows across Western Canada ranging from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Vancouver Island, Brithish Columbia and many points in between.
To view the dates, please click on the shows link at left or below.

The band line up for this tour includes Matt Crouse on drums, Clint Parris on keyboards and Lee's long time friend Frank Michels on guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

• Spring into Summer 2009
Shows included a trip to Scotland and a 5 day junket to France, which was awesome!
There are some pictures posted on the site, with more to follow.
Please click on the pictures link ...

• December 12, 2008

Today was off to an early start:
The band had a scheduled appearance on CTV's Canada AM show.
This is a nationally broadcast daily television show, much like Good Morning America.
Despite playing a show in St.Catharines, Ontario the night before and having a 6:00am studio call, Michelle and the band pulled together a great performance.
They played 'I know Santa's been here' live to air.
It's a really fun song with a Western Swing feel which was written by Canadian artist Patricia Conroy.
Next they video taped 'Rudolf the red nosed reindeer' for broadcast at a later date.
Later that evening, Michelle and the band performed at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. That made for one long day!
    
   
• December 01, 2008
Lee is about to leave on tour with Michelle Wright once again.
The 'I'm Dreaming Of A Wright Christmas' tour runs from Dec 03 - 19 inclusive and criss crosses Ontario, Canada.
There will be 16 concerts and likely some promotional appearances on network television.
In addition to Lee and guitar player Shaun Bayles, the band features 2 new members:
Matt Crouse on drums and Clint Parris on keyboards and vocals.
They're both great musicians and really cool guys to work and hang out with.
Recent rehearsals have revealed great chemistry and renewed energy between Michelle and the revamped band.
This should make for a fun time!

Here's a picture of the bus and trailer for this tour, from Star Coach in Atlanta, Georgia. (The driver's name is Bones!).
On another note, there are rumours of European tour dates in 2009 ... stay tuned for details.

• November 07, 2008
Replacement gear ...
In the quest to replace his beloved "Sparky", Lee sought help from the great folks at Gibson/Epiphone.
Now he has a wonderful new guitar to debut on the 2008 Michelle Wright Christmas Tour.
Knowing that it would be hard to truly replace Sparky, he chose an Antique White SG Custom style guitar.
Pictures to follow.
Lee also got a new amplifier: an Epiphone Valve Junior.
These are a 'must have' for the recording studio.
Note to the guitar and audio nerds: it's 5 watts of pure Class A power in a beautiful boutique style package!
Thanks for all the help Codey!

• August 21, 2008
Stolen equipment ...
On the night of August 17 or early on August 18, Lee had much of his stage gear stolen from a vehicle in Barrie, Ontario.

• A beautiful new guitar for Lee
Long time friend, musician and luthier, John Loomer is crafting one of his fine acoustic guitars for Lee.
It's an OM style and promises to be a treasured instrument.
On a recent trip to Toronto, Lee had an opportunity to play a couple of John's guitars and was thoroughly impressed by the sound, feel and finish.
John takes great care to build an instrument that he can be proud of, knowing that it will bring years of pleasure in the hands of those fortunate enough to own one.