NEW ALBUM : GET TO IT

Discover one of the videoclips for Lyne Tremblay’s new album “Get To IT” to be released in 2021.

Mother’s Little Helper

Why this song? A few years back I got to sing a few Rolling Stones songs as part of a cabaret night and this one stuck. Written by Mick and Keith in 1965, the lyrics speak of a “little yellow pill”, often believed to be a reference to Valium. Women faced discrimination with fewer opportunities… less pay… not hard to see why a little yellow pill might be an attractive alternative. Today my view is different; taking care of myself and cultivating joy is the only drug I need. That is my script.

Dance Me to the End of Love

When I was 24, I was cast in the film Night Magic starring Carole Laure & Nick Mancuso. The film was written by Lewis Fury and Leonard Cohen. We shot at night and every morning just before wrap, when the sun was coming up, warming us after a frigid night of shooting, Leonard would arrive on set, in his suit, with his hat, the picture of cool sophistication. I was shy, didn’t speak English at the time and had no idea what to say to this debonair poet dude. Uh, bonjour, hi?

My daughters always loved listening to Leonard. One of their favourite songs was Dance Me to the End of Love. On November 10, 2016, I had just come off stage after playing a concert with Manteca. When we got to the dressing room the stage manager told us that Leonard had passed away. It was such a strange feeling, the post- concert exhilaration and such profound sadness.

This video was shot in Manhattan and on Long Island Sound by my wonderful director Cecile Delepierre. @DOLLKILLERFILM

1ST ALBUM : BREAK ‘N ENTER

Break ‘n Enter into the world of recording. What? Who? Me? This Break ‘n Enter was less of a felony and more of a journey. Life has a great way to push you in a direction you never thought you’d be going. After each of my regular gigs at the jazz club “Gate 403” in Toronto, people would ask if I had a CD for sale? Remember CDs? Remember sales?

John Evans my producer and I hit the studio with the exceptional Scott Marshall in the music director’s chair and engineer Jim Morgan’s magical ears behind the desk and we created a project grounded in cabaret, theatre and wrapped around my new found jazzy style.

In the Internet age, the code for wasting time is “watching cat videos on YouTube.” Well, as someone who has spent a lot of my life purring, on all fours, licking my whiskers (Cats original Canadian production, 1985), I take exception to that. Here’s a video for a song I co-wrote with John Evans and Wes Neal from my first album Break ’n Enter.  We shot the video 16 years after the album’s release. This was directed, shot and cut by DOLLKILLERFILM’s Cécile Delepière. Thank you to all the talented felines—you make me purrrrr. Who would not want to be in a cat video? Sax: Scott Marshall, Piano: Marcel Aucoin, Drums: Steve Heathcote

MANTECA

2020, this band celebrated their 41 st  Anniversary with their 13 th  release. In 41 years, they made a lot of people dance, including me. Full disclosure, the leader is my roommate. One day he heard me singing one of their tunes in the shower. He asked me to sing with them, which was a profound honour, because not only were they not looking for a singer, but after years of their record company begging them to get one, adding vocals was the last thing they wanted. Keep singing in the shower... you never know what could happen.

FRANGLAISE

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