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The 2023 Cottage Gig—Rupert Rockfest 2023

The 2023 Cottage Gig—Rupert Rockfest 2023

We had an annual tradition of Cottage Gigs over the September Labour Day long weekend, extending back to 2017. However, after the 2019 Cottage Gig, the COVID -19 Pandemic imposed a long hiatus on the band. But, we were back for the 2023 Labour Day weekend with our...
JP Joins Frozen Echo!

JP Joins Frozen Echo!

Frozen Echo is very pleased to announce that JP has joined the band as our new drummer. We came to know JP through his friendship with our guitarist, Marc. Marc invited him to audition with us and he passed with, as they say, flying colours! No surprise for a former...
Ted Retires from Frozen Echo

Ted Retires from Frozen Echo

It is with sadness that we announce Ted has decided to retire from Frozen Echo. It’s a personal decision on Ted’s part and he remains a good friend of the band. We plan to get together monthly to continue the enjoyment of making music together. Ted becomes...
The Paid Gig That Almost Was

The Paid Gig That Almost Was

After the 2019 Cottage Gig, we were feeling pretty good about ourselves as a band. We decided that it was time to think about playing at a real gig. After much discussion, we decided to take Ted up on his suggestion to play at the Stittsville Legion. It’s an...
The 2019 Cottage Gig

The 2019 Cottage Gig

In 2019, we returned to Marc’s cottage in Québec for what has become our annual Cottage Gig. This year it was held on August 31st, 2019. As usual, we had several video cameras on hand to record the performance. We produced videos of two songs and they’re...
The Origin Gig

The Origin Gig

Marc and his wife were at a charity auction and Marc decided to bid on a free day at a performance place, The Origin Arts & Community Centre. His bid won, and he offered the use of the space to the band. We gratefully accepted and decided to use the space to...
The 2018 Cottage Gig

The 2018 Cottage Gig

September 1st, 2018 was a special day for the band as we performed for a second year in a row at Marc’s cottage for an audience of friends and family. We released the following performance of Free Fallin’ originally by Tom Petty and the Heartbrakers....
The Recital Gig

The Recital Gig

As we mentioned in our post, Rehearsing for the Recital Gig, we were invited invited to participate in Long & McQuade’s June recital for students because Scott is taking vocal lessons there. The day has finally arrived and we really enjoyed performing for...
Rehearsing for the Recital Gig

Rehearsing for the Recital Gig

We were invited to participate in Long & McQuade’s Kanata location’s June recital for students because Scott is taking vocal lessons there. However, we were told that we’d have just under an hour to set up for our performance. The only way to be...
First Gig for Frozen Echo with Kelly and Joe

First Gig for Frozen Echo with Kelly and Joe

The Frozen Echo band played its very first gig since Kelly and Joe joined the band back in February, 2017. It was a cool-ish Saturday, September 9th and the place was a friendly one—guitarist Marc’s cottage near Wakefield. We had a small, invited audience...