LATEST POSTING
July 1, 2008
A Thousand Nights Available Today!
Melanie's brand new album A Thousand Nights is available in stores and online today! You can pick up a copy at your local Canadian music retailer, order a CD online, or buy it on iTunes international and other fine digital retailers. Get your copy today!

OLDER POSTINGS
June 30, 2008
Podcast Episode #3
Podcast #3 has just been released! Click here to get this episode for FREE. Guest Brad Barker chats with Melanie about working with celebrated musicians like Ron Sexsmith and Jim Cuddy on the new album A Thousand Nights, which is in stores tomorrow (JULY 1)! :)

June 18, 2008
"Martha" Fan Exclusive Preview!
Subscribers to the mailing list can now access a full streaming preview of Melanie's cover of the Tom Waits song "Martha", featuring Ted Dykstra! The song is featured on the new album A Thousand Nights.

To access the exclusive preview, you need to have a FREE Reverb Nation Fan Account and be registered for Melanie's mailing list. Current subscribers can sign up for a FREE Reverb Nation account today and visit Melanie's profile to access the song. If you haven't joined the list, you can join today in the sign up box below today's news posting!  

Podcast Episode #2
If you haven't checked out Podcast #2 yet, make sure you click here to get this episode for FREE. Guest Brad Barker chats with Melanie about the songwriting process behind Mel's original songs on the new album.

Melanie and Creighton Nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award
Melanie and brother Creighton received a nomination for a Dora Award (the Canadian Tony) for the music they composed for the Canadian production Salt-Water Moon. For more details and to hear some clips check out Creighton's blog.

June 3, 2008
"Songbird" Digital Single Available Today!
Log onto your favorite digital outlet today to purchase a copy of the single "Songbird" featuring Jim Cuddy, from the forthcoming new album A Thousand Nights. Click HERE to buy it on iTunes. You can also find it on Amazon MP3, eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, and other fine digital retailers.  

Pre-Order A THOUSAND NIGHTS Signed CD Copy!
You can now pre-order a physical CD copy of Melanie's new album A Thousand Nights by clicking here. The first 50 copies ordered will be autographed by Melanie.

Listen to EPISODE 1 of Mel's Podcast - Songs and Stories
Click here to listen to and subscribe to Melanie's new audio podcast - Songs and Stories. Each week Mel will give you a preview of one of the new songs off of A Thousand Nights as well as chat about the recording and/or writing process for each song. This weeks episode features the new single "Songbird".
Note: You need to have iTunes installed to access the podcast.

June 1, 2008
Toronto Tickets Available Now
Tickets for Melanie's Toronto CD release show on July 5 are now available. For details on this show and other upcoming shows click here.

Melanie Photographed for Toronto Exhibit
Melanie has been photographed as part of the Mille Femme project by Pierre Maraval for Toronto's Luminato Festival. For more details on the exhibit, click here.

May 10, 2008
More Shows + Tickets On Sale
Check out the tour section for new summer tour dates!

"Songbird" Preview
Check out Melanie's new MySpace page for a preview of her new single "Songbird".

Melanie on Facebook
Check out Melanie's artist profile on Facebook! Don't forget to "become a fan".

April 29, 2008
New Tour Dates
The first headlining tour dates for the summer have been added to the tour section. More are on their way!

Single Release Date
The first single from A Thousand Nights will be "Songbird", a gorgeous duet with Blue Rodeo front man Jim Cuddy. The digital single hits outlets on JUNE 3! Stay tuned for preview clips.

April 10, 2008
ET Canada Interview
Check out Entertainment Tonight Canada on Global TV tonight at 7pm for an interview with Melanie and theatre director extraordinaire Ted Dykstra (Melanie's husband) mentioning details about the new album, A Thousand Nights.

April 10, 2008
New Album Out JULY 1
Melanie's brand new studio album A Thousand Nights will be released July 1, 2008 in stores in Canada and through digital outlets internationally. For further details on her new record, check out the About section. Stay tuned for the track list, previews, shows and appearances, and more exciting stuff!