. : : April 3rd, 2003 : : .  

It's not every day you come across a new Kathleen Edwards live recording, let alone one that's old enough to drink, vote, and be conscripted!

Yet, here's a solid sounding recording of Kathleen at Cabaret Music Hall in Montreal -- her first performance in the city, if you can believe it -- way back in 2003. A fresh DAT transfer was released earlier this year by original taper stevemtl (and all credit goes to him).

The set list seems fairly standard for the time, but if even lightly scrutinized, there's quite a bit too be impressed by. Remember: this is 2003 and Kathleen has only a single LP to her name. Yet here she is, generously performing well over a dozen songs and clocking in at almost 85-minutes.

Among the tracks you'd expect on a tour to promote Failer, you'll find previews of songs that would end up on Back to Me (Copied Keys, Summerlong), perennial b-side Lazy Eye, some classic rock covers from AC/DC and Black Sabbath, and a song that I'd actually never even heard of before this recording, Shinny.