• Shona and Tim Readman performed as a duo at several venues in Maui, Hawaii in May 2008. The tour was promoted and managed by Hamish Burgess of Maui Celtic Radio. We had a great time on Maui and enjoyed a few sunny days of vacation on the beach at the end of the tour.

• Shona will be playing as a guest of the world famous Simon Fraser University Pipe Band at the Central Florida Highland Games at a special concert on January 20th. This is SFU Pipe Band's first visit to Florida, but familiar territory for Shona, where she spent a summer playing for Michael Flatley's Lord of The Dance a few years ago.
Check out Shona's Schedule for other upcoming gigs.

• Shona and the Band (with Tim Readman, Allan Dionne, and Boris Favre) performed on the MAIN STAGE at this years Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Joining us on stage were the Eire Born Irish Dancers. Shona and Tim also did lots of duo performances on the side stages with amazing artists such as: Zar from Denmark, Eliza Gilkyson, James Keelaghan, and Linda Tillery to name a few. Shona performed at the festival several years ago with The Paperboys. Boris and Allan performed there previously with Mad Pudding. We were all thrilled to be returning as "The Shona Le Mottee Band" our latest and greatest project. www.thefestival.bc.ca.

• The Shona Le Mottee Band celebrated Canada Day in beautiful Victoria, B.C. We performed downtown in front of the Parliament buildings just before the fireworks. This 5 band line-up was headlined by Canada's sensational Alpha Yaya Diallo. The picture on the right shows the highlight of Shona's evening as she joined Alpha and his band on stage near the end of their set.

• This years CelticFest Vancouver was very successful with plenty of exciting performers including: Tim Readman, Troy MacGillivray, The Paperboys, The Shona Le Mottee Band, Oliver Schroer, Beats Without Borders, The Eire Born Irish Dancers and many more...

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For more info on the festival go to www.celticfestvancouver.com.

• On Sunday February 26th, Shona and the boys performed an hour long show in Whistler Village. This event was to celebrate the passing of the Olympic Flag from Turino to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics. We brought the very talented Eire Born Irish Dancers with us. Special thanks go out to our awesome booking agent, Jeff Turner at Turner Music and Events for bringing this one together. GO CANADA!!!

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• The 93rd Grey Cup is in Vancouver this year and we had a blast performing at the Spirit of Edmonton Grey Cup Breakfast in the Sheraton Grand Ballroom. This sold out event was a great excuse to party! Huge thanks to Nora Pickett (the Eire born Irish Dance Troupe leader) and Vic Smyth and Pat McAndless on sound.

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• I've had a great time performing with the Eire Born Irish Dancers over the last couple of months. In August we did an outdoor show at the Steveston Dock and in September we performed together at a private wedding in Vancouver. I'm looking forward to playing for them again soon. Look for them at my next show!!! You can check out their own website at www.eireborn.net.

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• Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support me at my CD Release Concert on June 3rd. The evening was a huge success with the hall packed to capacity. It was especially exciting for me to be able to bring along my whole band and see people up dancing at the front of the stage throughout the evening. There are photos of the event in the picture section. If you missed the show, don't worry - we've got lots of great shows happening throughout the summer. Check out the schedule here for more details. Hope to see you out there!!! Have a great summer everyone.

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• It is with great sadness that I must announce the passing of drummer, Paul "Lolly" Lawton on July 15th 2005. I had the pleasure and the privelege of knowing Lolly for the past 10 years. We first met while playing and touring with 'The Paperboys' and then I was lucky enough to have had him join me on my own cd. Lolly was a popular drummer with many other bands including 'The Irish Rovers', 'Tim Readman', 'Andy Collins' and 'Brickhouse' to name just a few. His rare talent and sweet personality will be greatly missed by us all. We love you Lolly!!!

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• It's been a long but very rewarding journey and at last my debut solo CD "Destination Grouville" has finally arrived. After almost two years in the making, I can finally share my music with you. Huge thanks to everyone who was a part of this project and for helping me make a creative and original recording. Enjoy!

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• I'm very pleased to announce that I've recently begun working with booking agent, Jeff Turner at "Turner Music and Events". You can check out his own website at www.turnerme.com or follow the link here.

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