\u201cI was in the middle of a California tour when everything hit in March. It was an intense journey home back to BC,\u201d she says. \u201cWithin a week my income disappeared… I had to figure out a plan very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, Sister Speak is on Patreon and is headlining the Outdoor Music Fridays concert series in Victoria, taking place in Nootka Court. The shows are a joint celebration of Sister Speak\u2019s new live shows and the reopening of tea store JagaSilk. Anne, through her indie label Resonation, brings in local musicians to play as well (tables for two or four are available at the events).<\/p>\n \u201cWe have plexiglass in front of the stage,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen you\u2019re seated you don\u2019t have to wear a mask. First [week] was Geoff Lundstrom and [last week was] Lola Parks. Next week we have Matt Stern, and after that we have Truth & Dolphin, [with] Steven Chmilar. We might push it into October.\u201d<\/p>\n Sister Speak\u2019s album Live at the Belly Up<\/em> is available on vinyl and CD, and the band is hard at work on a new record.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, we\u2019re working on a new album\u201d she says. \u201cThe first three singles are out online. The full album, start to finish, will be out in a couple weeks. The band is focused on the new record and on rebooking the tours. We did rebook late summer 2021 in BC, and fall in Berlin, Germany. We\u2019ll see how things go. It\u2019s always up in the air. I want to make sure that we\u2019re staying safe.\u201d<\/p>\n Anne says that she believes in the greater good of humanity and that connecting with people is what is most important to her.<\/p>\n \u201cMusic is bliss to me,\u201d she says. \u201cThe biggest goal I have with Sister Speak is eventually when things calm down a bit with COVID, I would like to tour and volunteer in each region\u2026 It\u2019s always a piece of the music that I want to create a habit with as things build and things grow, things like clean water and things in different regions. \u201c<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Taylor-712CE.jpg\")
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