P.E.I. singer-songwriter Rachel Beck is providing to commerce her CDs and merchandise for, nicely, absolutely anything.
To date, she has exchanged copies of her new album, Stronger Than You Know, for home-made biscuits and strawberry jam, P.E.I.-roasted espresso, and paintings.
Beck, a mom of three from Stratford, had made the choice to depart her day job and provides music a shot. She was in the course of a Canadian tour to advertise her second album — alongside together with her band and a trunk-load of merchandise together with CDs, T-shirts, tote baggage and jewelry — when COVID-19 hit, shutting down music venues.
"I would be mendacity if I stated I wasn't a bit disenchanted with simply the attain that [the album] has gotten," she advised Mainstreet P.E.I. host Matt Rainnie. "You understand, all of the behind-the-scenes numbers and issues, they're in all probability not what they might have been had I been capable of tour the album.
"However I certain do respect all of the individuals who have reached out, who've been streaming the songs and watching the movies."
Tradesies?
Beck stated she was lately shopping for espresso beans from her favorite native coffee-roaster, Brett Bunston at Caledonia Home Espresso on the Charlottetown Farmers' Market, when Bunston requested her if she'd prefer to commerce them for a replica of her CD.
She liked the thought, and final week she determined to submit a suggestion on her Fb web page. To date, she has traded with 10 individuals from across the Maritimes, each associates and strangers.
"It has been a lot enjoyable!" Beck stated. "I've already acquired an exquisite, lovely piece of collage artwork from Monica Lacey, made only for me."
She's to this point acquired the aforementioned biscuits and jam, a number of packing containers of contemporary P.E.I. strawberries, backyard greens and CDs from different musicians. She is very wanting ahead to this commerce: a lesson in reiki power therapeutic.
"I hope individuals will preserve reaching out with no matter ability or one thing they've made, one thing they've grown of their backyard. It brings me lots of pleasure to share my music and to have these lovely items coming again my approach in return," she stated.
'Getting extra out of it'
As a result of many individuals could also be out of labor or fearing layoffs as a result of pandemic, Beck stated she realizes they might not have the money to buy a CD. However most individuals have one thing they'll commerce.
"This has been actually fantastic, actually," she stated. "I believe I am getting extra out of it than the people who find themselves buying and selling with me!"
Beck is about to take the stage subsequent weekend for her first stay in-person live performance for the reason that lockdown started in March. She's going to play two reveals subsequent Thursday and Friday at The Trailside on the Holman Grand Lodge in Charlottetown, to an viewers of not more than 50 individuals — that is the venue most underneath pandemic restrictions.
She's going to play on stage with cellist Natalie Williams Calhoun for a "stripped-back, acoustic really feel," Beck stated.
She may even play with a full band as a part of the Cavendish Seaside Drive-In Live performance Collection July 25 with Two Hours Visitors, Logan Richard, Vince the Messenger and Kinley.
Upcoming plans 'month-by-month'
The Western Canadian portion of Beck's tour was cancelled, together with a jam-packed schedule of summer season festivals and now, all her fall live performance bookings too. She predicts venues won't be reserving leisure this winter or spring both. So what's a musician to do?
She stated she is planning some digital ventures, and is engaged on acoustic variations of a few of her songs.
"Must type of go month-by-month and see what's taking place with the remainder of the world," she stated.
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