Bringing in 2010!

Hello and Happy New Year!

Hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays. Just wanted to send a huge thank you to you all for your Splash'N Boots support over the past year....sending you a big blogger hug!!
If you would like a real one we will be bringing in the New Year at the K-Rock Center in Kingston, Ontario. Show time is 6:15.

Hope to see you there!
If not, sometime in 2010..
Love,
Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
www.splashnboots.com

Alberta & a B.C full of fun

Just got back from a jam packed tour of Alberta and BC. Lots of mountains, and luckily just a little bit of snow! Here is our video bloggin' adventure:

For those Torontonians out there we will finally be playing close to home this coming Saturday at Runnymede Public School on 357 Runnymede Rd @ 10:30am. Tickets are $8 and are available at the door but if you would like to reserve them in advance contact: timeforplaynurseryschool@gmail.com

See you there!

New Brunswick-ed!

Here's our latest video blog from our tour out East!

Hope to see you soon!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

New Brunswick Bound!!

Hello from Quebec!


We are on our way to New Brunswick tour of Theatre shows. Would love to see you if we are in your area.


Here is this weekend's schedule:

Thursday October 1st, 2009, 7pm
Carousel Theatre
Bathurst NB
http://www.carouseltheatre.ca/


Friday October 2nd, 2009 ,6:30pm
Peanut Gallery Theatre
Campbellton, NB


Saturday October 3rd, 2009, 6pm
Funstage Theatre
Woodstock, NB


Sunday October 5th, 6:30pm
Kids Stuff Theatre
Sussex, NB


Stay tuned for a video blog of our New Brunswicked times....


For those of you in Western Canada we will be spending the first three weeks of November touring theatres in Alberta and BC. Check our LIVE TOUR for scheduling and ticket info: http://www.splashnboots.com/. Group tickets are available for schools and day cares!


Can't wait to see you soon,
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Where the Skies are Blue!

Hello!

Summer has finally arrived here in Ontario! Just finished the Burlington Children's Festival....a great event, but was it ever hot!

Here is our latest video from the Blue Skies Music Festival...

Check out our tour schedule for the next few weeks..would love to see you before school begins again.

Happy August to you all...

Love,

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Capital EX....cellent

Hello!!

Hope everyone is having a great summer. We have just returned from Alberta! Our last stop was the Capital EX in Edmonton...and for your viewing pleasure...our video blog.

Check out our August Schedule to see if we are playing near you.

Hope to see you soon!

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

A little Yahoo!!!

Hello!!

We just finished performing for 10 great days at the Calgary Stampede!! We had so much fun and saw so many familiar cowboys and cowgirls. Thank y'all for coming! Here is a little video with some of the action:

Canada Day to Crabfest- Video Blog

HELLO!

Well the summer tour has begun and we have hit the ground running....well...more like hit the air flying. We started in Edson, Alberta for Canada Day, then we arrived in Gingolx , BC for Crabfest - (25 km east of Alaska!). 3 days and 5 flights later we have just arrived in Calgary for the Stampede....yahooo!
Here is a video of some of the action!
See you soon, and happy summer holidays!
Love,

Splash'N Boots

Singin a tune in Saskatooon

Helllo!

Here it is- the last segment of our children's festival tour 2009. (watch the video below...) We will be bloggin a lot more this summer with 150 shows coming up in the next couple months, so be sure to check back!

Love, Splash'N Boots

Children's Festival Tour: Part deux

Hello from St. Albert, Alberta!


We just finished the 2nd part of our children's festival tour at the Northern Alberta Children's Festival. What an incredible festival. It was so great to see so many familiar faces! The shows were rockin and we shared the stage with people from all across Canada, Brazil, Peru, France, USA and the Congo! Here we are with the legendary Al Simmons:
..and here's a little video recap!

Off to Saskatoon in morning to go to The Saskatchewan Children's Festival. Check out our showtimes here: http://www.saskatchewanchildrensfestival.ca/splash_n_boots.html

Ciao for now!

Love, Splash'N Boots
www.splashnboots.com

photo credit: Andrew MacLeod

Children's Festival Tour..Video Blog 1

HELLO!



We will be posting short videos along our this 3 week tour.... I think the Oscars will be soon calling.:)
Thanks so much to all the families for making our 5 shows in Calgary such a success.
Enjoy!

Off to St. Albert, for the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival.

Show schedule is here: www.splashnboots.com

Hope to see you there!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

Fredericton Fun and a Run!

Hello!

We just returned from beautiful Fredericton, New Brunswick! We played four shows there: 1 school, 1 at the YMCA, and 2 shows as a part of the 3rd Annual FredKids Fair. What an amazing event. The Friday night concert was a packed house- it was great to see so many families we met last year and meet some new ones as well.

Sunday we teamed up with our Fredericton host family, and ran the Fredericton Half-Marathon! Initially we were going to do the 10k...but got inspired when we got there. Nothing like running 21 km's with no training. Although I have to say Monday was a bit painful!!! This is before the Marathon...

and this is after: (we picked up a baby along the way :)

and yes- everyone gets a medal.

We also travelled to St. John and hiked around Irving Nature Park. (even though it was rainy it was soo beautiful) Love the east coast.

Now we have a few days home then its off on our Children's Festival Tour with stops in Calgary, St. Albert and Saskatoon! Can't wait.

Hope to see you soon!!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

FREE ticket to Hamilton Place Show!

Hello and Happy Spring!


Introducing: Splash'N Boots- Extreme Makeover Edition!

After searching, sewing and fittings- Splash'N Boots has a brand new look. Check it out at our new and improved website....so much newness! newness- what a word....

But it would be much better to see you in person... soooooo if you have not yet bought your ticket for next weekend in Hamilton, Ontario now is the time! We are offering a special promotion to members of our fan club and facebook group: Buy one ticket, get one free!

Just click here: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100040D8B13A5D73?artistid=1234109&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=0

the coupon password is: Splash

show details are: Sunday May 3rd, 1pm.

Hamilton Place Studio Theatre, Hamilton Ontario.

Feel free to pass it along to your friends! Can't wait to see you there...!

Love Splash'N Boots (Taes and Nick)
http://www.splashnboots.com/

March Break & Manatees

What a March Break! So glad that we had nice week of weather, because we did some major driving around from show to show. It was great to see some familiar faces, and meet so many more families. Thank you to everyone who made a show part of your break, and also a huge thank you to those who came dressed in Pirate Costumes- love it!

This is right before our final show of the week at the Delta Auditorium in Hamilton. A Special thanks to Umbrella Family and Childcare Services in Hamilton for sponsoring the show. http://www.umbrellafamily.com/ellafamily.com/

On a completely non-show related note...I wanted to share something with you, because it made my day. Not sure if you know this, but I have a thing for Manatees. I travelled a few years ago to a place called "Manatee Bay" (sound familiar..?) . I was able to go and see them in the wild, which was AMAZING. But my full-life time goal is to swim with them. Apparently there is a place in Florida...keep waiting to get some Florida shows!

Check out these baby Manatees who have been rescued:

Does it get any cuter than that?! One of my favorite sites is: http://www.savethemanatee.org/

Check out how we can all do our part to save these beautiful animals.

Ok- back to business. (baby animals distract me very easily)

Our Hamilton Place show is coming up, and we just got a call from the box office and tickets are going fast. So, if you would like to come, get your tickets asap. We are playing in the studio theatre, so there are a limited number available.

Click here to order them through Ticketmaster: http://www.hecfi.ca/hamiltonplace/event_listing.asp
We are excited about this one, so hope to see you there!!!

We made the Billboard! Wahooo!!!

Check out: http://www.splashnboots.com/ for a full tour schedule. Also, our Facebook group is nearing the 1,000 range. If you have not already, please join! Invite your friends!

Stay tuned for our new updated website...coming soon!

Happy Happy Spring to you all!! Got out the bikes for the first time on Saturday..went up a few too many hills and am having a hard time walking now....

Hope to see you soon,

Taes (Boots) and Nick (Splash)

http://www.splashnboots.com/

This is Grace in her new Splash'N Boots Hat. Thanks for the picture Grace!!

Musical March

Hello!

We hope you are enjoying your last few days of Winter as Spring is set to make its great come-back.

We had a wonderful time last weekend performing a benefit concert for the Children's Aid Society in Owen Sound at the OSCVI Auditorium.

Last week we had a tour of Eastern, Ontario. One of our stops was at J.G Simcoe Public School in Kingston. When we arrived we were so excited to find that the 5/6 class had been practicing a performance of "Treasure of Gold". They did an amazing job, and ended up performing it during the show for the rest of the school. Here is a picture of the Pirate Crew:

Here is a clip of their rehearsal performance:

Awesome!

Then is was off to the Octave Theatre in Kingston where we were blown away by a sold out crowd. YAY Kingston! It was amazing to see so many familiar faces. Thankyou all so much for coming.

March Break is now upon us now so we are back on the road starting tomorrow morning. I hope we can see you at one of our stops!

March 16th, Grimsby Library: Grimsby, ON (10:30am)
March 16th, Niagara Falls Library, Niagara Falls, ON (1:30pm)
March 18th, St. Mary's Library Show held at: St. James Anglican Church Parish Hall, St. Marys, ON (10am)
March 19th, Memorial Anglican Church, Exeter, ON (2pm)
March 20th, Limeridge Mall, Hamilton, ON (11am)
March 20th, Guelph Public Library,Guelph, ON (2:30pm)
March 22nd, Delta Secondary School Auditorium, 1284 Main St. East, Hamilton, On (2pm)

~FREE SHOW! (put on by: Umbrella Family and Child Centres of Hamilton)

We hope you have an amazing March Break filled with lots of outdoor activities, singing and dancing.

On a side note we are Puppy-sitting for my mom right now. Her name is Maggie: Here is Nick and Maggie out for a walk downtown Toronto....

Love,

Taes and Nick (and Maggie)

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

40 Below and Lots of Snow!

Hello Everyone

Hope you are having a fantastic February where ever you might be. We just spent last weekend in Thompson, Manitoba performing at their Winterfest. We flew into Winnipeg then it we switched planes and got on a 30-seater and flew north for another 2 hours.

Such a beautiful area......but very chilly. Although we were told it was actually quite warm compared to what it had been the week before!

We bundled up and did a walk around tour before our show:


We came across a 10-storey wolf mural, an exact reproduction of Robert Bateman’s wolf sketch ...or was it real????? Taes wasn't sure:


After we thawed out we headed to the theatre to perform in front of a great crowd with lots of singing and dancing energy. Here is the beautiful R.D. Parker Letkemann Theatre where we performed.

The next morning the weather dipped down to 40 below but the sun made everything sparkle...and my nose almost fall off.


Thanks to the wonderful people in Thompson for making our trip such fun one.

We are now back at home working away...planning our next tour. Check our Schedule to see if we will be in a town near you: http://www.splashnboots.com/

Hope everyone is staying warm and singing lots. Spring is right around the corner...!

Bye for now

Love,

Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots!

A new year and new home ...

Hello from our new home!

We have spent the last week and a half moving into our new home in Toronto, Ontario...aka Splash'N Boots headquarters. We spent the day painting with the colour "Dill" and now have green paint in our hair, but have successfully finished one room!

We had an amazing show last week in Kingston, Ontario at Holy Family School. It was a special evening concert for Literacy Week. A few days before the show we got an email from four Grade 8 Girls who were learning one of our songs to perform for the younger kids during the day at school to promote the show. They had picked the song "Razoo" and wanted some help with some of the moves. Little did I know that "The Razoo" was going to become a full-fledged dance number. These girls could dance! They ended up teaching me most of the moves, and performed it with us on the evening of the concert. (video footage to come!!) Thanks to Danni, Sammi, Megan and Chelsea "The Razoo" has become our new favorite show-song!

Here they are posing in "Razoo Position" after the concert:

If you are in the Barrie area we will be appearing in the A-Channel Morning Show this coming Friday around 7am. Get ready to do the Pirate Dance in your Pj's...!

Also this Saturday we will be performing at the Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville, ON:
http://www.algonquintheatre.ca/events/splash_boots.htm

We would love to see you there!

Stay tuned for our full March Break and Spring and Summer Tour coming up. We also have a few exciting projects on the go that we can't wait to tell you about...

If you haven't already, check out our Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2430416902

Also, we are looking for any video footage you have of your children/family/grandma dancing to Splash'N Boots....Have an awesome version of the "Hippo Stomp"..? Send it our way..!

Time to paint again.

Wishing you all a cozy February.
Can't wait to see you soon,


Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Bringing in the New Year...at Minus 27!

Happy New Year to all!

We spent a chilly New Years Eve rockin out in Barrie, Ontario. I cannot believe the number of people who came out despite the "Extreme Cold Weather Warning" You guys are hero's. We love you. Especially love all of the parents who had no choice but to do the "hippo stomp" to keep warm! So a huge thank you to Barrie for all your snowsuit dancing and mitten clapping. Somehow Nick's fingers made it through the set without falling off...-27 degrees was a push.



PLUS we got to meet Sloan..which was exciting.

They look colder than us.

Hope you are all enjoying being back at school, work and doing whatever exciting things 2009 has to bring.

We are starting off the New Year with 4 concerts right here in Burlington, Ontario this coming weekend. We would love to see you there!

Show times are:
Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 10th at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 11th at 1:00 pm

Shows are held at the Carlisle Community Centre. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased at Zoom Zoom's Indoor Playground and Busy Bee Toys and Books in Waterdown, or else at the door of the show. This is a fundraising event for Awesome Beginnings Co-Operative Nursery School. We have a super group of mom's and volunteers working to put this show on. Make-sure you get your tickets early!

We are really excited about the upcoming year, and have lots of projects that are in the works. Can't wait to share them all with you.

Also want to thank you for your support and emails and for coming out and making 2008 so much fun for us. We couldn't do this without you!

Love,
Taes (Nick is currently absorbed in the Canadian World Juniors Hockey Game....update....we won!!!!!)
www.splashnboots.com