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About Me

FAILTE!! (Welcome) I am Constance ( Connie ),,Born in Banff,Alberta Canada,I am a Mountain Child..I am also a Back Line Tech, Musician & Singer Songwriter. I have been Working as a Back line Tech, Stage Manager,Patch person for over 25 years.I have been with the Edmonton Folk Music Festival for 29 years and the Main Stage Crew Chief/Stage Manager for 14 of those 29. I now run the Back line, Labour and Small equiptment rentals @ Axe Productions in Edmonton and I am regularly out working Concerts,,Festivals and doing tours supplying musicians and Bands of all genres with Drum Kits, Amplifiers..ect.all over the Country. I am also a Breast Cancer survivor,,8 years now!!!! Born of good Irish and Transylvanian Warrior stock I am a survivor!!! I am a strong believer in Human rights,,and that we all deserve a roof over our heads,Fresh water,food in our stomachs and not to be persecuted for the color of our skin, our religion or how we look. There is beauty in all of us,,we just have to open our eyes to see! My friends and my family I hold dear,,they are my life line..... My Husband Scott and my 2 grown son's,plus my 2 step sons, hold my heart,,,,I live every day like my last,,good or bad!!...try it !!

My Interests

Dancing with Passion!!(I am an Irish Gypsy after all) Playing Guitar and Singing with friends,anything to do with being outdoors! camping, hiking,boating,,traveling to new places etc. Meditation (hereditary Wiccan) ,, Going somewhere warm when it gets to -30 degrees! Spending time with my Mom and my grown sons..and my Sweetie..Cooking!! ..Researching Family History...Reading..writing poetry..Sitting in the Hot Tub and watching the stars!

I'd like to meet:

A poem I wrote some time ago..for a Man I have searched for ..in this Life time .. (THE ETERNAL VOW).......In the waking of your life... I have known you.In the Evening of your Death... I have touched you.In the passing of souls thru ages... I have felt you.In the breath of my living... I have sought you.In the moment of my finding... I Will embrace you.In the Eternity of our Souls... I will Love You....This I vow to You...../Constance McCallCopyright ©1994 Constance McCall
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Music:

..All kinds as long as it's well done. Irish music and Spanish guitar are my favorites.Classical and Ambient,,, I also like driving music with good tribal rhythms. Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy,Van Morrison,Bob Marley and all his descendants!!Melissa Etheridge, Morrissey ,Eric Clapton, Bif Naked,Paco Lucia, Oscar Lopez,,,Damien Dempsey!!!!,Big Wreck,Matthew Good,Our Lady Peace,Porcupine Tree,Damien Rice,Burnitude,Thornley,Tupelo Honey,The Black Crows, State of Shock,Pearl Jam. 54-40,Motley crew,Robert Plant,Sinead O Connor, Crowded house So Many..............
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Movies:

In the name of the Father,,The Wind that shakes the Barley,,,Last of the Mohican's,,Snatch,,The Devil's own,,Rob Roy,,Brave heart..Gladiator,,Troy..Timeline..A Knight's Tale......See where I'm going with this?? :) as well ZEITGEIST!!! (please watch this film)

Television:

Don't watch a lot of the one eyed monster,,,,,,too busy. Rather be playing music.

Books:

The Mists of Avalon, one of my fav's. Milton's Paradise Lost...Shakespeare,,Edgar Allen Poe,,Hemingway,,Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis..All the Great Classics!

Heroes:

My Father,,"may you be riding a spirited Horse somewhere in the heavens",,,and my Mother.

My Blog

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Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Mon, 19 May 2008 09:36:00 PST

Damien Dempsey, Rare

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Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:56:00 PST

Happy New Year

Hello To all My Friends!This last while has been a trying one..ended up very ill for Christmas and will not be doing the 2 dates with Buckcherry. Instead I will be doing a 3 band New Years show with T...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:51:00 PST

Merry Yule to all

Hello all ! Just wanted to wish all my Friends a Merry Yule/Christmas ! I have met so many New Friends,,Wonderful...Big Hello to all those Fellow Techies out there..Hoping your home for the holidays,,...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:36:00 PST

Winter is apon us

Hello to all;It is full on snowing here in Alberta ,aparently all across the Country..makes for travelling a little scetchie. I will be heading to Winipeg at the end of the month for two shows with Bu...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:33:00 PST

A Happy Celtic New Year to you all!

Best wishes to all my friends for a prosperous Year ahead,,,,may you all keep writing beautiful music!A Merry Samhain to all!!Merry Meet and merry part and merry meet again!Connie...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:53:00 PST

Back at work!!!

Well Folks..I'm finally back at work after all that accident shit :) It was great to see all the bands that played Stage 13/Ook Fest,,and catch up on all the goings on ,,Big Hello to the Tupelo Honey ...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:53:00 PST

Cheers Everyone

Hello New friends and old:It has been quite a journey of recovery after "the Roll over" but I am walking great and doing the physio thing. I am still working on my CD,a labour of love that I hope will...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:00:00 PST

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Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:12:00 PST

Hello to all!!

Hi all:Nice to touch base with fellow Musicians and Road Dogs ! and all my new friends from around the world :).Going into the studio tomorrow to finish my CD,,hope to have that on my site in short or...
Posted by Constance / Back Line Tech on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:21:00 PST