Posts Tagged ‘Girl Guides of Canada’

Action Packed!

Monday, October 6th, 2008


September was an action packed month for us with lots of musical adventures as well as some exciting time spent in the studio recording our new album! With the first week of October already a bit of a blur, it doesn’t look like things are going to slow down at all either. We’re not complaining though – the pace definitely keeps things fun!

At the top of our list of newsworthy tidbits to share with you is the upcoming release of our new album, Action Packed – a rather fitting title given the nature of our lives these days! Action Packed features 12 original songs geared at connecting kids to behaviors (i.e. actions!) that positively impact themselves, their friends and the world around them. The songs touch on themes of literacy, healthy eating, fitness, teamwork and more. We really enjoyed writing the new tunes and are excited to share them with all of you. We both feel that the new songs will really complement the music from our first two albums – Sea Notes (2004) and Musical Adventures (2006). Check out a sneak peek of the new album cover below and be sure to keep an eye on our blog (or subscribe to email notifications) for updates on the final release date, as well as a preview of some of the song titles and a chance to get an early listen to one of the new songs!

Bobs & Lolo - Action Packed!


We also wanted to share some news about an exciting fact we discovered while reading last weekend’s newspaper. Did you know that Sarah McLachlan is a fan of our music?? Apparently, she even quoted some lines from one of our songs during a recent interview with The Vancouver Province’s Arts & Entertainment reporter, Stuart Derdeyn! We’re a little blown away by this one
!

Check out the full article here.
And finally, our thanks to all of the Girl Guides and Sparks that entered the Girl Guides of Canada Bobs & Lolo Contest. There were over 900 entries across the country! Congratulations to Julye-Anne (Kamloops, BC) on winning the final draw!
We’ll write more soon as we head off on our big road trip next week. Until then keep singing & dancing!

Bobs & Lolo

Sisters in Guiding

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

We recently received a very beautiful letter that inspired us to write this blog. The letter was from a mother with two young daughters, and it definitely reinforced the power of positive role models for children and the strength of friendship. Our special thanks to Yasuko for sharing her thoughts with us…

Many of you already know that “Bobs & Lolo” first met at a Girl Guide Camp on Vancouver Island. After a weekend of campfire sing-a-longs, delicious snappy snacks and silly pranks, we knew we were destined to be best buds forever! We often share stories from the early years of our friendship at our live shows, and we were extremely flattered to learn that Yasuko found our story inspiring enough to take the time to send a letter on our behalf to the Girl Guides of Canada’s head office in Toronto, Ontario.

As a result of Yasuko’s support and initiative, the Girl Guides of Canada organization is currently promoting a Bobs & Lolo Prize Contest. Click here for more information about the contest and to learn more about the organization. The prize package includes a Sea Notes CD, Musical Adventures CD, On Your Feet DVD, Bobs & Lolo t-shirts and more! Contest deadline is September 30, 2008.

Before we sign off from this one, we also want to give a big shout out to our Moms for being such incredible role models to us…as well as being two of our first Guiders! We love you Momma Pond and Momma Hardy!!

So we travel on together,
Through the bright and stormy weather,
Striding forth in work and game,
We are joined by the Guiding spirit,
The world is ne’re the same
- Sisters in Guiding (3rd verse)

And one more final treat…Lolo in her Brownie uniform (circa 1985):

 Lolo in her Brownie uniform! Circa 1985