{"id":22343,"date":"2021-07-14T23:15:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T02:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=22343"},"modified":"2021-07-14T23:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T02:15:45","slug":"austin-shows-no-nerves-in-release-of-debut-cd-live-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=22343","title":{"rendered":"Austin shows no nerves in release of debut CD, live performances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>MAIN PHOTO: DeeDee Austin performs at The Old Triangle in Charlottetown, PEI. (Healey photo)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHARLOTTETOWN:<\/strong> It would be hard to know that the first live performance DeeDee Austin had given in support of her debut CD, Stepping Stones, was July 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fall River singer, with Indigenous roots, performed flawlessly the six songs on the CD, which is available on all platforms, along with some covers. She also gave the crowd of about 50-60 people upstairs at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown a bonus performance of an as-of-yet unreleased song focused on Residential Schools. Indigenous drumming band Lone Cry Singers opened up the performance with a few songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before she hit the stage, Austin was smiling for photos with proud family and friends\u2014almost as if she had no nerves for her first live performance in support of Stepping Stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/E6RZflqWEAADiMY-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22394\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing that could have made the show a bit better was if Austin had talked more about the meaning of each song and how they came about. But outside of that, for being 15, the performance was better then one might expect for a first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin, a Lockview High student, gave her thoughts on how her first live performance went. She performed a second show in support of her FMP Matrix studio EP on July 10, also at The Old Triangle. Scott Ferguson from the Dartmouth-based FMP is her producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it went amazing,\u201d said Austin on July 9. \u201cIt\u2019s my first gig out of town and I think I did pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stepping Stones includes songs titled Chevy; A Little Past 9 (which has a video released on her socials); the very catchy Wishes; Don\u2019t Live A Lie; Broken; and Small Town Girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/E6RZyMlWEAEQ55g-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22400\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dee Dee Austin - A Little Past 9 (short clip)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1VMLHgN38Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The CD release has been a couple years in the works, but with it now out and the reviews of her first performance all complimentary, Austin is relieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey were very excited (reaction from those in attendance),\u201d she said. \u201cI got a lot of compliments. I\u2019m humbled. I\u2019m not going to toot my own horn. But the comments are very much appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the last song of her set, Austin began giving an explanation while getting choked up about it. It was about the Residential Schools. Her grandmother is a Residential School survivor, and with the sad news of the thousands of bodies found at gravesites at Residential School sites to date, it really touched her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dee Dee Austin - Residential Schools song (partial version)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oUdWbr47o_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She felt she wanted to do something to bring attention to the matter and was happy she was able to write the not yet released (but they hope to soon) song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was really tough (to perform the song),\u201d said Austin. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough subject right now. That\u2019s always a topic I will talk about, but it\u2019s very tough because I know what she\u2019s been through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin said she hopes to just get better in future shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is one experience, one of many,\u201d she said. \u201cI just have to take it day by day. We\u2019ll see where everything goes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more on Austin, who attended Georges P. Vanier Junior High in Fall River for middle school, checkout her Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deedeeaustin107\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deedeeaustin107<\/a>; Instagram: @deedeeaustin107; and website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.DeeDeeAustin.com\">www.DeeDeeAustin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lone Cry singers open for DeeDee Austin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BdfYCiXHuBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/E6RZkZDXoAEi7RF-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22399\"\/><figcaption>Two members of the Lone Cry Singers (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/E6RZkYCWYAE6vQU-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22398\"\/><figcaption>(Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;123&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] MAIN PHOTO: DeeDee Austin performs at The Old Triangle in Charlottetown, PEI. (Healey photo) CHARLOTTETOWN: It would be hard to know that the first live performance DeeDee Austin had given in support of her debut CD, Stepping Stones, was July 9. 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