Haliburton County musician, Terra Lightfoot, is going through a bit of a whirlwind at the moment.
She has just come off tour with Colin James, saying, “it was amazing to go across the country with those guys. We had such a good time. Lots of great music, lots of great people. It was just a beautiful time.”
Next up, she and husband John are headed to Peru for a charity trip with Canada’s Great Kitchen Party. “We’re going to see Machu Picchu,” she said.
The next day, they will fly from Lima, Peru to Vancouver – as Lightfoot has been nominated for a Juno Award, with the ceremony taking place March 30 at Rogers Arena.
Lightfoot is up for adult alternative album of the year for Healing Power. She is up against Inuktitut by Elisapie, Revelation by Leif Vollebekk, We were born here, what’s your excuse? by The Secret Beach and Never Better by Wild Rivers.
While not her first Juno nomination, Lightfoot said this one is special.
“It means a lot to be nominated for this record because this is a record that I wrote in the Highlands. And the Highlands is a place where I started feeling like myself for the first time in my life.
“My husband and I found this house and we feel so lucky to live here, and be influenced by nature, and so to have an album that, it feels like my truest representation of me and my music getting nominated for a Juno feels really good.”
Healing Power is Lightfoot’s fifth album. “This just feels right because this is the first place I’ve ever felt like home.”
She recalled how the last time she was nominated, she was up against Gord Downey, “and so that was an easy one.”
However, she is looking forward to a great dinner, and free massage for nominees Sunday morning, “so I’m feeling good no matter what.”
It will also be the first-time seeing host Michael Bublé live.
“I’ve never seen him perform or anything, so I think this will be really fun.”
