Eva Foote was born in Louisiana, but she moved away with her family as a kid and grew up in Edmonton. She still thinks a lot about Louisiana and what it means to her - what home means to her.

Is Edmonton home? Is Louisiana home? Is Toronto home? Vancouver? Is it Berlin? Or, is it, maybe all of them?

We talk about the life of an artist on the road, and that feeling of never really landing anywhere to stay, because by the time you arrive, you’re already getting ready to leave for the next place.

She and I met in Montreal after she had graduated from the National Theatre School. I directed her in a production of the musical Once and Eva picked the whole show up, put it on her shoulders, and carried it across the finish line.

So, when it came time to record some albums as Clever Hopes, I made one of the smarter decisions in my life and asked her to do it with me. Eva has hands down one of my favourite voices in the whole wide world.

I’ve said it before, and, I’ll said it again, without her Clever Hopes would be nothing more than me croaking away in a lonely baritone waiting for someone to come along and bring my song to life.

@evateresefoote

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