Because International Travel Is Expensive
Troubadette is off to Canada this September to be a guest MC at the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival! It’s their first big international trip since COVID and also happens to be just a few weeks after their 40th Birthday, which they’re very excited about (round numbers are awesome).
As we all know, international travel is expensive, and Troubadette tells jokes for a living. While she has pretty solid freelance gigs, there’s always the risk that there won’t quite be the work she’d hoped for. In a shockingly in-character turn of events, Troubadette has decided to do Something Insane.
I’ll be live-streaming this nonsense (likely on Twitch) so you can check in during the day and see how it’s all going. There are four ways you can support the Song-A-Thon, depending on what moves you:
At 10am on Sunday April 26th, I’m once again embarking on a chaotic songwriting journey. The mission? To write as many songs as I can in a 12 hour period in the hopes that people will be inspired by my sheer audacity and give me money for making stuff.
- You can pledge an amount of money per song. This could be anything from $1 to… a bigger number. Once the Song-A-Thon is over, you’ll donate an amount based on how many songs were created.
- You can commission a song during the Song-A-Thon by donating via Ko-Fi with however much money you want and a prompt. While I would never presume to tell you how much a song is worth, the bigger the donation, the more time and effort I’ll spend on the song. If it’s a REALLY big donation, this might be something I write for you the next day so I can give it all my attention. (Side bar: you can commission songs off me anytime, just get in touch!)
- You can make a one-off donation via Ko-Fi because you think what I do is cool.
- You can tune in and see what nonsense is happening on the day and/or guilt your wealthy friends into supporting the arts.
As well as the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival, I also have plans to visit friends and family in Montreal and pick up as many gigs as I can in my travels. If you’ve enjoyed my work as a singer of songs and teller of tales, I’d appreciate any support you can give – even if it’s just spreading the word. While I don’t have a specific target I’m trying to hit, every little bit helps 🙂