STRANGER FRIENDS ORCHESTRA @ The Fox
We are 1 week away from this very big show and if you haven't gotten your tickets yet, now is the time! **The Fox is an amazing venue in...
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Dean Thiessen
Jan 275 min read
2023 big gives and big takes
This was a year of big gives and big takes. At times it felt like I was worried about my hair being messy as I stood in the middle of a...
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Dean Thiessen
Jan 2, 20236 min read
A grateful 2022: 124+ people
This picture pretty much sums up the best part of 2022: people. It was the busiest and most musically fulfilling year I've ever had and...
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Dean Thiessen
Apr 29, 20225 min read
stranger friends ORCHESTRA debut!
If you are reading this it probably means that you have heard about the STRANGER FRIENDS ORCHESTRA’s debut performance on May 14th <<...
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Dean Thiessen
Oct 3, 20213 min read
The Good Samaritan Suite : An Introduction
The parable of the Good Samaritan is maybe one of the most well known parables in the bible and is often referenced in our secular...
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Dean Thiessen
Jun 21, 20215 min read
Hard Rubber Orchestra, Rickie Lee Jones, and Trees
I had the great privilege of being a part of a reading session for 'emerging composers' organized by the illustrious, Vancouver-based,...
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Dean Thiessen
Mar 30, 20211 min read
CAMPING SONG inspiration
My friends and I would go hiking in the Rocky Mountains or the Badlands of Alberta nearly every chance we could. We were novice hikers...
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Dean Thiessen
Feb 24, 20213 min read
You Can't Say I Didn't Try - Connie Boswell
This is a very special song. Give it a listen and keep reading. If you google search "You Can't Say I Didn't Try by Connie Boswell" this...
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Dean Thiessen
Oct 20, 20202 min read
STRANGER FRIENDS Album Announcement!
It really felt like I had no other option than record an album this winter. All summer I was searching for the things that I usually...
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Dean Thiessen
Jul 14, 20203 min read
The Cole Patenaude Band "Are You Happy Now?"
Hello friends and family, Thank you to everyone who takes time out of their day to read my posts. Sharing my music on stage is such a...
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Dean Thiessen
Jun 12, 20202 min read
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's... LIVE MUSIC!!
I'd like to start by directing you to my previous blog post. In support of the Black Lives Matter movement I took some time to reflect on...
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Dean Thiessen
Jun 2, 20202 min read
June Newsletter - The gift of music - All Stars Project, Inc.
When Jesus and his disciples spread their news of freedom they were persecuted and imprisoned by a very powerful global oppressor. Jesus'...
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Dean Thiessen
May 1, 20202 min read
May Newsletter
Hello family and friends, This time last year could not look more different that now. I was in China (Beijing) with Cindy and her parents...
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