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Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The McKenty family’s first public performance was in the outdoor section of the Mansons Farmer’s Market in 2006. After leaving their rental home at Smelt Bay in 2018, they have lived in Vancouver, at Hollyhock and for the last year and a half in Willow Point.
“We can see Cortes across the water,” explained Immanuel.
To which his father, Robert added, “We're looking straight across at a place where we lived for 10 years. When we go for a swim, are gardening, or anytime we look out of the window: we're looking at Cortes. So we're not actually gone, in our own perspective, we're still displaced Cortesians.”
They were part of the circle that gathered around an H4n recorder, in the Mckenty’s basement studio. Musical instruments hung from the walls surrounding them.
Robert McKenty and his sons Immanuel, Francis and Isa are in the Awakeneers.
Two other members of the band were in that circle. Erica and Rose Giannone are sisters, who have been living with the McKentys since 2020. They are US citizens and have work permits.
Immanuel described his mother Elizabeth McKenty, who sat on the stairs overlooking her family throughout our interview, as ‘a great supporter and behind-the-scenes member of the band. ‘She doesn't usually perform onstage with us. She has done some wonderful watercolour paintings which we've used for our album artwork.’
Robert and Elizabeth have three more children. Adam is in Germany. Ieva and Eli live on Cortes. While they are no longer members of the band, they all contributed to the Awakeneers new album.
Erica: “Though we're not currently living on the island, it is really nice to be able to look across the water. I know you guys are all over there, and I see the lovely island.”
Immanuel: “I’m still frequently checking the ’property for sale’ listings on the island (this prompts some chuckles) with a hopeful raise of the eyebrow.”
Robert: “We moved to Willow Point around Christmas in 2021. We scored a large rental house that was scheduled for demolition. It was originally only a three month rental when we moved in, but the demolition has been rescheduled, so we are still living here, happily.”
CC: Ouch.
Immanuel: “The good part of that was that since it was scheduled to be demolished, we had free reign to install many instrument hangers all over the walls of the basement. So we took full opportunity to do that.”
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By Cortes Currents (https://cortescurrents.ca/)Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The McKenty family’s first public performance was in the outdoor section of the Mansons Farmer’s Market in 2006. After leaving their rental home at Smelt Bay in 2018, they have lived in Vancouver, at Hollyhock and for the last year and a half in Willow Point.
“We can see Cortes across the water,” explained Immanuel.
To which his father, Robert added, “We're looking straight across at a place where we lived for 10 years. When we go for a swim, are gardening, or anytime we look out of the window: we're looking at Cortes. So we're not actually gone, in our own perspective, we're still displaced Cortesians.”
They were part of the circle that gathered around an H4n recorder, in the Mckenty’s basement studio. Musical instruments hung from the walls surrounding them.
Robert McKenty and his sons Immanuel, Francis and Isa are in the Awakeneers.
Two other members of the band were in that circle. Erica and Rose Giannone are sisters, who have been living with the McKentys since 2020. They are US citizens and have work permits.
Immanuel described his mother Elizabeth McKenty, who sat on the stairs overlooking her family throughout our interview, as ‘a great supporter and behind-the-scenes member of the band. ‘She doesn't usually perform onstage with us. She has done some wonderful watercolour paintings which we've used for our album artwork.’
Robert and Elizabeth have three more children. Adam is in Germany. Ieva and Eli live on Cortes. While they are no longer members of the band, they all contributed to the Awakeneers new album.
Erica: “Though we're not currently living on the island, it is really nice to be able to look across the water. I know you guys are all over there, and I see the lovely island.”
Immanuel: “I’m still frequently checking the ’property for sale’ listings on the island (this prompts some chuckles) with a hopeful raise of the eyebrow.”
Robert: “We moved to Willow Point around Christmas in 2021. We scored a large rental house that was scheduled for demolition. It was originally only a three month rental when we moved in, but the demolition has been rescheduled, so we are still living here, happily.”
CC: Ouch.
Immanuel: “The good part of that was that since it was scheduled to be demolished, we had free reign to install many instrument hangers all over the walls of the basement. So we took full opportunity to do that.”
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