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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nAn 18-date winter tour that began on February 2nd along Florida’s Gulf Coast in Tampa ended with two Canadian stops, February 27th in Vancouver<\/a> and the following night in Victoria.<\/p>\n Supporting Kathleen Edwards for the two Canadian dates was Altameda<\/a> [AL-TAH-MEE-DAH].<\/p>\n Kathleen Edwards and her five-piece world-class band walked on stage to Andrew Gold’s \u201cThank You For Being A Friend\u201d, the 1978 hit song that would become the theme song for the television show ‘The Golden Girls.’ The first two songs, \u201cSay Goodbye, Tell No One\u201d and \u201cSave Your Soul\u201d, from her sixth studio album, the triumphant Billionaire<\/a> got this ROCK n ROLL show started. The album, released on August 22, 2025, and five years after the release of ‘Total Freedom’ was recorded in Nashville and produced by Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson. Five of the ten album tracks from ‘Billionaire’ made it onto the setlist.<\/p>\n St. Petersburg, Florida is now home to Kathleen Edwards and her husband, property developer Sean McAdam, where they bought a home in 2022.<\/p>\n The first time I saw Kathleen Edwards perform was 23 years ago at the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto<\/a>\u00a0concert where the attendance was estimated at 450,000 to 500,000. Kathleen came on third after Have Love Will Travel Revue, featuring Dan Aykroyd and James Belushi, and Sam Roberts. Her album ‘Failer<\/a>‘ had just come out. The album was initially released independently in early 2002. It received a wider Canadian release in September 2002, followed by an international release on January 14, 2003.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt’s true. It was thirteen years ago that I played here last. Maybe I played this song, I don’t remember\u201d quipped Kathleen before performing \u201cMint\u201d.<\/p>\n Thirteen years ago was also a time when Kathleen Edwards was falling apart on the inside, \u201cI was sad all the time. I quit music and started a coffee shop. It was a wonderful change of pace for me but one of the things it did, it completely re-instilled my true joy of writing songs and playing music.” she commented before playing the beautiful \u201cAsking For Flowers\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBack To Me\u201d<\/a>\u00a0was jaw-dropping. \u201cLadies and gentlemen, on the guitar\u2014this is Gord Tough,\u201d Kathleen Edwards announced midway, pointing toward Gord, who stood a short distance to her left. As she did, she lifted her arms high in the air in a gesture of approval and celebration. The band looked like they were having an absolute blast. You could almost imagine an alternate moment in rock history\u2014Kathleen Edwards opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, then returning to the stage during Tom Petty\u2019s encore to perform this song.<\/p>\n Kathleen then introduced the rest of her band. Aaron Goldstein<\/a> (pedal steel, guitar), Paul Loren<\/a> (keyboards), and Matt Sucich<\/a> (bass). \u201cBefore I introduce the person on drums, before I say his name,\u201d said Kathleen, \u201cwe are going to play a song now about hockey. And you need to remember that this guy stays on stage throughout the remainder of the evening even though I say the words The Leafs still suck at playoff time. Show empathy, show empathy. Put your hands together for Peter von Althen<\/a>. This is my favourite song on my new record.\u201d finished Kathleen. Then came \u201cLittle Red Ranger\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This great night of music would end with \u201cPowderfinger\u201d, one of Neil Young’s most enduring and beloved songs. Kathleen Edwards first covered the song in 2025 in Pittsburgh on November 6, and then two nights later in her hometown of Ottawa, and then again at Massey Hall in Toronto on November 12 for Neil Young’s 80th birthday three-hour tribute concert<\/a> where Edwards performed the song with Colin Cripps, and backed by an 11-piece house band.<\/p>\n![\"Kathleen](\"https:\/\/americanamusic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kathleen-Edwards-3.jpg\")
My songs are always pieces of me, even when I think I’m writing about somebody else.<\/em><\/h3>\n
Boy grows up in the Soo<\/em><\/strong>
Mom and Dad sure loved you<\/em><\/strong>
Hockey kid, weekends at the rink<\/em><\/strong>
You love the Leafs even though they stink<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n