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AIRSTREAM LIFE SUMMER 2009 49 “The new album is a celebration of great American inventions, one being jazz, and the other Airstreams, both great gifts to the world. The big band jazz era has some of the best songwriting we’ve ever known. They’ve never gone out of fashion, and like the Airstream, they are a great design and they endure. They are well-crafted and are unabashedly beautiful.” Doyle has divided her musical endeavors between singing Celtic-inspired music and jazz, and her award-winning music appears on three dozen compilation albums, as well as on 10 CDs put out by Bedlam, her own record label. She studied jazz in Montreal for over 7 years, and has played festivals and concerts at many international locations. But the trip she’d really love to take would be a jazz tour over Route 66—using her Caravel as her rolling home. She’s writing an Airstream song that will be on her next album, to continue in the spirit of her latest release. “It’s a celebration of an era that we desperately need. We all need diversion, joy, dancing, something that’s uplifting. I wanted to make an album that made people happy. You want to grab your partner and foxtrot around the kitchen, or around your Airstream,” she says. You can get information about Teresa Doyle, hear song samples, and see the Rock Barra workshop itinerary on her site at www.teresadoyle.com. ••• • • • • • Rivet Bits 48 AIRSTREAM LIFE SUMMER 2009 F inding a raccoon-infested, abandoned Airstream in a field might not seem like the most likely point of departure to outfitting a beach-side, island retreat center for musicians and artists, but for Teresa Doyle, the unconventional approach has always provided sweet returns. Even before she’d salvaged the “CoonStream,” Doyle had long appreciated the silver trailers. “Airstreams caught my eye as sculpture on wheels,” says Doyle. “I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and even before I understood the integrity of the design work, they appealed to me as objects of art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.” That fever extended beyond just restoring the '60 Safari, the first field find, to later acquisitions and restorations of a '73 Sovereign and a '65 Caravel, as well as a late-60s Avion. Those trailering treasures are now beachside bedrooms at Doyle’s Rock Barra Retreat, a spectacular 20-acre stretch on Prince Edward Island (PEI). She’s no stranger to PEI—she’s a sixth-generation islander, on both sides. Doyle was granted a 50-year lease (for the reasonable rate of one dollar a year) by Sam Sniderman, the acknowledged godfather of Canadian music, a fan of Teresa’s who summered on PEI. The inspiration for the Safari restoration was Sniderman’s request that the property be made available to artists, yet essentially kept in its natural state. What better low-impact bedrooms than old Airstreams, snuggled in scenic niches in the green hills of PEI? Rock Barra had an eclectic mix of creative workshops in 2008, and the lineup this year will be rich with music, art and contemplation as well. Doyle doesn’t have quite as much time for contemplation as she’d like: Airstream restoration is just a hobby. Making music is what moves her the most, literally and figuratively. Her most recent album, Late Night Parlour (with the charming Caravel on the cover) is a sensuous collection of jazz tunes, inspired by an island trip to Tobago, the big-band sounds of the 40s—and by Airstreams. “I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and even before I understood the integrity of the design work, they appealed to me as objects of art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.” “I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and even before I understood the integrity of the design work, they appealed to me as objects of art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.” “I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and even before I understood the integrity of the design work, they appealed to me as objects of art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.” All That Jazz All That Jazz (and Airstreams Too)! By Tom Bentley TOP LEFT: Rock Barra Retreat on Prince Edward Island supplies a soulful setting for two vintage Airstreams, and a serene experience for artists and musicians. TOP RIGHT: Gathering for a strum-and-song session around a retreat trailer. BOTTOM RIGHT: Teresa Doyle’s “Late Night Parlour” album cover captures some of the vintage charm with a 1965 Airstream Caravel. No Peeking! See the crossword puzzle on page 32. C 1 A 2 D 3 W 4 J 5 Q 6 H F 7 A S T U A 8 B B A U O R R S N E O I T 9 A J 10 H E C C 11 O R I A N A 12 R L I N G T O N H A A G N N O V J 13 O D I G K 14 L 15 O N D I K E E E T A L 16 I N D A C 17 L O U D N S 18 N H N D 19 E 20 P O T L 21 I L Y R K 22 A 23 T H L E E N L L F I U E D E S A 24 M E R I C A A I S 25 A 26 R A H T P A N E G I P O R A 27 R L O N L R R B 28 E V E R L Y
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“The new album is a celebration of great American inventions,one being jazz, and the other Airstreams, both great gifts to theworld. The big band jazz era has some of the best songwriting we’veever known. They’ve never gone out of fashion, and like theAirstream, they are a great design and they endure. They are well-crafted and are unabashedly beautiful.”
Doyle has divided her musical endeavors between singingCeltic-inspired music and jazz, and her award-winning musicappears on three dozen compilation albums, as well as on 10 CDsput out by Bedlam, her own record label. She studied jazz inMontreal for over 7 years, and has played festivals and concerts atmany international locations. But the trip she’d really love to takewould be a jazz tour over Route 66—using her Caravel as her rolling home.
She’s writing an Airstream song that will be on her next album,to continue in the spirit of her latest release. “It’s a celebration of anera that we desperately need. We all need diversion, joy, dancing,something that’s uplifting. I wanted to make an album that madepeople happy. You want to grab your partner and foxtrot around thekitchen, or around your Airstream,” she says.
You can get information about Teresa Doyle, hear song samples, and see the Rock Barra workshop itinerary on her site at www.teresadoyle.com. •••
• • • • • Rivet Bits
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Finding a raccoon-infested, abandoned Airstream in a fieldmight not seem like the most likely point of departure tooutfitting a beach-side, island retreat center for musicians
and artists, but for Teresa Doyle, the unconventional approach hasalways provided sweet returns. Even before she’d salvaged the“CoonStream,” Doyle had long appreciated the silver trailers.
“Airstreams caught my eye as sculpture on wheels,” saysDoyle. “I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and even before Iunderstood the integrity of the design work, they appealed to me asobjects of art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.”
That fever extended beyond just restoring the '60 Safari, thefirst field find, to later acquisitions and restorations of a '73Sovereign and a '65 Caravel, as well as a late-60s Avion. Those trailering treasures are now beachside bedrooms at Doyle’s RockBarra Retreat, a spectacular 20-acre stretch on Prince EdwardIsland (PEI).
She’s no stranger to PEI—she’s a sixth-generation islander, onboth sides. Doyle was granted a 50-year lease (for the reasonable rateof one dollar a year) by Sam Sniderman, the acknowledged godfatherof Canadian music, a fan of Teresa’s who summered on PEI.
The inspiration for the Safari restoration was Sniderman’srequest that the property be made available to artists, yet essentiallykept in its natural state. What better low-impact bedrooms than old Airstreams, snuggled in scenic niches in the green hills of PEI?Rock Barra had an eclectic mix of creative workshops in 2008, andthe lineup this year will be rich with music, art and contemplation as well.
Doyle doesn’t have quite as much time for contemplation asshe’d like: Airstream restoration is just a hobby. Making music iswhat moves her the most, literally and figuratively. Her most recentalbum, Late Night Parlour (with the charming Caravel on the cover)is a sensuous collection of jazz tunes, inspired by an island trip toTobago, the big-band sounds of the 40s—and by Airstreams.
“I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and
even before I understood the integrity of the
design work, they appealed to me as objects of
art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.”
“I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and
even before I understood the integrity of the
design work, they appealed to me as objects of
art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.”
“I’m a musician as well as a visual artist, and
even before I understood the integrity of the
design work, they appealed to me as objects of
art. Once I had one, I got aluminum fever.”
All That JazzAll That Jazz(and Airstreams Too)!By Tom Bentley
TOP LEFT: Rock Barra Retreat on Prince Edward Island supplies a soulful setting for two vintage Airstreams, and a serene experience for artists and musicians. TOP RIGHT: Gathering for astrum-and-song session around a retreat trailer. BOTTOM RIGHT:Teresa Doyle’s “Late Night Parlour” album cover captures some ofthe vintage charm with a 1965 Airstream Caravel.
No Peeking! See the crossword puzzle on page 32.
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D3
W4
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H F7
A S T U A8
B B A U
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R L I N G T O N
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R L O N L
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