In February of 2020, only days after Miss Emily celebrated the Maple Blues triple crown of Female Vocalist, New Artist and Sapphire Blues Video of the year, the  world shut down. You could still hear the roar of the crowd as the door slammed  shut on performances, recording and almost everything else in the music industry. For the first time in two decades, Miss Emily had an empty calendar. With no  frame of reference for pandemics or lockdowns, it took some time to understand  what the next steps should be. Somewhere between virtual shows and long nights sequestered in the music room, an idea began to take shape. Of the many  cancelled shows, perhaps the most disappointing loss was a return to the venue  that had become a second home; The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in her adopted hometown of Kingston. After six sellout, foundation-rattling  shows, fans, band, and team members alike had been looking forward to  extending the streak. In a moment of reminiscence and sadness, it occurred to  Emily that she had professional recordings from each show at the Isabel. That’s  nearly ten albums worth of songs.

After a quick call, Team Emily got to work reviewing every song from each of the  six shows. It was a monumental task but with time frozen in the wake of COVID,  trimming 150 songs down to 15 tracks went from nearly impossible to a recorded  reality by fall of 2020.