So far 2009 has been a busy year: Amanda travelled to Afghanistan on a goodwill trip to perform for the troops, recorded her latest CD "Kiss Me Back" with Jeff Dawson, travelled to Central America to perform 3 shows for the Canadian Embassies for Canada Day, opened for The Black Keys and Jeff Beck at Ottawa Bluesfest and was the only Canadian act brought overseas for the 2009 G!Festival in The Faroe Islands (south of Iceland).
Since September 2008, Rheaume has co-written songs with Chantal Kreviazuk, Holly McNarland,and Jeff Pearce from Moist. She also managed to tour Canada coast-to-coast for the Babes for Breasts benefit (20 shows in 26 days), raising money for breast cancer awareness. When Amanda isn’t writing, recording, or performing, she is booking her own shows, doing promotion, or communicating with her fans through email, videos, and her blog.
Over the course of her career Amanda has shared the stage with a number of top international acts including The White Stripes, Finger Eleven, Lucinda Williams, The Trews, Sloan and Ani DiFranco.Her early performing days go as far back as 1999 sharing the stage with veterans Sarah MacLachlan, The Dixie Chicks, and The Indigo Girls at Lilith Fair in Toronto. "To share the stage with these people and connect to their audience is a challenge, and they've embraced me. It's so amazing that such a variety of crowds have taken to my music so well."
