What do you do after you've made a million dollars, toured extensively playing to sellout crowds in large venues? If you're Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies, you perform about a dozen songs of your favourite artists accompanied by a chamber music ensemble.

Friday night's Songbook 2 program with the Art of Time Ensemble (AoTE) at Harbourfront's Enwave Theatre had a little something for everyone. Page's songbook included tunes he said he wanted to sing ever since hearing them for the first time on Brave New Waves.

Songs like Elvis Costello's I Want You, an emotional song that I've seen performed by Fiona Apple live. But this stark arrangement with the AoTE by Robert Carli had particular impact. Other selections included interpretations of songs by The Mountain Goats, The Magnetic Fields, The Divine Comedy and The Weakerthans.

Read on for more review of Friday's show and a peek into next year's Songbook....