Last years House Concert series was very well received and we are excited to be able to showcase a few more excellent artists this year.
Last year we started with East Coast Music Award winner Dave Gunning from Nova Scotia, follwed up by a great outdoor concert by Jeff Wiseman from Sudbury. The third event was a different kind of treat. Jowi Taylor and the Six String Nation Guitar also known as the Voyageur Guitar, entertained us with stories of how it was created. Then we had a chance to join 1000s of other Canadian and play the guitar.
If you've never been to a house concert watch the video below.
Concert Series 2012
All our concerts will begin at 7 p.m.
Tim Readman will be here Saturday October 13, 2012.
Tim Readman is a musician, folksinger, songwriter, producer and music journalist, originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is the former leader of Canadian Celtic/folk favourites Fear of Drinking and has played for years with The Arrogant Worms. He also plays guitar, sings and writes with ace Celtic fiddler Shona Le Mottee. He has produced a number of CDs for other folk acts. He writes for Canada’s folk roots magazine Penguin Eggs. He was the Artistic Director for the 2008 and 2009 CelticFest Vancouver and is still with them as performer, musical host and MC. He has an extensive repertoire of original songs and can also perform everything from traditional murder ballads to more contemporary material by artists as diverse as The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Steely Dan and Madonna. He can entertain in any setting, from concert hall to campfire and makes people laugh at every show. He has just released a new CD of mainly traditional British and Irish folk songs entitled Out of the Green.
- “Tim
Readman has consistently shown himself to be one of the most
versatile and innovative musicians on the Canadian and international
folk stages, not to mention as a performer with a riotous sense of
humour.”
Rogue Folk Review, Canada
Alan Reid will be performing Saturday November 3, 2012
After four decades (from 1969 to 2010) as an ever-present member of Battlefield Band, Reid decided that it was time to bow out in order to develop his writing and to follow other musical paths and partnerships. He left the band at the end of 2010 to concentrate on his musical duo with Rob van Sante who had also been Battlefield Band's sound engineer for a number of years.
Alan’s singing has long been respected by his peers, illustrated when he was invited to participate in the
Linn Recordings series on the complete works of Robert Burns. Moreover his songwriting has grown in stature ever since the 1980s when his songs first appeared in the band repertoire, lyrical songs steeped in history , strong in storytelling and rich in melody.
Reid is a prolific and fluid songwriter, his compositions full of imagery and stories of common folk and historical figures as well. As interesting and moving as the stories are, his musical compositions leave the listener with a strong, memorable and very singable melody.