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2002...
April
Concert Details:
Apr
4,5,6 9th Annual Song Along:
Year after year tribes of intrepid songwriters
migrate from their wintry lairs through the windblown streets
to the oasis of words and music known as Rasputin's in a ritual
of creativity. A few weeks ago the themes were revealed and
now over these three evenings 40 songwriters reveal what was
born of their efforts in imaginationa nd talent.
thurs, fri, sat 7pm
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7 Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop:
From Bill:
"Anglican church music and the fiddling of Ward Allen and
the Happy Wanderers were probably my two strongest musical
influences when I was a kid growing up in the Ottawa Valley.
Both musics are melodically strong and as much as I like to
think that at times I move away from them to explore other
harmonic textures, they still play a root role in the music
that I play today."
From Sue:
Sue grew up in Sherbrooke in Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships.
Two of her teenaged neighbourhood pals were Brian (Colour
Blind) Blain and Allan Fraser. The three played in high school
folk groups and began honing their musical skills at parties,
schools and ski resorts around the Townships and northern
Vermont.
From me:
There is fast picking, tight harmonies and years of stage
experience that makes these two amongst the best.
sun 7:30pm tickets: $10
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9 Michael Jerome Browne:
Recent winner of the Acoustic Blues award from Maple Blues
and a JUNO nominee we are proud to host this concert with
Michael Jerome Browne before he heads off to the JUNO ceremonies
in Newfoundland. Michael has established himself as a veritable
high priest of traditional American Folk and Roots Music.
Born in South Bend, Indiana, he picked up his first instruments,
guitar and harmonica, at the age of nine. Within a couple
of years, he was busking on street corners and, by his early
teens, he was 'blowing people away' at local coffeehouses.
In his late teens, inspired by the likes of Jesse Fuller,
Browne created a unique one-man band show that he successfully
toured across North America and in Europe.
In a
recent interview, he was asked about his music. "It's very
hard to explain how and why I began playing...in a way, I
think the music chose me. I heard it and the sincerity of
the emotion made an impression on me." Now heralded as a virtuoso
in a myriad of American folk music styles...appalachian, cajun,
western swing, country blues, early jazz, R&B and electric
blues...he is also a renowned multi-instrumentalist and considered
a master of old-time banjo, mandolin and fiddle.
Michael
Jerome Browne has accompanied such American blues legends
as Big Moose Walker, Magic Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins
and Johnnie Johnson. He toured regularly with the late, great
Vann 'Piano Man' Walls and is the featured singer on Walls'
JUNO nominated album 'In the Evening', released in 1997, the
same year Walls was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall
of Fame. Browne has also toured extensively with the Stephen
Barry Band as lead singer and guitarist and recorded four
albums with them including 'Happy Man' which received the
Jazz Report 'Blues Album of the Year Award' in 1995.
tuesday 7:30pm tickets: $9
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11 Morgan Davis:
Blues guitarist, blues singer, songwriter, multiple award
winner, Morgan has been around longer in the business than
most people have been around period. He has performed and
jammed with the legends. An evening of one man, one hollow
body electric guitar and a lot of music.
thurs 7:30pm tickets: $ 8
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12 Heather McLeod & Sharon Coward:
Heather McLeod: songwriter, vocalist, manager, guitarist and
leader of Head in the Clouds, has released twelve recordings
in the last twelve years. Heather's musical influences range
from flamenco (which she studied as a teen-ager), jazz (She
has released three jazz recordings), Celtic traditions (thanks
to her Grandma and the McLeod Céilís), madrigals and other
classical European forms (she has a BFA in theory and composition),
60s folk (blame her Hippy parents) and Latin music (the theme
music of her adolescence after her family's adoption by Toronto's
Central American community).
Sharon is an Ottawa singer-songwriter with a delightful voice.
fri 8pm tickets: $7
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13 Razor Mike:
He came in with Pat Moore. Got up on stage and began to sing
a whole range of songs with a Tom Waitish voice. He made the
John Prine songs sound fresh. But why Razor Mike? Is it because
he is clean shaven? Is it the ear ring?
sat 8pm tickets: $5
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14 Flapjack:
Energetic and passionate about traditional music, Flapjack offers an entertaining and polished performance. This Ontario-based band plays old-time Canadian bush swing, a unique fusion of fiddle tunes, backwoods ballads, kitchen percussion and jug jazz
Jay Edmunds and Karen Taylor front the band with original and traditional songs and tunes, from swinging ditties about Manitoulin Island to Ottawa Valley fiddle music. Teilhard Frost and Sam Allison provide strong vocal backup, percussion, harmonicas and acoustic bass.
sun 7:30pm tickets: $9
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18 Next Stage:
This is a development of the Open Stage featuring three performers each with a half hour set?
thurs 7:30pm tickets: $3
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19 Serena Ryder with opening act Missy Burgess:
Serena comes to us via Peterborough. Her voice belies her age. I have gotten people to listen to her recordings and they always peg her as a 30 - 40 year old blues artist. Then they see her. Missy has been involved in benefits, Open Stages, and has been included in a number of compilation CDs. Again in the blues style.
fri 8pm tickets: $7
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20 Andrew Mah:
Classical guitar featuring both original tunes and arrangements of well know Brazilian tunes. His Cd is a pleasure, his music delightful
sat 8pm tickets: $8
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21 David Sereda:
Singer-songwriter David Sereda presents passionate and compelling music
Sereda will sing material from his three releases, including the
critically acclaimed The Blue Guide, as well as preview songs from his
next soon-to-be-finished CD. He has performed in concerts and festivals
from coast to coast in Canada, and as guest soloist with choirs and
choruses across Canada and in the US. What kind of music? Lyrical,
soulful, emotional, witty…moving music that's hard to pin down.
David Sereda's range as a singer-songwriter is breathtaking. It’s not
his voice so much…as it is the dimension of the emotional scale which
drives it… (The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, NS)
David Sereda sings like an angel and writes like a sinner.
(author Michael Ondaatje, Toronto, ON)
sun 7:30pm tickets: $9
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23 Ottawa Flute Society Jam & Social:
A friendly get together for folks who play the whistles, the flute, or guitar.
tues 7:30pm
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25 Back 40 Stage:
This fund raiser for CKCU features the Back 40 Band, this month's guest band Northern Sons, and a plethora of individuals and groups who sign up to play on the night.
thurs 7:30pm donation: $5
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26 Gerry Goodfriend with Stephen Barry:
This in from Gerry: I taught myself the banjo when I was thirteen and bought my first one at fourteen. I was a member of the Ramblers (appearing on television) in Montreal and the Pioneers in Toronto in the early '60s. I was an accompanist on several folk recordings, and wrote music for a radio show and McGill's dramatic production of Sergeant Musgrave's Dance. I played in a group called the Peter Weldon Sextet, which was a successor to the Mountain City Four (with Kate and Anna McGarrigle), with Stephen Barry and Chaim Tannebaum, among others. For the past four years, I've been playing solo with Stephen backing me on bass and vocal harmony. In addition to Rasputin's I've played the Yellow Door Coffee House in Montreal, and at the Townships Bluegrass Association's Annual Christmas concert (opening performer). I don't like to be pigeon-holed as representing any one form of music and I do very much love old-time country, country blues, folk, bagpipes, steel drums, and opera.
Stephen Barry is known across the country for his bass work and as the leader of the Stephen Barry Band. He has won awards and is scheduled, with the band, to do a 13-city tour this summer.
sat 8:00pm tickets: $10
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27 Jory Nash:
Jory has a voice similar to Paul Simon. His songwriting has a poetic lilt. He reminds me of Puck from A Midsummer's Night Dream. A true delight to hear.
sat 8:00pm tickets: $6
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28 James Gordon:
James Gordon The Second Hardest-Working Man in Showbusiness
Often accused of being rather childish himself, James is a natural kid's entertainer. His "No Grownups Allowed" album has sold 50,000 copies, and it's successor "Bouncy Bouncy" is catching up fast. In a fast-paced 50-minute set of original songs geared towards 3-8 year olds, James keeps his young audiences keenly involved. James and the kids are all ready for a nap by the end!
Based in Guelph, Ontario, James Gordon is known to many North Americans as the founder of Canada's premier folk group TAMARACK. With this durable trio he toured every corner of the continent, recorded fourteen albums, and made countless television and radio appearances. He has become well-known for his original songs about Canada's identity and heritage. He is a regular songwriting contributor to the CBC radio programmes "Ontario Morning" and "Basic Black". He has also released several solo albums for adults and children, composed works for symphony orchestras, co-written a popular series of "Jim and Dave" family musicals and written music for theatre, dance and film. His songs have been recorded by a number of other artists including The Cowboy Junkies, Melanie Doane, Hilary Spencer, Al Simmons, Ian Bell and James Keelaghan.
James tours these days mostly with the excellent accompaniment of Sandy Horne on bass and vocals, with a performance that is filled with stories and songs that vary from the historical to the hysterical.
sun 2pm tickets: $7.50
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