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August
Concert Details:
August 4 Jeff Gleeson,
Marni Levitt & Amy
Campbell:
Jeff Gleeson may be best known for his work in Ottawa's
Jacob Two-Two.
From Amy's site...
When I finished up at Art School. I decided to take the
songs I'd been playing in my bedroom all those years and
do some open mics. I started playing with my friend Andrea
Somers, and the next thing we knew we'd formed a band and
were in the studio... My background is in classical piano,
but I picked up the guitar when I started to hear artists
like Ani Difranco, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, Patty Griffin,
Shawn Colvin, the Indigo Girls...
Marni has been writing songs, singing and performing
for almost 10 years. For her, the most important elements
of music are the rhythm, the voice, the emotion, and the
spirituality. She draws from many international and local
influences in jazz, rock, folk, roots, and R'n'B. Marni
performs drumming regularly in Toronto with Mutahdi and
the World Drummers. She also studies and performs Gahnaian
music and drumming with Drum Master Kwasi Dunyo. She practices
Yoga regularly, which helps her sing with richness. Marni
also explores visual art with paint and mixed media. Marni
has toured in Southern Ontario and Eastern Canada. She has
also studied Radio and Television Arts and is in the process
of becoming a teacher.
thurs 7:30pm tickets:$7 Reserve
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August 5 Jody, Michael and Pat Loiselle:
Michael and Jody asked if I might host a concert with Pat.
Pat has been described as "having a voice to be heard:
clear, high and lonesome-like, whether it's trad blues,
bluegrass or vintage rock 'n' roll." Pat is a true
Bluegrass lover and he'll be bringing his dobro, mandolin,
and lap steel to pleasure our ears.
fri 8:00pm tickets: $9 Reserve
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August 6 Melissa
Larkin:
A writer, a singer, a guitarist who chooses not
to be labelled.
sat 8:00pm tickets: $8 Reserve
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August 11 Pam Hodges:
Pam brings along her friends for an evening of love
songs. A native of Montreal, Sue Morse completed
her Bachelor of Music degree at McGill University. Her graduate
studies took her to the University of Western Ontario where
she received her Master of Music in Literature and Performance.
Upon graduation, she obtained a position with the Windsor
Symphony Orchestra. Presently, she is a member of the Ottawa
Symphony Orchestra and she is a freelance musician performing
throughout the Ottawa area. . Connie Penner was raised
in the Yukon by musical parents and started piano lessons
at age five. Connie has achieved degrees in piano and music
education. She has held various musical positions throughout
Canada and is currently the director of music at Grace Presbyterian
church in Ottawa.
thurs 7:30pm tickets: $8 Reserve
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August 12 Meredith
Luce and Gabi
Meredith Luce and Gabrielle Merritt explore
several musical genres in a program of original folk, traditional
roots and classical guitar music. Gabrielle will play both
classical guitar and original songs. They then join forces
to play a set of duets of songs taken mainly from the Carter
family songbook. Meredith will then conclude with a set
of her original songs.
Over the last year, Meredith has played her blues and jazz
influenced songs around the region and at the OCFF youth
showcase in Guelph. Her music has drawn comparisons to Cheryl
Crow and Lynn Miles. At the 2005 Ottawa Folk Festival, she
will receive the Beth Ferguson Award and play at their Alt-Folk
Cafe. This summer sheopened for Lynn Miles at Westfest,
played at the Ottawa Fringe Festival and the Stewart Park
Festival in Perth. She regularly at the Folklore Centre's
open stage and was heard on their Christmas broadcast on
CKCU.
Gabrielle's original songs are influenced by the folk music
of the sixties, but her outstanding playing comes from years
of classical guitar training. This fall, she will study
classical and folk guitar as well as trumpet at York University.
She has been a regular at Rasputin's open stages where she
has played both classical pieces, such as the outstanding
Villa Lobos study in E minor, and original folk songs. She
recently played at the Chrysalis concert at Rasputin's.
Gabby also plays trumpet in several bands and ensembles.
fri 8pm tickets: $7 Reserve
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August 13
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August 27 Apple Cider:
From Apple Cider:
"Apple Cider are a fiddle - acoustic guitar duo who
play music spanning from the 1920's to today including:
Orange Blossom Special, Maple Sugar, Bonaparte's Retreat
etc. Brother-in-laws Mark Dojczman is on fiddle and Rodney
Doddridge (also of Skytone) is on acoustic guitar. With
Rod (a rocker at heart) in the group they occasionally veer
from the traditional and throw a few Pop songs in the mix
such as: The Sound Of Silence and Yesterday etc. "The Sound
Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkle in particular is very haunting."
sat 8:00pm tickets:$8 Reserve
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