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May
Concert Details:
May 1 Annie
Gallup:
Consult a road map of Annie Gallup's life and you'll encounter
a wealth of intriguing exits along the road to becoming
a celebrated singer-songwriter "It hasn't been the direct
way of getting here," Annie agrees. From her childhood in
Ann Arbor, Mich, through high school, Annie studied dance.
In college, she moved to metalsmithing. Then came an even
bigger move, to Seattle, where Annie worked as (among other
things) a baker, and a cook on a yacht. She's also run a
business designing custom wedding rings, and a massage therapy
practice. She's constructed sailboat sails, and once sculpted
the entire Civil War in miniature for a toy soldier manufacturer.
Through it all, though, Annie practiced and played her guitar
in private, writing songs no one else ever got to hear.
sat 8:00pm tickets: $10 Reserve
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May 4 Mayworks:
This magical evening of stories of workers in readings,
song and verse includes: Jamie Swift, author, journalist
and broadcaster with tales from his most recent book: Walking
the Union Walk: stories from CEP’s first ten years
Blanche Roy: The story of a Depression era mother
Colin Morton, Ottawa poet, with some of his work on
work
Bill Clennett, community activist, with reflections
on the right to demonstrate Ana’s story: a page in the diary
of a refugee from Colombia
Joan Savoie, an Ottawa adult educator and mother of
5 sons, with tales from the Atlantic Provinces, including:
“Not me, not mine”
Philippe Gauthier, Director, Canadian Institute for
Conflict Resolution, with stories from his time as a foreign
aid worker in the Balkans, Rwanda and Afghanistan
Sean McKenny, President of the Ottawa District Labour
Council,
Tamara Levine, a literacy worker who uses story and
song writing in her work, and Public Service Alliance of
Canada union representatives Marie Mullally and Bob
Allen also have tales to tell
Jo-Anne Bennett, anthropologist and novelist brings
tales from the Cree in northern Canada and from Wa in Ghana
and shares her amusing and provoking insights into the role
and place of stories in various cultures, including our
own
tues 7:00pm
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May 6 Emily Michaud Vernissage:
Emily Michaud works in a variety of mediums allowing
the art's expression to lead her to what is appropriate.
Emily recycles, and works in found art. Emily believes we
are all creative and hold inspiration ready to be awakened,
as vibrant as a blade of grass, life begins from the ground
up.
Come meet the artist, an see the art.
thurs 6:00pm
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May 7 Gerry
Griffin & The X-Rayz:
Described by Chopper McKinnon of CBC Radio as "chillingly
gothic", Gerry Griffin's songs are intensely poetic
and presented in a dramatic and highly original musical
style. His material ranges from insightful observations
of life, its eccentricities and its humour, to tender songs
of love and relationships, separation and loss.
fri
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May 8 Gary Raspberry and Forty Foot
Road (with special guest jan leclair):
Gary lives in a real live refurbished church with huge
ceilings where his wife hosts classical concert recitals
for hundreds. But Gary may be best known here for his work
with Fireweed.
Forty Foot Road is an edgy acoustic outfit that plays garage
folk (not loud enough for the Sonic Youth crowd, not quite
mellow enough for the solo singer/songwriter scene). Acoustic
guitar, bass, a banjo here and there, as well as electric
guitar and drums that come together and apart to produce
a well-oiled acoustic machine. The genesis of this band
involves two members of the acoustic trio fireweed,
Gary W. Rasberry and Rob Unger, coming together
with the Bowers Brothers, Kevin and Pete
from the Kingston band Me Man Jack. All of these
players are part of an evolving artistic collective called
Quarter Tank which acts as a collective home for
several acts/artists who are already known to the Kingston
music scene as members of their own respective bands/groups.
These musicians wish not only to develop and support their
distinct identities but also to move beyond them to forge
new musical and artistic connections Š Š Enter pianist and
accordianist extraordinaire, Jan LeClair. Jan joined forty
foot road for a Leonard Cohen tribute evening orchestrated
by CBC favourite Nancy White last Fall. The gig was memorable
the reviews were hot and so Jan now joins forty foot road.
sat 8:00pm
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May 9 Trevor
Mills & Nathan
Caswell:
Described as "the baby brother of the Barenaked Ladies
and Billy Bragg," or what you might get "if you crossed
Ogden Nash with Lenny Bruce and mixed in the sound of Cat
Stevens," singer-songwriter Nathan Caswell performs
a quirky brand of modern folk, characterized by a playful
intelligence and a strong sense of irony.
Trevor Mills is a friend of folk. His friendly air
and focused ethic are as inviting and refreshing as his
songwriting. He's a born entertainer with a knack for connecting
and making people feel at ease. In concert, armed with an
acoustic guitar and an expressive voice, his songs will
alternately leave you laughing, crying, thinking, smiling
and inevitably singing along.
sun
7:30pm tickets: $7 Reserve
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May 13 Ottawa
Folklore Centre Open Stage:
The students and friends of the Ottawa Folklore Centre
get up on stage and play their songs and tunes. The usual
listening room atmosphere to support this new and slightly
new players. Hosted by OFC's Ray Sabatin.
thurs
7:30pm
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May 14, 15 Chrysalis:
Chrysalis is about old songs reborn. Ottawa singers
sing the songs of Ottawa writers over two nights just for
the fun of it.
fri & sat 8:00pm donations Reserve
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May 16 Just 4 Folk:
Just 4 Folk is the musical joining of four friends
and two duos. Pippa Hall and John Henderson have been playing
as a duo for over thirty years with a wide and varied repertoire
of traditional and topical folk music from both sides of
the Atlantic. Their unique blend of voices, whether a capella
or accompanied by guitar, banjo, dulcimer or percussion,
has entertained audiences at club and festival venues in
Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
Margot Lange and Barbara Tose started playing together
10 years ago in a trio called Strange Pearls. Since the
demise of the ‘Pearls’, Barbara and Margot have continued
to play as a duo at various events in the Ottawa area. Margot
also plays violin in the St. John’s Strings and in a Latin
band called Tito Medina and los Amigos. As a duo, Margot
and Barbara continue to perform a mixture of contemporary
and traditional folk songs with the occasional original
thrown in for good measure.
Together, Pippa, John, Margot and Barbara are Just 4 Folk,
a wonderful blend of instruments and beautiful four part
harmonies. Come to Rasputin’s on the 16th of May where you’ll
hear that, when it comes to Just 4 Folk, the sum really
is greater than the parts!
sun
7:30pm tickets: $8 Reserve
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May 21 Beth
Cahill & Annabelle
Chvostok:
The two come together in a split bill.
Springing from a hyper-creative childhood (her first gig
was with the Canadian Opera Company when she was seven!),
Annabelle Chvostek broke on the Montreal cabaret
scene in early 1997, when her soulful acoustic jazz-pop
immediately swept audiences off their feet. She quickly
became a major presence in Montreal's music scene, where
she's shared the stage with Dar Williams, Veda Hille, Kinnie
Starr, Martha Wainwright, Tegan and Sara, and Penny Lang.
Beth Cahill was born in Evanston Illinois, but has
been and lived just about everywhere since. She left home
as a classical musician, originally intending to play the
French Horn. She discovered quickly that her real passion
was not the symphony but the song and that the horn (while
undeniably a beautiful melodic instrument) is difficult
to play and sing with at the same time.
A clandestine but life long love affair with the mandolin
lead her to explore other instruments that speak to the
world in fifths (tenor guitar, mandola and cittern). This
tonal structure, her off-the-beaten-path view of the world,
and her voice are the foundations of her sound. In performance,
she is a storyteller weaving her love of travel, food, music
and irony into a engaging narrative. The audience is taken
on a journey - from the desert of west Texas, to an Andean
mountain village, to a gas station in northern Ontario.
Along the road, Beth has been invited to appear, among other
places, at: Festival Memoire et Racines, The New Orleans
Jazz and Heritage Festival, the PBS syndicated television
show The Texas Music Café and WFMT's Folkstage. She has
also been fortunate to share the stage with some great artists
including: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eliza Gilkyson, Jack Hardy,
Jeff Lang and Maura O'Connell. She now calls Wakefield,
Quebec home, but tours extensively across North America;
both as a solo artist and as part of the way-cool folk trio
- The Malvinas. Grab your white sneakers and jump on
this comet the next time it comes around - Dirty Linen
fri 8:00pm tickets: $8 Reserve
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May 22 Danny
Bakan:
Danny has performed at festivals and happenings across
Canada as a solo artist and as a member of various ensembles.
He appeared at the Mariposa, Blue Skies and Mission folk
festivals, Sudbury's Northern Lights/Festival Boreal, Niagara
World arts Folk Festival, Ottawa's Tulip Festival, The Commonwealth
Games, the Edmonton and Winnipeg Fringe festivals, The International
Milk Children's Festival, Expo '86 and more. He's played
clubs throughout Ontario including Rasputin's Folk Cafe,
The Free Times Cafe, The White Oaks Folk Club, The Cameron
Public House, The Rivoli, Clintons, Cafe in the Woods.
At times Danny's work takes a more serious turn as he tackles
the high art of composition for modern dance choreographers
Kim Frank, Kate Alton and Kaeja D'Dance.
sat
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May 28 Patti Kusturok-Lamoureux,
Joel Lamoureux, and Sherryl Fitzpatrick:
Patti Kusturok-Lamoureux (3 time Canadian Grand Masters
Fiddle Champion) will be on fiddle and piano. Joel Lamoureux
will play guitar. Sherryl will be on piano and fiddle.
Patti Lamoureux At the age of four, Patti began
to learn playing the fiddle, and has to her credits
- the Canadian Junior Champion (1985)
- 2- Time Champion at the famous Pembroke competition
- seven time Manitoba Champion
- three time Grand North American Champion
- Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Champion,1994, 1995
and 1996
- In 1991 and 1998, Patti won the MACA (Manitoba Association
of Country Arts) Country Music Award for special instrument
playe
- was a member of the group that won the 1992 Country
Band of the Year Award for the Province of Manitoba.
- Patti has been featured with several bands in Canada
and is in high demand for both show and dance appearances.
She is also in very high demand for studio session
work. Patti recorded the sound track for the Canadian
movie productions of Spirit Rider and Children of My
Heart, and was the featured artist for the opening and
closing theme of the weekly CBC production, Country
Canada. She was also featured as the fiddler on the
inaugural telecast of the Canadian Aboriginal Achievement
Awards in 1997. The television show celebrates achievements
of aboriginals across Canada and was broadcast nationally
on the C.B.C. Patti judges extensively throughout Canada,
and has also judged the week-long Grand National Fiddle
Contest in Weiser, Idaho. Now residing in Ottawa she
teaches fiddle and continues to perform. She also instructs
at fiddle camps across North America, and has several
recordings to her credit.
Joel Lamoureux has been involved in music for his
entire life. Trained in radio broadcasting, Joel makes his
living at being the music director and on-air personality
at Ottawa's country music station, Y101 FM. He has been
playing the guitar for over 10 years, and is also a talented
singer, having sung in barbershop quartets over the years.
His Metis roots have instilled a passion for the old time
fiddle music played by his wife, Patti, and enjoys accompanying
her at dances and performances
Sherryl Fitzpatrick has been playing the fiddle
since the age of fifteen, the piano since 1998 and most
recently the bodhran. She has been classically trained as
well as learning many styles of fiddle music. She began
competing in fiddle competitions in 1994. To her contest
credit is
- Perth, Ontario (runner-up) (1995),
- Champion at the Douro competition (1995),
- Champion Vanier, Ontario (2000).
Having over 15 years teaching experience, she is in high
demand as a teacher, fiddle judge, workshop instructor,
and fiddle camp instructor and as a performer. She has
been a guest instructor at numerous fiddle camps, most
notably the Canadian Grand Masters camp 1999-2002, Fiddles
on the Tobique Fiddle Camp 2002, 2003, 2004, as well as
instructing groups of Native children in Norway House,
Manitoba. She is also the coordinator of her own fiddle
camp now in it's second year. Sherryl released her debut
CD entitled, "Autumn Waltz" in the spring of 2000. This
CD featured many old tyme dance tunes written by Graham
Townsend, Don Messer, Andy Dejarlis, Johnny Mooring, Reg
Bouvette and Peter Dawson. Sherryl has recorded her second
CD entitled, "Journeys" which will be released
in May 2004. The new recording will feature 12 original
tunes as well as some traditional pieces. Accompanying
her on her new release is Calvin Vollrath, Kimberley Holmes
and Skip Holmes.
fri 8:00pm tickets: $10 Reserve
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May 29 Karyn
Ellis & Chris
MacLean:
Chris MacLean’s music has been described as poignant,
from the heart, angelic vocals with lyrics that evoke landscapes
in the here-to-fore unmapped territories of the personal.
With the release of her debut album, “Learn to Be Loved”
Chris has established herself as a fresh new voice in Canadian
folk music.
Karyn studied Opera for two years at Queen's University
in Kingston, Ontario. The department frowned on the singing
of popular music, however, and in this more formal environment
Karyn found it difficult to ignore her musical tastes. When
an elective in guitar gave her a way to accompany herself
while singing, she took this newfound freedom and flew away
from school to travel. She flitted about the streets of
Europe busking for train fare and hostel fees, and it wasn't
long before she started adding original songs to her repertoire.
sat
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May 30 Ottawa
Folk Festival Audition Finals at the Fourth Stage:
This evening at the NAC's Fourth Stage is to find out which
of those that chose the live audition path will be invited
to perform at this year's Ottawa Folk Festival.
sun 8:00pm
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