2009 January Archive

Great Lake Swimmers @ The Folk Exchange

Published by brenda on January 23, 2009 in Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange, News and Upcoming Events Calendar. 1 Comment
March 23, 2009
7:00 pmto10:00 pm

Great Lake Swimmers
@ The Folk Exchange March 23
Doors 7 p.m. / Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $20 - SOLD OUT

Catch the Great Lake Swimmers in concert at the Folk Exchange, March 23, at 8 p.m., with special guest Kate Maki.

In addition to this intimate concert, the Great Lake Swimmers will also be performing at this year’s festival, July 9-12, 2009.GLS updated photo

With their fourth album Lost Channels set for release March 31, Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers are taking to the road to showcase their outstanding new batch of songs.

Their live show has won them ever-expanding audiences in the United States and Europe, and of course their native Canada. In 2008 Great Lake Swimmers shared the stage with an impressive list of artists including Feist, Bela Fleck & The Sparrow Quartet, Hayden, Goldfrapp, Bill Callahan of Smog, and Robert Plant & Alison Kraus.

Lost Channels, their fourth album, finds them once again recording at historical locations, this time in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario and New York State, telling tales of hidden histories, still “mining for light in the dark wells,” still “tuned to an instrument of greater and unknown design.”

The instrument in question is the singular voice of Tony Dekker, a voice that summons ghosts from times past. It’s a voice that is capable of conveying heartache and comfort all in the space of a single phrase. Though his supporting cast has changed over the years –with the exception of longtime right-hand man Erik Arneson– Dekker has always encircled himself with sympathetic players who value spacious arrangements that frame his vocals. Over time, the band evolved from a sparse, delicate and hushed unit into a well-rounded folk rock band, sacrificing none of their original intimacy while upping both the volume and tempos when necessary.

Take a peek at their music video for ‘Your Rocky Spine’ off their last album ONGIARA.  Or visit Great Lake Swimmers’ myspace page here or their website here.

Tickets are $20 and go on sale this Saturday, January 24, 11 am.

Tickets for this intimate concert are available ONLY at the Festival Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Ave.

Tickets are limited to two (2) tickets per person and must be purchased in person only. Sorry, no phone sales. Call 231-1377 for more information.

Store hours: Tues - Sat. 11a.m. - 6p.m.

old seed @ The Folk Exchange March 6

Published by becca on January 15, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange and Upcoming Events Calendar. 1 Comment
March 6, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

old seedold seed

March 6th @ The Folk Exchange

Tickets $5 Advance $7 Door

Show 7pm, Door 8pm

old seed is the individual songwriting efforts of Winnipeg’s Craig Bjerring. Started in spring of 2003, old seed currently writes songs of the Americana balladeer/troubadour ilk.

His ‘ghostly music’ is infused with influences of early 70’s country tinged folk, but with a darker fragile wariness to it, picking up the torch for post punk alt-roots aficionados here and abroad.

He travels relentlessly throughout the year in Canada and Europe with just his guitar and his songs reflect that wanderlust. He writes from his myspace page “i have been a little out of the loop for the last couple years as i regrouped on a little horse ranch in germany. that is now behind me. as you can see from my tour dates, i am back at it. playing shows and whatnot. so come to a show.”

Come hear what old seed has been up to…

Tickets available at the Festival Music Store (211 Bannatyne Ave at Arthur St) or over the phone at 231-1377.

Crooked Brothers @ The Folk Exchange April 9

Published by becca on January 14, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, Education programs, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange and Upcoming Events Calendar. 0 Comments
April 9, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

THE CROOKED BROTHERS

Live at the Folk Exchange Thursday, April 9th

Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Tickets $10 advance, $12 door

 

NOTE: NEW SHOW DATE - MOVED FROM APRIL 10TH

An exciting blend of timeless country classic sounds, barnyard blues and stomping scrapyard funk. Death, love, sexuality, loss, and loneliness haunt their music, often in three part harmony. Honest, sad, and playful - The Crooked Brothers will have you falling in love with dying, and dying to fall in love. Crooked Brothers

“A sense of humour and a fascination with the past, dark stories of death sweetened with three-part harmonies, and traditional country instrumentation wed with a kazoo, multicultural rhythms, the blues and just about anything that will rattle - the Crooked Brothers create new and irresistible sounds.”

Listen to a tantalizing sample of the Crooked Brothers at said myspace page: www.myspace.com/crookedbrothers

The Crooked Brothers got their Folk Fest start in the Young Performers Program and have since become one of the city’s most watched up-and-coming bands. Come and see what all the fuss is about! (And for more info about the Young Performers Program, click here.)

Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Advance tickets at The Festival Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Avenue (that’s also the address of The Folk Exchange). Call the Store at 231-1377 for more info.

Serena Ryder Concert Announcement

Published by becca on January 14, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, News and Upcoming Events Calendar. 0 Comments
March 22, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

SERENA RYDER
@ The Garrick Theatre March 22
Tickets $26.50 + fees
ticketmaster.ca

Click here to buy tickets

Serena Ryder

Pure raw amazing talent is what has garnered Canada’s own Serena Ryder such great success and genuine accolades so early in her career. Now after a challenging year of heartache and heartbreak, she has pushed herself as a songwriter and performer to make a uniquely personal and very honest album entitled, is it o.k.

Ryder’s vision for is it o.k. took shape at the Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles. With Grammy-winning producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Jason Mraz) at the controls, Ryder and an all-star backup band brought these extraordinary songs to life over a run of six or seven days.
“It was unbelievable,” she says, smiling. “They made me see my songs from an outside perspective, which is a dream for songwriters because we’re so inside our own world. They brought up so many elements and emotions that I didn’t even know existed in this music. It was almost like I had folded up the origami, and then they pumped air into it.”

History surrounded Ryder during these sessions – literally, in the vocal booth, among the mirrors, candles, and stained glass that Stevie Nicks had included in her design for the space. But there was a sense of history being made too – a personal step forward for Ryder, and something bigger for those who would hear this music.

“To tell you the truth, I think with this album I’ve just started to write good songs – songs that connect with people by relating my own contradictions to them,” she says. “I’m realizing more and more that I’m not on a one-way street or even a two-way street. It’s a street with an insane amount of twists and turns, and not everybody on it feels the same thing as you. I’m feeling a lot more on this music than I ever have before. I’m feeling the cold a lot colder and the heat a lot hotter. It’s exciting and terrifying at the same time, because it’s opening my windows a lot wider to the world.” .

Through those windows, the sound of is it o.k. heralds the arrival of Serena Ryder, an artist unlike any other – an artist who is ready to change your world.

Visit Serena’s website, her myspace, and a video of her performing her new song ‘Little Bit of Red’

Tickets for this concert are available at ticketmaster.ca
For more information, please call 231-0096.

Darcia Senft with James Hickerson @ The Folk Exchange February 6

Published by becca on January 14, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange and Upcoming Events Calendar. 0 Comments
February 6, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

DARCIA SENFT WITH JAMES HICKERSON

Live at The Folk Exchange February 6

Doors 7pm Show 8pm

Tickets $10 advance, $12 door

Darcia Senft & James Hickerson

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is pleased to announce Darcia Senft in concert live at the Folk  Exchange.  The local singer/songwriter is celebrating her latest album release ‘Storms in the Cellar’.

In 2001, Darcia teamed up with Winnipeg multi-instrumentalist and veteran musician, James Hickerson. They worked on a recording project and the result was Darcia’s first cd “Take Time” which was released in 2002.

Darcia and James have performed at festivals and concert venues in Manitoba for the past 7 years, building a loyal following for their original roots folk sound. They began co-writing and released a second cd together called “Dirt Floor House” in 2004. When asked to describe their music, they say: “Think of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings having a pot-luck with Johnny Cash and Carole King in a dirt floor house where specialties are combined and the result is soul-satisfying.”

Darcia and James now continue the evolution of their musical direction. Performing in two-part vocal harmony with acoustic guitar and banjo, musical influences range from roots ballads to traditional dirt floor country to blues and blue grass. ‘Storms in the Cellar’ was born of many winds, some tears, broken miles and years. Everyone knows how unsettling a storm can be and what it’s like to have something rattling down below. Darcia says: “At one time or another we experience what it’s like to be in prison—whether the bars are made of steel, or loneliness or loss. Somehow, we lean into another day.” The last song on the cd is called “The Last Night of the World” and sneak previews of the song have moved listeners to tears. Perhaps it is a song for our times.

Visit Darcia’s website here.

Tickets available at the Festival Music Store (211 Bannatyne Ave) or by calling 231-1377.

 

Marco Castillo Trio - Live at the Folk Exchange

Published by becca on January 14, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange and Upcoming Events Calendar. 2 Comments
February 14, 2009
8:00 pmto11:30 pm

MARCO CASTILLO TRIO

Live at the Folk Exchange

February 14, Doors @ 8 pm, Show @ 9 pm

Tickets $15 Advance/ $17 Door

Marco Castillo TrioSamba, bossa, funk, and jazz are just a few words used to describe the music of Brazilian guitarist/vocalist/educator/composer Marco Castillo. A relative newcomer to the Winnipeg music community, Marco has been impressing international audiences for years at festivals and clubs around the globe. He has been a professional musician since the age of 19, and has studied and played with some of Brazil’s finest musicians, including Nelson Faria and Rosa Marya Colin.

Marco’s debut album Brazilian Season features fifteen of Winnipeg’s finest musicians, performing 10 original tracks. “Marco Castillo’s voice is like a warm breeze from the south. His guitar playing and original songs capture the passion, poetry and lyricism that we all recognize as the spirit of South America. We are fortunate to have his artistry right here with us in Winnipeg’s thriving cultural community.” – Steve Kirby.

Bring out your honey pie for a romantic Valentine’s evening! You won’t want to miss the sweet musical styling & lush vocals of the Marco Castillo Trio, featuring Gilles Fournier on bass and Scott Senior on percussion.

Click here to view Marco’s myspace page and here to watch a live performance from the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.

Tickets available at the Festival Music Store (211 Bannatyne Ave) or by phoning 231-1377.

Dan Frechette @ The Folk Exchange January 30

Published by becca on January 13, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange and Upcoming Events Calendar. 0 Comments
January 30, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

DAN FRECHETTE

Live at the Folk Exchange January 30

Doors 7pm Show 8pm

Tickets $12 advance/ $15 door

Dan Frechette by Lisa Waldner

Dan Frechette is a modern traditionalist troubadour in the roots music vein. Raised on Rock n’Roll records and radio, Frechette has crafted an original catalog of over 1300 songs with styles ranging from old tyme music to rockabilly. His political folk songs “Who Will Take My Place” and “Mists of Down Below” have been sung the world over by The Duhks.

His thought provoking lyrics and emotion provoking riffs and melodies don’t stop there. Frechette is also known to many as a soulful, dynamic and engaging performer who showcases his songs on a wide variety of instrumentation. With his forays in to other styles and sounds Frechette has developed his own style and mastery on all styles of guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele. His harmonica playing, while simple and melodic, has become a staple of the Dan Frechette sound.

Frechette has toured internationally promoting his debut album “Lucky Day”. “My Bride and I” from the album has been recorded by famed Irish folk-rock band Dervish. His new albums “A Quick Walk With Me” and “Hitting The Hard Road Straight” feature many fine original performances with world weary and insightful lyrics with his edgy vocals at the helm.

Tickets available at the Festival Music Store located at 211 Bannatyne (at Arthur St) Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm. Phone 231-1377 to order your tickets today!

Open Mic with host Kraink - January 23

Published by becca on January 13, 2009 in Concerts & Events, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange and Upcoming Events Calendar. 0 Comments
January 23, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

Open Mic Jan. 23

The Winnipeg Folk Festival & Manitoba Music are pleased to announce this month’s Open Mic, January 23rd at the Folk Exchange with hosts Kraink.  Bring your instrument and take your turn on the Folk Exchange stage - or just come to listen (non-performers will be charged a $2 fee).  Musicians jam for free!

Kraink

Describing musical style is a slippery fish. KRAINK has been described as everything from macabre-folk orchestra to smartly-conceived pop. The Gosselin brothers, who together form this trio, will tell you : “Look at our parents! : Dad – a visual artist, Mom – advocate for women’s rights. Put the two together and …”

Visit Kraink’s website here & their myspace here.

Pacifika Live at the Folk Exchange

Published by becca on January 12, 2009 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange, News and Upcoming Events Calendar. 0 Comments
February 13, 2009
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

PacifikaPACIFIKA
THE FOLK EXCHANGE

FRIDAY FEB. 13
DOORS 7pm SHOW 8pm

Tickets $15 ADVANCE/$17 DOOR

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is pleased to announce Pacifika in concert Friday, Feb. 13th.

In addition to this intimate concert, Pacifika will be performing at this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival, July 9 -12, 2009.

Pacifika is the multi-talented Silvana Kane - a Peruvian born singer, re-formed pop sensation (West End Girls), and accomplished actress with a love of flamenco, electronica, and textured percussion; Adam Popowitz - a Canadian bred guitarist adept in both classical and pop, and a skilled producer responsible for a catalogue that includes indie rock and Armenian folk music; and Toby Peter - a dub-wise bassist born in Canada and raised in Barbados, explorer of jazz, hip-hop, metal and Caribbean grooves.  Together the Vancouver based trio is making a new kind of global pop music that nods to its diverse international influences, while forging its own unique voice.  Jazz-infused and Latin-tinged, marked by gently flowing melodies, deep grooves, waves of cracking percussion and the occasional burst of exhilirating guitar noise.  Pacifika’s comfortable, complex sound defies categories, creating soothing soundscapes held together by Kane’s smooth, intimate vocals.

Pacifika’s debut album was released under Six Degrees Records in early 2008.  Arrangements had been done on the fly, and as the songs evolved, the trio’s multi-faceted  influences came into pla to create their own singular style.  “We have a clear vision of our sound,” Peter explains.  “And we all have the experience and know how to fulfill the vision.  We shared creative duties with minimal friction.  We’d try different things until we caught a wave, then let it take us wherever it wanted to go.”  The freewheeling music of Pacifika borrows from Latin America, Spain, North America and the United Kingdom to generate a positive vibe guaranteed to relax your nerves and uplift your spirits.

Tickets available at the Festival Music Store (211 Bannatyne Ave- at Arthur St.)  Store hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-6pm.  Phone: 231-1377.  Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16th and are available only at the Festival Music Store.

For a taste of Pacifika’s music, click to view their video ‘Me Caî’ off their album ‘Asuncion’.

Visit Pacifika’s website here.

Doug Edmond Live @ the Folk Exchange

Published by Artistic on December 18, 2008 in Concerts & Events, Festival Music Store, Folk Exchange Events, Live @ The Folk Exchange, News and Upcoming Events Calendar. 2 Comments
January 17, 2009 7:00 pmtoJanuary 18, 2009 12:00 am

Doug Edmond

The Doug Edmond Band - January 17, 2009

Live @ The Folk Exchange, 211 Bannatyne Ave

Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
$12 Advance, $15 Door

Songwriter, pianist and vocalist Doug Edmond and his band return to the Folk Exchange stage on January 17 after a sold out show in ‘08.
Doug plays with true emotion and writes intelligent lyrics. During live performances Doug and the band (Mitch Dorge on drums, Rubin Kantorovich on guitar and Alasdair Dunlop on bass) slide easily from extremely personal heartfelt ballads to lively uplifting numbers. Doug draws from an appreciation of a diverse genre of folk, jazz and blues. In addition to his extensive catalog of his own material, friends know him for his recreations of other artis’ songs, notibly Bob Dylan. Expect to see the upcoming CD produced by Mitch Dorge hit the shelves soon.

Tickets can be purchased at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store (211 Bannatyne Ave, at Arthur ) or by calling 231-1377

Doug’s myspace

dougedmondmusic.com

The Duhks January Concert Announcement

Published by Artistic on October 24, 2008 in Concert Series, Concerts & Events, News, Past Events and Upcoming Events Calendar. 1 Comment
January 9, 2009 7:00 pmtoJanuary 10, 2009 12:00 am

Duhks

The Duhks
January 9 & 10 @ The Park Theatre

Onsale Now @ TIcketmaster and the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE CONCERT

Winnipeg darlings The Duhks  come home to perform 2 shows in celebration of their 3rd and latest release Fast Paced World.

The Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Duhks have always gravitated towards traditional roots-based song structures, but they’ve never stopped evolving since their inception five years ago. Due in part to a collective musical worldview that knows no boundaries, that evolution led the band to their latest offering Fast-Paced World, the first Duhks record to feature wunderkinds Sarah and Christian Dugas (replacing vocalist Jessee Havey and percussionist Scott Senior respectively).  It’s an album that reflects the quintet’s newfound confidence, with Sarah bringing five original songs to the band’s encyclopedic collection of originals and covers both old and new.

Dugas’ emergence as a songwriter has clearly contributed to the group’s progression - the other members are fiddler Tania Elizabeth, guitarist Jordan McConnell and founder/ banjo player Leonard Podolak - from the jaunty pop of “You Don’t See it” to the jazz-waltz of “This Fall,” the Duhks’ enthusiastic fan base has embraced the changes. “The reaction has been really positive,” says Dugas. “We’ve been able to keep the old fans and gotten some new ones as well.”

“There’s a more liberal attitude in the band when it comes to songwriting approaches,” admits Podolak. That attitude has even extended to drummer Christian’s use of a full kit, in contrast to the band’s previous use of just percussion. “My musical tastes have broadened immensely since we first started. I think we’ve evolved musically, while maintaining our roots, but everybody in the band listens to so many different things, it was bound to happen.”

Fast Paced World was produced by the Nashville-based Jay Joyce (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt), who joins an impressive set of producers (Bela Fleck, Tim O’Brien) before him. “Jay’s basement studio was like something out of the Star Trek Enterprise,” laughs Podolak. Despite trying to quit smoking at the time (4 nicotine patches at once!), Joyce was “very open to our ideas and very easy to work with. I also think he learned as much from us as we did from him about combining the acoustic and electric elements of our songs in a studio setting,” continues Podolak.

As the band continues their own musical evolution, Fast-Paced World illustrates just how far the Duhks have come and just how far they’re willing to go to challenge themselves artistically. Ultimately though, according to Leonard, the Duhks’ ” just want to play music that speaks to everybody.” Mission accomplished

duhks.com
Check out this Video of the Band Jamming with John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin)

This concert is proudly presented by the West End Cultural Centre & The Winnipeg Folk Festival Concert Series.