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SUMMARY:Irish Mythen
DESCRIPTION:Bio\nIrish Mythen was born in Ireland and now resides in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada. \n“This Island creates music and musicians\, art and artists. I found a shift to take things more seriously when I moved here.” And she did just that. \nHer latest release\, Little Bones\, gained her recognition around the globe\, including a 2020 JUNO nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year\, seven Music PEI 2020 nominations and two wins — Touring Artist of the Year and Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year\, and a Canadian Folk Music Nomination for Solo Artist of the Year. Her previous self-titled album\, Irish Mythen\, garnered awards and nominations from Music PEI\, East Coast Music Association\, Folk Alliance International and SOCAN. Write-ups in Australian Guitar Magazine\, Rollingstone and a plethora of other print and online media world wide have helped plant Irish firmly on the map of Must-See Artists. \nIrish’s live performances are a thing of raw power\, emotion and a connection with her audience that just has to be seen to be believed. \nRecent Highlights\n\nJuno Awards 2020 – Contemporary Roots Album of the Year nomination\nCanadian Folk Music Awards 2020 – Solo Artist of the Year winner\nMusic PEI Awards 2020 – nominated in seven categories; two wins\nConcert at the Sydney Opera House 2017\nAustralian Tour with Melissa Etheridge 2016\nSaturday night main stage Bluesfest in Australia 2016 and 2017\nClosing the Philadelphia Folk festival 2016\nWinner of Roots Album of the year East Coast Music Awards 2016\nNominated for international folk artist of the year by FAI 2017\n\nDiscography\n\n2019 – Little Bones\n2015 – Irish Mythen\n2012 – Open Here\n2009 – Sweet Necessity\n2006 – Fallen Here\n\nThey Said about Irish\nIrish Mythen is one of the few performers I have seen who bowls me over each time I see her\, she makes me cry with her poignant lyrics and passionate vocals and makes me laugh with her cheeky Irish banter\, I love her work and cannot understand why the whole world doesn’t agree with me. Now living in Prince Edward Island in Canada\, Mythen has played worldwide and at last seems to be gaining the recognition she deserves.\n~ Rachel Griffin\, Brighton and Hove News \nI had no idea what to expect when this five foot nothing lady took the stage\, all smiles and twinkling eyes and guitar. Then\, she opened her mouth and out flew a voice that came straight from the Heavens with all the power and the glory and the truth of someone destined to be a singer. I’ve been blessed with seeing and hearing a lot of talented musicians in my life\, but I have never experienced anyone quite like Irish Mythen. She is a force of nature and a gift from Almighty Herself.\n~ Lisa Schwartz\, Philadelphia Folk Festival \nI was amazed at your ability to hold such a massive crowd as if it were a tiny one.\n~ Dougie MacLean\, Artist \nBy vote\, the three most requested artists to return to Mariposa Folk Festival have been 1) Joni 2) Gordon\, and 3) Irish Mythen\n~ Mike Hill\, AD Mariposa Folk Festival \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/irish-mythen-2/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:J.P. Cormier
DESCRIPTION:Nobody really knows who J.P. Cormier is for sure. That’s to be expected\, believe me.\nIn 1974 he was a five year old boy\, discovering an innate talent for playing the guitar\, I had a little hand in that\, guiding him through the beginning stages. He learned faster than I could teach.\nBy the mid eighties\, not out of his teens\, he was a sideman for bands and artists of many different genres in Alabama\, Tennessee\, Mississippi\, and all across the deep south. As he travelled and worked he added more and more instruments to his arsenal of capabilities. He became indispensable to the bands he worked for. \nIn the early Nineties\, he became a sideman for one of Canada’s favourite sons\, Stompin’ Tom Connors and also became a staple of the recordings at Studio H in Halifax. His work with the CBC there\, spanned musical\, production and arranging duties. \nAll this before he was 20. \nIn the mid nineties he reentered the musical scene of his beloved East Coast and the Island called Cape Breton. He exploded onto the trad music scene there as a fiddler\, performing some of the most difficult music ever produced by legends like Winston Fitzgerald and Angus Chisholm with a facility that stunned onlookers. Especially those who knew he wasn’t born there\, but born in Ontario to Cape Breton parents. Somehow\, some way\, his music was the real thing\, sounding like he had been steeped continually in a handed-down brew of family tradition from the old country. \nNothing could be further from the truth. \nHis previous gig was in Nashville playing mandolin and banjo in a grammy nominated bluegrass gospel band and performing on the Opry\, and playing television shows with the likes of Waylon Jennings. All those people also thought he was one of them\, American\, reared in the ways of bluegrass\, old time and Americana music. They knew he was from Canada\, but it just didn’t seem possible. \nThen in 1997\, something amazing happened. \nAn album released in Canada\, out of nowhere\, called Another Morning. This time it was him as a songwriter and a lead singer. \nAnd what a songwriter he turned out to be. Some of the performances on that album are literally part of the musical vocabulary today in the East Coast. Songs like the title cut\, and Kelly’s Mountain\, The Molly May (co written with his cousin Gervais) and others. It inspired\, 25 years ago\, some of the biggest names in the business today. People like Dave Gunning\, Matt Andersen\, David Myles\, Joel Plaskett\, all of which will tell you: that record changed things. \nThe Canadian industry thought so too\, and it received a juno nomination and won an ECMA. \nAnd that was just the beginning. \n36 years later after stepping on stage as professional union musician for the first time at the tender age of 13\, JP is still going\, and frighteningly\, still getting better. \n16 albums followed the success of Another Morning\, winning 12 more ECMA’s\, another Juno nomination\, a Canadian Folk Music Award and 5 Music Nova Scotia Awards. Each album was a snapshot of each thing that he can do. There are fiddle albums\, Mandolin\, Banjo\, Guitar\, tribute records\, songwriting collections\, a purely astounding spectrum of talent and musical vision. \nHis catalogue of recordings and the 150 or so records he’s produced on other artists\, resemble the tapestry he weaves in live performance. Where he used to carry 3 and 4 piece bands\, he tours alone now. \nJust him and the instruments. \nPeople still leave his shows confused\, amazed and wondering what they just saw. Did they see a storyteller? A Songwriter? Arguably one of the best guitar players in the business today? Someone who crosses the lines between different instruments like there are no lines? Who was that masked man\, anyway? \nAccolades aside\, and there are many from people like Chet Atkins\, Marty Stuart\, Waylon Jennings\, Gordon Lightfoot; JP sees himself as just a performer. He’s shy\, but has a razor sharp wit and lightning sense of humour. He can be reserved or edgy to the point no return. He speaks for soldiers\, first responders\, other artists\, the forgotten and lost. He speaks sometimes only for himself and refuses rebuttal. \nOf all the things he is\, foremost he is an entertainer. I think one of the best.  After you’ve seen what he does\, I’m certain you will too. \nAges: 19+ \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-08-28/
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SUMMARY:Lucy MacNeil
DESCRIPTION:The only girl in a family of five boys\, Lucy MacNeil can be described as the heart of The Barra MacNeils. Her crystalline vocals are immediately identifiable with the group’s quintessential sound.\nFor Lucy\, music has always had a heartbeat and she recalls it as the centre of her childhood\nhome where family\, neighbours and visiting musicians were often known to gather — the perfect rhythm of everyone’s feet tapping with the music would lull her to sleep on many nights. \nLucy’s own musical journey officially began when she was 9 years old\, but even before that she was step dancing alongside her mother\, a well-known local dancer and teacher. Her career with The Barra MacNeils has seen her opening tours for international stars such as Celine Dion\, Kenny Rogers and fellow Canadian Rita MacNeil. Yet\, with all the many rich and rewarding experiences Lucy’s fondest memory of performing took place in grade 10 at Memorial High School. A contestant in the winter carnival pageant\, she put together a performance for the talent portion that drew on all her talents – singing “The legend of the St. Anne’s Reel” playing the fiddle between verses and then ending with a step dance routine. The remarkable effort would lead to her very first standing ovation. \nA devoted mother of two talented young girls\, Lucy finds time to enjoy life’s simple pleasures\, from sharing recipes with her mom\, and getting car care advice from her dad\, chatting with old friends or dancing to the infectious latin rhythms in her ZUMBA class. Lucy MacNeil looks forward to discovering where music and her extraordinary life will lead her next. \nAges: 19+ \n  \n \n \n  \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-08-21/
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SUMMARY:Villages
DESCRIPTION:Villages is an indie folk group heavily inspired by the spirit of the Maritimes. However\, creating music inspired by their Cape Breton roots seemed like a long shot when the members first started performing together. Back in the late aughts\, Matt Ellis\, Travis Ellis\, Jon Pearo and Archie Rankin formed the indie rock group Mardeen and fled Cape Breton Island for Halifax. Aiming to participate in a music community with a penchant for melodic indie rock\, the group strove to carry on the torch of their heroes in Sloan\, The Super Friendz and Thrush Hermit.\nAfter releasing several acclaimed albums and EP’s\, there was a turning point in that endeavour. “One late night\, a few years back\, a singalong of Rankin Family tunes broke out” says vocalist Matt Ellis. “I remember saying to the rest of the band that we need to write something that evokes the sound of home.” Soon after that night\, Ellis wrote just that song. It was called “Hymn After Hymn” and it captured the Maritimes musically and lyrically in a new and authentic way. This song was followed by a burst of creative output and the group quickly jumped into the studio to record these songs with east coast stalwart and producer Joel Plaskett. “Joel has such a strong knowledge of folk music from the UK and Ireland\, he really brought our songs to life”. The problem was\, these new songs had nothing in common with the edgy indie rock that Mardeen is known for. These songs needed their own home. \nInspired by an essay that comic artist Kate Beaton wrote about her hometown in Cape Breton\, the project was named Villages. The group released their first single in October 2016 and have been writing\, recording\, and touring in the time since. \nIn March 2019\, Villages released their self-titled debut album. Recorded at their home studio in rural Nova Scotia with producer Thomas Stajcer (Joel Plaskett\, Erin Costello)\, and mixed by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket\, Basia Bulat)\, Villages solidifies the group’s vision in capturing the spirit of the Maritimes in a fresh\, yet familiar way. Combining Celtic and British folk music influences with the atmospheric arrangements of groups like the War on Drugs and Fleet Foxes\, Villages’ debut record is just the first step of a journey into rediscovery and reinvention. \nAges: 19+ \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-08-14/
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SUMMARY:Tim Baker (of Hey Rosetta!) with The Weather Station
DESCRIPTION:At the end of 2017\, twelve years after their inception\, the multi-award winning band\, Hey Rosetta! went on hiatus\, after selling 10\,000 tickets to five farewell shows. For the band’s principal songwriter and lead vocalist Tim Baker\, this was the start of a new chapter.\nOn his debut solo album Forever Overhead\, Baker warmly welcomes you to it. The first words we hear him sing\, on the first single “Dance\,” is akin to a toast: “here’s to the other side.” What follows are eleven songs that centre on kinship and show that Baker’s sharp songwriting\, the heart of Hey Rosetta!\, is as affecting as ever. \nWhen crafting the album\, Baker drew from 70s songwriters\, like Jackson Browne and Randy Newman\, whose music filled his childhood home and from his contemporaries (Feist\, Leif Vollebekk\, The Barr Brothers). Produced by Marcus Paquin (The National\, Local Natives)\, Forever Overhead blends piano ballads with ebullient folk-rock tracks featuring Liam O’Neill (Suuns)\, Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station)\, as well as Mishka Stein & Joe Grass (Patrick Watson). \nIn the album’s opening track “Dance\,” Baker moves alongside soft piano chords as buoyant\, 70s pop style instrumentation and a piercing guitar riff steadily build\, bolstering his words of longing. He sings of connectivity and the tender emotions that are coupled with glances across a gym’s confetti-lined linoleum floor\, the air thick with potential. Like Forever Overhead as a whole\, Baker brings beauty and hope into listeners’ lives. \nAges: 19+ \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \n \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/tim-baker/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Port Cities
DESCRIPTION:In the brief period of time since Port Cities unleashed their incendiary debut—a wildly self-assured collection of sparkling\, rootsy pop that showcases the Nova Scotia trio’s devotion to songwriting—the band’s been hard at work bringing it to the masses. They’ve continued to explore and evolve their ambitious pop sound\, melding diverse musical backgrounds to create an alchemy that’s part art\, part songwriting science\, and all magic: the nimble dynamism of Breagh MacKinnon’s smoky\, jazz-indebted delivery\, Dylan Guthro’s simmering and soulful R&B swagger\, and Carleton Stone’s razor-sharp\, romantic rock ‘n’ roll. In 2018\, that memory-making mix of unforgettable melodies\, high-flying harmonies\, and electrifying heart on Port Cities is set to reach audiences worldwide.\nIt’s a chemistry that’s been perfected during the 100+ dates they’ve toured in the past year\, in hotel rooms and songwriter circles\, in vans rolling through foreign countries to rowdy pubs\, and on the fog-bound shores of Canada’s misty east coast. It’s helped lead the band to numerous accolades\, including a whopping five Nova Scotia Music Awards\, a SOCAN #1 Award (for “Back to the Bottom”)\, and stints at #1 on CBC and Spotify charts. Port Cities has amassed over 1.5 million streams internationally\, showcased at The Great Escape\, Focus Wales\, and the Reeperbahn Festival\, and will be releasing their debut in the U.K. and Germany this year. \nBeyond Port Cities’ deep devotion to their craft\, their success is largely built on a simple but timeless approach: a good song is a good song is a good song. Whether it’s awash with synthesizer (“Sound of Your Voice”)\, pumped up with an overdriven crunch (“Where Have You Been”)\, or stripped down to the bare essentials with just an acoustic guitar and three voices. No matter what music the melody might call for\, the best song always wins. \nAges: 19+ \n  \n \n \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-07-31/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Port Cities 2nd Show
DESCRIPTION:In the brief period of time since Port Cities unleashed their incendiary debut—a wildly self-assured collection of sparkling\, rootsy pop that showcases the Nova Scotia trio’s devotion to songwriting—the band’s been hard at work bringing it to the masses. They’ve continued to explore and evolve their ambitious pop sound\, melding diverse musical backgrounds to create an alchemy that’s part art\, part songwriting science\, and all magic: the nimble dynamism of Breagh MacKinnon’s smoky\, jazz-indebted delivery\, Dylan Guthro’s simmering and soulful R&B swagger\, and Carleton Stone’s razor-sharp\, romantic rock ‘n’ roll. In 2018\, that memory-making mix of unforgettable melodies\, high-flying harmonies\, and electrifying heart on Port Cities is set to reach audiences worldwide.\nIt’s a chemistry that’s been perfected during the 100+ dates they’ve toured in the past year\, in hotel rooms and songwriter circles\, in vans rolling through foreign countries to rowdy pubs\, and on the fog-bound shores of Canada’s misty east coast. It’s helped lead the band to numerous accolades\, including a whopping five Nova Scotia Music Awards\, a SOCAN #1 Award (for “Back to the Bottom”)\, and stints at #1 on CBC and Spotify charts. Port Cities has amassed over 1.5 million streams internationally\, showcased at The Great Escape\, Focus Wales\, and the Reeperbahn Festival\, and will be releasing their debut in the U.K. and Germany this year. \nBeyond Port Cities’ deep devotion to their craft\, their success is largely built on a simple but timeless approach: a good song is a good song is a good song. Whether it’s awash with synthesizer (“Sound of Your Voice”)\, pumped up with an overdriven crunch (“Where Have You Been”)\, or stripped down to the bare essentials with just an acoustic guitar and three voices. No matter what music the melody might call for\, the best song always wins. \nAges: 19+ \n  \n \n \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-07-30/
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SUMMARY:The Town Heroes
DESCRIPTION:They’ve toured the world\, released three critically acclaimed albums and won an array of industry awards. Anthemic choruses\, 3-part harmonies\, tender falsettos and big drums highlight their riff driven\, dirty-yet-nuanced barrage of sound. On stage they move like intense caricatures – soaked in sweat\, pushing every chord\, note and beat to the limit. A structured wall of sound emerges; familiar yet distinctive. Camaraderie shows in their musicianship\, their songwriting highlights what they are: friends playing music for the love of it\, in it for the long haul.\nMusically\, TTH are reminiscent of the 90’s Alt-Rock bands they grew up listening to. Lyrically\, at the root of every song is a passionate exploration of the things that make us all human. Whether good or bad\, they’re the things that make us who we are: heartache\, longing\, society in the modern age\, dreams and family. \nThrough comedic videos\, social media hi-jinks\, blogs\, unexpected wardrobe\, late night sandwich stands at music festivals\, amusing acceptance speeches and interviews\, the band has earned a reputation for making people laugh. \nThough vastly different\, the band has found a way to balance these two sides in a seamless\, cohesive manner. They see it as a crucial\, necessary part of what they do. In a world where so much negativity fills the news\, where the media endlessly focuses on the bad\, The Town Heroes want to bring something positive into it all – as small as it may be. They see it as necessary because it is – it’s who they are. That’s something they’ll never change. \nFor the past 6 years\, TTH have played as a duo – Mike Ryan (guitar\, vocals) and Bruce Gillis (drums) – captivating audiences with their remarkably full sound and energetic performances. With a desire to push the envelope even more\, in November 2016 the band expanded to become a 4-piece\, adding Aaron Green (guitars) and Tori Cameron (bass) to the band. The new lineup reflects and effectively captures the growth\, vision\, and musical progression of the band. \nAges: 19+ \nOpen in Spotify
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-07-24/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events at The Frolic'n Folk,Ticketed Shows,Wednesday Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Adam Baldwin
DESCRIPTION:There is a darkness in all of us\, a force that tears us away from love and toward self-destruction\, hell-bent on devouring the light we each hold precariously onto. And there are moments in our lives when we embrace that shadow self deeply enough that it threatens to consume us completely. A couple years ago\, at his home beneath the MacDonald Bridge in Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, Adam Baldwin exiled himself from his friends and family to try to understand the substance abuse that had spun his life out of control. Writing until he couldn’t write anymore\, he eventually distilled the 20+ songs that poured out of him into No Rest for the Wicked\, a haunted reckoning of his relationship with his own wicked self. The result is no triumph\, though it often sounds like one – opener “Half a Mind” explodes from the firepower of it’s snare shots into the kind of ‘80s-tinged\, synth-heavy arena rock that begs for fist-pumping. Baldwin doesn’t bend reality to create a happy ending. Instead\, he tells his story so far honestly\, hunting down the beast in himself in order to hopefully figure out how to live with it.\nWhile he turns his song-writing lens further inward on No Rest for the Wicked\, he shoots for the rafters with bold\, brash guitars\, earth-shaking drums\, and synths that by turns build doomy atmospheres or provide the rocket-fuel that propels a chorus to its interstellar heights. Recorded in Halifax and New York City by Gus Van Go and Werner F.\, the album builds on the promise of Baldwin’s award-winning No Telling When (Precisely Nineteen Eight-Five) and reveals a new sharpness to the skills he’s honed over the better part of 15 years\, toughing it out on the road and in the studio\, both solo and as part of Matt Mays’ band. During the writing process\, he worked out song ideas over long drives through the streets of Dartmouth – “the gritty\, sad\, burnt out parts of the city\,” he says – and Lawrencetown Beach\, surrounded by the serenity of emptiness and the hum of the Atlantic Ocean. It was between these two places that the perspective of each song would manifest\, presenting itself as either ghastly and anxiety-riddled or a vessel bound unsteadily toward calmer seas. \nEach path is fraught and electrifying in equal measure. “Salvation” pulses with unsettling buzz-saw bass as a sinister voice hisses into our protagonist’s ear\, trying to charm him into temptation. There’s a crack of light in the acoustic strum and shuffling tambourine of “Dark Beside the Dawn” as Baldwin hopes out loud that he might be capable of sustaining some brightness in his life while acknowledging its dual nature. “Delirious for Serious” rises and rises as its subject unravels through metallic jangles and flourishes from a muscled-up six-string. And “Shattered” arrives sweat-soaked and dance-ready\, riding on a driving beat that belies a heartbreaking admission of guilt and recklessness. “Something wayward beckons toward a shallow grave\,” Baldwin sings. “Is that your face in the wreckage?” \nTrue to life\, No Rest for the Wicked’s finale doesn’t provide any resolution to the conflict at its heart. The title track finds our ‘hero’ deep in the darkness at the edge of Dartmouth\, coming to terms with the fact that floating wasted here\, among the ghosts and shadows of the city\, there is no peace to be found. As Baldwin\, battling against the night\, howls its coda\, the song fades out on a jarring wave of feedback\, leaving the future uncertain. But uncertainty holds the door open for hope\, and any war between darkness and light is only lost when the fighting stops. \nAges: 19+ \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-07-17/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events at The Frolic'n Folk,Ticketed Shows,Wednesday Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Matt Minglewood
DESCRIPTION:Matt Minglewood – genre – Northern Rock with a Canadianna feel\, a musical hybrid with one foot steeped in the musical roots of blues & country and the other knee-deep in rock. To quote one fan “We had a blast! A cornucopia of awesomeness ” What’s in store at a Minglewood Show – tunes from Matt’s latest release ‘Fly Like Desperados’ \, and old classic fan favourites\, peppered with songs & stories.\nMinglewood\, known for his high octane shows will have you enjoying his brand of rock as it should be heard\, wrenched from the heart and shot from the hip. For all music fans with a taste for the blues & rock\, to witness this band is a feather in your cap. Joining Matt on stage & on his latest release ‘Fly Like Desperados’ is Moon McInnis on drums & vocals\, the vivacious and extremely talented Emily Dingwall does the honors on bass and vocals\, 19 year old Nick McInnis adds his immense talent on guitar and Jeff Stapleton tickling the keyboards & vocals. The youthfulness in the band has added a fiery spark to their shows. \nHope you got the opportunity to catch one of their shows\, you won’t be disappointed. \nMatt has released 14 recordings and has amassed numerous awards & accolades including two ECMA awards for 2018 ‘Blues Recording of the Year’ and the coveted ‘Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year’ awards. To name but a few of the awards he has amassed throughout his career include: \nEast Coast Music Awards\n2018 Fans Choice ‘Entertainer of the Year’\n2018 Blues Recording of the Year for ‘Fly Like Desperados’2008 Blues Recording of the Year for ‘The Story”\n2006 Blues Recording of the Year for ‘Live at Last’\nLifetime Achievement Award\nMaple Blues Awards\n2015 Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement) 2013 Entertainer of the Year Award\nHarvest Jazz & Blues Festival\n2005 Dutch Mason Blues Award\nCanadian Country Song of the Year\nMe & The Boys 1986\nGreat Canadian Blues Award\nCBC Radio Saturday Night with Holger Peterson\nHonorary Doctorate from UCB\nTwo Juno Nominations & Three Gold Records \nBestowed with the Queens Jubilee Medal for his contribution to Canadian Music \n\n\n\nAges: 19+
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series-2019-07-10/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ben Caplan
DESCRIPTION:2019 ECMA Songwriter of the Year winner Ben Caplan leads off our Summer Series July 3rd.\nBen Caplan is a songwriter\, performer and entertainer in the most time-honoured sense of the word. From the moment he walks onto the stage\, you are filled with his infectious spirit\, and captivating presence. You can feel Caplan’s comfort and ease as he strides in front of the crowd and begins the controlled collective descent into chaos.\nIn his latest project\, Ben Caplan explores themes of immigration\, loss\, darkness\, love\, sex\, and God. Caplan is touring with a fresh batch of songs which were originally composed for a new musical play called Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story. The award winning play had its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it won top festival honours\, and has been a smash hit. The play has toured internationally including a seven-week run Off Broadway where it picked up a New York Times Critic’s Pick\, and six Drama Desk Award nominations\, among other accolades. \nBetween performances of the play\, Caplan has been hitting the road to play concerts across Europe\, Australia\, and North America with a new lineup of musicians. The music from his theatre production has been turned into Caplan’s third studio album\, titled Old Stock. The sound is rooted in Caplan’s resonant baritone voice\, supported with the sounds of piano\, accordion\, organ\, clarinet\, saxophone\, violin\, drums\, and the occasional banjo and acoustic guitar. \nAges: 19+ \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/summer-concert-series/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:J.P. Cormier
DESCRIPTION:Nobody really knows who J.P. Cormier is for sure. That’s to be expected\, believe me. \nIn 1974 he was a five year old boy\, discovering an innate talent for playing the guitar\, I had a little hand in that\, guiding him through the beginning stages. He learned faster than I could teach. \nBy the mid eighties\, not out of his teens\, he was a sideman for bands and artists of many different genres in Alabama\, Tennessee\, Mississippi\, and all across the deep south. As he travelled and worked he added more and more instruments to his arsenal of capabilities. He became indispensable to the bands he worked for. \nIn the early Nineties\, he became a sideman for one of Canada’s favourite sons\, Stompin’ Tom Connors and also became a staple of the recordings at Studio H in Halifax. His work with the CBC there\, spanned musical\, production and arranging duties. \nAll this before he was 20. \nIn the mid nineties he reentered the musical scene of his beloved East Coast and the Island called Cape Breton. He exploded onto the trad music scene there as a fiddler\, performing some of the most difficult music ever produced by legends like Winston Fitzgerald and Angus Chisholm with a facility that stunned onlookers. Especially those who knew he wasn’t born there\, but born in Ontario to Cape Breton parents. Somehow\, some way\, his music was the real thing\, sounding like he had been steeped continually in a handed-down brew of family tradition from the old country. \nNothing could be further from the truth. \nHis previous gig was in Nashville playing mandolin and banjo in a grammy nominated bluegrass gospel band and performing on the Opry\, and playing television shows with the likes of Waylon Jennings. All those people also thought he was one of them\, American\, reared in the ways of bluegrass\, old time and Americana music. They knew he was from Canada\, but it just didn’t seem possible. \nThen in 1997\, something amazing happened. \nAn album released in Canada\, out of nowhere\, called Another Morning. This time it was him as a songwriter and a lead singer. \nAnd what a songwriter he turned out to be. Some of the performances on that album are literally part of the musical vocabulary today in the East Coast. Songs like the title cut\, and Kelly’s Mountain\, The Molly May (co written with his cousin Gervais) and others. It inspired\, 25 years ago\, some of the biggest names in the business today. People like Dave Gunning\, Matt Andersen\, David Myles\, Joel Plaskett\, all of which will tell you: that record changed things. \nThe Canadian industry thought so too\, and it received a juno nomination and won an ECMA. \nAnd that was just the beginning. \n36 years later after stepping on stage as professional union musician for the first time at the tender age of 13\, JP is still going\, and frighteningly\, still getting better. \n16 albums followed the success of Another Morning\, winning 12 more ECMA’s\, another Juno nomination\, a Canadian Folk Music Award and 5 Music Nova Scotia Awards. Each album was a snapshot of each thing that he can do. There are fiddle albums\, Mandolin\, Banjo\, Guitar\, tribute records\, songwriting collections\, a purely astounding spectrum of talent and musical vision. \nHis catalogue of recordings and the 150 or so records he’s produced on other artists\, resemble the tapestry he weaves in live performance. Where he used to carry 3 and 4 piece bands\, he tours alone now. \nJust him and the instruments. \nPeople still leave his shows confused\, amazed and wondering what they just saw. Did they see a storyteller? A Songwriter? Arguably one of the best guitar players in the business today? Someone who crosses the lines between different instruments like there are no lines? Who was that masked man\, anyway? \nAccolades aside\, and there are many from people like Chet Atkins\, Marty Stuart\, Waylon Jennings\, Gordon Lightfoot; JP sees himself as just a performer. He’s shy\, but has a razor sharp wit and lightning sense of humour. He can be reserved or edgy to the point no return. He speaks for soldiers\, first responders\, other artists\, the forgotten and lost. He speaks sometimes only for himself and refuses rebuttal. \nOf all the things he is\, foremost he is an entertainer. I think one of the best.  After you’ve seen what he does\, I’m certain you will too. \n  \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/jp-cormier/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events at The Frolic'n Folk,Wednesday Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Steve Poltz
DESCRIPTION:Steve Poltz is not normal. \nHe was born in Halifax\, Nova Scotia (Canada) but has lived most of his life in Southern California and those geographic poles are quite likely responsible for his unhinged genius. He is a dual citizen – Canada/USA – but has often said that\, “should a hostage situation arise\, I become conveniently Canadian.” \nOver the course of his life he’s met Elvis Presley (who hugged his sister for far too long)\, trick or treated at Liberace’s house (each finger had a diamond ring)\, was Bob Hope’s favourite altar boy (according to him)\, bravely traveled the world busking before he knew how to do it\, famously co-wrote “You Were Meant For Me” with Jewel\, pissed off David Cassidy and can count some of the world’s coolest people as fans. \nHe’s also an ex high school wrestler (98 pound class)\, an obsessed baseball fan\, a yoga practitioner\, a hopeless romantic\, a smart-ass philosopher and a child-like adventurer/observer with an absurdist’s view of this crazy world and the various life-forms that inhabit it. He’s interested in it all – the big and the small\, the sublime and the ridiculous\, the terrestrial and the cosmic. He doesn’t just love life\, he rides it bareback\, naked\, at a full gallop with one hand clenched deep in its mane and the other waving to anyone watching as he flies by. Time is ticking and he has work to do… \nAs a recording artist\, he’s fronted the semi-legendary Rugburns and is responsible for a critically lauded body of work on his own: One Left Shoe\, Chinese Vacation\, Answering Machine\, The Barn (a children’s album)\, Tales From The Tavern (a performance DVD)\, Traveling\, Unraveling\, Dreamhouse\, Noineen Noiny Noin and most recently the soundtrack for the acclaimed Sundance-screened documentary film\, Running Wild – The Life of Dayton O. Hyde. \nAs good as his albums are (and they’re very\, very good)\, Steve positively owns a crowd when he’s on stage\, where the proverbial rubber hits the road. His shows are the stuff of legend – no two are alike – and can take an unsuspecting audience from laughter to tears and back again in the space of a single song. He is a master of improvisational songwriting and works without a set list to be free to react instantly to the mood of a room. It’s also worth mentioning that he is an astonishing guitar player on top of everything else. He is quite possibly the most talented\, and engaging\, solo performer on this planet. That’s what 250+ shows a year on three continents will do for you. \nWhether he’s Canadian\, or American\, or simply from space there’s no denying there’s only one Steven Joseph Joshua Poltz and to know him is to love him.
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/steve-poltz-2/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Christina Martin
DESCRIPTION:CHRISTINA MARTIN – 2018 Impossible To Hold Tour \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAMERICANA UK – LIVE REVIEW \n“I ADORE MARTIN’S TREMBLING VIBRATO AND ROUGH TOUGH ROCKER SENSIBILITY\,  A MODERN FEISTY JOAN JETT\,  SHE LOOKS COOL\,  ACTS COOL\,  SINGS COOL-  A PROPER ROCKSTAR.”\n  \n“Impossible To Hold” is Martin’s sixth and strongest studio album\, achieving a perfect balance between organic ambience and impeccable production.  “I’m writing about faith and love more than ever with songs like ‘Keep Me Calm’ and ‘Always Reminding’\, but I haven’t shaken the need to write about the darker things that are part of our human journey”.  Combining good taste\, passionate singing and thoughtful lyrics\, “Impossible To Hold” is where music and poetry meet. \n  \nChristina began writing and recording her own music while slogging it out on the Austin\, Texas bar scene. She has been relentlessly recording and touring in Canada and in the UK and Europe\, building connections online and in the old-fashioned way\, at venues big and small\, singing songs about loss\, love and perseverance. Her songs have been featured in films\, on television\, and she’s performed at music festivals around the world (Rolling Stone Weekender Festival\, Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival\, International Folk Alliance\, Reeperbahn Festival\, Canada Music Week). \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information about Christina and her music please visit: www.christinamartin.net \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nOpen in Spotify \n \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/christina-martin/
LOCATION:The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill\, 4115 HWY 223\, Iona\, Nova Scotia\, B2C 1A3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Port Cities
DESCRIPTION:In the brief period of time since Port Cities unleashed their incendiary debut—a wildly self-assured collection of sparkling\, rootsy pop that showcases the Nova Scotia trio’s devotion to songwriting—the band’s been hard at work bringing it to the masses. They’ve continued to explore and evolve their ambitious pop sound\, melding diverse musical backgrounds to create an alchemy that’s part art\, part songwriting science\, and all magic: the nimble dynamism of Breagh MacKinnon’s smoky\, jazz-indebted delivery\, Dylan Guthro’s simmering and soulful R&B swagger\, and Carleton Stone’s razor-sharp\, romantic rock ‘n’ roll. In 2018\, that memory-making mix of unforgettable melodies\, high-flying harmonies\, and electrifying heart on Port Cities is set to reach audiences worldwide. \nIt’s a chemistry that’s been perfected during the 100+ dates they’ve toured in the past year\, in hotel rooms and songwriter circles\, in vans rolling through foreign countries to rowdy pubs\, and on the fog-bound shores of Canada’s misty east coast. It’s helped lead the band to numerous accolades\, including a whopping five Nova Scotia Music Awards\, a SOCAN #1 Award (for “Back to the Bottom”)\, and stints at #1 on CBC and Spotify charts. Port Cities has amassed over 1.5 million streams internationally\, showcased at The Great Escape\, Focus Wales\, and the Reeperbahn Festival\, and will be releasing their debut in the U.K. and Germany this year. \nBeyond Port Cities’ deep devotion to their craft\, their success is largely built on a simple but timeless approach: a good song is a good song is a good song. Whether it’s awash with synthesizer (“Sound of Your Voice”)\, pumped up with an overdriven crunch (“Where Have You Been”)\, or stripped down to the bare essentials with just an acoustic guitar and three voices. No matter what music the melody might call for\, the best song always wins. \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \n 
URL:https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/port-cities-3/
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SUMMARY:Mo Kenney
DESCRIPTION:Some artists are reluctant to peel back the layers and let you see what’s really going on inside their heads.\nMo Kenney is not one of those artists.\n“The Details”\, Kenney’s third album\, comes as close as any recording I’ve ever heard to putting everything out there for you to see\, to experience and to reflect on.\nThe 14 songs on this deeply personal set detail a series of events in Kenney’s life when she was going through what must have been one hell of a rough patch.\nHolding back little\, if anything\, the Halifax- based singer/songwriter addresses relationships in her life that have fallen apart\, her experiences with depression\, emotional breakdowns fuelled by the excessive use of alcohol and the impact all of this was having on her as a person and as an artist.\nWhile that may sound a trifle dark — on “Punchy” for example she sings about being punched in the face at a bar by some jackass — there is also a light at the end of the tunnel as Kenney deals with the hand she’s been dealt. She ultimately comes through it all and comes through it a stronger person for the experience.\nProducing a concept album that connects all the dots in your life can be a daunting task but Kenney has serious writing chops\, as she so aptly demonstrated on her eponymous debut record in 2012 and her sophomore effort “In My Dreams” in 2014.\nThe “Details” packs a lot of emotions into a record that runs just over 30 minutes.\nIt is a record of many moods\, many colours and many shades and there are more than a few moments when you wonder how she made it through to the other side at all.\nAnd the music underneath all of this  is every bit as interesting as the lyrics Kenney penned to tell her story.\nThere’s a fair bit of flat-out rock’n’roll\, a smattering of psychedelia\, some dreamy pop music and some zippy stuff that reminds me just a little bit of Joan Jett. Some records take a little time to grow on you but “The Details” got me the first go round and tracks like “On The Roof”\, “Unglued”\, “I Can’t Wait” and the all-too-brief “Counting” brought  me back for more.\nAnd the more I went back the better the experience became because I began to hear new things\, things I didn’t hear the first time through. Perhaps I got so wrapped up in the lyrics I missed some of the things that were happening musically.\nThis record is solid.\nIt’s brutally honest\, at times\, a little jarring in places\, but there are moments of lightness and humour\, albeit black humour.\nKenney produced the record with good friend Joel Plaskett\, who also co-wrote Unglued. He also contributed most of the drums and bass tracks. Kenney played all the acoustic and electric guitar parts and she really wailed on some of the electric stuff. She also played keyboards. \n 
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SUMMARY:The Town Heroes (Acoustic)
DESCRIPTION:  \nThey’ve toured the world\, released three critically acclaimed albums and won an array of industry awards. Anthemic choruses\, 3-part harmonies\, tender falsettos and big drums highlight their riff driven\, dirty-yet-nuanced barrage of sound. On stage they move like intense caricatures – soaked in sweat\, pushing every chord\, note and beat to the limit. A structured wall of sound emerges; familiar yet distinctive. Camaraderie shows in their musicianship\, their songwriting highlights what they are: friends playing music for the love of it\, in it for the long haul. \nMusically\, TTH are reminiscent of the 90’s Alt-Rock bands they grew up listening to. Lyrically\, at the root of every song is a passionate exploration of the things that make us all human. Whether good or bad\, they’re the things that make us who we are: heartache\, longing\, society in the modern age\, dreams and family. \nThrough comedic videos\, social media hi-jinks\, blogs\, unexpected wardrobe\, late night sandwich stands at music festivals\, amusing acceptance speeches and interviews\, the band has earned a reputation for making people laugh. \nThough vastly different\, the band has found a way to balance these two sides in a seamless\, cohesive manner. They see it as a crucial\, necessary part of what they do. In a world where so much negativity fills the news\, where the media endlessly focuses on the bad\, The Town Heroes want to bring something positive into it all – as small as it may be. They see it as necessary because it is – it’s who they are. That’s something they’ll never change. \nFor the past 6 years\, TTH have played as a duo – Mike Ryan (guitar\, vocals) and Bruce Gillis (drums) – captivating audiences with their remarkably full sound and energetic performances. With a desire to push the envelope even more\, in November 2016 the band expanded to become a 4-piece\, adding Aaron Green (guitars) and Tori Cameron (bass) to the band. The new lineup reflects and effectively captures the growth\, vision\, and musical progression of the band. \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Dylan Menzie
DESCRIPTION:With a sprawling vocal range and compelling approach to composition\, Menzie has made an indelible mark in the talent-rich Atlantic Canadian music market with his debut EP\, Heather Avenue\, in 2013. The release – which earned Music PEI Award nominations and acclaim from industry influencers – led to high-profile performances throughout the Maritimes\, including opening slots for City & Colour and Ron Sexsmith. \nIn 2016\, Menzie was a finalist in CBC’s annual Searchlight competition on the back of his breakout single\, “Kenya\,” which then spent two weeks at number one on CBC Radio 2’s Top 20 leading up to the release of his 2016 album Adolescent Nature. \nThe record\, anchored by the strength of songs like “Kenya” and the follow-up single “Talk to Me\,” showcases the pure emotion one can extract from simply a great voice and keen sense of dynamics. \n“I started out writing everything on acoustic guitar\, though more recently\, I’ve been bringing everything down to basic piano chords\, and if the song can still move me and move people\, I know I’m onto something\,” he reveals about his creative process. “Once I’ve got that solid foundation\, everything else is just colour and texture.” \nDrawing clear influence from the likes of My Morning Jacket\, Led Zeppelin\, Radiohead\, and Joel Plaskett without being derivative of any one\, the quality of these songs heavily belies the young artist’s age. \nIn fact\, the lyrics – as the album title might suggest – are the only thing here that could clue one in on Menzie’s youth. “I didn’t really see what tied these songs together until I was looking for an album title\,” he admits\, “and that theme seemed to envelope them all – the idea of finding yourself\, where you want to go\, and who you want to be in that confusing time of life.” \nSince Adolescent Nature’s release\, Menzie has been in even higher demand\, earning one of two spots in the inaugural East Meets West collaboration between the ECMAs and BreakOutWest as well as slots at prestigious events like the Edmonton Folk Festival\, Canadian Music Week\, Folk Alliance International\, and others. \nBut even as excitement behind his breakthrough continues to mount\, Menzie already has his sights set on what’s next – another product of his self-competition and refusal to rest on any laurels. And if he continues on his current trajectory of each new song\, each new release eclipsing its predecessor\, he’ll soon be impossible to ignore. \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify
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SUMMARY:Old Man Luedecke
DESCRIPTION:Old Man Luedecke\, is one of Canada’s best loved and most intriguing roots singer-songwriters. “An original\, he is a musical singularity to be savoured and shared”\, says the Vancouver Folk Festival. His memorable melodies\, poetic sense and easy charisma appeal to anyone searching for new growth from old roots. \nOld Man Luedecke was born in Toronto but has made his home for years in the music rich maritime province of Nova Scotia\, on the east coast of Canada. There his music has been wholeheartedly adopted and is becoming representative for its traditional storytelling folk elements. It speaks to a new generation of people craving such meaning in their music. \nLuedecke is a young man with an old soul who doesn’t sugar coat his fears and this lets his songs breathe with a fresh breeze of bittersweet hopefulness. He channels a refreshing energy from folk giants like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger with maybe a hint of Loudon Wainwright III. But it’s Luedecke’s contemporary lyrics coupled with the irresistible rhythm of the old time banjo that connect and make him so loved with his audiences. Anchored in his music’s melodic confidence is an ability to tap into a common muddled and dark search for meaning. This keeps people singing his songs and praises after he’s traveled on. \nHis performances are exciting and totally entertaining. His uncliched banjo playing sparkles beautifully and dynamically. This coupled with his thumping foot creates a complete sound. People are drawn into singing along. His singing is his own. Clear and unadorned it is totally emotive and suits the sincerity of his tunes. In the breaks between songs come wild and charming stories of meeting heroes and easygoing but gripping musings on things ridiculous and sublime that may have a wink of contemporary vaudeville. Equally at home on festival main stages\, theatres and living rooms\, he can hold court in the occasional indie rock bar. Luedecke has been a featured performer at all the major folk festivals in Canada and Australia and an increasing number of American festivals\, like Strawberry in California. He has appeared with and shared the stage at concerts and soft seaters with such performers as Feist\, Tim O’Brien\, Joel Plaskett\, David Francey\, Buck 65\, The Be Good Tanyas and Jill Barber. He’s shared festival stages alongside Bela Fleck\, Tim O’Brien\, Jack Elliot\, Kris Kristofferson\, Ashley MacIsaac\, and countless others. \nOld Man Luedecke has received great recognition for his works\, including Juno Awards (The Canadian Grammy) for “Proof of Love” and “My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs.” \n  \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \nOpen in Spotify \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Adam Baldwin
DESCRIPTION:Adam Baldwin is a Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia based musician and songwriter\, perhaps best known as a member of Matt Mays’ band since 2008. His self-titled EP\, released in 2013\, won the Nova Scotia Music Week award for Male Artist Recording of the Year and he was named Musician of the Year in 2014. \nBaldwin’s debut full-length album is called No Telling When (Precisely Nineteen Eighty-Five) and was released on June 24\, 2016. The album was produced by Liam O’Neil (The Stills\, Metric) and also features the talents of Josh Trager (Sam Roberts Band)\, Brian Murphy (Alvvays) and Leah Fay (July Talk). \nOf making the record in Toronto during the lead up to the last federal election and the Blue Jays dramatic playoff run\, Adam says: “Toronto was alive… indeed\, Canada was alive. I walked down Dundas and Ossington every day to the studio and passed hundreds of election signs. You could feel the hope and you could feel the fear. It was on everyone’s tongue. If folks weren’t talking about the election\, they were talking about baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays\, an entity that falls just below rock and roll in terms of my devotion\, had ended a playoff drought that almost precedes my memory. The Jays’ run into the American League Championship Series was the perfect foil for the very stressful federal election.” \nThe title track and first song describes events in New York City in 1985 (the year before Adam was born) and suggests how\, thirty years on\, not a lot in our culture has really changed. A particular unnamed real-estate developer\, reality TV star and politician personifies this idea. \nThe first single “Daylight” was inspired by the political events in Canada surrounding the recording sessions. From Adam: “It’s a song about both the unity and division we felt as a country. It’s a song that should remind us that this change was spurred by a desire for a different direction\, and that while our course appears to have changed\, we have to demand that it continue to do so.” \n“Anytime” and “Sparrow Song”\, both featuring back up vocals from Leah Fay\, loosely form a two act play and the centerpiece of the album. In “Anytime” Adam sings about young love and all the hopes and fears that come with that\, while “Sparrow Song” describes those fears when they become reality. \n“Rehtaeh” is about the systemic failures that led to the death of Rehtaeh Parsons in 2013 and is\, as Adam puts it “maybe the most important song I’ll ever write.” \nThe album closes with “Living Proof”\, a song about the Canadian Dream\, and how as Adam points out\, “The dream is elusive because it isn’t made available to everyone. It can’t be attained by just anyone.” \n  \n \n 
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SUMMARY:Dave Gunning
DESCRIPTION:“Truly\, what makes Gunning so remarkable as an entertainer is his rare gift to be able to befriend the audience as a whole from the stage throughout the course of the concert. And\, indeed\, you do feel as though he’s as good of a friend as any after a night of songs\, stories and lighthearted laughs.” – The Guardian \nCall it the silver lining in the cloud of a brutally cold Nova Scotia winter. When acclaimed folk singer/songwriter Dave Gunning decided it was time to make his 11th solo album\, he found the bleak weather outside a blessing\, not a curse. “We were literally snowed in\, but the power was on and I was good to go\,” he says of the making of that album\, Lift. \nEleven albums in\, Dave Gunning has become a truly masterful songwriter\, one who has earned real peer respect from such Canadian folk songwriting legends as Ron Hynes\, David Francey\, and James Keelaghan. “I grew up listening to people like Ron Hynes\,” says Dave. “I look up to them but then it hits me sometimes that I’m their peer and they like my stuff too. It’s a weird headspace\, flipping from being a fan to being a peer.” \nCo-writing with his peers has had a major impact on Gunning. “The co-writing process has really helped my career\, as it helps you keep the energy momentum going\,” he explains. “Noted co-writers on Lift include Matt Andersen\, Thom Swift\, Catherine MacLellan\, Jamie Robinson\, plus American Sally Spring and Dave’s Pictou pals\, Jim Dorie\, John Meir\, and Ray Stewart. One song here\, “Alberta Gold” has already been something of a radio and video hit for Matt Andersen\, who included it on his popular album Weightless. Gunning’s banjo-fuelled campfire singalong version is equally rousing in its depiction of the present-day migration of Maritimers to the Albertan oil patch. \nThe 13 songs on Lift cover refreshingly broad lyrical terrain. Story and character-based songs fit snugly alongside more personal material\, and in true folk music tradition\, some numbers could be considered protest songs. Gunning acknowledges that “this album has more personal and introspective songs than my past recordings. I do still love songs that are about things and tell a real story\, like the songs of Stan Rogers. They inspire me.” \nA fine example of that here is “I Robbed The Co. Store\,” which tells the true story of a group of British settlers in Nova Scotia in the 1770s forced to steal from a storehouse reserved for troops just so they could feed their families. A more contemporary song with a Pictou County setting is “They Don’t Do That No More.” “That one is inspired by the fight we have here against a pulp mill that is just an environmental disaster\,” explains Gunning. The mournful sound of the pedal steel punctuates his lament that “there’s poison on the harbour floor.” It’s a song one of Dave’s key inspirations\, the late folk great Pete Seeger\, would have been proud to call his own. \nAnother song\, “Sing It Louder\,” is actually a tribute to Seeger. “My goal was to write a song you could imagine him singing\,” says Gunning. “As folk singers we should all aspire to carry the torch of Pete Seeger and his message of social justice.” Dave’s talents as a poetic lyricist are vividly displayed on the haunting “Breaker’s Yard” and the plaintive “Pasadena\,” a co-write with Catherine MacLellan. \nGunning’s recording career is now approaching a full two decades in length (his debut album\, Lost Tracks\, came out in 1996). Along with richly-deserved peer respect\, he has also earned a shelf full of music industry awards. That tally now stands at eight East Coast Music Awards and two Canadian Folk Music Awards\, plus a 2012 Juno Award nomination in the Roots & Traditional Solo Album of the Year category for his album …a tribute to John Allan Cameron\, a compelling homage to another of Dave’s Maritime musical heroes. \nHis songwriting skill has also been internationally recognized\, with earlier tunes scoring victories and high placings in some major international songwriting competitions. As a fervent hockey fan\, Gunning was also thrilled to win the CBC’s hotly-contested Hockey Night In Canada Song Quest in 2014 with “A Game Goin’ On”\, a co-write with David Francey. \nGive yourself a Lift and check out the work of an authentic artist at his creative peak. \n  \n 
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