GreenFolk presents JAMES GORDON & FRIENDS
July 14, 2010
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Time: 4:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Dr. Milne Conservation Park
Street: 61 George Street
City/Town: Paisley, ON
Schedule of Events
4:00 pm – 5:30 Songwriters Workshop with James Gordon
5:30 pm – 7:00 Barbecue
7:00 pm – Live performances begin featuring James Gordon and including a variety of local artists (Beggar’s Road and others to be announced).
Songs interspersed with Green Voices briefly talking about ‘What it means to be Green’
Cost: Donations at the gate – to Bruce Grey Owen Sound Greens – receipts available.
Plan to be there, and share this with your friends. Everyone is invited! Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and come early with an instrument if you want to join in the songwriters workshop. This is a Rain or Shine event.
Directions
Dr Milne Park is located at 61 George St at the south end of Paisley. Turn east off County rd 3 at the south end of Paisley on Arnaud St. The park is located at the end of the street at the junction with George St adjacent to the river.
Facebook RSVP
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It’s Doors Open Season!
July 14, 2010
Established in 1967, the Ontario Heritage Trust is the province’s lead heritage agency, responsible for identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting built, cultural and natural heritage across the province.
Doors Open Ontario was established in 2002 and has attracted over three million visits to participating heritage sites in every corner of the province. This year the program will showcase 55 community events two of which are only kilometers from the Paisley area.
Kincardine will host its Doors Open event on October 16 to 17 th, 2010 from 10 am to 4 pm while Walkerton and District hosts their event September 25th, 2010 also 10 am to 4 pm.
This is a fun, free and informative event that allows access to some of Ontario’s finest architectural treasures. Come visit Paisley’s own Nature’s Millworks housed in the old Valentine-Stark Mill built in 1885 and Mann Made Studios housed in a yellow brick schoolhouse built in 1896 where reknown Canadian painter, David B. Milne taught from 1900 to 1903.
FEATURING BLUES MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE
July 6, 2010
MICHAEL PICKETT
BACK EDDIE’S IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE CONCERT IN STICKS & STONES GALLERY
SATURDAY AUG 7, 2010
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. tickets are $20 (+ hst) available at Back Eddie’s or by request by phone at 519-353-4787.
We are not liquor licensed but there will be an awesome selection of delicious eddieable snacks and hot and cold liquid refreshments available.
At the age of four he sang for his grandmother who tossed him nickels and dimes while she sat at the kitchen table sipping her whiskey – laced tea. His mother bought him a harmonica when he was about 13. Shortly after that he saw Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee on TV and he was hooked for life. The soul of this timeless genre is deeply rooted in his psyche and he continues to nurture this passion.
Pickett embraces the Blues with style, substance and musical integrity. In the 70s, 80s, and 90s he established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer/songwriter/harmonica player, leading seminal bands Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, and the Michael Pickett Band. Musically profound, they pushed the envelope for Blues and funky Roots music. He provided the direction for all three projects and surrounded himself with some of the top musicians in the country.
1998 was a banner year when he released his long anticipated and eagerly awaited debut CD, Blues Money. This all original recording was nominated for a JUNO and received the Jazz Report and Real Blues awards for ‘Blues Album of the Year’. Michael was also presented with the coveted Maple Blues ‘Blues With A Feeling Award’ in recognition of his passion and lifetime commitment to the Blues.
2000 saw the release of his second CD Conversation With The Blues which earned him another JUNO nomination and won the Canadian Indie Music Award for ‘Blues Album of the Year’. This extraordinary recording, described by Billboard as “transcend[ing] the urban Blues idiom”, is an eclectic mix of ten original compositions comprised of Blues, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Delta, and Gospel.
PICKETT RE-INVENTS HIMSELF
It’s worth mentioning here that Pickett laid down an acoustic resophonic guitar track on Blues Money… he hadn’t taken his guitar out of the box for over 20 years. He laid down another one for Conversation With The Blues. His focus was still on the band but he found himself steadily being drawn back into the realm of acoustic Blues which was how it all began for him as that 13 year old discovering Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. In 2001, he immersed himself in the guitar and was soon practicing up to 14 hours a day. With focus and diligence, this musical transition transformed him into a formidable guitarist on the six-string, twelve-string, and National Steel-Bodied Duolian. In the fall of 2002, the metamorphosis was complete. Leaving the band behind, he re-emerged revealing yet another layer of his seemingly endless reservoir of musical talents.
With exceptional award winning rack harmonica skills and powerful vocals, he delivers charismatic, compelling, and passionate performances that are charged with electricity and filled with authenticity, and a unique style. He puts his own spin on obscure tunes of legendary icons such as Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and showcases his own potent material. This songwriter has evolved into an eclectic and captivating storyteller through Delta Blues, Country, Folk, and Americana, revealing a profound understanding of where this music comes from and why it stands the test of time.
Pickett now performs exclusively as a solo acoustic artist touring throughout Canada, the US, the UK. and Europe, appearing in Blues, Folk, Jazz clubs, coffee houses, house concerts, theatres, festivals and is no stranger to standing ovations and calls for encores.
He has hosted and participated in harmonica and acoustic guitar workshops over the years and is a professional, private instructor of these instruments. His presence in songwriting circles has proven to be extremely valuable because of his authentic representation/ interpretation of acoustic Roots/Blues.
More Back Eddie’s news; Our Friday night jams have been carrying on for some time now and the calibre of music has been awesome. So do come out and check it out – music gets going 9ish( musicians tend to like the later night life ) and carry on till around midnight however the doors are open at 7:30 so you can drop in earlier for a treat or even for a great light meal from the kitchen (the salads are amazing especially with all the great local produce coming in fresh from our csa program).The jam will not be happening on Aug 6 (due to Michaels concert Saturday) as well as on Aug 20 (Jim and Erica will be at Summerfolk with an art garden booth).
