Music! Music Everywhere!

New Brunswick Musician Emerge Festival

Being held at Charlotte Street Arts Centre on Friday and Saturday. This festival is part of teh Culture Days 2012 celeberations and is offered free of charge! The schedule goes like this:

Friday, Sept 28 – Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium
7:30pm | Jordan Doucet (Fredericton)
8:15pm | Jacklyn Reinhart (Burtt’s Corner)
9:30pm | Oh No, Theodore (Fredericton)
Saturday, Sept 29 – Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium
1:00pm | Coach Pat (kid friendly!)
2:00pm | Margo, Margo (Fredericton)
2:45pm | Sissy & the Hobos (Fredericton)
7:00pm | Joey Haché (Moncton)
7:45pm | Jimmy Lingley (Miramichi)
8:30pm | Tracy and the Hurtin’ Hearts (Woodstock)
9:15pm | 420sound
10:15pm | AWARDS CEREMONY!

For even more information click here.

Jessy Ashfield Fundraiser @ Dolan’s on Saturday afternoon

Drop by Dolan’s Pub on Saturday afternoon between 2:00-6:00PM. This event is a fundraiser event for Jessy Ashfield as she is raising funds to record her album. The afternoon line-up will feature Pamela Pachal, Mark Roberts, Jaclyn Reinhart, Matt McGuire, Kendra Gale and of course, Jessy herself. Enjoy the music and help Jessy reach her goal to fund the recording of her album!


The Capital has great music as always

Friday night be sure to catch Fredericton’s own Dapper Dan & the Drive In Classics who will serve up some traditional rock-a-billy followed up by Joel Kaiser in from Montreal to play for us in his pyschobilly style.  
Saturday night Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers will be serving us some good Rock’n’Roll after touring Canada and sharing stages with The Trews, Hey Ocean!, Joel Plaskett, Matt Mays and many more….
2012-09-27T22:28:00-03:00September 27, 2012|Uncategorized|

Shivering Songs Presents:

Hello Everyone!

Are you feeling the need to get another live music fix? Fredericton has lots to offer this weekend … here are a couple shows being presented by the Shivering Songs folks:

Tonight (Thursday) Catherine MacLellan and Sam Carter are playing at Cedar Tree Cafe (show starts at 8:00PM). Grab a fabulous drink and enjoy the sweet sounds!

Friday night’s show will be at Wilmot United Church where the Great Lake Swimmers and Julie Doiron will fill the church with beautiful sounds. A truly great way to kick off the weekend!

See you there!

2012-09-27T21:55:00-03:00September 27, 2012|Uncategorized|

Support the locals and their new CDs during Harvest

The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is now officially underway and I am still sitting with the schedule and figuring out how to take it all in! It warms my heart to see so many of our local musicians representing and even headlining a few stages during the Festival.

One such show will be happening at the Barracks Tent on Thursday night where Grand Theft Bus will be celebrating the release of their fourth CD “Say It With Me“. The four-piece line up of brothers Tim and Graeme Walker, Dennis Goodwin and Bob Deveau have recently added a fifth member – Brad Perry. This hometown show should not be missed. Go here to give a listen to a new track or two and then get on down to the Barracks Tent and make some noise for these boys!

Ross Neilsen is another local favourite and you will have ample opportunity to see and support him as he will be playing many stages during the weekend both with his band and solo. Amongst all his performances he is pretty stoked to be launching his new solo CD at Harvest – “The Shack Up Sessions” . The release party is being thrown at the Fredericton Playhouse at 4:15 pm on Saturday afternoon. With or without his curls this guy can sing the blues and rock the house!

There will be no lack of opportunity to see/hear many other super talented LOCAL musicans during the Festival and I plan to do my best to get out to support them!
So for the complete Harvest schedule click here and for a complete listing of all the FREE shows click here.
2012-09-12T03:14:00-03:00September 12, 2012|Uncategorized|

Have you got Harvest Fever yet??

Yes Friends, it is that time again! The best time of the year! The air is cooler, days are shorter, we are all slipping back into routines and summer vacations are but a memory. But do not despair! because this time next week our pretty little city will be wrapped up in sights and sounds that come but once a year and must be savoured!! The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is right around the corner! Who else got excited driving down Regent Street tonight to see the big white tent we call MOJO standing up night and tall right there in Officers’ Square. Soon enough the streets will be painted in purple music notes and people will be milling around downtown Fredericton right from Tuesday to Sunday. There will be baby strollers, dogs, bikers, walkers, wheel chairs and wagons. Friends and family coming in from neighbouring provinces and around the world. Perfect opportunity to reconnect with folks we haven’t seen since last year. And floating in and through all of this there will be MUSIC! We will be treated to sweet harmonies, loud guitars, thumpin’ drums, soulful voices, and so much more. There will literally be something for everyone. The buskers will take their places on every street corner in downtown and the streets will be closed to encourage you and I to wander about easily to enjoy the sights and sounds.

I have already mentioned that I’m anxiously awaiting the Avett Brothers show at the Blues Tent early on Friday evening. Another act I’m really looking forward to seeing is Charles Bradley & his Extraordinaires. His story is inspirational and his appearance at Harvest coincides with the release of the documentary film Charles Bradley: Soul of America.

Rusted Root is new to me but I’ve been told this is a group not to miss. Taken from the Harvest bio on these guys –“the quintessential live band” and for over twenty years, this merry band of multi-instrumentalists have drawn on the tradition of post-hippie party music of The Grateful Dead and Phish to create catchy, dance-yer-ass-off jam-heavy rock with percussion influences from Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
 

I could sit here all night and post something about all the people I’m looking forward to hearing like Matt Anderson, Ross Neilsen, Keb ‘Mo, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Grand Theft Bus, Kathleen Edwards, David Myles, Roland Gauvin, etc, etc….. but I won’t gp that far. So I don’t expect to sleep much next week but I do expect to experience some wonderful musical moments with my friends and all the other music lovers in this town.

Where will I find you? Which show are you most excited to see?

2012-09-05T23:50:00-03:00September 5, 2012|Uncategorized|

Woody Guthrie in Fredericton?

You could play the part of Woody or Arlo Guthrie at this unique event – Woody Guthrie Open Mic being held at James Joyce Irish Pub on September 8th at 7:30pm. This is part of The Fredericton Playhouse Experience More! Program.

Local artists and Guthrie enthusiasts alike are invited to showcase their musical prowess with the songs of legends Arlo and Woody Guthrie. The evening will be emceed by Mike Bravener and it will serve as the perfect warm-up for the Woody Guthrie Centennial and upcoming Arlo Guthrie performance at the Fredericton Playhouse on September 29.

There is a call out to musicians and all singers are welcome!
Registration is required for performers by contacting Amani Wassef at amani@theplayhouse.ca or call 459-6212.
Will you be the one to sing this Woody classic??
2012-09-03T01:25:00-03:00September 3, 2012|Uncategorized|
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