Two Twenty Two
Catch Two Twenty Two at O’Reilly’s on April 3rd.
Warren - Lead & Backup Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Dobro, Harmonica, Bongos, and basically whatever noisemakers you put in front of him. Amanda - Lead & Backup Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano.
Rod Nicholson - Scene Magazine: By turns confessional and narrative, the tunes here are presented in an unadorned performance and production style that throws their lyrical and melodic content into sharp relief. Name-checking this material influence-wise would include some fine artists such as Joe Ely, Townes Van Zandt and John Prine. Lucas Stagg measures up well against such vintage stuff while projecting his own clear style, no mean feat in itself. Whether it’s the James Burton chug of ‘Hell Bent’ or the straight-up country cautionary tale ‘Doin’ Time’, the order of the day is sharp playing, strong clear vocal harmonies and melodies that stick in the mind.
Show starts at 9pm - $3 cover
Well about 8-9 years ago Diamond Dave found out he can accually make some money playing music, and has been going hard ever since. Managing approx. 200 gigs a year. Playing mostly upright bass these days Dave keeps busy with 3 different bands, and still occationally doing the rent-a-bass player bit. Washboard Hank:Dave has been playing for Hank about three years now doing lots of cool shows, festivals, having lots of fun, drinkin’ lots o beer. Electric City Ramblers:the work horse band, playing the Pub circit, argicultural events, almost anything. A very versitle band. Members are Dave MaQurrie, lead vocal, guitar and a songbag bigger than Santa’s. Fiddlin Jay Edmonds, mandolin, Fiddle. The County Boys.Daves all original Band. Playing with Tin Can Chris Culgin and Banjo Benj Rowland. 3 songerwriters, 3 singers. Fairly new band but doing really well. Exciting live.
Show starts at 9pm - $3 cover
Join Sweetgrass at O’Reilly’s Pub Perth on August 8th.
Dave Balfour has the distinct ability to write excellent songs and to play covers really well.
Dave just finished helping bring a tonne of great music to Perth via the Stewart Park Festival - now it’s his chance to play! You won’t want to miss this one.
Dave Balfour has the distinct ability to write excellent songs and to play covers really well.
Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac do their best songwriting in remote places and confined spaces. Caravan, their second album as the Toronto-based duo Madviolet, draws its title from a vintage motor home they occupied for three weeks in Byron Bay, just south of Brisbane, following the completion of their first Australian tour last year. With the Pacific crashing onto a white sand beach and cockatiels delivering raucous wake-up calls, the pair hunkered down with their guitars in the spring of 2005 and wrote many of Caravan’s ten songs. They’d surf, bike and play backgammon in the mornings, then begin work after lunch, pausing each evening to barbeque fresh fish and drink wine under the Southern Cross. Escaping the sun, they wrote in the dusky interior of the camper, a silver-with-maroon-stripe 1965 Morton Caravan they nicknamed Greta. “There’s something about a cramped van that works for us creatively,” explains Lisa. “It squeezes whatever’s inside of you out.”
Joe Gee’s been around, geographically and musically. Born in N.Y. state, lived in Seattle, Baltimore, Charlotte, and, for now and forever, in Austin Texas. The son of musicians, he started playing piano at eight and, when The Beatles came on the scene, guitar at ten.
Early on he was influenced by the AM radio playlists of his youth; The Beatles and other British Invasion bands, The Beach Boys, R&B and soul acts like The Drifters, James Brown, and Otis Redding. But Joe was especially and increasingly drawn to the sounds of bands like The Byrds, Bob Dylan, The Band, Buffalo Springfield; acts that incorporated traditional country music styles and instrumentation in their work, and writers whose lyrics seemed more real and often more meaningful than those of their pop\rock counterparts.
“On Thursday, May 8th auditions will be held for the ‘On Stage’ portion of the Stewart Park Festival. The event will take place at O’Reillys pub, 43 Gore Street. Each performer will be asked to play 2 songs , at least one of them must be an original composition. Six acts will be chosen and two spots are reserved for local acts. We are looking forward to a great night of entertainment.
Washboard Hank plays an amazing conglomeration of bells, licence plates, duck calls, etc., and actually gets music out of it. He also plays banjo, kazoo, and dobro, and will probably break a lot of guitar strings too. If the proper plumbing supplies are available and space allows you can expect a solo or two on the “Fallopian Tuba,” made out of 1 1/2″ PVC pipe and a stainless steel sink.
One reviewer called Washboard Hank “a cross between Jerry Lewis (not Jerry Lee) and Stompin’ Tom Connors.” His repertoire includes bluegrass, rockabilly, country, television themes and Oktoberfest. He can go from sensitive to manic to ridiculous in an instant. Don’t blink, you’ll miss something good. Hank has appeared on dozens of TV shows (Elephant Show, W5, Mr. Dressup, etc.) recently performed on C.B.C.’s Madly Off In All Directions, and spent the last four years as a member of Fred Eaglesmith’s band, doing 200 + shows a year all over North America. Working so steadily with Fred was letting Hank’s own career slide, but he’s getting it built up a bit now.
“…The young guitarist most often plays a National Steel and writes effective original songs…The strong vocals are complimented by solid slide work…The songs cover a range of styles, from a capella gospel to soul to rocking blues and a very impressive debut.”
- John Valentyn, Toronto Blues Society
ECMA nominee and two time CBC Rising Star Award winner, Ross Neilsen, eats, breathes and sleeps the blues. Whether electrifying audiences with his power trio or telling tall tales in his intimate solo shows, Ross has been out there delivering the goods.
“…The young guitarist most often plays a National Steel and writes effective original songs…The strong vocals are complimented by solid slide work…The songs cover a range of styles, from a capella gospel to soul to rocking blues and a very impressive debut.”
- John Valentyn, Toronto Blues Society
ECMA nominee and two time CBC Rising Star Award winner, Ross Neilsen, eats, breathes and sleeps the blues. Whether electrifying audiences with his power trio or telling tall tales in his intimate solo shows, Ross has been out there delivering the goods.
Formed in the spring of 2003 these rowdy Winnipegers are on a mission to show that not all country is Nashville Pop with a hint of twang. Drawing influence from artists such as Johnny Cash, John Prine, Fred Eaglesmith, and Stompin’ Tom, they bring the music back to its original roots with alcohol-soaked songs full of trucks, trains, and a whole lot of heartache.
Formed in the spring of 2003 these rowdy Winnipegers are on a mission to show that not all country is Nashville Pop with a hint of twang. Drawing influence from artists such as Johnny Cash, John Prine, Fred Eaglesmith, and Stompin’ Tom, they bring the music back to its original roots with alcohol-soaked songs full of trucks, trains, and a whole lot of heartache.
Our band name, Shag Harbour, was suggested by a friend of a friend. The more we said and heard it, the more we liked it. So here we are and there it tis’. Our original name, Good-ta-Go, was abandoned because we feared it would conflict with another band in Ottawa, whose spelling created similar pronunciation.
The Shag Harbour band logo was designed by a friend of the band. The Celtic knot (top center) signifies a musical tie to that genre of music, which of course is a big part of our East Coast musical content. The contoured shapes above and below the name are somewhat similar to the outline of a space ship (Shag Harbour is also home of a UFO sighting in October of 1967). The left and right sides are open, signifying our ability to be open-minded and flexible in music genre choices.
Our band name, Shag Harbour, was suggested by a friend of a friend. The more we said and heard it, the more we liked it. So here we are and there it tis’. Our original name, Good-ta-Go, was abandoned because we feared it would conflict with another band in Ottawa, whose spelling created similar pronunciation.
The Shag Harbour band logo was designed by a friend of the band. The Celtic knot (top center) signifies a musical tie to that genre of music, which of course is a big part of our East Coast musical content. The contoured shapes above and below the name are somewhat similar to the outline of a space ship (Shag Harbour is also home of a UFO sighting in October of 1967). The left and right sides are open, signifying our ability to be open-minded and flexible in music genre choices.
Preview: Canadian bluesman Pat Johnson
“Pat Johnson is one of eastern Ontario’s busiest musicians, and he’s marking the release of his second solo CD with a couple of special music events. Joel Hurd has a preview.” - North Country Public Radio (Aug. 15, 2006)
Preview: Canadian bluesman Pat Johnson
“Pat Johnson is one of eastern Ontario’s busiest musicians, and he’s marking the release of his second solo CD with a couple of special music events. Joel Hurd has a preview.” - North Country Public Radio (Aug. 15, 2006)
African percussion, a cello, an acoustic guitar and a bass. Fusing traditional acoustic sounds with pop, folk, soul and funk, the Mike Yates band provides some pretty intricate arrangements. Worth coming out to hear and see!
Perth local, Joel Williams, is a favourite performer at O’Reilly’s Pub in Perth. On any given day you can find Joel behind the bar serving customers (bring in your cd for an autograph!) or behind the mic serving up a different kind of pleasure.
Perth local, Joel Williams, is a favourite performer at O’Reilly’s Pub in Perth. On any given day you can find Joel behind the bar serving customers (bring in your cd for an autograph!) or behind the mic serving up a different kind of pleasure.
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