Roots on the Rock: Concert Series

Tickets $30 on sale now at The Hearth! Don't wait and be disappointed.

Hi all! Save the date: Saturday December 19th Barney Bentall, Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor are gathering on the stage at Tir Na Nog to offer us all a benefit concert with 100% of the proceeds directed towards the 30K/30Day campaign to help Bowen Island sponsor a refugee family!... Tickets are available at Phoenix Photo. This will be a fantastic musical event as well as a fantastic way to show your support for the 30K/30Day campaign! Please do spread the word! See you on the 19th!

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Bowen's own Aine Corrigan-Frost is playing and organizing this event for uber-talented Cat Thomson ... 2 weeks from today at the art gallery... https://www.facebook.com/events/685276688185029/

Bluegrass and Old Time Music Fans, please mark your calenders! Saturday, March 29th at The Gallery at Artisan Square. Anne Louise Genest and Chris Coole. Doors 7:00 . Show: 7:30. Tix are $20.00 and available through reservations at 604-947-2061. Ask for Lorraine Chris Coole is known as one of Canada's finest proponents of old-time music. He is also a noted singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player. As the guitarist of The Foggy Hogtown Boys of Toronto, he has taken bluegr...ass across this country and back, and to far flung places such as Israel, Ireland, The U.K., Germany and The Czech Republic. From his start as a busker on the streets and subway system of Toronto, to his busy current schedule playing and teaching around the world, he has made music his full-time profession for over 20 years. His banjo playing has been called "incomparable" (Penguin Eggs Magazine) and "highly accomplished and understated" (Bluegrass Unlimited). Chris juggles several musical projects, but has spent much of his time the last few years playing banjo and guitar for 3 time Juno award winner (and current nominee) David Francey. Vancouver Island based Anne Louise Genest has been touring major festivals and stages across Canada with her Juno-nominated band Annie Lou for several years. Drawn to the stringband sounds and story songs of old time mountain, bluegrass, and traditional country music, her original songs are steeped in these influences. Genest’s debut Annie Lou album was nominated for a 2010 Juno award, and her latest release Grandma’s Rules for Drinking brought her two 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award nominations for English Songwriter of the Year and Solo Artist of the Year and was at the top of the International Folk DJ charts for 2012. She writes and composes on both guitar and banjo, and her original songs, stellar playing, and great big vocals are the centrepiece of Annie Lou. Although this is their first tour, Anne Louise Genest and Chris Coole have spent countless hours lost in songs and tunes together over the past ten years. Their friendship has been bonded together by a mutual love of a song that makes you cry, a tune that makes you dance, a joke that makes you laugh...not to mention the odd gin and tonic that, can make you cry, dance and laugh ever harder! Both musicians stand out for their "serve the song" approach to playing music, and approach that makes the stories and tunes come to life. Ancient old-time ballads and blues mix seamlessly with new heart songs and banjo breakdowns to create a thoroughly compelling night of music. .

Saturday night at Tir-na-nOg Theatre - Cara Luft - Tix at Phoenix or at the door. $20 advance/$22 at the door. Doors open 7:30. Show 8:00pm.

It's always a risk that a show will have to be cancelled if there is not enough interest in pre-sales. Please don't let that happen with Cara Luft! I promise you will not be disappointed. Tickets are at Phoenix and I will make the final call today (Tues).

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Tour kicks off today. Tickets for Bowen's show Feb 8th at Phoenix!

SAVE THE DATE! Juno Award-winner, Cara Luft will be appearing on Bowen February 8th at Tir--na-nOg Theatre for what is sure to be a sold-out show. Tickets will be available at Phoenix soon!

John Reischman and The Pine Siskins will be here this Sunday, January 5, 2 pm at Tir Na Nog. Tickets selling fast. Call me for a reservation. 604-947-2061. The best the world of acoustic music has to offer. http://www.johnreischman.com/

To kick the New Year off right, Roots on the Rock is standing by to welcome one of the acoustic world’s top ranked mandolin players. John Reischman is renowned for his taste, tone and impeccable musicianship. On Sunday, January 5th, 2:00 p.m., at Tir Na Nog Theatre John will be joined by his new band, The Pine Siskins, a group Reischman assembled to perform the music from his recent solo CD, Walk Along John. The all-instrumental recording includes nine new John Reischman ...Continue reading

Tickets for Doug Cox & Betty Soo are at Phoenix now! Go get 'em...don't be disappointed. Enjoy this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cICyPc5kEPs