Spring into some new music at Patchwork

Our March show with (previously unknown to us and to everyone in the living room) JOE CROOKSTON was, in a word, EPIC. And I am confident that each guest who took a chance on something new felt pretty darned pleased with him/her/themself for the wisdom of this action. We will do our best to get Joe Crookston back up from NY to play (for bigger audiences) in Nova Scotia.

Our April performers may be new to Halifax area audiences but neither is new to us and we can vouch confidently that if you take the chance, gather some friends, buy the tickets and come out, you will not be disappointed.

LOGAN RICHARD will be back on Saturday, April 1 with keyboardist Ben Aitken. Spellbinding R&B grooves, pop hooks galore, a smooth voice that wraps you in, and tasteful blues-tinged guitar licks that make you realize why many are calling him one of the best up-and-coming young guitarists in the country. 

Honing his frontman skills from a young age, belting blues music on stages for outdoor summer café diners on the streets of Charlottetown, PEI, Richard asserted himself on the Maritime blues music scene early on in his life. Continuing his steep career trajectory ascent since then, Richard released his successful debut EP called “The Split” in 2017, which escalated him to a headline slot at the TD Jazz/Blues Festival, and was nominated for Blues Recording of the Year at the 2019 ECMA’s. 

The new self-titled eight-song EP produced by Adam Gallant toys with the roller coaster ride of being in love – falling out of it, not knowing how to let it go – with one of the highlight tracks being a co-write with Chris Kirby and Dave Sampson called Girlfriend Material. 

Tickets for Logan Richard are $25 and available on EventBrite here.

On Earth Day (April 22), we welcome back MATT EPP.  International touring artist and award-winning songwriter Matt Epp is the quintessential troubadour of the Canadian prairies, who has won the admiration of an audience that spans the globe. A stark and confessional songwriter endowed with an infinite capacity to engage an audience, Epp’s performances encourage a sense of connection and community, where every listener leaves as a friend. He is one of the gifted forerunners defining the future landscape of Canadian music – no doubt contributing to his Grand Prize win at the International Songwriting Competition in 2017. A seasoned collaborator and activist, Matt’s music has been on regular rotation on CBC, Sirius XM, and community radio for over a decade.

“…the main thing is that Matt Epp is simply one of the BEST of a generation of fine songwriters emerging in this country over the last decade or so, and carrying forward the torch of Canadian songwriting that goes back to Lightfoot, Mitchell, Young, Cohen and Cockburn. It’s what we’re really good at.” – Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Visit Matt’s website to listen to his new single Made for Love or explore his rich catalogue, including When You Know (co-written with Serena Ryder) and Never Have I Loved Like This (co-written with Rose Cousins).

Tickets for Matt Epp are $25 and available on EventBrite here.

So gather some friends – grab your tickets – and head on over – easy as that!  For each show, the artist(s) take 100% of ticket sales.  We provide a stage, an audience and offer snacks to guests. All shows are BYOB. Masks, unless things change, are optional.

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The Luck of the Irish is with us here…..

Celebrate the feast of St. Patrick with Joe Crookston – a songwriter (recipient of a Rockefeller Grant and co-founder of The Grand Adventure Creative Camp in Ithaca, NY), a guitarist (taking guitar and ukulele on guided rafting trips in Idaho), a painter (check out his incredible original art here), a fiddler (who has led musical tours in Ireland), a slide player, an eco-village member (who serenades guests for 5 day exploratory trips through the Finger Lakes Region of NY on BlueBird Music Tours), and believer in all things possible…Please watch this video to get a sense of what we are in store for with this multi-talented creater of beauty in a broken world….

Named 2016 Folk International artist-in-residence, Joe Crookston may be exactly what we need RIGHT NOW. He believes in stories and tells them, in cinematic colour, with his 48 Gibson or fiddle by his side. Listen to Nine Becomes One.

Check him out here: https://www.joecrookston.com then secure your seats to an intimate St. Patrick’s Day show at Patchwork. Tickets are only $20 and we invite you to bring your own Guiness or what ever floats your boat…..).

Joe Crookston – March 17 Tickets

NOTE: Patchwork (https://patchworkhouseconcerts.ca) is a house concert series, i.e. we present concerts in our living room. For all shows the artist(s) take the door. We provide the stage, chairs and hopefully a room filled with eager listeners. We will provide a few snacks and soft drinks will be available; otherwise it is BYOB (we have glasses!). Bringing music-loving-friends and visiting family members is strongly encouraged.

Monique & George

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New Show Added – No Foolin’

Baby it is cold outside! It won’t be cold in our living room when Christina Martin starts performing for our lucky audience – just two weeks from today – just a few tickets left.

Christina Martin is a powerhouse musician, songsmith, and performer whose music dances effortlessly through Pop, Rock, Folk and Americana traditions but stays deftly unchained by any one label, refusing to be pigeon-holed and unafraid to dip into stranger waters. From her Austin-inflected 2002 debut Pretty Things, through more rousing rocky climbs such as 2015’s It’ll Be Alright, to the sweeping cinematic dreamscape of 2018’s Impossible to Hold, Martin is an artist who is constantly shifting, and constantly evolving. Through it all runs a backbone of raw honesty about the human condition. Be they personal confessions or narrative tales, each song is lovingly crafted, and hits in the heart like a well-thrown punch. Christina Martin, together with partner Dale Murray, will share stories and songs from her vast catalogue of original songs. Show is February 18 Tickets

We are pumped to welcome back LOGAN RICHARD along with keyboardist Ben Aitken. We have followed Logan’s musical career with wonder and excitement after randomly catching him perform at an ECMA pop-up stage years ago in Halifax. We invited him to share a co-bill with Zamani back in 2019 and watching where each of them has taken their careers has been so very delightful. Logan will be here on Saturday, April 1st (yep – April Fool’s day but this is no joke!): Tickets are $25 and available on EventBrite here.

Logan Richard is a muli-talented musician based in Prince Edward Island. His exceptional skills as a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter are on full display in his long-time band, and are showcased in his recently released live album. However, it is his soul-shaking records and singles in the pop and R&B genres that have truly caught the attention of listeners and industry professionals, resulting in over 1 million streams — and counting.

“Playing guitar is a big part of what I do,” Logan explains. “It’s an integral part of the live show, and fans do expect some blues guitar worked into my songs, but it’s not blues. It’s contemporary pop.”

One of Logan’s most popular tracks, “The Start (Remix),” has garnered over 600,000 streams on Spotify alone. He has also had his music featured in popular TV shows such as Ginny & Georgia and Hudson & Rex, as well as the iconic Hockey Night In Canada. Logan’s upcoming release, the Learning To Love EP, was co-produced by highly sought-after producers Colin Buchanan and Adam Gallant, and features players from the Atlantic String Machine. The lead single and title track is a personal and reflective song about learning to appreciate the things around us.

Since releasing his first EP in 2017, Logan has continued to grow as an artist, earning an ECMA nomination for his self-titled EP in 2020, and releasing his live album, Live at the Trailside, in 2022. His talent has not gone unnoticed, and has been signed to Toronto-based Cymba Music Publishing.

DON’T FORGET OUR MARCH 17TH SHOW – CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH US AND JOE CROOKSTON…….

Joe Crookston is a songwriter, guitarist, painter, fiddler, slide player, eco-village member and believer in all things possible…Named 2016 Folk International artist-in-residence, he may be exactly what we need RIGHT NOW. He believes in stories and tells them, in cinematic colour, with his 48 Gibson or fiddle by his side.

Check him out here: https://www.joecrookston.com then secure your seats to an intimate St. Patrick’s Day show at Patchwork.

Joe Crookston – March 17 Tickets

NOTE: Patchwork (https://patchworkhouseconcerts.ca) is a house concert series, i.e. we present concerts in our living room. For all shows the artist(s) take the door. We provide the stage, chairs and hopefully a room filled with eager listeners. We will provide a few snacks and soft drinks will be available; otherwise it is BYOB (we have glasses!). Bringing music-loving-friends and visiting family members is strongly encouraged.

Monique & George

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Music to brighten long winter nights….

If our January house concert featuring Pillow Fite and Braden Lam did not prove this fact, then I don’t know what would. Not convinced? Then join us for one of upcoming winter shows……

Christina Martin is a powerhouse musician, songsmith, and performer hailing from the windswept East Coast of Canada. Her music dances effortlessly through Pop, Rock, Folk and Americana traditions but stays deftly unchained by any one label, refusing to be pigeon-holed and unafraid to dip into stranger waters. From her Austin-inflected 2002 debut Pretty Things, through more rousing rocky climbs such as 2015’s It’ll Be Alright, to the sweeping cinematic dreamscape of 2018’s Impossible to Hold, Martin is an artist who is constantly shifting, and constantly evolving. Through it all runs a backbone of raw honesty about the human condition. Be they personal confessions or narrative tales, each song is lovingly crafted, and hits in the heart like a well-thrown punch. With a brand new album on the way, promising to be more sweeping and orchestral than ever before, Christina Martin is going from strength to strength.

Christina Martin, together with partner Dale Murray, will share stories and songs from her vast catalogue of original songs. A little late for Valentines Day but right on time for a Valentine’s gift for that special someone. A limited number of tickets will be sold and they are going FAST.

For more about Christina, visit: https://www.christinamartin.net/

Christina Martin – February 18 Tickets

Joe Crookston is a songwriter, guitarist, painter, fiddler, slide player, eco-village member and believer in all things possible…Named 2016 Folk International artist-in-residence, he may be exactly what we need RIGHT NOW. He believes in stories and tells them, in cinematic colour, with his 48 Gibson or fiddle by his side.

Check him out here: https://www.joecrookston.com then secure your seats to an intimate St. Patrick’s Day show at Patchwork.

Joe Crookston – March 17 Tickets

NOTE: Patchwork (https://patchworkhouseconcerts.ca) is a house concert series, i.e. we present concerts in our living room. For all shows the artist(s) take the door. We provide the stage, chairs and hopefully a room filled with eager listeners. We will provide a few snacks and soft drinks will be available; otherwise it is BYOB (we have glasses!). Bringing music-loving-friends and visiting family members is strongly encouraged.

Monique & George

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Happy New Year! Happy to be hosting House Concerts….

After, perhaps, a run of quiet days spent at home or visiting with family and friends around a Christmas tree, you are keen to get out and hear some live music. We can help!

Braden Lam with Pillow Fite will be here on Saturday, January 14 to kick a new year of shows at Patchwork. We hope you will join us……

ABOUT BRADEN LAM:

Blending authentic songwriting with modern indie flare, Braden Lam is forging the path to a new 21st century folk-pop. The young ECMA-nominated artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia sounds like The Lumineers and Phoebe Bridgers met at a campfire in Canada. His new 2-part music video series documents the arc of human relationship, from falling in and out of love to the torment and delusion that follows. Both singles are available now ahead of an EP release to come in early 2023. It’s music for driving and singing along to, for late night heart-to-hearts and Sunday morning papers, for growing up and letting go. Listen here: don’t let go

ABOUT PILLOW FITE:

Pillow Fite is Halifax, Nova Scotia’s most exciting new musical duo. Pairing tender, heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics with catchy alt-rock instrumentals and folky ballads, the genre lines get blurred in a way that keeps the project dynamic and binge-worthy while giving listeners all of the feels. As a trans non-binary fronted band, Pillow Fite strive to represent queer experiences both on and off stage, and work hard to perform in safe and inclusive spaces. Their debut EP ‘Flutter’ is out now. Listen here: Spilt Milk

Together, these two emerging acts have headlined the Halifax Urban Folk Festival and most recently performed in Germany and the UK.

Tickets (PWYC between $15 – $25) must be purchased in advance here: Braden Lam & Pillow Fite at Patchwork

For all shows, the artists take 100% of ticket revenue. We provide the stage, chairs and (hopefully) a room filled with eager listeners. We will have snacks and soft drinks available, otherwise our events are BYOB. Our events are also BYMLF (Bring Your Music Loving Friends).

Best,

Monique & George
Patchwork House Concerts
30 First Ave., Bedford
We are on twitter & Instagram @PatchworkHConc and META (facebook.com/PatchworkHouseConcerts)

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