Patchwork Threads

Spring or not – this will warm up the living room.  Christine & Blake are both killer guitarists and wicked performers.  They also happen to have voices that will knock your socks off.  This will be a smokin’ show.  Christine has a new cd in the works so you will hear some old favorites plus some new material (and likely a few dynamite covers).

Show time is 8 pm.  Doors open at 7:30 pm.  $20                                                                             BYOB.  Snacks offered and accepted.

Christine & Blake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWAvzsZGOSo                                   RSVP to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355.

Best,                                                                                                                                                    Monique & George                                                                                                                Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                               30 First Ave., Bedford                                                              facebook.com/PatchworkHouseConcerts

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Up next at Patchwork – a couple of musical chameleons.  Book your seats. Then I will challenge you to sit still while listening to KEITH MULLINS & COLIN GRANT                SATURDAY, MARCH 5 @ 8 PM                                                                                                    $20 (all $$ to the artists, as usual)

 Keith and Colin are two Cape Breton musicians who know how to play a tune/song/jig/reel/rock/pop/blues/whatever.  From Celtic music to Cuban rhumbas there is nothing these guys can’t do.  Those who attended Keith’s shows with the kids from Basinview School (Basinview Rocks) or who were here last year for Keith’s show with Cuban piano wonder Silvio Pupo know exactly what I mean.  So do those who have seen Colin at Celtic Colours or caught the Sprag Session somewhere along the way.

Colin’s band, Sprag Session is described as follows.Lingering somewhere amidst the rich, soulful roots of traditional Cape Breton music and the grooves of a thousand branches of rock and funk, Sprag Session has developed a unique style and repertoire of music with a dynamic and thoughtful mingling of beats and melodies from an extensive host of musical influences. Far from the awkward malaise of mohawked bagpipers and kilted punks, Sprag Session has created a kind of Celtic fusion that is as much Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Frank Zappa as it is Ashley MacIsaac.

A few videos for the uninitiated:                                                                                                  Keith Mullins:  Island Sol             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDV7JlEu0lQ

with kids from Basinview School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHLnOWO8Pnk

and a little “Apple of my Eye”      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-8-mnpdfo

So upon watching that, if I tell you that Keith does a rendition of “Billie Jean” in 5 parts at once ….it won’t sound so strange.  But what if we add a 6^th part?  A fiddle perhaps…..

Colin Grant:     http://spragsession.com/video  with his celtic fusion group “Sprag Session”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Mzna5pvuM

http://keithmullins.ca/                                                                                              http://colingrant.ca/

Do yourself a favor and commit to being with us on Saturday, March 5 to share in the joy that is live music.   RSVP via email to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355.  You’ll be glad you did.

Best,                                                                                                                                                         Monique & George                                                                                                                Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                              First Ave., Bedford

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SUCH A FUN SHOW!!!!

Come over for a high energy show featuring a couple of rising stars from the East Coast music scene.

DYLAN MENZIE & DAVE SAMPSON

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 @ 8 PM

Dylan’s first recording earned several PEI Music Awards Nominations and praise from Ron Sexsmith. He is currently recording a follow up cd with Daniel Ledwell. Dave Sampson is an alumnus of the Gordie Sampson Song Camp, an elite group of singer-songwriters that includes the likes of Mo Kenney, Carleton Stone and Breagh MacKinnon among its members.
You can check out these guys via their websites:
http://www.dylanmenzie.com/
http://davesampson.ca/

Show time is 8 pm. $20 at the door. BYOB. Snacks offered. Please RSVP to ensure adequate seating either to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling  902 434-8355.  You’ll be glad you did.  Then tuck yourself in on Sunday to watch the SuperBowl.

Best,

Monique & George                                                                                                                 Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                                 30 First Ave., Bedford

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@PatchworkHConc

www.acousticroof.ca

Due to winter ickiness we had to reschedule our show with Alana Yorke to January 30.  She has revealed that there are lots of new songs ready for fresh ears so you want to be here…….

ALANA YORKE in a duo show with IAN BENT

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 @ 8 PM

$20 (all $$ to the artists, as usual)

For now, Alana’s song Anthem can be enjoyed along with a stunning video at  http://www.alanayorke.com/

I intend to leave the folding chairs out and the regular furniture moved off to the side after Alana’s show because the following week, we are hosting another show:

DYLAN MENZIE & DAVE SAMPSON

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 @ 8 PM

$20 (all $$ to the artists, as usual)

Dylan Menzie is often compared to (and confused with) Joel Plaskett.  His first recording earned several PEI Music Awards Nominations and praise from Ron Sexsmith.  He is currently recording a follow up cd with Daniel Ledwell.

Dave Sampson is an alumnus of the Gordie Sampson Song Camp, an elite group of singer-songwriters that includes the likes of Mo Kenney, Carleton Stone and Breagh MacKinnon among its members.

You can check out these guys via their websites:

http://www.dylanmenzie.com/

http://davesampson.ca/

So folks…it is winter.  Days are short and the best thing for our souls is getting out – being with other people – sharing in the joy that is music.  Join us on either OR BOTH of these dates for a memorable evening of music, in the cozy comfort of our living room.

RSVP* (to either or both) via mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355.

Best,

Monique & George                                                                                                                  Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                                30 First Ave., Bedford

www.facebook.com/PatchworkHouseConcerts

@PatchworkHConc

www.acousticroof.ca

Alana Yorke will seduce you with her dream-like vocals and minimalist piano style. Raised on mid-80’s synth-pop (Kate Bush, Gowan, Enya) and standing on the shoulders of musical visionaries from Philip Glass to Beach House, she is an exciting new voice on the Canadian independent music scene. Alana’s debut album, Dream Magic, was mixed in Montreal with Arcade Fire’s engineer Mark Lawson and was released worldwide on Paper Bag Records in October, 2015.

Armed with a strong musical vision and unafraid of bold sonic choices, Yorke steers her music deftly between sparkly synth-pop, grand cinematic gestures, and stripped-down intimacy on this much-anticipated release.  Please listen and watch the stunning new video of her song Anthem at http://www.alanayorke.com/

ALANA YORKE (duo show with Ian Bent)

Saturday, January 16 @  8 pm     

Saturday, January 30 @ 8pm

$20 (all $$ to the artists, as usual)

RSVP to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355

Monique & George                                                                                                                        Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                               First Ave., Bedford

@PatchworkHConc                                                                 facebook.com/PatchworkHouseConcerts