Patchwork Threads

Simply, a show not to be missed. 

Take Don Ross – one of the top guitarists in the world + Brooke Miller – one of this region’s best songwriters – and what do you get?  Magic.  That’s what.  And with a tour schedule that is straining the bindings of their passports, it’s magic that they will be playing in our living room this month.  And with new albums to boot.

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Showtime is 8 pm on Saturday, March 24.

$25 per person will be collected during the show (all proceeds to the musicians)

Email mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com to rsvp and get more details.

Megan Couture, who blogs for Halifax Magazine, attended Ria Mae’s show at Patchwork on February 17.  This was her first house concert.  Read about her experience at Halifax Magazine’s blog (see blogroll to right for the link).

Ria Mae creates slick pop songs with universal themes of longing, love lost and hearts found. Her debut, full-length album, Under Your Skin, is produced by Asif Illyas (MIR) and is nominated for a 2012 East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year. 

For the release of Under Your Skin on August 30, 2011, Ria went on tour with Melissa Ferrick and opened for her 17 dates in the US and in Canada. Ferrick is a Boston-based singer-songwriter with two decades of experience, 16 albums (Atlantic Records, W.A.R.?, Right On Records, MPress Records) and a rapid fan base. From Massachusetts to New York and Nashville, Mae and Ferrick made one stop in Toronto at The Horseshoe Tavern for the only Canadian date. Back in Halifax, Ria performed a sold-out CD release show and debuted a music video for the title track “Under Your Skin.”

Ria is the 2011 International Winner at the Mountain Stage New Song Contest in New York City and was invited to showcase at CMJ in October 2011. 2012 will see her performing showcases at Folk Alliance in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Ontario and at the ECMA Festival and Conference in Moncton, New Brunswick on the Rising Star stage. Ria has toured with Rose Cousins, shared stage with Juno award-winner Amelia Curran, Jenn Grant and in the US with Keaton Simons and Arthur Alligood.

A versatile artist, Ria performed the supporting lead role “Emily,” a renegade homeless musician in Snow, a film written and directed by Rohan Fernando. Ria Mae’s on-screen performance premiered at California’s Cinequest Film Festival, won Best Score at the 2011 Atlantic Film Festival and will be in theatres across Canada in 2012.

Details: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 8 PM (there will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale)

$15 per person

Please RSVP via email (mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com) or by calling 434-8355.   A reminder will go out a couple of days before that will include directions.

Non-alcoholic beverages will be offered.  You are invited to take along any wine/beer/etc. that you wish to enjoy.  There will be a selection of munchies at the break.  Contributions to the munchies table will be graciously accepted and appreciated although not required.

Patchwork is kicking off 2012 with a stellar show featuring multiple Juno Award winner Stephen Fearing.   Stephen’s April 2011 show at Patchwork attracted our biggest audience to date and no wonder – Fearing is one of Canada’s most engaging and entertaining performers.

Mixing powerful lyrics, creative arrangements and brilliant guitar playing, Fearing has built up a loyal and dedicated international audience with a wide range of songs – from his 1988 release Out to Sea, to his 2007 Juno winning album Yellowjacket.  He is a founding member of the highly successful Canadian roots rock super trio, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings,  and has collaborated with many artists including Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Wilson and Colin Linden.

His latest recording, The Man Who Married Music is a ‘Best Of’ collection, with tracks handpicked by Stephen, featuring some of the best music he has released over his career as well as two brand new tracks No Dress Rehearsal and The Big East West.

The consistent quality of work produced over Stephen Fearing’s two decades plus career has earned him a West Coast Music Award for Best Folk Music Recording and five Juno Award nominations as a solo artist and a faithful international fan base.  On top of that, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings have released seven highly praised and award-winning albums including a Juno Award for “BARK”.   Their seventh album ‘Kings and Queens’ was released in June 2011 and pairs the band with some of their favorite female singers and friends and some of the biggest names in roots, blues and jazz including Roseanne Cash, Holly Cole and Serena Ryder.

Stephenfearing.com

Blackieandtherodeokings.com

Details:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th  @ 8 PM (there will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale)

$25 per person ($20 for students)

 Please RSVP via email (mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com) or by calling 434-8355.   A reminder will go out a couple of days before that will include directions.

Non-alcoholic beverages will be offered.  You are invited to take along any wine/beer/etc. that you wish to enjoy.  There will be a selection of munchies at the break.  Contributions to the munchies table will be graciously accepted and appreciated although not required.

Please feel free to forward this invitation on to other music lovers you know.

We are super excited for our next show on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 beginning at 8 pm.  Steven is an exceptionally talented songwriter, as demonstrated by his new release Beothuk Words.

$20 per person (includes a copy of Beothuk Words!)

BYOB (we will have snacks – you are invited to bring along something to share if you wish)

Chirstmas is fast approaching – Steven will have copies of all of his cds here and they make excellent stocking stuffers……..

Email mleblanc@bankofcanada.ca to rsvp and get directions.