Patchwork Threads

With summer fast approaching (at least that’s what the calendar is telling me) we are soon going to take a wee break from hosting shows but not before we put the icing on the cake that has been a phenomenal run of shows these past few months.

We are so very pleased to welcome Andrea Ramolo to the living room as she passes through NS on her Canadian tour promoting her second cd, The Shadow and the Cracks.  Described as an ‘antidote to too much Joni Mitchell, a tougher Dolly Parton and a sexier Janis Joplin’,  Andrea has a sound that is all her own, a sound that earned her the 2009 Toronto Exclusive Magazine awards for Best Female Folk Artist, Best Folk Album and Best Blues Song.  Check out her website.

http://www.myspace.com/andrearamolomusic

http://www.andrearamolo.com/home.html

Let’s give Andrea a big Patchwork welcome.

Details:

FRIDAY, JUNE 24th 

8 PM start (there will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale)

$15 per person

Please RSVP to monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca to receive directions and reminders.

As always, 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.

Please feel free to share this invitation with other music lovers you know.

Best,

Monique & George

Patchwork House Concerts

For a final reminder about Patchwork’s next show with Steve Poltz this coming weekend, I thought I’d try to compose an entire post using only Seuss-isms and Poltz-isms.  Here goes:

Whereas Dr. Seuss said                                                  Steve Poltz says

Today you are You, that is truer than true             You make your way, you try the best   There is no one alive who is Youer than You.         you can.   You remind me who I am.

Be who you are say what you feel because              If you want to behave like a 10 year those who mind don’t matter and those                   old, that’s ok by me                                 who matter don’t mind                                                 Sometimes you gotta be bold

The more that you read, the more things                Wanna read a book, learn how to          you will know.  The more that you learn,                 cook, Visit some strange exotic               the more places you’ll go.                                             land.  I’ll try to lend a helping hand

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful        Give a little bit and then give more     lot, nothing is going to get better.  It’s not.

So be sure when you step.  Step with care              Every action has a reaction                      and great tact.  And remember that life’s                Every action makes a ripple                             A Great Balancing Act.

Today is your day!  Your mountain is waiting.      I’m gonna cram all the living that I can So…..Get on your way.                                                 To every single hour of every day

Words are fallin’ out, I know.  They drift, they pass, they melt like snow

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.  You have brains in your head.  You have feet in your shoes.  You can steer yourself, any direction you choose…

to Patchwork                                                                                                                     Sunday, May 22 

7:30 pm for an 8 pm start (PLEASE RSVP FOR DIRECTIONS)

monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca

Steve Poltz – (Hey) cat in the hat                                                                                                         $20 per person

BYOB

Bringing snacks to share optional
You could be wild or be a machine…you could be lost in space or be a green bean.                   With laughter curling softly out of your grin.

I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it,    the times we had together were gone….          Don’t cry because it’s over.  Smile because it happened.

 How did I do?

Monique

Yep, Steve Poltz will be back for his 4th appearance at Patchwork on Sunday, May 22^nd (while this is a Sunday evening, it is also the Victoria Day week-end so Monday is hopefully a day-off for you).

Why 4 times?  He is that much fun, that’s why.  If you don’t believe me, check out the reviews on his website:  http://poltz.com/words/

We’ll save the extra comfy seats for anyone who completes the Bluenose Marathon.

8 PM start (there will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale)    $20 per person

To ensure you receive a helpful reminder with directions and to help us organize, please RSVP to monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca or by calling 434-8355.

As always, 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.

Please feel free to share this invitation with other music lovers you know.

Monique & George

Multiple Juno Award winning Stephen Fearing is one of the foremost performing singer-songwriters in Canada.

And he is next up at Patchwork!  Let the Easter bunny TRY to top this!

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 three highly praised and award-winning albums including a Juno Award for their most recent release “BARK”.

http://www.Stephenfearing.com

www. Blackieandtherodeokings.com

Details:

SATURDAY, APRIL 30th 

8 PM start (there will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale)

$20 per person

Please RSVP to monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca.  (Directions will follow.)

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.

After years of being known as Halifax’s top sidemen, Kim Dunn and Keith Mullins are shining as solo artists, each with a stellar recording to promote some original tunes.  They started playing music while very young and have honed their skills by playing and recording music with the best of the best, a category to which they each belong.

Please, check out them out at:

http://www.keithmullins.ca

http://www.kimdunn.ca

It will be a real privilege to have them in our living room, playing some of their own songs, while backing up each other in a sensational-sideman-songwriter-circle kind of thing.

PS Kim Dunn recorded a great show in January for the CBC in Studio H which has been broadcast on Atlantic Airwaves and is available on the CBC website.  Kim will also be joining Symphony Nova Scotia as a guest artist for a concert in their 2011 pop series.  Sweet!

Details:

SATURDAY, APRIL 9th

8 PM start (there will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale)

$20 per person

Please RSVP at monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca for directions and reminders.

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.