Patchwork Threads

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.

JOYFUL….PLAY……these are the names of Coco Love Alcorn’s previous and brand new cd, the latter inspired by her new bundle of joy, Ellie.

After Ellie was born in September of 2010, Coco knew she’d need to take a break from touring but didn’t want to feel disconnected from her music. So she set about writing and recording a new album at home. During the very special time of bonding with her new baby, Coco spent whatever time she could in her music room, often with Ellie on her lap. Being released this month, PLAY (described as a hop, skip and a jump through her favourite musical genres) is almost entirely performed, recorded and produced by Coco. The few exceptions included Ian Sherwood playing some beautiful tenor sax and her father John Alcorn stepping in with some valuable producer advice in the final stages.

As part of her Canadian cd release tour, Coco will be back in our living room on Friday, March 25 for her third show at Patchwork.  For those who have seen Coco perform live already, that is enough information; for those who haven’t, well….the words play and joyful pretty much sum it up.

For a sneak peak, visit:  cocolovealcorn.com or myspace.com/cocolovealcorn

Details:

FRIDAY, MARCH 25th

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

$20 per person (all proceeds to the artist)

Please RSVP via email (monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca).

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.

While we relish in the excitement of Canada Games (or nurse a new Cuban tan!), it’s time to set up the chairs for 2 great March shows.

The first one is Friday, March 11 @ 8 pm: Molly Thomason & James Struthers

Perhaps you haven’t heard these names before …. just you wait!

Molly is a grade 11 International Baccalaureate student in Antigonish.  Described by her peers as an ‘old soul with huge reserves of passion’ this young singer-songwriter released her first CD, Through the Static when she was just 14.   It was nominated as New Artist Recording of the Year for Music Nova Scotia 2009, and Pop/Rock Recording of the Year for 2010.

She was invited to perform for delegates in the early stages of the Canada Winter Games planning, and was honoured at the annual Sports Hall of Fame event in the spring of 2010, as a young person and artist making an impact in Nova Scotia.  She was a semi finalist in the International Songwriting Competition with her song Little Bones.  Her song People Lie won a Viewfinder competition with the Atlantic Film Festival, was produced and recorded by Halifax Producer Asif Illyas, and was released as a Music Video as part of the Film Festival, September 18th.

In December 2010 she started work with producer Dale Murray on her second album, to be called Beauty Queen, due for release late spring 2011.

Her music and writing has been compared to a young Joni Mitchell, her voice to Regina Spector, but she cites Bob Dylan and T-Bone Burnett as two of her great musical heros.

“…it isn’t often that one so young with relatively little life experience is able to express feelings that are only understood with age – Molly Thomason has been given a great gift.”  Glenn Meisner, Producer, Atlantic Airwaves, CBC Radio, September 2009

To check out her music, visit her website:

mollythomason.ca

myspace.com/mollythomason

James is another young singer-songwriter from Winnipeg.  A technically skilled guitarist and incredibly gifted vocalist, Struthers is being compared to the likes of John Mayer and Jason Mraz.  He released a six-song cd ‘Nadia’ in April 2010 and is now hard at work on his next album.  This while launching a 24-day/6 provinces tour of Canada, working at CHUM Winnipeg and completing his psychology degree at the University of Manitoba!

Check him out here:

jamesstruthers.com/

myspace.com/jamesstruthers

COME OUT AND SUPPORT A COUPLE OF HARD-WORKING RISING STARS!  (Then later you can say ‘I knew them when…’)

Details:

FRIDAY, MARCH 11^th

8 PM start  – $15 per person (suggested)

Please RSVP by emailing monique@patchworkhouseconcerts.ca.  A confirmation email will go back out with 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.

Best, Monique