In This Issue:

• Season's Greetings!
• Tony McManus
• April Verch
• Maeve Mackinnon
• Annie Lou
• Pacific Curls

2011 Spring Touring:

Steve Dawson:
March/April :
BC - AB - ON - Maritimes

Tony McManus:
February: Ontario
May: Quebec

April Verch:
January: BC
February: BC/AB
March: BC
April: BC
 

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2011/12 - General Availability:

Steve Dawson:
Spring 2011 & 2012 - Steve’s dynamic trio on stage with his original material!

Slide To Freedom:
Salil Bhatt (Mohan Veena) - Doug Cox (slide) - Cassius Khan (tabla and vocals) - dates coordinated with USA appearances.

Pacific Poi Boys:
Anela Kahiamoe & Doug Cox - new collaboration!

Kim Barlow:
Solo, in support of new album 'Saplings'.

Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Project:
Steve Dawson + band - Jim Byrnes - Del Rey - Sojourners - Alvin Youngblood Hart and/or custom selected line up.

 

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2011 Official Showcases (Spring):

Folk Alliance - Memphis USA:
Annie Lou
Slide to Freedom

Pacific Contact - Vancouver BC:
Annie Lou

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2011 New CD Releases:

April Verch:
Next February the band gathers around one mic and record a project with that unmistakable live string-band feel. The new release will include original songs and tunes, a few traditional covers and some special guests!

Kim Barlow:
'Saplings' a collection of classic new songs, acoustic with minimal accompaniment, wry and sweet ...!

Maeve Mackinnon:
Joined in the studio by producer Angus Lyon on virtuoso accordian, world-class multi-instrumentalist Innes Watson plus several other special guests...

Slide To Freedom:
To be recorded in Vancouver and in Memphis, with several Sacred Steel guests. This will be the first historic gathering of Sacred Steel, Indian and Canadian slide.

Steve Dawson:
All new original compositions, ever evolving, more electric, more full-band oriented!

NNM Roster Sampler:
New edition spring 2011


 

2011-2012 Roster Touring Update!

Tony McManus

Tony will tour the coming season accompanied by the Grainger brothers on bass and percussion. Together they bring a wealth of experience, from Gary's time with jazz guitar legend John Scofield to Greg's work with Whitney Houston.

Tony met the brothers through guitar building icon Paul Reed Smith who has called on them to back countless artists who play Smith's guitars:  Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola, David Grissom, Neal Schon, Paul Jackson Jr. and many others.

Their work with an acoustic artist like Tony McManus brings a new dimension to these collaborations and likewise expands McManus's musical horizons.

Tony McManus (acoustic guitars, vocals) - Gary Grainger (bass) - Greg Grainger (percussion).

Availability: theatre & arts club venues - pls inquire re 2011/2012 season - dates pending.

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April Verch

The April Verch Band is passionate about many genres of music! They blend Canadian, Folk, Jazz, American Old-Time, Latin American & Bluegrass music together to create a unique repertoire that needs to be heard to be completely understood - their music is infused with a soulful energy that transcends borders and engages every audience.

The April Verch trio tours over 200 days a year and has performed across Canada, the United States, the U.K., Europe and Australia. In 2011 they are slated for their debut tour in China. In 2012 they will return to Australia and in 2013 to Germany.

April Verch (fiddle, stepdancing, vocals) - Cody Walters (bass, banjo) - Clay Ross (guitar).

Availability: theatre & arts club venues - BC-AB: Nov 2011 & Feb 2012. Ontario: Nov 2011 & May-April 2012.

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Maeve Mackinnon

This spring will see the release of the second solo album by award-winning Scottish songstress Maeve Mackinnon.

Maeve's new album is an exciting collection of songs in English and Gaelic, containing echoes of her much praised debut album “Don’t Sing Lovesongs”, overtones of jazz and blues, and as Maeve laughingly admits ...“We have gone a wee bit electric!”.

New York based Valley Entertainment (Joanie Madden - Cherish The Ladies /Capercaillie) expects the album to be released February/March 2011. Canadian dates are planned in conjunction with USA dates.

Maeve Mackinnon (vocals) - Innes Watson (guitar, fiddle, vocals) - Angus Lyon (piano, accordian).

Availability: festivals, theatre & arts club venues - 2011/2012 season.

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Annie Lou

With a 2010 Juno nomination and no less than 5 official conference showcasings (including 2011 Folk Alliance - Memphis) ears are being turned towards the wholesome original songwriting and old timey sound of this remarkable group.

Next, Annie Lou will venture out on tour for the concert 2011/12 season. And if two packed festival seasons plus standing ovations at recent theatre shows in rural Alberta are any indication at all ........

Anne Louise Genest (lead vocals, guitar) - Kim Barlow (vocals, banjo) - Meredith Bates (fiddle, harmony vocals) - Lindy Jones (upright bass, harmony vocals)

Availability: theatre & arts/folk club venues - Oct/Nov 2011 & Feb/Mar 2012.

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Pacific Curls

Seamlessly interweaving their Maori, Celtic & Pacific musical roots the Pacific Curls have been performing at major Canadian festivals, 3 years running from 2008-2010! This in itself is quite remarkable for a foreign based group (New Zealand-Scotland) - but all the more so knowing they have been requested for return engagements by several of them!

Following their successful 2010 Contact East showcasing the group is ready to experience our Canadian climate while touring the Maritime and Ontario concert season!

Kim Halliday - Ora Barlow - Sarah Beattie  (fiddle) - together they perform on approx 14 indigenous and contemporary instruments plus vocal harmonies.

Availability: theatre & arts club venues - Ontario/Maritime region festivals & concerts summer August 2011 - Canada East & USA concert March/April 2012.

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