Garnet Rogers
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2017
PM
MEL LEHAN HALL AT ST. JAMES i
3214 West 10th Ave, Kitsilano
Accessible 
All ages
This event has already taken place.
This concert is sponsored by BILL HOOKER. This sponsorship is in support of local artists and the Rogue Folk Club, which provides good venues to promote these artists.
In a darkened bedroom, lit only by the amber glow from an old floor model radio, two young brothers aged 6 and 12 lay in their beds, listening to the country music broadcasts from the Grand Ol' Opry, and practiced their harmonies. Two years later, the youngest one was playing the definitive 8-year-old's version of Dylan's 'Desolation Row' on his ukulele. He soon abandoned that instrument to teach himself the flute, violin and guitar.
Within ten years, and barely out of high school, Garnet Rogers was on the road as a full-time working musician with his older brother Stan. Together they formed what has come to be accepted as one of the most influential acts in North American folk music. Garnet acted as producer and arranger for his older brother from 1973 to 1983, when Stan died tragically in a plane crash. Since then, Garnet has courageously established himself as a formidable solo artist, as anyone who has seen his rare performances in Cape Breton can attest.
Since then, Garnet Rogers has established himself as "One of the major talents of our time". Hailed by the Boston Globe as a charismatic performer and singer,
Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence - close to six and a half feet tall - with a voice to match. With his smooth, dark baritone
(Washington Post) his incredible range, and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, his songs give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart
(Kitchener Waterloo Record).
An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again. Resolutely independent, Garnet Rogers has turned down offers from major labels to do his music his own way.
Garnet has recently written a book about his days on the road in the 1970s with his brother Stan Rogers called 'Night Driver'. Listen to an interesting interview on CBC Radio's 'Q' show from August 31st, 2017 here.
REVIEWS:
"More and more I’ve watched an evolution in the music of Garnet Rogers. One of Canada’s finest baritone singers. Rogers has grown as a songwriter and as an interpreter. Rogers is a master musical storyteller, often dealing in songs of the heart. His characters exude striking familiarity, revealing enormous inner strength. or wrapped within their own delusions, nearly always interacting and sympathetic. Through them, Rogers digs an emotional well and invites the listener in for a long, refreshing drink." - Dirty LInen
Rogers is a master musical storyteller, often dealing in songs of the heart. His characters exude striking familiarity, revealing enormous inner strength. or wrapped within their own delusions, nearly always interacting and sympathetic. Garnet Rogers set the quality bar very high with his first release and has equaled it or raised with each successive album. – Penguin Eggs.
"A first class interpreter, setting the wheels in motion for his eventual emergence as a profound lyricist and respected composer." - Toronto Star.
A MESSAGE FROM GARNET ROGERS
It’s an enormous privilege for me to be able to stand up and sing my own songs, but I would like to be able to have something left behind after the dust is cleared away where people are actually benefiting from the concert at some level.
At all of my shows there is a donation area where food can be left for local food banks, and we ask that audience members bring donations of non-perishable food and useful personal care items such as shampoo and toothpaste.
Visit the Canadian Association of Food Banks at www.cafb-acba.ca
To find out more about how you can help end hunger all over the world, visit www.thehungersite.com where you can donate food for free just by clicking.
It’s non-denominational
It crosses party lines
It’s all around you
It’s a no-brainer
Support your local food bank.
Thanks,
Garnet Rogers
The Rogue Folk Club is pleased to provide great SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES for all our shows. For a nominal cost, individuals or businesses can sponsor any of our shows and reap a number of benefits - free tickets, reserved table, recognition on literature, our web site and at the concerts. For more information simply contact our Sponsorship Director Morris Biddle at mobiddley@me.com
Please note that the admission price for this concert includes a $2 Venue Improvement Fee that we are required by the St. James Square to collect from every patron. Starting in September 2016, the proceeds from this temporary fee will be used for construction projects such as ventilation, flooring and washrooms that will make the hall a nicer place for you to visit in the future. If you wish, you can make a secure donation by clicking on the big blue button at the bottom of the page at www.sjcommunitysquare.org. For information on donating by phone or post, please contact the St. James Square office at 604-739-9373.