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Thursday April 30th 8pm
& Friday May 1st 8pm
Buffy Ste-Marie SK/HI
Blueshore Stage at Capilano University
BOTH SHOWS SOLD OUT
There are great articles about Buffy Sainte-Marie in today's Vancouver Sun and Georgia Straight (we seem to get some of our best media coverage for shows which have already sold out; too bad. We think all our shows are worthy of this much attention. If you don't believe me, come to our Celtic shows this weekend, for example! They will be incredible!)
Accompanying Buffy is a rocking 3-piece all-Aboriginal band from Indian Reserves in Manitoba: Leroy Constant (Cree) on bass, Jesse Green (Lakota/Ojibwe) on guitar, and Mike Bruyere (Ojibwe) on drums. “They’ve got the energy I need for driving songs like Starwalker and No No Keshagesh and it helps that what I sing about and where a lot of my songs originate is a world they know too: the realities of Native American passion, love, tragedy and music”. She is about to launch a new CD, Power In The Blood, on May 12, so will have plenty of new songs. I wonder if she might have some advance copies of the new record to sell ... www.buffysainte-marie.com
Opening is the wonderful young Kootenay BC singer / songwriter Steph Cameron. I've been a fan of hers for a few months, since the September release of her CD Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady - which gets lots of airplay on my show. We would love to bring her back for her own concert at The Rogue sometime, so let us know if you like her as much as I do! www.stephcameron.com
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Coming Soon To The Rogue
Friday May 8th 8pm
The Rakish Angles BC
Sweet Alibi MB
St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue
Tickets $20 ($16 members)
BC's Rakish Angles haven't played a Rogue gig in quite a while. They have two CDs - the most recent - Cottonwood Moon - was launched at The Rogue a few years back. Their acoustic swing folk is totally compelling. We can't wait to hear the new line-up, with fiddler / singer Sara Fitzpatrick.
www.rakishangles.com
Western Canadian Music Award Winners Sweet Alibi have been captivating audiences across Canada for the past few years. The Winnipeg-based folk/pop trio infuse their signature harmonies with influences of everything from folk to country to soul.
www.sweetalibi.com
Sunday May 10th 8pm
The Rogue's Twenty-Eighth Birthday Bash!
Gonzalo Bergara Quartet Argentina/USA
St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue
Tickets $24 ($20 members)
After touring extensively with the John Jorgenson Quintet, Gonzalo Bergara has emerged a virtuoso composer and lead guitarist, mixing a cascade of arpeggios with the sounds of Paris and his native Argentina, to forge his own style of progressive Gypsy Jazz. Fiddler / singer Leah Zeger is featured in this stunning band that we saw at Djangofest NW last September.
www.leahzeger.com
www.gonzalobergara.com
Friday May 15th 8pm
Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick USA
St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue
Tickets $24 ($20 members)
Laurie & Kathy Sing the Songs of Vern & Ray brings together two of the San Francisco Bay Area’s — and the world’s — best bluegrass artists performing the songs of their highly-esteemed California predecessors, Vern Williams & Ray Parks. Laurie plays fiddle and sings, Kathy plays guitar and sings. They will be joined by Tom Rozum on mandolin & vocals, Cary Black on bass, and Patrick Sauber on banjo. This is one heck of a fabulous Bluegrass band, folks! Don't miss this rare chance to hear them in concert in vancouver! www.laurielewis.com
Sunday May 17th 8pm
The Revelers USA
St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue
Tickets $24 ($20 members)
The Revelers, founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and The Pine Leaf Boys… “unquestionably the two groups at the vanguard of the Louisiana cultural renaissance” have joined together to form a Louisiana Supergroup which combines Swamp-Pop, Cajun, Country, Blues and zydeco into a powerful tonic of roots music that could only come from Southwest Louisiana. Come and dance up a storm with these fab. revelers www.revelersband.com
and many more!
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| April In Paris was a blast!! Thanks to all the bands, and the volunteers, and the audience for making it such a special occasion! Here are a few photos I took last weekend. |
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Radio Waves
Tune in to The Edge On Folk this Saturday from 8am to noon on CiTR fm 101.9 in Vancouver and www.citr.ca everywhere. On this week's show there are new releases from Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen, The Young'uns, Eilen Jewell, The Rails, Calexico, Bassekou Kouyate, Mavis Staples, Tom Russell, Danu, Natalie MacMaster, April Verch, Alex Cuba, Norah Rendell, Pokey LaFarge and lots more. Plus I'll have a feature on this week's BBC Folk Awards winners, previews of upcoming Rogue shows and BC festivals, and much more! Hope you can join me!
Radio Rogue broadcasts music by upcoming Rogues 24/7 from our office on Granville Island. I've added some new releases to the playlist this week. You can tune in by pointing your browser here and turning up your speakers (May I recommend Bose Mini Soundlinks for best results?)
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