Geoff Berner, Don Rooke and Steve Dawson (tour)

[DevO]

I'm on the mailing list for a Toronto band called The Henrys. The latest email is about this tour that I thought some of ya'll might be interested in seeing:

On a Henrys-related matter, there's a tour pending that could very well be coming to a Canadian province near you, if not a city or town, or even, like, Nanton, Alberta, if you happen to live within the Nanton purlieus. We're bringin' it to the people! The tour is called "Slide, Squeeze, Strum" and features three guys who have discs out on the same label (Black Hen Music).

One guy is Steve Dawson, a fabulous picker and co-leader of the estimable Zubot and Dawson.

One guy is Geoff Berner, who writes great songs and plays the accordion (some call it the Stomach Steinway).

One guy is Don Rooke, about whom you're given info on a(n ir)regular basis. The relevant CD in his case is Atlas Travel.

So here's the scoop:

Slide Squeeze and Strum - Attack of The Black Hens!

Featuring Geoff Berner, Don Rooke and Steve Dawson

April 23 - Vancouver, BC - St. James Community Square

April 24 - Lethbridge, AB - Wolf's Den

April 25 - Calgary, AB - Ironwood

April 26 - Nanton, AB - Auditorium Hotel

April 27 - Edmonton, AB - Sidetrack

April 28 - Saskatoon, SK - The Basement

April 30 - Fredericton, NB - James Joyce Pub

May 1 - Halifax, NS - Ginger's

May 2 - Tantallon, NS - Two Gulls

May 5 - Kingston, ON - Scherzo

May 6 - Toronto, ON - Hugh's Room

May 8 - Wakefield, QC - Black Sheep

There might be a London ON gig in there, if we can talk somebody into it, which'd be on May 4 or 7. And for the curious, there's more info about this fabulous embarkation to be found in two places:

http://www.thehenrys.ca/slidesqueeze.htm

http://www.blackhenmusic.com/tour.htm