DON ROSS & Others Montreal - Toronto

[StoneMtn]

IT'S CANADIAN GUITAR FESTIVAL WEEK!

In addition to the fabulous second edition of the Canadian Guitar Festival in Odessa, Ontario on the weekend of July 22-24, promoter Del Vezeau is also bringing some of this year's performers to Montreal and Toronto in the days leading up to the festival. Come on out for an intimate evening with some of the world's great players...

IN MONTREAL:

Thursday, July 21 8 pm

Don Ross and Pierre Bensusan (http://www.pierrebensusan.com) share the stage at the beautiful Oscar Peterson Concert Hall at Concordia University's Loyola Campus, 7141 Sherbrooke St W., . Tickets are $25 CDN in advance and $27 CDN at the door. Call 1.800.361.4595 to order or on the web:

http://admission.com/html/artist.htmI?l=EN&artist=PIERRE%20BENSUSAN%20%26%20DON%20ROSS

IN TORONTO:

Hugh's Room (http://www.HughsRoom.com) is hosting the Pre-Festival Splash, featuring some of the finest players featured at this year's Canadian Guitar Festival. Hugh's Room is located at 2261 Dundas St W, just south of Bloor and the Dundas West subway station.

Tuesday, July 19, 8:30 pm

PETER FINGER

http://www.Peter-Finger.com

Peter is well-established as the pre-eminent fingerstyle guitarist in Germany. He also runs Acoustic Music Records, Europe's leading acoustic label. I have had the honour of touring with Peter on many occasions and I can vouch that he is a great player and composer whom more Canadians should discover!

Wednesday, July 20, 8:30 pm

DON ROSS and ANDREW WHITE

http://www.DonRossOnline.com'>http://www.DonRossOnline.com

http://www.AndrewWhiteMusic.com

Andrew hails from Newcastle, England via New Zealand and now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It'll be great to share the stage with him again.

Thursday, July 21, 8:30 pm

DAN CRARY

http://www.DanCrary.com

One of my cohorts from the Men of Steel guitar quartet, Dan is one of the pioneers of bluegrass flatpick guitar style and a living legend. Born and bred in Kansas, the sound of the American heartland lives and breathes in Dan's guitars. A rare treat for Toronto audiences.

AND OF COURSE

The weekend of Friday, July 22 through Sunday July 24, it's

THE CANADIAN GUITAR FESTIVAL

http://www.canadianguitarfestival.com

Odessa, Ontario (at the fairgrounds), just 20 km west of Kingston at exit 599 on Highway 401.

This year's lineup:

PIERRE BENSUSAN (France)

DAN CRARY (USA)

DON ROSS (Ontario)

PETER FINGER (Germany)

BROOKE MILLER (PEI)

JASON FOWLER (Ontario)

ANDREW WHITE (UK)

KRISTEN SWEETLAND (BC)

GREGORY HOSKINS (Ontario)

DON ALDER (BC)

DEL VEZEAU (Ontario)

TERRY TUFTS (Ontario)

ROBERT TAYLOR (Ontario)

and your master of ceremonies: HOLMES HOOKE

Sunday at the festival features the Fingerstyle Guitar Competition

Tickets for the weekend are:

• Fri - $25.00

• Sat - $37.50

• Sun - $15.00

• Weekend Pass - $53.50

• Weekend Pass with Camping - $80.25

Teens get in for half price (at the door only). Visit the website for more details.

COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC!!

Peace,

Don Ross

http://www.DonRossOnline

[ReDD]

I was just saying last night how much I would love to see Don Ross again. I was able to catch him last winter with Carter Lancaster at Hamilton place. I cannot for the life of me remeber the stand up bass musician that accompnied him for some songs. Maybe it was this Andrew White character. I doubt Djed and I will be able to make the Toronto date but I really really wish I could. Don Ross is a suberb musician as well as witty, funny and very sincere. If anyone has not had the chance to hear this mans music please do so...

[Jakis]

Ill be going to the guitar festival next weekend probally. Its near ottawa, in Odessa.

Cheers,

Jake

[skelter]

the canadian guitar festival is a pretty cool event, my friend Del started it last year. A Kingston guitar played named Erick Turnbull is in the fingerstyle competition on the Sunday ... he got 3rd last year and well deserved.