Return of The Hootenanny Tour

[DevO]

The Hootenanny went on tour back in April.. The show I caught in Hamilton included Jenny Whitelely, Luther Wright, Carolyn Mark, Oh Susanna, Sarah Harmer, Dan Whiteley and probably a few more. It was AMAZING!

Well they're doing it again for a few shows.. Heres more info:

August 18 Wakefield, Pq @ The Hootenanny Tour, at The Black Sheep Inn

August 19 Kingston, On @ The Hootenanny Tour, at The Grad Club

August 20 Maberly, On @ The Hootenanny Tour, at The Maberly Hall

August 23 New York, NY @ The Living Room with The Hootenanny Tour

For ten years Carolyn Mark has hosted a weekly open stage in Victoria BC, called The Hootenanny. In the fall of 2002, she sent marching orders to her Ontario buddy, Luther Wright, to set up a Hootenanny show in Kingston. He did so with his trademark panache, fleshing out the ranks with their compadres Oh Susanna, Jenny Whiteley and a smattering of special guests (including Sarah Harmer, Ford Pier, and Joey Wright). This past summer the whole lot reunited for two sold-out shows in the Kingston area, one being a moonlit cruise on the Island Queen paddle-wheeler that two-stepped its way through the scenic thousand islands accompanied by sweet, original, roots music.

The format of the Hootenanny show is a series of three song sets from each featured artist and whomever they choose from the pool of available (and well-dressed) talent, often recruiting local country stars/singer-songwriter types. Throughout the evening Miss Carolyn holds court between performances with her trademark shoot-from-the-hip humour and snappy introductions. Beyond the excellent songs and music the show is just as much about the casual, feel-good camaraderie between the musicians, which makes for a very special evening of old-style entertainment.

Now with a shared sense of purpose and invigorating zeal, Carolyn, Oh Susanna, Luther, Jenny and their prize posse of pickers and grinners propose to bring this here Hootenanny on tour! You'll be astounded by the talents of these minstrels, who between them have released a dozen of the finest collections of music this country has ever heard. Be the first in line to see what will undoubtedly be a magical, memorable night of music.

Chris Brown and Amy Honey look to be onboard for this tour as well.

[shainhouse]

Oh I'm jealous.

[Dr. J]

Caught this show last time around in Maberly.

Sarah Harmer was the guest. A fun time indeed!!