StoneMtn Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 This incredible string band has a crazy tour schedule!http://www.creakingtree.com/CreakingTree.html08.27.06 Toronto, ON Toronto Island Jamboree08.13.06 Goderich, ON Celtic Roots Festival08.12.06 Goderich, ON Celtic Roots Festival08.11.06 Goderich, ON Celtic Roots Festival08.06.06 Kaslo, BC Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest08.05.06 Kaslo, BC Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest08.04.06 Kaslo, BC Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest08.03.06 Nelson, BC Fluid Lounge07.29.06 Hope, BC Hope Music Fest07.28.06 Vancouver, BC Rime07.27.06 Vancouver, BC Rime07.26.06 Victoria, BC The Superior07.24.06 Duncan, BC Garage Showroom07.23.06 Duncan, BC Islands Folk Festival07.22.06 Duncan, BC Islands Folk Festival07.21.06 Salt Spring Island, BC Artspring Festival07.20.06 Whistler, BC Millennium Place07.16.06 Bella Coola, BC Discovery Coast Music Festival07.15.06 Bella Coola, BC Discovery Coast Music Festival07.14.06 Bella Coola, BC Discovery Coast Music Festival07.12.06 Harrison Hot Springs, BCHarrison Festival of the Arts07.09.06 Atlin, BC Atlin Arts and Music Festival07.08.06 Atlin, BC Atlin Arts and Music Festival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Toronto Island Jamboree? Must find out more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 No Ottawa? Where's Goderich? I'm itchin' for some bluegrass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hey Stone Mountain. Where abouts is the BC Islands Folk Festival taking place? Todd and I fly into Vancouver on the 21st, so we may be into catching some of that action.By the way, he just sent another email off to Ty to try and set something up in terms of jammin once we're out there. Are you going to the Dead tribute night in Vancouver on the 5th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 I really don't have any other details on the Islands Folk Fest, but I do know that it's on Vancouver Island in Duncan, which is a small community that I think is between Victoria and Nanaimo. (I've actually been there, and saw Neil Young play, but for some odd reason I have no recollection of exactly how I got there.)I doubt I'll be in Vancouver for the GD tribute night. If I go, it'll be a last-minute decision, because my summer is really crazy for reasons I can't really go into.That said, Edger, you are welcome to visit Whistler if you like; and as long as I'm in town when you come, you guys have crash-space if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Actually, Edger, here's a website for you, which includes the specific address along with an email address to find out more info on this fest:http://www.duncan-bc.worldweb.com/Events/Festivals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'll be on the Island from the 24 to 28 so sad I can't make it ,boooo.I'll miss it by a day.Well have fun . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Thanks for the link StoneMtn. We may actually end up in Whistler at some point... keep you posted.Tigger, I didn't know you were heading to the west. We're out there ourselves from the 21st to the 6th. If you're interested, it sounds like Todd is going to jam it out with Tyler (Fatties original keyboardist) at some blues jam. If you want more info let me know, and I'll dig it up for you (I'm not sure of the location off of the top of my head... somewhere on the mainland though)...Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I look forward to it, Edger; and here's a better link, to the "official" site:http://www.folkfest.bc.ca/fest.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Wood, wind and a wry sense of humour Juno-nominees The Creaking Tree String Quartet unplug the power of acoustics at MY PlacePublished Date: 2006-07-12 Time: 16:32:03By Nicole FitzgeraldWho: The Creaking Tree String QuartetWhen: Thursday, July 20Where: MY Millennium PlaceTickets: $17/$15Forget the one note pumped to larger-than-life proportions on an electric guitar or special effects distorting the original sound provider beyond recognition, The Creaking Tree String Quartet is all about wood, wind and experimentation, bringing the power of acoustics Thursday, July 20 to MY Millennium Place."When we perform, people are often surprised how provocative and powerful acoustic instruments can be," said mandolinist Andrew Collins from the road.The road dogs are traveling 20,000 kilometres from sea to sea during their Canada tour, before heading back to Toronto to record a new album with Nashville producer Bil VornDick whose past credits include Jerry Douglas, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.Collins says the genre dubbed new acoustic music is really taking root in Toronto."We’ve seen a whole new generation of all ages coming forward," he said. "Through us and others – we’ve all had lots of students in town – we are helping develop a bluegrass (acoustic) scene that didn’t exist 10 years ago in TO."The Juno nominees are classically trained and therefore able to execute a variety of genres, swing, classical, Celtic, jazz and bluegrass, into one Creaking Tree sound. Because of the music’s complexity, listeners never know which way a violin or bass line may go."Our music is very technical, but we want people to enjoy it," Collins said. "We want to avoid producing music just for musicians. Great musicians can appreciate the technique that goes into what we are doing, but we want everyone to enjoy it."Because all of the quartet’s music is instrumental, the group of Collins, violinist John Showman, guitarist Brad Keller and bassist Brian Kobayakawa, constantly experiment with new ways of drawing listeners into their melodies.One of the most notable illustrations of this effort is exercised in the quartet’s track The Battle of Alveolar Ridge on Creaking Tree’s second album, Side Two. (The track along with others is available for download at www.creakingtree.comThe song begins with tranquil guitar and mandolin melodies then grows to a soundscape reminiscent of World War II, with the violin marching in the troupes, the bass foreshadowing the coming battle that breaks with a violin crying like an air-raid siren then bombs falling like D Day. Absolutely chilling. The music is abstract enough to let your imagination take hold while at the same time accessible enough to let your ears fold into it."We try to draw people in," Collins explained. "We use different sounds and try to do things we are not aware of having been done before. We like surprising people. We never tried to make sound effects before (like we did in The Battle). We are usually more abstract than that. Brian originally wrote part of the piece for a documentary on the Summit riots in Quebec. The documentary didn’t happen, but we adapted the piece to the string quartet."Humour is always somewhere in the mix. The title of the song pokes fun at the non-singing troupe. The alveolar ridge is a ridge that goes down the roof of your mouth."Without humour, things would just get really heavy and boring," he said. "We laugh a lot."The pick me up of rollicking tracks such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or the playfulness of Merlin’s Gate promise an evening of both the lively and sobering musical score.Last year, the quartet won numerous accolades including the Pushing the Boundaries trophy at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, Instrumental Album of the Year for Side Two at the Indie Acoustic Project Awards and Instrumental Song of the Year for Old Crow at the International Acoustic Music Awards, as well as a nomination for Favourite Folk/Roots Artist at the Canadian Independent Music Awards. Side Two’s Dynamic Duo track was also a semi-finalist in the instrumental category for the International Songwriting Competition. And all this in one year."This is organic music, presented with a wry sense of humour and featuring some of the best up and coming musicians east of the Mississippi," raved one CBC critic. "The playing is just superb, these guys are fantastic."Tickets for the instrumentalists are $17 for adults and $15 for students/seniors. Call MY Place for tickets at 604-935-8410. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 No Ottawa?Or Kamloops?! Unfair on both counts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Just a reminder "bump", now that these Newgrass virtuosos have left the West to return to their usual stomping grounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyp Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Any info on the Toronto Island Jamboree? My searches in google suggest that it might also be called Ward's Island Jamboree . But not much definite info besides various band sites listing it as a gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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