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The Barrie Folk Society presents their fundraiser for the fifth annual BarrieFolk: Roots Music Festival on Sunday, April 26. This evening features a silent auction, light refreshments and a concert with the one-and-only Valdy. Tina Wallace, the winner of the second annual BFS Youth Song Competition will open for Valdy. The event takes place at the Holly United Church Centre (211 Marsellus Drive).

TICKETS:
Advance tickets are $20 single/$30 per couple (at the door $25 each). Tickets are transferable but not refundable.

Tickets are available at all BFS events and from the Holly United Church Centre. Call (705) 719-7675 or e-mail hollyunited@bellnet.ca for ticket information.

For more information on Valdy, visit:
http://www.valdy.com

Joanne Crabtree and Paul Mills, known individually as pioneers in Canadian roots music, teamed up early in 2006 to produce a CD showcasing her warmly vibrant voice and his playfully elegant guitar. Flight of Fancy was released in January of 2007. They played a series of concerts before sold-out houses in Toronto. The music they made was so exciting, and the chemistry between them so strong, folks stood up and cheered. Armed with their own writings, two songs from tradition, two from like-minded authors, Paul and Joanne headed back into the recording studio in 2008. The new CD, Freedom, is the happy result.

For more information on Crabtree&Mills, visit:
http://www.joannecrabtree.com/crabtree&mills/

House Concert Hosts – Irena and Ralph. E-mail lawrensons@sympatico.ca or call 737-1341 to get your name on the reservation list.

$17, $15 for BFS members.

• DALA
• Jory Nash
• Tanglefoot
• Sheesham and Lotus
• The Good Lovelies
• Tethera
• hawp
• Jill Jambor
• The Brights
• Soul Surfers

The Barrie Folk Society is thrilled to have Ian Tamblyn kick off 2009 with a house concert on Jan. 31.

Ian Tamblyn began writing songs, short stories and plays at the age of seventeen. Since that time he has recorded 29 albums, cassettes, and CDs and written over 1,500 songs. Many of these songs have been recorded by other artists and he has received and been nominated for several awards, most recently a nomination for Best Artist by the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2007.

Currently Ian is working on a new CD of songs and has just returned from a teaching and guiding position in Antarctica with a group called Students on Ice. He has just finished producing a double CD celebrating the songwriting of William Hawkins. This past September, Ian guided on the ice breaker Polar Star from Iceland to Newfoundland. In August of 2008 Ian released the second of his Four Coast project CD – Raincoast set on the Northwest coast of B.C. and Alaska.

To reserve your seat call 705.734.1819 or e-mail roy.hickling@sympatico.ca. $17 or $15 for BFS members.

The fourth annual BarrieFolk: Roots Music Festival is but a mere, but fond memory . . . thanks to all who came out and supported the event – which featured one great day (and two great nights) of music. Thanks also to our great volunteers and sponsors who continue to support this festival. Remember to mark Nov. 6 and 7 on your calendars for the next festival. We’re looking forward to celebrating our fifth year.

Congratulations to Tina Wallace, a Twin Lakes Secondary School (Orillia) student, for winning the second annual Barrie Folk Society Youth Song Competition. Tina’s song, “Maybe It’s My Fault” was chosen from among 10 young finalists who performed Oct. 31 as part of the BarrieFolk: Roots Music Festival. Tina received $500 from the Barrie Folk Society, three hours of recording time from Sunflower Studios, and performed on the main stage at the festival on Nov. 1. Tina is a very talented young lady with great stage presence. Look out for her in the future! David Winfield, a grade 12 student from Barrie North Collegiate placed second, and Jake Hill, a Midland Secondary School student placed third.

Thanks to the Youth Song Competition sponsors, Angus Borden Music and Entertainment, Sunflower Studios, and Stellula Music in Schools, as well as the judges David Gillis, Corey Heuvel, Arnie Ivsins, and Carol Teal. A special thanks to Jennifer Ives for all her hard work with the competition, as well as to paul court.

See Hayden: Nov 1, 11:30am, The Last Class

Hayden Stewart grew up on the Bruce Peninsula in southern Ontario. The same year that Hayden won an award for his piano composition “Updraft,” he discovered and fell in love with acoustic guitar and has never looked back. His teen years have included jamming with friends, performing, and hours and hours of solitary songwriting and practice. He has drawn on a wide range of genres to develop his own unique blend of folk, pop and alternative. The influences of small town and rural Ontario, and strong connection with the Lake Huron shoreline reveal themselves in his poetic and powerful lyrics. In 2008, he won “Battle of the Bands” at Sauble Beach, Ontario and “Knox Acoustic Cafe Youth Showcase” in Owen Sound, Ontario. His debut CD, “Hayden Stewart” was recorded in June 2007 and includes ten original tracks. Hayden has opened for Universal Music Canada recording artists Dala, and continues to perform at concerts, music festivals, coffee houses, business establishments and private engagements in southern Ontario. He looks forward to furthering his musical studies at Carleton University in September 2008.

http://www.haydenstewart.ca

See Brynn and Kaitlyn: Nov. 1, 11:30am, The Last Class

Brynn Leger and Kaitlyn Sutton are fifteen-year-old friends who grew up together in Barrie, Ontario. Both young ladies have musically inclined backgrounds, and the two began writing music together a few years ago. Since then they have completed a number of original songs, and are working towards the completion of their demo CD by fall 2008.

So far, they have performed in various coffeehouses and open mic nights around Barrie. They were finalists in the Barrie Folk Society’s Youth Songwriting Competition this past fall.

In the future, they hope to continue performing and expanding their musical horizons.

See Glen Reid: Nov. 1, 12pm, Main Stage Theatre; Nov. 1, 3pm, K219

Born and raised in rural Burk’s Falls, Glen Reid listened to the tales of his Irish father’s work in the mines, and his uncle’s as a riverboat captain, as well as local lumberjacks. Early on, Glen learned to play the banjo like his dad, and moved on to master just about every stringed instrument available. He discovered how to turn fallen trees into finely crafted musical instruments, evolving it into a highly respected business. After spending the ’60s and ’70s as a session musician, recording and appearing with the likes of Stompin’ Tom Connors and John Allan Cameron, he tired of the pace, returning to Burk’s Falls and buying his childhood farm, where he continues to build instruments. In 1998, he launched the successful Heritage River Festival in his hometown. Glen has returned to music, realizing that you can run, but you can’t hide because whether you want them to or not, the songs just keep coming. He has recently released two CDs, “Heritage River” and “Wildcats Howlin’”.

http://www.glenreid.com

See Patty McLaughlin: Nov. 1, 1pm, Main Stage Theatre; Nov. 1, 3pm, Main Stage Theatre

Patty McLaughlin was born and raised in Toronto and began singing for a living in her early 20s. She has been a part of the folk scene in and around the GTA since the late ’70s. In the mid-eighties, she moved to Aurora, where she raised her children, Amy and Ben. She still remains active in York Region’s folk scene. Patty has recently moved to Innisfil, Ontario, where she is now involved in the folk scene in and around Barrie. She is an accomplished guitarist and singer-songwriter. Her genuine warmth draws people to her and keeps them coming back for more.

http://www.pattymclaughlin.ca/