Events

Barrie Folk Society’s 6ix Strings at 5ive Points in the Downtown Performing Theatre on Dunlop Street in Barrie is scheduled for Apr 25 and May 30. Performers TBA

Unplugged Saturday Nights Open Stage at the Barrie Public Library (60 Worsley St). Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. For more info e-mail kcpttrsn@gmail.com

The Barrie Folk Society is pleased to present festival favourites, Soul Surfers in a house concert at Ginny and Patty’s on Feb. 26 (8pm). Douglas John Cameron, Adam Crossley and Daniel Roth are the triple threat talents behind SOUL SURFERS. Midland native, Toronto-based Douglas Cameron began writing songs at nine years of age. In 1985, he garnered a Juno nomination for “Mona With the Children” and, during the 90s, recorded three albums for children and over 30 songs for “Ants In Your Pants” (Treehouse TV). Adam Crossley is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer, and inspires comparisons to Coldplay, Sting and Ryan Adams with his melodic voice and thoughtful lyrics. Another prodigy, Adam began playing piano and writing songs when he was seven. Daniel Roth, also an accomplished musician from a young age is known for the lush tones and driving melodies which were at the heart of his first band – Harpoon Dodger’s – first release in 2005. Dan released his first independent record as a singer/songwriter in the winter of 2008, and his second album earlier this year. Dan Roth has energy to burn and music has become his fire.

To reserve your seat and get directions, call (705) 431-7182 or e-mail ginnyc649@hotmail.com.

The Barrie Folk Society, is excited to announce the return of Garnet Rogers to Barrie. Rogers, a legendary musician in the Canadian music scene will be playing a special show at the Downtown Community Theatre on Mar. 26.

Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer,” Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six-and-a-half feet tall – with a voice to match. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful.

An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again.

The show takes place at the Downtown Community Theatre (1 Dunlop St. W., Barrie). Doors open at 7:30pm; the show starts at 8pm.

Advance tickets are $20 ($25 at the door). Advance tickets are available:

• At Barrie Music Centre (411 Huronia Rd., Barrie); cash sales only. The Barrie Music Centre is open Mon-Thurs, 12 to 9pm
• Online at ticketbreak.com or call 705.722.4849; toll free: 1.866.943.8849). Phone orders are only available up to one week before show date.
• At all Barrie Folk Society events

Garnet’s last show in Barrie sold-out, so make sure you purchase your tickets early.

Garnet is a strong advocate of local food banks, so audience members are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to the show

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The Barrie Folk Society is honoured to host the release of Connie Kaldor’s latest CD,Postcards from the Road, at the Downtown Community Theatre in Barrie on Friday, Jan. 8.

Fact is, Connie Kaldor is a performer without borders. A contradiction in terms. She is a Juno-award winning singer who has flourished on the folk music scene for over two decades yet her repertoire of original material blurs musical boundaries, embracing elements of gospel, rock, country and western, folk, blue grass and adult contemporary.

She is an artist of substance without pretension, witty and urbane without condescension. She is a fearless chronicler of the human experience without the folksong angst. She has recorded nine albums, sold tens of thousands of copies, but has never had a commercial hit.

Her live performances are legendary and her fan base broad and fiercely loyal. People come back to see her again and again because a Connie Kaldor performance is about more than just the power of music. It is also about the power of personality. What she says between songs is as intriguing as the lyrics she sings.

A musical bard whose music and lyrics have diverse appeal-appropriated for everything from anger management workshops for men to economic news letters to soundtracks for film. “She’s tough and she’s tender. She sings with love and with anger…indecently talented. ” Toronto Star.

The show takes place at the Downtown Community Theatre (1 Dunlop St. W., Barrie). Doors open at 7:30pm; the show starts at 8pm.

Advance tickets are $20 ($25 at the door). Advance tickets are available:

• at Barrie Music Centre (411 Huronia Rd., Barrie); cash sales only. The Barrie Music Centre is open Mon-Thurs, 12 to 9pm.
• mail a cheque to 51 Henry St. Barrie, ON L4N 1C6 to have advance price tickets held at the door under your name.
• email info@barriefolk.com or phone 737-5204 by Jan 5th to arrange advance price tickets held at the door under your name

A great Christmas gift for a Connie fan!

The next Barrie Folk Society’s 6ix Strings at 5ive Points in the Downtown Performing Theatre on Dunlop Street in Barrie is scheduled for Nov. 29 with Amy Campbell and Corey Heuvel. Cost is $5 per person. Tickets are available at the door. Refreshments provided by Grandmothers to Grandmothers.  The show starts at 2pm. For more information e-mail info@barriefolk.com.

The next Unplugged Saturday Night takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Barrie Public Library, 60 Worsley St. Doors open at 7pm.

• Who: All musicians are welcome to sign up for set on stage via our draw system (see below)
• Cost: There is no admission cost for the evening

This is an all-ages evening and children are encouraged to attend as well as participate.

Draw system: The number of songs/length of set will be determined by the number of people signing up. 11 and under performers – nine 15-minute sets and two two-song sets are available; more than 11 musicians – each performer will get two songs (up to a maximum of 15 performers due to time). Musicians fill in their performer card and names for available time slots are drawn at 7:20 p.m.

Donations to the jar to offset any potential expenses are welcome. The Library Cafe will be open for refreshments.

All musicians – budding and otherwise, are welcome to the Barrie Folk Society open stage – Unplugged Saturday Nights.

For more information on the open stage:

• E-mail: kcpttrsn@gmail.com

Arresting vocals, great guitar playing and vibrant lyrics mark Katherine Wheatley’s work.  Every song evokes her uncanny depth of observation.  With offhand wit and an infectious passion for performing, Katherine Wheatley has been captivating audiences everywhere she performs.  According to the Ottawa Citizen “This is a performer to keep you on the edge of your seat.”  Katherine’s music has been used for television documentaries, series and films.  She has been a featured vocalist on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe, as well as a musical guest on TVO’s Studio Two, CBC’s Vicki Gabareau Show and CTV’s Canada AM.  In addition to touring across Canada, the U.S. and Europe as a singer/songwriter, Katherine is a member of the band “Betty and The Bobs” and plays guitar in Wendell Ferguson’s “Smoking Section”.  She was one of 33 artists, including The Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Cockburn, and Sarah McLachlan, selected for FACTOR’S (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) 20th Anniversary compilation CD.  Her first CD, Straight Line, spent 17 weeks on Sam’s Top 10 Independent Chart with nine of those weeks at number 2.  Her second CD, Habits and Heroes, featured a stellar cast of musicians (The Band’s Richard Bell, Blue Rodeo’s Basil Donovan, Blackie and the Rodeo King’s Colin Linden) and received glowing accolades from critics and fans alike.  Katherine’s passion for songwriting began with a 13 dollar guitar ordered from the Sears Catalogue.  She is in high demand for her innovative songwriting workshops that cover many aspects of songwriting:  lyric writing, chord progression theory, melody writing and sustaining creativity.  She also created YOUTHSONGS, a songwriting and recording program for schools.  She presents the program at schools in Canada and the US and is valued for her genuine caring and special intuition for connecting with all age groups. Katherine has just finished recording her third CD.

For more information on Katherine Wheatley, visit:
http://www.katherinewheatley.com/

House Concert hosts – Patty and Ginny. E-mail ginnyc649@hotmail.com or call 431-7182 for reservations and to get your name on the reservation list.

$17, ($15 for BFS members).

Chuck Baker’s original music fractures folk, wrestles rock, brushes the blues and fights with funk. His performances are engaging and infectious and combine his percussive acoustic guitar style with clever, articulate vocals.

To really appreciate Chuck Baker is to see him play live. Chuck has opened for a long list of Canadian treasures including The Rheostatics, Catherine Wheatley, Wendell Ferguson, Craig Cardiff, The Silver Hearts, David Francey and Fred Eaglesmith. In 2006, Baker released his first independent recording a little piece of quiet. Baker won first place in the 2006 Collingwood Live Songwriter’s Showdown. Baker has also been a featured performer at the Orillia Folk Society’s Diamonds in the Ruff songwriter’s showcase series and Collingwood’s Songwriter’s Stage since 2003. Baker played the Mariposa Folk Festival in 2007. His music has been described as many things, but for Baker it’s just being honest that counts. His long awaited first album a little piece of quiet is just that. “It’s an honest record. It’s all about meaning it, ” he explains. “Tom Waits, for instance – when he sings the line ‘I love you’, he sells it because he means it. And what made Johnny Cash so great? He meant it. I choose my lyrics carefully, and I try to mean what I sing. I think we’re all just trying to write good songs.”

For more information on Chuck Baker, visit:
http://www.chuckbaker.ca/

House Concert hosts – Don and Ann. E-mail anniie@rogers.com or call 721-9191 for reservations and to get your name on the reservation list.

$17, ($15 for BFS members).

The fifth annual BarrieFolk: Roots Music Festival takes place on Nov. 6 and 7 at Georgian College. Music starts at 7pm on Nov.  6 with the third annual Youth Song Competition finalists competing for a place in the festival.  The evening will be capped off with a special musical presentation. This special Friday event takes place in the Rowntree Theatre (CAI Building). Music starts on Nov. 7 at 11:30am in both the Georgian College Theatre and The Last Class Lounge. Performers include DALA, Jory Nash, Tanglefoot, Sheesham and Lotus, Jill Jambor, hawp, Tethera, Dentdelion, The Good Lovelies, Gordie Tentrees, The Soul Surfers and more! Advance tickets $30 ($40 at the door). Seniors and students $20.

Tickets are now available online or by phone! Click on the ticket link at the top of this page for more information.