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Coming on
January 27th:
This show is almost sold out!
Dave Gunning with JP Cormier
Returning to the CFC for his fourth appearance, Pictou County's favourite son completed his 11th and most recent solo album, Lift, at home in Nova Scotia with a stellar supporting cast of co-writers and musicians. Dave Gunning's trophy case overflows with awards, including multiple East Coast and Canadian Folk Music Awards and a JUNO nomination.Fans of his finely-crafted stories of Maritime life and his endearing stagecraft won't be disappointed, but if you'd like to request These Hands, you'll have to take a number!
Dave is joined by renowned Canadian multi-instrumentalist
J.P. Cormier, who began playing guitar around age five and at 16 recorded his first
album, a collection of
bluegrass instrumentals. His phenomenal command of a range of stringed, keyboard and percussion instruments has taken him from session work to the festival circuit tothe Grand Ole Opry. Recipient of numerous East Coast and Canadian Folk Music Awards, Cormier's latest release is
The Chance
(2015).
First Up:Shawna Caspi
Shawna Caspi sings of love, travel, home, and heart, distilling her experiences into finely-crafted vignettes with humour and grace. Her latest release, Apartments for Lovers, showcases her rich voice and accomplished fingerstyle guitar work.
And on February 10
The Bills
Fans of The Bills
, in other words anyone who has heard them, know that it's no overstatement to call this Victoria-based quintet Canada's acoustic music super-group. As the Glasgow Herald enthused, they are: "the biggest blast of fresh air to come out of Canada since The Band." Their 2016 album Trail of Tales
offers 14 originals showcasing their evocative songwriting, instrumental genius and indefinable sound. Folk? Roots? Jazz? Rock? Classical? World music? Genres need not apply. We're welcoming The Bills back for their fourth CFC appearance.
First Up: Sarah Jane Scouten
By age five, Sarah Jane Scouten was singing a Willie P. Bennett song. Today she is arguably Canada's premiere purveyor of old-timey and bluegrass, channeling Hank Williams and Iris Dement in her superlative songs.
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