(a non-profit collective promoting traditional & roots folk
music in association with The Home County Folk League)
2018-19 Concert Season - Our 25th at Chaucer's
From
Newfoundland
Sunday,
May 26, 7:30 pm
Chaucer's, 122 Carling
St., London
$20 Advance / $25 Door
To order tickets
online, click the button
Advance
tickets are available NOW at
Centennial Hall Box Office, Long & McQuade North (725
Fanshawe Park W.),
The
Village Idiot (Wortley Village), and
Chaucer's/Marienbad Restaurant
(122 Carling St).
Reserved
seating available to those who have a pre-concert meal at The Marienbad
Matthew Byrne is a traditional singer, storyteller,
and guitar player with a repertoire shaped by his musical upbringing. He
supports his tradition with powerful vocals, polished guitar work, and a
presence that fills the room. With parents who were both singers and song
collectors, and a strong family focus on sharing songs, Byrne has inherited a
unique repertoire as well as a fascination with unearthing and reimagining
traditional songs. Click
to hear Matthew tell his story and sing the song “River Driver”
“I’m not a
folklorist or ethnomusicologist, at least not officially. And I’m not a purist.
I’ve poured over the nuances of the pub standards as much as the obscure murder
balladry. What attracts me to a traditional song is the right combination of
melody and language, both of which have always fascinated me.”
But Byrne is also student of history
who’s love of traditional music goes well beyond the words and music. For him,
songs are ways of understanding people before him...their lives, work,
language, and worldview.
“I see songs
as sources of the past - windows into my own family history. Traditional music
has always been the most important tool for me to understand where I come from
and who I am. My live performance is meant to bring audiences on a journey
through the lineage of my repertoire and share what these songs have revealed
to me.”
Matthew is currently supporting his
newest release, Horizon Lines - a collection of traditional
material from both sides of the Atlantic that continues Byrne’s journey through
his own unique musical lineage. This album won Traditional Recording of the
Year at the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Having received this
distinction for a second time, Matthew Byrne continues to establish himself as
one of today’s most authentic and vital traditional voices.
“…the finest interpreter of traditional songs not only in his
native province, but all of Canada” - Tony Montague, fRoots
Magazine (UK)
For
Information call 519-319-5847 or e-mail folk@iandavies.com
END OF 2018-19 SEASON
All concerts at begin at
7:30 pm and most are held at Chaucer's, 122 Carling Street, London, ON
(unless otherwise indicated)
Please note: The Village Idiot accepts CASH ONLY
For more information call
519-319-5847 or e-mail folk@iandavies.com
Special Advance $80 Multi-Ticket Available only at the Concerts = 5 Concerts for the Price of 4
(pay for 4 concerts and get the 5th one free)
We continue to be a completely volunteer run organization.
We thank you for your support of live music and look forward to seeing you at
the concerts. – Ian
Davies, Artistic Director.
Here is what has
happened so far in our 2018-19 Season
Sun. Sept. 9 - Friends of Fiddler’s Green- SOLD OUT!!
Mon. Oct. 1 - North Sea Gas
Mon. Oct. 15 - The Young’uns - SOLD OUT!!
(Part
of the TD Sunfest World Music & Jazz
Series 2018-19 presented in cooperation with the Cuckoo’s Nest)
Sun. Nov. 11 - Sandplains Pickers- SOLD OUT!!
Fri. Nov. 16 - Kolonien
(Part
of the TD Sunfest World Music & Jazz
Series 2018-19 presented in cooperation with the Cuckoo’s Nest)
Sun. Nov. 25 - Naming the Twins with Tom Leighton
Sun. Dec. 2 - Boreal
(Jude Vadala, Tannis Slimmon, Katherine
Wheatley)
Thanks for your
support of London Food Bank – 121 lbs of food was
donated and we raised $200 in cash
Sun. Jan. 20 - The Marigolds
Sat. Feb. 9 - Paul Langille with Paul Sims
Sun. Feb. 10 - Teilhard Frost (aka Sheesham
Crow of Sheesham, Lotus & Son)
with an opening set by Amanda Lynn Stubley & Martin Horak (of
Heartaches String Band)
Sun. March 3 - Rosie Hood with Tom A. Wright
Wed. March 20 – Rosie & the Riveters
- SOLD OUT!!
(Part
of the TD Sunfest World Music & Jazz
Series 2018-19 presented in cooperation with the Cuckoo’s Nest)
Sun. March 24 - Mark Rust
Sat. March 30 - New Cumberland
Sun. April 14 – Joe Crookston
Mon. April 15 – Joe
Crookston Creativity Workshop
Tues. April 16 - Eric Andersen - SOLD OUT!!
with Cheryl Prashker (djembe, percussion)
& Scarlet Rivera (violin, harmony vocals)
Mon. April 15 – Benjamin Dakota Rogers
Sun. May 5 - Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage
Thurs. May 16 - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
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