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Hugh's Room is a warm, spacious and inviting 200 seat music venue located in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto, and host to the finest in Canadian and International folk/roots artists, since opening on Apr. 14th, 2001. The fully licensed dining room offers a full menu with tantalizing salads, appetizers and lovely main dishes.

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Dala

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June 19
DALA
$16 / $18

Sheila and Amanda formed DALA soon after their first meeting in their high school music class. In the summer of 2005 these best friends signed a major label deal with Universal Music Canada and their debut album 'Angels and Thieves' was released that same year. With vocal harmonies guaranteed to give you chills, the girls also make use of their talents on guitar and piano to create their unique brand of acoustic pop. Dala has won over audiences at festivals across the country, and their fun and energetic stage presence made them a hit on their recent tour opening for Canadian legend Tom Cochrane.

Undesirables
Creaking Tree

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June 20
THE UNDESIRABLES & CREAKING TREE STRING QUARTET
$16 / $18

The Undesirables are a refreshing and infectious songwriting duo who kick out heat like an old woodstove. Guitarist/harmonist Sean Cotton and lyricist/singer Corin Raymond deliver a brand new vibe with roots clout.


Creaking Tree String Quartet

Andrew Collins - mandolin
Brad Keller -
guitar
Brian Kobayakawa -
bass
John Showman -
fiddle

String-band music has long been a staple of Americana. While the four members of Toronto's Creaking Tree String Quartet pay homage to that tradition, they refuse to be bound by it.
Instead, the technically dazzling outfit uses fingerboards to leap stylistic boundaries and fuse intricate styles. The result is a smartly intellectual and yet deeply moving sound that's a true Canadian original: jazz forms sliding over a rootsy bluegrass base, with flashes of chamber music, reverence and avant-garde experimentation.

Terry Gillespie

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June 21
TERRY GILLESPIE
$17.50 / $20

In 1965 Terry Gillespie was in Michigan hugging a radio into the wee hours. He was listening to the skip stations broadcasting from the Southern States; it was his first encounter with the roots of American music. And he's never looked back.

 

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June 22
KRISTINE MARCHESE
$10 adv / $12

Jenny, Luther, Carolyn

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June 22
Jenny Whiteley's HootenanY REVIEW
$18 adv / $20

What do you do to follow up an eponymous debut solo cd that you produce and release yourself, which successfully distances you from your Bluegrass past, while keeping the roots firmly planted? It also wins you a 2000 Juno award for roots/traditional album of the year: solo. Well, you take a deep breath and thank life for sending you such talented people to work with (Dan Whiteley, Joey Wright, Amy Millan, to name a few). You also get married, have a baby and move to the country from your hometown of Toronto.
A few years later, you make another cd, hire your favorite Canadian producer, Steve Dawson. You call those talented people again. You call it Hopetown. Then you wait. Then you read some really good reviews. And then, remarkably, you receive a second Juno award for roots traditional album of the year: solo, in Winnipeg in 2004. Now this is getting tricky...
Since the beginnings of my old band, Heartbreak Hill, in the late nineties, I have been singing, writing songs, and playing music for a living. Nothing makes me happier. I have had the chance to perform all over North America at many of the premier venues and festivals, and have shared the stage with countless wonderful musicians and some of my heroes. I also get the chance to make music with my family all the time! I am a lucky girl.
I am also a big believer in community and collaboration, witness my other family, the Hootenanny Review.

David Myles & Damhnait Doyle

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June 23
An evening with DAVID MYLES & DAMHNAIT DOYLE
$15 adv /$18

David Myles is a fresh force on the Canadian entertainment landscape who has dared to put it all on the line with this independent release ... creativity, vocal versatility and musical dexterity.
David’s lyrics walk you through the human experiences of desire, loss and hope. They reveal vulnerability, determination, humour and strength, and provide an unflinching look into our common need for love and a feeling of home.
David is fearless in his arrangements – from Hammond Organ to double bass to an outstanding horn section – he enjoys an acoustic palate that marries rich and elegant with animated and imaginative. In live shows he serves it up with the energy of a demon, and audiences immediately open up to his honest and passionate delivery. David is a young man but he has old-soul wisdom that connects him with people on the most fundamental level.

Damhnait Doyle has already established herself as an extraordinary vocalist and a powerhouse writer, but Lights Down Low showcases her voice in ways no one has heard before. Her vocal performance is sometimes sultry, sometimes innocent, and always unpredictable. Danny's arrangements and his virtuosity as both a producer and an instrumentalist are the perfect partner to Dav's vocal versatility. Ultimately, Dav and Danny’s unique partnership yielded performances that are playful yet smouldering, fresh yet familiar.

Pour yourself a glass of wine, turn the lights down low and enjoy . . .


Zari

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June 24
ZARI CD Release Vocal music from the Republic of Georgia
$15 adv / $18

Reid Robins
Shalva Makharashvili
Andrea Kuzmich

ZARI is an acclaimed trio of singer/instrumentalists living in Canada who specialize in the music of the Georgian Republic. In early 2003 Shalva Makharashvili (of Rustavi, Georgia) and Torontonians Andrea Kuzmich and Reid Robins joined forces to concentrate their efforts on the exquisite harmony and complex polyphony of this ancient music. By turns exotic, lyrical, and powerful, ZARI brings to the stage three accomplished artists who embody the tradition and improvisational interplay of one of the world's most beautiful musics in it's most transparent form: the vocal trio. Committed to bringing this relatively unknown repertoire into the lives of listeners everywhere, ZARI continues to tour, record CD's, perform on radio and television, offer workshops and sing at charity events and festive gatherings.

June 25
TIP SPLINTER IN SONG & STORY
featuring the return of Kieran Wade joined by his TIP friends Jamie Snider, Madeleine O'Loghlin, Brian Taheny and Jonathan Lynn
$18 adv / $20

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Michele Jacot

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June 26
COMMINGLE TOO!
Fundraiser

Michele Jacot received her Bachelor of Music degree in Performance at the University of Toronto and her Master of Music degree at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. She has performed in a variety of solo and chamber music recitals, and has played with several Canadian orchestras. In addition to her active orchestral and chamber music involvement, a portion of her freelance career includes work on film soundtracks and in musical theatre. Ms. Jacot has also been a faculty member at several music festivals across Canada. As well as teaching in her private studio, she is active as a workshop and masterclass instructor.

 

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June 27
RIVERBOAT REVIVAL
$15 / $17

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