Nick Fall 2012 Newsletter
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nickelodeon Music Club Crescent Heights Community Hall - 1101 - 2nd Street N.W. Mailing address: P. O. Box 63016, Stadium RPO Calgary, AB T2N 4S5 33rd Season: Fall 2012 elcome to the 33rd anniversary season at the Nick! Tickets We will present some old friends along with some • Our 2012-2013 season’s pass GOLD CARDS are sold terrific newcomers. Please remember, we now start out. The Nickelodeon thanks all those returning GOLD Wall our shows at 7:30. CARD holders who are supporting the club once again. The home of the Nickelodeon is the Crescent Heights Community We also warmly welcome those who have purchased a Hall (1101 - 2nd Street NW). Seating is first-come first serve with GOLD CARD for the first time. GOLD CARD holders the following exception: season’s ticket holders who arrive early are reminded that your season’s passes are transferable if you will be given preferential admission from 6:50 - 7:00 P.M. Our cannot attend a performance. ticket capacity is 193 patrons, and 110 are season’s ticket holders. Online Ticket Sales Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. with the doors opening at 7:00 p.m. • $25 Advance Tickets for ALL 2012 concerts will go on sale SEPTEMBER 14 and ALL January to April 2013 concerts will An evening at the Nick begins with an opening act, followed by go on sale DECEMBER 14 at pumphousetheatre.ca two sets by our featured performer. Breaks between sets allow time for socializing and indulging in an entree, great cakes, Advance Ticket Sales At The Nick popcorn and other refreshments. • Starting at our first club on September 29, and at each club thereafter, Nick patrons may purchase advance tickets for Guitar Raffle! The Nick will once again conduct a raffle for a Bristol BD-16 Dreadnought guitar and wall hanger, generously donated by any of our upcoming fall shows. Mike MacLeod and The Acoustic Guitar. Tickets will be sold throughout • $25 door tickets are only available if we do not sell out in the season and our Nick performers will autograph the guitar. The advance. Any remaining tickets will be sold first come, draw for this one-of-a-kind guitar will be held on April 6, 2013. All first serve at the Crescent Heights Hall on the night of the proceeds from the Nickelodeon Guitar Raffle will be used to send youth show. participants to the Foothills Acoustic Music Institute camp in May 2013. The Nickelodeon Music Club is a volunteer operated, non-profit Smoke Free / Cell Phone Free Music! The Nick is a non-smoking organization. The Nick wishes to thank its volunteers for the and cell phone free venue. We appreciate the cooperation of our countless number of hours they dedicate. Without the work of our audience and volunteers in abiding by this policy and trust that it volunteers, these special nights would not be possible. keeps the ‘atmosphere’ even more pleasant. The Nickelodeon wishes to thank Calgary Arts Development and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for their generous support. We also wish to acknowledge airplay support of our performers on CKUA and CJSW. The Performers Mighty Popo (Ontario/Rwanda) September 29 A Nickelodeon Debut! Mighty Popo is a Rwandan/Burundian refugee/survivor and a person of enormous charm, wit, resilience and joie de vivre. Popo demonstrated his effortless musicality as a member of the 2004 Juno Award winning African Guitar Summit. Gakondo, his latest CD, means origins in the Kinyarwandan language. In it Popo traces his own family origins, while working within the traditions of original Rwandan music. Popo has inherited a love of the traditional music of Rwanda and Burundi but he also has a lifelong connection with rock and roll, blues, jazz, R&B, Reggae and folk traditions. His music reflects his immersion in a world culture which he has navigated with grace, sensitivity and an enormous sense of exploration and fun. It is enriched by many traditions. It is authentically his. For his Nickelodeon concert Popo will be joined by Kofi Ackah on percussion and Aron Niyitunga on lead guitar. Brian McLeod (Alberta) A Nickelodeon Debut! Brian’s uplifting music is about love and life, inspired by a wide range of experiences with girlfriends, God, Mother Earth, traveling, Yoga, chocolate, Tibetan Lamas, friendship, sorrow, doubt, and redemption. Audiences are moved to both tears and laughter and with his intricate guitar work and soulful voice, his music highlights the celebration of each moment as a gift, and audiences are consistently drawn into the powerful yet affectionate energy that radiates from his Popo’s blues were always African-inflected, but (his CD) Gakondo, delivers us entirely into the soul of songs. Brian won first place & people’s choice award in the 2012 Easter Seals New Rwanda’s ancient traditional music. Talent Contest. His album Door Of My Heart was released in 2011. Lark Clark, CKUA John Wort Hannam (Alberta) OctOber 13 One of Canada’s best folk/roots songwriters, John is known for his unique take on the simple day-to- 1st Nick headline, Mar. ‘05 (3-in-1 with Maria Dunn and Eileen Laverty) day dramas of common folk through songs that map the landscapes of both the human heart and this vast continent of ours. He is a born story-teller with a keen eye for the quirky, and lyrics that create 1st Nick opener, Nov. ‘03 stories behind the songs. A multiple award winner at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Competition, in 2010, John’s fourth CD, Queens Hotel earned him a Juno nomination and the Contemporary Artist of the Year Canadian Folk Music Award. His Nickelodeon concert will celebrate the Calgary release of his newest CD, Brambles and Thorns. Thriving on live performance, John Wort Hannam is truly happy when he is on the road playing and connecting personally with an audience. At the Nick, John will be accompanied by Tyler Bird on bass and accordion and Scott Duncan on fiddle. Bradon Gates (Alberta) A Nickelodeon Debut! Braden picked up the fiddle at age 5 and the guitar at 7. At 16, Braden became the Alberta fiddle champion. In 2009 and 2010, he was first runner up and in 2011 and 2012 he once again claimed Alberta’s top fiddle prize. Now at 19, he interweaves traditional Canadian fiddle tunes with beautiful original melodies on guitar. His mastery of the fiddle transfers seamlessly to guitar to underpin his If you’re a fan of Gordon Lighfoot’s first four albums, dirt folk storytelling style of homegrown original tales about stuff that matters. you’ll find Hannam’s music a particularly comfortable Braden’s heart felt lyrics and natural good humor creates a live show that leaves his fit ... he has all the marks of someone who’ll be in it for audience cheering for more. the long run. - Vintage Guitar Magazine The Strawbs (Great Britain) OctOber 27 A Nickelodeon Debut! As Strawbs celebrate four decades of music making, it is still difficult to categorise the unique sound that has made them Britain’s most successful international progressive folk-rock band. Strawbs are often mentioned with bands like Yes, King Crimson, and the Moody Blues. However, beyond progressive rock, Strawbs have another key component in their complex and intricate songs; they emerged out of the British Folk movement of the mid-1960s. The band started life as the Strawberry Hill Boys playing bluegrass, before moving into the mainstream by making the first Strawbs album with Sandy Denny in 1967, a year before she recorded her first album with Fairport Convention. Acoustic Strawbs comprise David Cousins, along with lead guitarist Dave Lambert, and the astonishingly versatile Chas Cronk, who together formed the front-line of the classic 1970s line-up of Strawbs which had a remarkable seven consecutive albums in the Billboard Top 200 in the USA. Paul Rumbolt (Alberta) First Nick Opener Dec. ‘09 For Paul, the most rewarding aspect of a lifetime of music has been the opportunity to share, collect, and create stories with the people for whom he has performed. Paul traveled coast to coast and south of the border in search of experiences for his new album, SongSmith. Paul returns to his roots with a work The songwriting was phenomenal, and the way the trio embellished that speaks of his love of the people and places a life in music has brought him. sublime melodies with supreme harmonies and incredible Drawing on his storytelling gift, Paul revisits the singer-songwriter folk genre that instrumentation made their performance unforgettable. In fact, I has influenced him most in an album that highlights his intricate song stylings and repeatedly thought “music just isn’t this good anymore”. incredible voice. Philadelphia Examiner www.thenick.ca Jennifer Berezan (California) November 10 Jennifer Berezan is a unique blend of singer/songwriter, teacher, and activist. Over the course of 1st Nick headline, Feb. ‘89, (3-in-1 with Oscar ten albums, she has developed and explored recurring themes with a rare wisdom. Her lifelong (Lopez) and Manuel and Su Chong Lim) involvement in environmental, women’s, and other justice movements as well as an interest in Buddhism and earth-based spirituality are at the heart of her writing. Her most recent release Home continues her signature mix of emotionally rich songs, original guitar work, a collection of esteemed musical friends and themes that touch on “home as everywhere” California, Beijing, the Yukon, and the internal realms of the heart. Her work continues to expand artistic boundaries, blurring the distinctions between musical styles, politics, and spirituality. Though her songs often confront universal issues, her perspective is informed by a refreshing and honest intimacy.