Advance Tickets Myrol Remember to respect your fellow music ~ 1985 25 th 2010 ~ Ticket Packages listener... turn off all electronic gadgets, & PLEASE, no chatter during the Venue Info. performance. Welcome to the Thank-you! F.M.F.C’s 25th Season! Advance tickets for ALL SHOWS available from Sept. 1st at: Top quality roots music in a comfortable Joël Fafard Jim Hepler smoke free club setting Trisha Gagnon Acoustic Music Shop: September 17 The Crystal Plamondon Band (AB) CHUCK BRODSKY Scott Cook 9934-82 Avenue (780) 433-3545 With special guest Brett Kissel April 8 Tix on the Square: October 8 The Gift: A tribute to the music To close out our season we present of Ian Tyson (AB) master storyteller/ singer-song- 9930 - 102 Avenue (780) 420-1757) writer Chuck Brodsky. “Down- October 29 Lynn Miles with Keith Glass (ON) to-earth lyrics about ordinary folk $17 advance (plus service charge) sung in an often jocular, and al- $20 at the door November 12 John Reischman & the Jaybirds (BC) ways entertaining style. He may Opener: Bix Mix Boys be compassionate, but there’s November 26 Marc Atkinson Trio (BC) always a bit of black humor as Steve Palmer Ticket Packages Opener: Jim Helper well…” – The Jerusalem Post. Brent Kissel Chuck has shared the stage with Bobby Cameron Bix Mix Boys • Six Pack (You choose): $95 January 21 Tremoloco (USA) Patty Larkin, Arbo, Gillian Welch, Tracy Millar With special guest Rick Shea John Hartford, Greg Brown…just Each additional concert add: $15 to name a few. He is an extraor- February 11 Vishten (PEI) dinary talent. • Full Season Pack $150 February 25 Wendell and Wheat (ON) Marc Atkinson Marc Opener: Steve Palmer Gord Matthews To order a package please call 780-438-6410 Opener: Scott Cook is a modern-day Ramblin Jack Elliot: great stories, unforgettable voice. March 11 Madison Violet (ON) Opener: Myrol Concerts are held at: Rick Shea March 25 Jonathan Edwards (USA) St. Basil’s Cultural Center, Opener: Joël Fafard 10819 - 71 Avenue, Edmonton April 8 Chuck Brodsky (USA) Doors open at 7:00 PM Show at 8:00 PM Opener: Scott Cook ...good food, good folks, great music! See back for ticket & venue info. (780) 438-6410 / www.fmfc.org l THE CRYStaL PLAMONDON BAND LYNN MILES WITH KEITH GLASS MARC ATKINSON TRIO VISHTEN MADISON VIOLET September 17 October 29 November 26 February 11 March 11 Madison Violet are Brenley To kick off our 25th season: Loui- Melodically captivating, sen- MacEachern and Lisa Ma- siana Cajun meets Alberta franco- Without a doubt one of the strongest sually charged and technically cIsaac (sister of Ashley). phone…country rockin zydeco ala acts touring today, Lynn Miles does it awe-inspiring describes this Their sound – after nine Plamondon! Crystal is an Alberta all exceptionally well. An astounding Juno nominated Trio. Jazz, years together – has been treasure with a twenty-year track voice to inhabit classic original songs, blues, bluegrass and gypsy described as city folk and record of delivering high energy such as “Unravel”, “Black Flower”, and music are all taken for a joyful tumbleweed pup. (Listen- shows. Her band includes Gord “It’s HNIC Again”. romp by Marc, Michael Hamil- ers will hear the ghosts Mathews, Fred LaRose, Dayle ton and Joey Smith. Simpson and Myron Szott. of Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle.) Our special guest Brett Kissel is an amazing young talent. Still a teenager he regularly plays to sold-out crowds. Why? Because he’s Lynn will be accompanied by her pal They tour all around the world, and everywhere audiences have a superb entertainer. Keith Glass, instrumentalist extraordi- swooned over their storytelling and songs. naire (from Prairie Oyster) to add licks Opening on this night is a man with some serious musical chops as Vishten plays a mix of Acadian, Irish and Scottish musical styles, and laughs! well: long-time FMFC friend/house-band member, Jim Helper! with fiery fiddling and powerful step-dancing taking front and centre. Opener: Edmontonians will be very familiar with mother-daughter This sextet of young musicians play shows recalling the joy and en- duo, Myrol. Grassroots Canadiana featuring beautiful harmonies and ergy of the Acadian “Kitchen Party”. Magnifique! trad-sounding originals. THE GIFT: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC JOHN REISCHMAN AND THE JAYBIRDS TREMOLOCO WENDELL AND WHEat JONatHAN EDWARDS OF IAN TYSON November 12 January 21 February 25 March 25 October 8 Wendell Ferguson is one of the From his hit song “Sunshine” best loved and most respected in 1971, through subsequent Featuring a stellar cast of play- guitarists in Canada. He writes recordings (“Rockin Chair”, ers – Stewart MacDougall, sharp, witty and brilliant songs… “Sailboat”) to stints with the Bobby Cameron, Thom Moon, think Mark Twain meets Victor Seldom Scene, Emmylou Har- Ron Rault, Myron Szott and Tracy Borge! ris, Nashville, Broadway, a chil- Millar – the live show covers all dren’s album, film and televi- eras of Tyson’s inspiring career, Katherine Wheatley is no slouch sion work, Jonathan Edwards from his days with Sylvia right on guitar either. She has written continues to tour and play concerts. The man delivers – songs of up to the present. Every song a Vancouver resident John Reischman is a world-class mando- Tremoloco is an eclectic roots band from Los Angeles. Their mu- music for films and television. On passion, insight, humor, all rendered in that pure and powerful tenor gem. linist. He and his fabulous band have been together playing and sic leans towards Mexican-Americana, which includes conjunto, which, like fine wine, has only grown sweeter with age. singing virtually flawless bluegrass for a decade. If you enjoy stage she exudes kindness and country, Cajun, blues, latin, jazz and roadhouse rock and roll. love. bluegrass at all, this is the band to see. Welcome back John Think Los Lobos meets Warren Zevon. Beat the January cold with Opener: Saskatchewan’s’ Joël Fafard is one heck of a guitarist. and The Jaybirds! some hot tex-mex! The gifted slide finger style player writes stirring, melodic composi- About opener Steve Palmer: “a gently timbered voice and heartfelt tions that paint pictures as vivid as any song with words. Also on the bill, Edmonton’s own Bix Mix Boys, fresh off their Opener Rick Shea is a singer songwriter who also plays with lyrics backed by stellar acoustic playing. I detect a bit of Merle recent triumph at Blueberry Bluegrass Festival. Tremoloco. He was at our club in 2005 (with Dave Mallett). Wel- Travis…” - Gary Fjellgaard come back Rick!.