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GrassRoots ON Tour Presents:

July 2nd
Claire Jenkins avec Band



Like nothing and everything you have seen before, Claire Jenkins Avec Band have a really, really good time playing live.

www.clairejenkins.com


July 9th
Patrick Brealey and The Knives



The music of singer-songwriter Patrick Brealey is steeped in a mix of roots and country with doses of cabaret and blues thrown in for good measure. The result is an intelligent blend of lyrically driven tunes for the head and heart. Patrick's songs travel a rolling landscape between soul-touching ballads and theatrical rollicks in which listeners find themselves in a world where influences like Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello roam. The songs are home to a lyrical depth compared to the likes of Lyle Lovett, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen while Brealey’s delivery combines tongue-in-cheek humour with heartfelt honesty, creating a perfect soundtrack for weekend mornings, sunsets at the cabin or a long drive along a dirt road.

www.patrickbrealey.com

August 6th
Greg Hobbs -Full Band



Greg Hobbs has established himself in the folk-roots music scene with honest and entertaining lyrics that bring out the beauty of blue moods and the humor of seemingly dark situations. He is a treasure of a songwriter and an engaging performer spliting bills with such music icons as Fred Eaglesmith, Tom Wilson, Erik Andersen, Odetta, Don Mclean, Amy Millan and many others. Greg and his band make beautifully crafted music ranging from haunting minor key journeys to clever, jazzy country shuffles and they have been known to top things off with a bit of bluegrass and country groove.
People - don't miss this opportunity to take in a memorable musical experience as they pass through your town


www.greghobbs.com

LINE UP CHANGE
August 13th
Michael Laderoute opens for Washboard Hank


Michael Laderoute is a performing songwriter from Arnprior in the Ottawa Valley but currently located in Toronto Ontario.
His current CD, “A River I Know” is receiving airplay and international sales in North America, Holland, the Netherlands, Italy, New Zealand and the UK.
His original music is often compared to that of John Prine, Guy Clark, Joe Ely and other troubadours. He writes with a diverse focus on tales from the road, old motel rooms, of redemption and falls from grace. Songs are often a stark landscape inhabited by interesting and troubled characters that always win in the end.

www.myspace.com/laderoute


Washboard Hank plays an amazing conglomeration of bells, licence plates, duck calls, etc., and actually gets music out of it. He also plays banjo, kazoo, and dobro, and will probably break a lot of guitar strings too

His repertoire includes bluegrass, rockabilly, country, television themes and Oktoberfest. He can go from sensitive to manic to ridiculous in an instant. Don't blink, you'll miss something good. Hank has appeared on dozens of TV shows (Elephant Show, W5, Mr. Dressup, etc.) recently performed on C.B.C.'s Madly Off In All Directions, and spent four years as a member of Fred Eaglesmith's band, doing 200 + shows a year all over North America.

www.melmusic.com/washboardhank/

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