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Sonic Orchard music festival

July 15, 2008

 

Music. Art. Ecology
Part experimental art show ,part kick ass concert, part feast , part field party.
For us, all of us. You, me, our friends, strangers for now, kids, families. Build community.
A music line-up like the best mixed tape you ever crafted…covering the sounds from channel to channel on the airwaves.
Intimate crowd, wide open spaces. Land and love. Sound. Sound. Sound.
Commitment to the best in eco conscious festival practices, commitment to enjoying life without lectures.
Balance. In the moment, the experience, the friendship, the living.
Music. Art .Ecology.

This is Sonic Orchard
Sonic Orchard 2008 takes place at Kimbercote Farm, a 110 acre environmental education and social activism facility located in the Beaver Valley , part of the breathtaking Southern Georgian Bay area. The valley is part of the Niagara Escarpment – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the meandering beauty of the Beaver River. Established in 1959, Kimbercote Farm functions as a retreat, an organic farm ,a laboratory for intentional community research, and an environmental education outreach centre .The site is graced with immense natural beauty best explored by the numerous hiking trails and also is home to a stone labyrinth and a straw bale demonstration building.

www.kimbercote.org

Featuring;
SunParlour Players, The Fembots, Run with the Kittens, Bullmoose, The Stables,Samba Elegua, Psychotropical Orchestra, Swiss Dice, Everything All the Time, Peter Project,Bocce, The Chameleon Project, Dave Lauzon, Escalate, Diesel Dog, The Fat Cats,Sean Macdonald Band, Canteen Knockout, The Luckless, Rural Alberta Advantage,Boys Who Say No, Nick Zubeck, Robert Hedge, Devin and the Dark Light, Grande Fir,Scott Cook,Jawbone, The Funky Truth Harmonic Tide, Blobject, Suburban Smith, Mustashat,…and more!!!

Acoustic Singer/Songwriters stage TBA

Free Vegan Meals * Bus Shuttles * Free Workshops
Children’s Activities * Art Installations * Marketplace and MORE!

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Written by Jesse · Filed Under The Area, Sustainability, The Arts, Concerts, Music, The Environment 

Electric Eclectics - Festival of Experimental Music and Sound Art

July 9, 2008

Electric Eclectics

Festival of Experimental Music and Sound Art 

PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS

 

 

The Electric Eclectics Festival presents sound installations in various public buildings throughout the month of July, leading up to the Aug. 1-3 festival weekend. The Electric Eclectics Festival features cutting-edge, avant-garde and experimental music by world-renowned musicians, media artists, sound artists and performance artists. Electric Eclectics Festival info is at www.electric-eclectics.com.

 

Electric Eclectics’ popular Music for Toilets series will return with sound installations in the toilets of the Bean Cellar Café in Owen Sound and the Earth Harvest Café in Meaford. Anitra Hamilton (named “Toronto artist of 2007″ by Now Magazine) will present her Audio Parade at the Bean Cellar, and Steve Heimbecker’s “The Enormouslessness of Cloud Machines” can be heard in the toilets of the Earth Harvest Café in Meaford. Both installations run July 1 - Aug 3.

 

Videos by Sound Artists will be shown at the L.E. Shore Library Gallery in Thornbury, featuring videos documenting sound installations and sound art by Barry Schwartz, Tilman Kuentzel, Chris Welsby, Laura Kikauka, Gordon Monahan, Charles Fox, and Ira Schneider/Werner Durand, July 5 - Aug. 29. At the Festival Aug 1-3, there will be an expanded area for sound installations at the Funny Farm festival site, featuring installations by Edwin van der Heide whose “Laser Sound Projection” was a highlight at last year’s festival, and Maki Ueda who will present her “Aromatic Journey” consists of distilled smells from local elements, both natural and artificial.

 

A noteworthy return visit by New York percussionist Michael Evans also takes place before the 2008 Festival.  Last year, Evans’ free, interactive percussion and drumming workshops were a hit with local youth.  This year, during the week of July 28-31, Evans will host workshops for drum enthusiasts at the Meaford Library, the L. E. Shore Library in Thornbury and the Meaford Military Family Resource Centre. 

 

Electric Eclectics is expanding with a series at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest called “The Best of Electric Eclectics”. The series will feature highlights from Electric Eclectics’ first two years, with performances by Nihilist Spasm Band, Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto, Rozasia, Alexis O’Hara, Dorit Chrysler, Lary 7, Jesse Stewart, and John Kilduff. The Best of Electric Eclectics series takes place July 3-13.

 

The 3rd annual edition of the Electric Eclectics Festival takes place on the August 1-3 long weekend in rural Meaford, Ontario. Concerts on several stages, sound installations, unique vendors, and many surprises, are all part of the Festival at the Funny Farm.  The Funny Farm is located at 202 Scotch Mountain Road, off Grey Road 12, about 8 km from Meaford. Electric Eclectics Festival info is at www.electric-eclectics.com.

 

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Media contact: 

Gordon Monahan, Eclectic Electrics Founder & Artistic Director

519-378-9899, elgordo@fuzzylove.de

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Written by Jesse · Filed Under Concerts, Music, Audio 

HARBOUR NIGHTS - RISING STAR and VETERAN RECORDING ARTISTS unite

July 9, 2008

July 13, 2008
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

The amount of musical talent we have in this region is absolutely
astounding, and our primary mandate with the Harbour Nights Concert
Series is to showcase that talent, especially original
singer-songwriters. The concerts are gaining a loyal following - over
800 people have attended the 3 concerts to date this summer.

This coming Sunday July 13 we have a rising star appearing with two
incredible musical veterans, and we invite you to take the opportunity
to shine a spotlight on this concert in particular. Here are their bios:

LAUREN BEST
Young, talented, and absolutely fearless, Lauren’s talents helped her
win last year’s Summerfolk Youth Discovery Showcase. A driven
songwriter, singer, and keyboardist, Lauren is creatively engaged
performing, collaborating, and working on her debut album. Hear her
songs at www.myspace.com/laurenbest

ROSELYN BROWN, classically trained multi-instrumentalist and recording
artist, has played locally and internationally, from performing with
some of Toronto’s finest jazz musicians to international performances of
Big Band music with her husband Tommy Earlls and his International
Untouchables. With the release of her CD, EMANCIPATION, Roselyn is now
enjoying airplay and interviews on select radio stations.
www.roselynbrown.com

Award-winning multi-instrumentalist MICHAEL GRACE has appeared
internationally both as a performer and music educator, having played
with notable artists such as Dizzy Gillespie. With a classical and jazz
background, his versatility extends throughout the woodwinds as well as
on basses. He hails from Ann Arbour, Michigan, but makes Southampton his
summer home.

Lauren’s original songs will be skilfully supported by Roselyn and
Michael. This will be a seminal concert in the development of what is
sure to be a stellar career. Not to be missed.

The full concert schedule is now posted at www.harbournights.ca

Thanks,

Doug Cleverley
Event Facilitator
City of Owen Sound
Phone: (519) 376-4440 ext. 251
Fax: (519) 371-0511
www.owensound.ca

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a songsational afternoon with david sereda, Lauren Best and the Renegade Company, and Tyler Wagler

April 2, 2008

April 6, 2008
2:00 pmto4:30 pm

Poster

Veteran songwriter david sereda and up-and-coming artist Lauren Best are teaming up to offer a special afternoon of music at Mudtown Pottery Studio on Sunday April 6th at 2 pm. Featuring Owen Sound native and bassist extraordinaire Tyler Wagler, the afternoon promises to generate some heat to melt away winter in this sugar shack of song. Keira McArthur will be joining The Renegade Company on cello and vocals. Tickets can be purchased in advance at The Downtown Bookstore; be sure to avoid disappointment and get yours today. For more information email renegadecompany@gmail.com or call 519 372 6431.

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Written by Lauren · Filed Under Concerts, The Arts, Youth, Owen Sound, Guest Post, Music, Community, Events, Get Out, Participation 

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