2010 OCFF Showcase Information >
2009 OCFF Showcase Information >
Ontario Council of Folk Festivals 23rd Annual Conference
October 15th to 18th, 2009
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LW COMMUNICATIONS PRESENTS:
R'N'R: ROOTS 'N' ROUTES
Thursday - Capitale Room
Friday and Saturday - Room 1814
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Duane Andrews Uniting what would seem to be impossible -- traditional Newfoundland music with the gypsy jazz of legendary Django Reinhardt, Andrews makes it not just work - he makes it soar! "The music might be best described as Folk music played by a top Jazz guitarist, and the result is refreshing and stunning. Highly recommended." - Folkworld Magazine, Germany |
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Jon Brooks “Brooks follows the tradition of poking holes in accepted truths, a path blazed by the likes of Woody Guthrie and John Lennon... truly impressive songs that will likely be sung for generations to come.” - Penguin Eggs |
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Caracol Hailing from Montreal, Caracol offers up raw emotion delivered in a unique blend of folk, old jamaican rocksteady, with a singer-songwriter and a vintage 50's feel. It is likened by some to Indie-pop and features the sounds of the ukulele, the autoharp and a good old acoustic guitar! This combined with a live show honed by tours across 14 countries with ex-band DobaCaracol (100,000 albums sold, winner of a FELIX- Best World Music album), Caracol's music is sure to enthrall. |
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Jon Davis "…If you like James Taylor, I think you will absolutely love Jon Davis. Very, very nice voice... " – CBC Daybreak; "It's not often you encounter a musician who can write, sing and play really well. Jon Davis does all three now and is poised to become an artist of consequence in the very near future". - Bill Garrett, Borealis Records |
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HOTCHA! Dust Bowl Roots with a Big Bad Beat and vintage hillbilly swing, played with the energy of a runaway train. "This debut is sure to bring a smile to your face and a rumble and shake to your legs that'll make you want to dance around the parlour with a properly chilled mint julep." - Chart Attack |
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Jaffa Road From the global crossroads of the Middle East, Spain, India and North America, come Canada's cutting-edge ambassadors of Diaspora Roots music, Jaffa Road! Their unique sonic landscape forms a most perfect union that is at once ancient and modern, acoustic and electronic, secular and sacred. Sung in Spanish, Hebrew and English, woven together by pulsing dub grooves and exhilarating improvisations. 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest winner - World |
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Marc Atkinson Trio Marc Atkinson is one of Canada's finest Juno-nominated, Western Canadian award-winning musicians. He is the leader and composer of the internationally renowned Marc Atkinson Trio (and co-founder, composer and performer in the acclaimed, The Bills). The music of this virtuosic group is melodically captivating, sensually charged and ferociously, technically awe-inspiring. |
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Taylor Mitchell “Toronto’s Taylor Mitchell is wise beyond her years. Not even 20, Mitchell possesses the skill and craftsmanship of one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Joni Mitchell. Unrelated by biology, but perhaps in spiritual creative kinship, this burgeoning songstress sings with soul and sass." - Penguin Eggs |
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Nonie Nonie is a musical and storytelling force to be reckoned with. From heady blues, Irish balladry, to Cajun and French Canadian hues, Crete seamlessly traverses genre with an execution only matched by her uncanny ability to explore equally diverse lyrical themes. |
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Sultans of String Canadian string super group Sultans of String weave a stunning global sonic tapestry of Spanish Flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, classical and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz |
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Peter Verity "Singer Peter Verity knows how to pack lots of drama into the songs he sings. There's freezing cold, booze, sex, drugs, and suicide... a folky-version of Steve Earle" -- Sing Out! |
