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Participants and
event links.
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| Saturday
April 26th, 2008
Waltham, MA, USA
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12th Annual Healing Garden
Music Fest
. A terrific cast of Canadian and US talent brought their musical wares to the French Club in Waltham, MA,
for this annual fundraising concert. Featured headliners included
J.P. Cormier with his piano-playing wife Hilda Chiasson-Cormier (Cape Breton, NS), the CD release of
Edmond Boudreau, and the effervescent duo of
Valerie Thompson & Vessela Stoyanova on Cello and Marimba.
Many special guests were also be on hand, including Music Fest stalwart Matt Leavenworth on fiddle and guitar,
Joe Cormier on fiddle, Telecaster Master Jim Spellman , and more
surprise accompanists.
100% of ticket proceeds for this event were be donated for the caring and nurturing
of The Mary Eagan
Garden adjoining the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Care Center on the campus
of Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham (MA).
As a bonus, the 100% of ticket revenues was matched by Patio Records in a donation to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre , where
the first healing garden is opening THIS September!
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| Sunday
18 Nov '07
2:00 PM
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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3nd Annual Ottawa Healing Garden Music Fest. (2:00 PM)
...Featured headliners included:
Katherine Wheatley,
Wendell Ferguson,
Missy Burgess,
Charlie Sohmer, and
Amanda Rheaume.
The Patio All-Star Band of accompanists included Dave Mattacks (UK/US) (drums) and
Richard Gates (Bass), Don Reed
(Fiddle), and Fred Guignion (guitars). Other special guest accompanists
included Vince Halfhide (guitar), Alrick Huebener (bass), Don Cummings (Keyboards),
and Robbie Anderman (flutes).
100% of ticket proceeds were donated towards the
creation of future Healing Gardens at Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre facilities.
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| Saturday
April 21st, 2007
Lexington, MA, USA
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11th Annual (Boston) Healing Garden
Music Fest
. The core of headliners were once-again
virtuosos in their musical abilities, as well as great-hearted people underscoring all their offerings! Featured showcasers included
Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen, and
Ray Legere & Patio Grass.... Harvey and Joyce, who have extensive individual careers, traveled from Maine to accompany one another
in their set. Ray was joined by fellow Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada stalwarts Paul Hebert
on Vocals and Guitar, and Frank Doody on banjo and vocals.
Also coming down from Canada was Ottawa, Ontario singer-songwriter favorite
Ana Miura.
But, of course, a Music Fest event wouldn't have been complete without the most masterful, and all-time record-holder
participant/accompanist/feature.... Matt Leavenworth ! Matt brought his violin, guitar, voice,
and je ne sais quoi to the event. In addition, Mr. Edmond Boudreau accompanied on bass and mandolin.
100% of ticket proceeds were donated towards the maintaining and caring of The Mary Eagan
Garden that adjoins the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Care Centre on the campus of Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham (MA)),
and the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation (towards future healing gardens).
The event took place at the National Heritage Museum's Maxwell Auditorium 33 Marrett Rd.,
in Lexington, MA.
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| Sunday
October 22rd, '06
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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2nd Annual (Ottawa) Healing Garden Music Fest.
Featured Canadian headliners included
Rick Fines (Peterborough, ON), and
Tannis Slimmon (Guelph, ON). Coming to us from the Adirondacks in New York State were
the superbly-voiced and finely-tuned tandem of
Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman.
Boston's own Amy Fairchild (a Chopper fave) brought
her gifts of pen, voice, and guitar to the stage, and traveling all the way from the state of Washington were be two exquisite
creators and presenters of songs, the
Reinhold Richards Duo. (You'll remember Nancy Reinhold from her writing and performing
days with The Wyrd Sisters, and what a team she makes with her performing parter Marjorie Richards.
Yes, the Patio All-Star Rhythm section was in full gear with Dave Mattacks (UK/US) (drums) and
Richard Gates (Bass) traveling northwards to provide
a resounding backbone, and one of our the ever-so-talented Ray Legere bringing
his mandolin and fiddle from Moncton, NB, Canada for exquisite accompaniment. To boot, Ottawa's own Patio All-Star Band member Fred Guignion once again
graced our ears with his superb sidemanship! (Yea, verily, Monsieur Eagan donned his Spector to thump away a bit with Monsieur Fines :)
The event took place at The National Library and Archives Auditorium 395 Wellington, Ottawa, Ontario.
100% of ticket proceeds for this event went towards towards funding the
creation of future Healing Gardens at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre
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| Saturday
April 29th, 2006
Lexington, MA, USA
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10th Annual Healing Garden
Music Fest
. An astounding array of Canadian and US talent unveiled their wondrous wizardry on acoustic guitars, piano, fiddles, mandolin, banjo, whistles, flutes,
vocals, percussion, and basses! Featured headliners included
J.P. Cormier (Cape Breton, NS),
Five2 (Ithaca, NY),
Terry Tufts (Fitzroy Harbour, ON),
The Laws (Gananoque, ON),
and, from Waltham, MA (via Cheticamp, NS), Joe Cormier & The Wednesday Nighters ! Matt Leavenworth
provided his exquisite accompaniment to JP, Five2, Terry, and The Laws, on guitar and fiddle.
The event took place at the National Heritage Museum's Maxwell Theater in Lexington, MA, 33 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA .... 100% of ticket proceeds for this event went towards funding the
creation and of a future Healing Garden at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre and maintaining and caring of The Mary Eagan
Garden that adjoins the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Care Centre on the campus of Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham (MA).
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| Sunday
October 23rd, '05
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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1st Annual (Ottawa) Healing Garden Music Fest
. Oh, what a show this was ! Many of our favorite Canadian performers came together at the National
Library and Archives Auditorium in the nation's capital to entertain us. Featured Headliners included Ian Tamblyn, Georgette
Fry, Cindy
Thompson, Suzie Vinnick,
and Missy Burgess
... And what a group of musicians there were on hand through the night! A partial list includes maple-leaf'ed stars in their own right
James Stephens (fiddle, bass, vocals), Fred Guignion (guitars), Vince Halfhide (guitar, vocals),
Dave Carmichael (guitar, vocals), and Lance Anderson (keyboards).
Statesiders Dave Mattacks (drums) and Richard Gates (bass) traveled northwards to backbone the rhythm
section for the concert.
The event will take place at The National Library and Archives Auditorium 395 Wellington, Ottawa, Ontario.
100% of ticket proceeds for this event went towards funding the
creation and of a future Healing Garden at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre
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| Saturday
October 1st, '05
Arlington, MA
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9th Annual Patio Records (Boston) Music
Fest
. Another All-Star cast of U.S and Canadian
performers will join us in a celebration of music. Featured
north-of-the-border showcasers include Suzie Vinnick
, and Missy Burgess
, who will both stun us with her superb singing. .... Coming to us from the Adirondacks will be the superbly-voiced
and finely-tuned tandem of Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman.... Traveling all the way from the state of Washington will be two exquisite
creators and presenters of songs: Nancy Reinhold
and Marjorie Richards.... Laney Goodman,
the host of the syndicated "Women In Music" show, will both MC the event and serenade us with her sensational
vocalizations.... Indeed, no Music Fest would be complete without
the top-shelf cast of accompanists. Statesiders Dave Mattacks (drums), Richard Gates (bass), and Adam Steinberg (guitar) will
augment the singers showcasing. You'll also want to keep both ears opened for Canadians James Stephens (fiddle), Vince Halfhide (guitars),
and Alrick Huebener (bass).
The event will take place at The Regent
Theatre, 7 Medford St, Arlington, MA. Tickets, $18 in
advance, $22 day of show ($2 discount to WUMB members), will soon be available at the box office and online.
(Tel: 781-646-4849, Fax: 781-643-4747). All ticket proceeds for this event will go towards funding the
creation and of a future Healing Garden at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre ,
in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario.
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| Saturday
October 23rd, '04
Waltham, MA
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Music
Fest 2004
. Another All-Star cast of U.S and Canadian
performers will join to raise funds towards a future garden patio for
patients in Ottawa, Ontario. Featured
maple-leafers will be Georgette
Fry
, Tannis
Slimmon
, and Rick
Fines.
Popular New Englanders Barbara
Kessler
and Amy
Fairchild
round out this superb lineup. This event will be at the one-year-new
Gallagher Auditorium at the McDevitt Middle School, 75 Church St.,
Waltham, MA. ( Click here for
directions). Located a block
from Main Street, you can enjoy dinner at one of Waltham's fine
restaurants and take in the musical repaste afterwards. Tickets are
available through The Regent
Theatre
by calling 781-646-6849.
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| Saturday
April 24th, 2004
Lexington, MA
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Fiddle
and String Fest.
Featured instrumentalists at this concert in Lexington, MA, include
Canadian residents J.P. Cormier,
Cindy
Thompson, statesiders (and
Canadian-born) Gerry
Robichaud (fiddle),
Bobby Robichaud (guitar),
Joe Cormier (fiddle), and
Edmond Boudreau (mandolin,
guitar, bass), and two of Cape Breton's finest pianists:
Doug MacPhee and
Hilda Chiasson-Cormier . To
boot, Ross Butineau (guitar) will accompany his wife Cindy
Thompson-Butineau, and Andy Cormier will set in for a special set on
trumpet and flugelhorn with his dad Joe Cormier on Fiddle.... Quite a
family show it will be, yay !!
All proceeds to be donated to the
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Foundation.
The concert will also feature the Release of both J.P.
Cormier's "X8... a mandolin
collection"
CD and "The North Atlantic
Strings" album featuring Joe,
Edmond, Gerry, Bobby, and Doug. |
| Saturday
Jan 10th, 2004
Ottawa, ON
|
Rasputin's Folk Cafe
was the site for the evening hosted by Missy
Burgess.
Missy warmed and wowed audience with her tremendous singing and spirit
setting. Two more of Ottawa's fine performers, Tony Turner
and David
Keeble,
presented their
well-written songs in fine vocal and instrumental fashion. Oh, and an
appreciatve clap for accompanists Alrick Heubener, Dave Carmichael, and
Roberta Heubener, and the heartfelt words of experience from Sharon
Reeves.... Ticket revenues and same-night donations (all matched by
Patio Records) added up to a donation of $ 1,750 for the
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Foundation.
Terry Eagan was most happy to present that amount plus $ 5,000 more at
the ORCC Foundation's 7th Annual Telethon the next afternoon; yay !
(Picture that garden patio in 4 years :) |
| Nov
1st, 2003
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18
year old Prince Edward Island (PEI) fiddling sensation Cynthia
MacLeod
twirled her magic and had them footstomping and stepdancing at the
Canadian-American Club, in Watertown, Massachusetts. Headlining with
Cynthia was PEI's own Gordon
Belsher.
Gordon and Cynthia double delighted the audience as they accompanied
one another throughout the night. A special treat
was in store for the revelers, as guest piano accompaniment for a
handful of square sets was performed
by Charlie MacLeod (tres distant relation?) and New Waterford, Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia's own Doug MacPhee. (Doug was in town for a
recording project with the Atlantic Strings).
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| Apr
26th, 2003
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MusicFest 2003.
On this monsoonlike night, the audience was mightily warmed with some
of the finest writing, singing, and playing this side of, well,
anywhere! Bill Bourne
drove all the way from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, winning the furthest
commute award. Guelph, Ontarions, James
Gordon and Sandy Horne doubled
as headliners
and accompanists. Annie Gallup
arrived from Ann Arbor, Michigan to spellbind with her
words and delivery. Louise
Taylor
delivered her wide range of
rhytmic and gripping songs (not to mention her "June Taylor Dancing"
during the encore! When not serving as host/MC, Scott
Alarik presented his
boomingly-fine renditions of traditional and original songs. Featured
accompanists were Matt Leavenworth on fiddle and guitar, and Richard
Gates on Bass. |
| Feb
8th, 2002
|
Velvet Arm Golden Hand
CD Release Concert. What a grand treat it was this night for
generations of fans Canadian-American Club in Watertown, MA. Cheticamp,
NS-born Joe Cormier
hooked up with his nephew
J.P. Cormier at J.P.'s Cape
Breton studio, and this masterpiece of fiddling
was born! |
| Apr
28th, 2001
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MusicFest 2001.
Ah, the concert to cap the Grand Opening of the Mary Eagan Garden at
the Waltham Hospital, yay !! This combination Fiddle and Song Fest
featured
a large cast of past years' performers, including the two most
involved: Rick
Fines and Suzie Vinnick.
Other Canadians making the trip to Waltham, MA, for the event were Cindy
Thompson, Georgette Fry,
David Woodhead, Elana Harte, Kim Sheppard, and Marion Linton. Area
participants included
Joe Cormier, Gerry Robichaud, Matt Leavenworth, and Gordon
Grottenthaler. What a show it was !
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| May
06, 2000 |
MusicFest 2000.
JFK Middle School Auditorium, Waltham, MA. Featuring Cindy Kallet,
Ellen Epstein, and Michael Cicone ,
Rick
Fines, Ian Tamblyn,
Cindy
Thompson, Matt Leavenworth,
Stacey and Tim Lefort, Richard Simpkins, and Marion Linton. MC'ed by
Bob Cannon. .
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| May
1st, 1999 |
MusicFest '99.
Third annual musical tribute to Mary Eagan, featuring a great mix of
Canadian and U.S. performers. Featured headliners and accompanists
include:
Beth Ferguson , Bill Bourne,
Chris White, Ellen Epstein ,
Geoff Patterson,
Ian
Tamblyn,
John Curtis,
Kerri
Powers ,
Lori
McKenna , Matt Leavenworth, Rick
Fines,
Pat "Hatrack" Gallagher, Seth Connelly, Suzie Vinnick,
and
Alan Tauber. MC'ed by
Bob
Cannon.
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| Apr
26 - May 2, 1999 |
The Maple League....
Eastern Massachusetts Spring Tour featuring Canadian Musicians
Bill
Bourne, Beth
Ferguson , Rick Fines,
Ian
Tamblyn, Suzie Vinnick,
and
Chris
White. MC'ed by Bob Cannon.
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| April
28, 1998 |
A Musical Tribute to Mary Eagan.
This second benefit concert in Mary's memory built on the initial
concept and added a great spark of momentum. Leading up to the event, a
collaboration with the Deaconess-Waltham Hospital began to take hold.
Many of the song contributors for the Family,
Friends, and Neighbors benefit
compilation CD
performed at this first "Music Fest". The All-Star lineup featured:
Beth
Ferguson , Rick Fines,
Suzie
Vinnick, John Fitzsimmons ,
Gail
Rundlett, Geoff
Bartley, John
Lincoln Wright, John
& Leah Curtis, Joe Cormier
and Jaye Coates .
Featured accompanists
included Matt Leavenworth
(guitars and fiddle), John
Curtis (keyboards and vocals), Jeannine
Randall (piano),
Pat "Hatrack" Gallagher (harmonica
and vocals), Dimitri
Eleftherakis (bass and
vocals), Geoff Patterson (pedal
steel guitar),
Amanda Turner (bass
viol), Tom Miller (electric
bass and vocals), and Rick
Smith (drums). MC'ed by Bob
Cannon.
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| Jan
19 - 25, 1997 |
Suzie Vinnick, Rick Fines, &
Miche Pouliot
Greater Boston
Tour. Well, everyone, before there was a colloboration with any
hospital, there was the hope that musical collaborations could
one day lead to fundraising. Kicking off all of our musical ventures
was a tour of this area by a/cdwhite/beth.html">Beth Ferguson , Suzie Vinnick
and Rick
Fines. A few phone calls to
Suzie in the autumn of '96 led to Suzie and Rick teaming up with
drummer extraordinare Miche
Pouliot
on a week's venture to Waltham for a little radio and gigging. Yea,
verily, although the first "major" concert had sooo many attendees
disguised as empty seats, by the end of the week, plans were underway
for the 2nd 'Annual' event! The support of Rick, Suzie, and Miche that
first weekend was immeasurable. Thanks ! And don't forget John Lincoln
Wright and the Sourmash boys for their performing and welcoming of our
Canadian contingent. The first auditorium concert was MC'ed by Bob
Cannon, who became our perennial host.
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| Summer
Vacation, August, 1996 |
Wild
Rufus Records. Camden, Maine. It
was just before driving home
from our vacation trip up the coast of Maine with two of my children
(Kevin and Julie), when Kevin; seeing some spark in me, suggested I do
something with music to help make money to "build mommy's hospital
garden patio". Well, over the next four hours on the ride home,
thoughts of benefit concerts featuring Canadians (in particular Suzie
Vinnick) purcolated.
By the end of the night, the concept was cemented, and one friendship
and musical partnership at a time, the first garden patio in memory of
Kevin, Julie, Carolyn, and Danny's mother came to fruition in 2001 !
(Now, it's on to one (or more) in Ottawa, and after
the second one makes it a trend -- we can be help get them at treatment
centers everywhere). Woo Hoo !! |
