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Saturday November 5th at Th’YARC, 76 Parade Street, Yarmouth. Tickets are $19.99 (HST included, not including convenience fee) and are available for purchase through www.ticketpro.ca or by calling 1-888-311-9090, at Th’YARC box office, and at all Ticketpro outlets including: City Drug Store – 369 Main St., Yarmouth, NS (902) 742-3579 Please note Songs and Stories is a separately ticketed event and is not included with the delegate pass. Hosted by:
It’s not that Jimmy Rankin puts his heart on his sleeve, but he’s sure not afraid to roll’em up and consider the state of love in the modern world. With his fourth solo CD, Forget About the World (to be released April 12, 2011, Song Dog Label), Jimmy Rankin serves up a decidedly jubilant songwriter record that celebrates love and life with a fervour. Rankin takes listeners on a musical journey with a dozen songs imbued with a strong sense of imagery that captures the essence of emotions, moments where things change – for the better, for the worse, forever.
Not afraid to experiment with different styles and influences, Molly has a vision for each of her songs and works diligently to realize their individual sound without regard to the boundaries of genres. The result is a record with an undeniable pop sensibility that showcases a variety of musical styles and instrumentation – from the doo-wop vibe of “Shine In the Dark” to the jazz tinged “Amsterdam”. The songs themselves are intelligent and perceptive, often showing a maturity that belies her years.
Irish arrived on Canadian soil in 2006. She left and came back year after year for repeat performances at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Kempt Shore Acoustic Festival, Harmony Bazaar Festival, Hullabaloo New Brunswick, and appearances at Lunnenburg Folk Harbour Festival, ECMA's and North American Folk Alliance...as well as a shed load others. She gigs all year round as she likes being a road warrior.
Keith Mullins has played music all of his life. His roots are in Cape Breton Island, where a family and culture of music fostered his passion and ability. At the age of 14, Keith started entertaining bar crowds with fellow band-mate, Steven MacDougall (now from Slow-coaster). Having since completed a music degree and self-directed studies in Cuba and Africa, Keith has turned his passion into his profession. He has toured the world performing with numerous bands of fame, such as: Lennie Gallant, Bruce Guthro, Jimmy Rankin, Grammy-award winner Gordie Sampson, Dave Carroll (from the Youtube viral video “United Breaks Guitars”), Jennifer Roland, Havanafax, John Campbelljohn, Caledonia, Jimmy Swift, Garrett/Dutch Mason, Melissa McLelland, Sarah Slean, Paula Cole, Divine Brown, and many more.
Kim Dunn has been working on a successful music career for 30 years now,with a brief four year reprieve studying Jazz at ST. FX. He has worked with the who’s who of East coast artists including, Rita MacNeil, Bruce Guthro, Matt Minglewood, Jimmy Rankin, Lennie Gallant, David Myles, Jill Barber, Dave Gunning, George Canyon, and continues to do so. With an ECMA to his credit, recipient of the first MUSICIAN SPECIAL ACHEIVEMENT AWARD, Dunn has garnered much respect and demand for his abilities as sideman, and has producing, writing, and arranging credits as well. After playing on countless cd’s of other artists, Kim has brought his songwriting, and singing to the foreground with his first solo project, ‘Take This Hammer’. His biggest asset has always been versatility and he has implemented this feature prominently on this self-produced debut CD.
The Mountains & The Trees are/is Jon Janes. He plays guitar, banjo, keys, ukulele, harmonica, bells, drums, and sings. He is often accompanied by the Valleys & Seas Orchestra featuring a collection of friends on a variety of instruments. Originally from Newfoundland & Labrador, this past year has seen The Mountains & the Trees tour relentlessly across Canada and Europe with shows from BC to NL and in the UK, Scotland, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and Denmark, including appearances at NXNE, CMW, TIFF, ECMA, Halifax Pop Explosion, End of the Road, Camden Crawl, The Great Escape, Reeperbahn Festival, and Liverpool Soundcity. He has toured with Billy Bragg, Woodpigeon, Horse Feathers, Dan Mangan, and The Wilderness of Manitoba, and shared stages with many more. He has been featured on CBC, BBC, Radio Fritz, and many radio stations across the world, and has been recorded twice for CBC (Canada Live and CBC Radio 3). He has been mentioned in Paste magazine and Exclaim! called "I Made This For You" one of the Top 10 Folk Albums of 2010.
David Myles A warm, easy performer, David brings his audiences to their feet wherever he plays. His unabashed joy at being on stage is infectious and his musicianship is superb. Add his tendency to regale his audiences with humorous anecdotes, and it comes as no surprise that David is an instant hit with live audiences around the world.
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Jimmy Rankin
Molly Thomason
Irish Mythen
Keith Mullins
Kim Dunn
Jon Janes (The Mountains and The Trees)
