Grange Summer Series Drew Ackerman
February 17th, 2011 | Posted in
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Drew Ackerman has been playing guitar around Prince Edward County for the last25 years as part of solo, duo and trio performances. He was one of theoriginal founders of the Quarter Moon Coffee House in Bloomfield,an open forumset up to help promote live music and local musicians. His taste’s range from playing Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton to Bruce Cockburn and instrumental finger picking styles. Drew has a Studio in Picton where he teaches private/one on oneguitar lessons.
Grange Summer Series Penny Kitchen
February 17th, 2011 | Posted in
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John and Penny have been playing music together for 30 years now. They started off playing in cover bands, but in more recent years, they’ve been involved in various stage productions and fund raisers.
When not involved with a larger production, they enjoy playing as a duo.Their repertoire consists of various jazz tunes from the 30′s and up; mixedin with an enclitic choice of songs and arrangements, including some originals.
John and Penny enjoy playing many different styles of music; however theyare often referred to as “Jazz”.
For further information please check out Penny’s site at www.art257.ca
Grange Summer Series Seventh Town
February 17th, 2011 | Posted in
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This PEC based Trio performs a dynamic repetoire of both traditional & contemporary Folk & Celtic music. Guitarist & singer, Martin Smit is joined by Meghan Balogh on fiddle & Trisha Elliott on vocals
Grange Summer Series Rett Wills
February 17th, 2011 | Posted in
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Originally from Toronto, Rett has been playing professional guitar in the Quinte area since moving to south-eastern Ontario thirty years ago.
He began playing guitar at twelve, listening to blues artists such as Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. J.J. Cale was a big influence on Rett’s style as well.
For the past year he’s been building a jazz repetoire for a broader audience appeal.
Today, besides playing solo, Rett has formed the ”NORTHERN VOODOO TRIO” with Gene Latimer, drums and Mike “Ace” Acerra on upright bass.
The Voodoo Trio’s style ranges from finger-picked American Songbook standards, through to J.J. Cale, Blues and Rock and Roll for private cocktail/dinner events, winerys, restaurants and dances.
See the “song samples” page for pictures and samples of Rett’s solo playing and Northern Voodoo Trio songs.
Grange Summer Series Robert Keyes
February 17th, 2011 | Posted in
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U.S. based guitarist Robert Keyes has been performing his brand of Solo-Guitar for more than three decades. When finding gigs was becoming increasingly more difficult, and most musicians were going the solo route primarily for economic reasons, he stayed true to his craft, gradually developing and honing his unique and diverse approach. He’s drawn accolades
from luminaries such as Lyle lovett, Sir John McVie of Fleetwood Mac & Oscar winning actor Lou Gossett Jr.
One’s first impression is that there are two guitars playing. The
ability to pull this off didn’t come overnight and Keyes admits that, although working out songs in a solo environment can be both frustrating and painstaking, the rewards and sense of achievement when you pull it off, are well worth all the time, energy and effort. Performances with R&B diva Deborah Cox, Jazz Vocalist Holly Cole and the late, great composer, pianist Hagood Hardy (“The Homecoming”), are also evidence that he is comfortable & quite capable in the band format. But Keyes says he relishes his solo gigs, where Jazz, Classical, Pop, Blues,
and a “plethora” of other styles are cleverly blended into surprisingly complete arrangements.
” With guitar in hand and an open mind, anything is possible. I view the guitar as my “mini-orchestra” and what most would consider a colossal challenge, I consider a labor of love”, he states.
