Saturday, May 12, in Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL)

What: Penner Mackay, Doug Miller & Steve Goldberger

Where: On the sidewalk in front of Ten Thousand Villages store.
Corner of Queen & Victoria in NOTL

When: SATURDAY, MAY 12 - 12 noon - 2 p.m.

As part of the Fair Trade Day celebrations, we'll be doing our annual acoustic jam out on the street using many of the rhythm instruments and flutes that are sold in the store.

NIAGARA RHYTHM SECTION'S SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC IMPROV

This week's featured guests:

SATURDAY, MAY 12 - MARTIN AUCOIN & PAUL MARTIN

The Anchorage
186 Ricardo St.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
905-468-2141

Every Saturday night - 10:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - no cover

This week we welcome back our friends, Martin Aucoin & Paul Martin.

"Man, he can outright play" is what you hear about Martin Aucoin. He doesn’t just play, he lets you hear what he’s saying. Martin has played keyboards in numerous bands around Toronto, including with Johnny Max Band, Morgan Davis and Jack DeKeyzer, before moving to Nashville in 1990. He then toured with BJ Thomas for a year and a half. He also played on recording sessions for George Strait, Garth Brooks, Confederate Railroad and John Michael Montgomery. He has played live with Larry Carlton, Tony Joe White, Bo Diddley, Ricky Van Shelton, Alan Jackson, Alex Harvey, The Drifters, Mark O'Connor, as well as having a 4-year gig at the Grand Ole Opry with Jimmy C. Newman, the great Cajun singer. Also he's currently the keyboard player for The Wilkinsons. Despite all that, he's a real down-to-earth guy and we always have a ball whenever he comes to Niagara.

As an added bonus, we've also got Paul Martin, known for his work in the The Blushing Brides, Angel Marr Band, Tripminer, The Dylan Tree, Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, etc. He was here a few months ago and he wowed us with his superb guitar playing, great singing and a huge library of classic rock tunes you forgot you ever knew. [And he's an excellent visual artist, too! - DW]