Monday, September 21, 2009

TRUE NORTH RECORDS NEWSLETTER AND ARTISTS' TOUR ITINERARY





Catherine MacLellan
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Catherine MacLellan
Album: Water In The Ground

Michael Occhipinti

Shocasing at CAPCOA
US Dates and Radio Performances announced
New radio single in the USA going to radio 9/28
“Set this Heart on Fire”


Watch This Video

Songwriting skill compared to Bob Dylan in recent issue of No Depression.

Performed at Triple A Conference in Boulder, with 20+ stations added.

Great reviews from Maverick and Penguin Eggs .

Upcoming feature on Quicktime homepage of acoustic performance recorded for Music Fog.

'Water in the Ground' is Catherine’s new album - a brilliant new collection of songs that is a testament to her reputation as a prolific and gifted songwriter. This release features a bonus CD of Catherine’s debut 'Dark Dream Midnight.'
Catherine MacLellan

September


The Sirens Of Song Concert Series:
17 Knox United Church
– Calgary, AB
18 Yates Memorial Centre
– Lethbridge, AB
19 Key City Theatre
– Cranbrook, BC
21 Kelowna Community Theatre
– Kelowna, BC

October

The Canadian Songbook Concert Series:
15 Playhouse Theatre – Fredricton, nB
16 Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre – Summerside, PEI
17 Louis Vermeersch Theatre – Saint John, NB
18 cec auditorium – turuo, nS
20 rebecca cohn auditorium – halifax, nS
22 savoy – glace bay, nS
23 saerc auditorium – port hawkesbury, nS
24 capitol – moncton, nB






Bruce Cockburn
Michael Occhipinti

Artist: Madison Violet
Album: No Fool For Trying
US Release: November 7th.


Michael Occhipinti

Invitation to Mountain Stage NPR

'I'm Your Lady' made it to #1 on the Country Channel on Ourstage.com for July.

Top 5 Singer Songwriter albums on iTunes Canada.

5* review Country Music People UK.

Feature in current Hello Magazine.

Spins on BBC with Bob Harris "A wonderful album…I think you're going to find ‘Crying’ completely irresistible".

Heavy airplay on CBC Radio 2, national radio in Denmark and Germany.

"No Fool For Trying is certainly in a class with the works of Gillian Welch or Lucinda Williams." All My Music

"Quiet, thrilling, acoustically designed songs of breathtaking beauty - and some personal tragedy. Hardly ever has alternative country/ folk sounded more intriguing." Country Music News

5 out of 5***** Country Music News

"Thoughtful, poetic, deep, soft, and sometimes pleasantly melancholic... reminiscent of Emmylou." Schattenblick


Madison Violet

September

17 The Strule Arts Centre
– Omagh, Ireland
18 Twisted Wheel
– Glasgow, UK
19 House Concert
– York, UK
20 The Met
– Bury, UK
23 Gaswerk – Winterhur, Switzerland
24 Musig im Ochsen – Muri, Switzerland
25 Gaskessel – Bern, Switzerland
27 Mona Lila – Lucerne, Switzerland
29 Dieselstrasse Kulturzentrum
– Esslingen – Germany
30 Jubez
– Karlsruhe, Germany

October

2 Bruunske Pakus
– Frederica, Denmark
3 Det Musiske Hus
– Frederikshavn, Denmark
4 Jazzhus Dexter
– Odense, Denmark
8 Belami
– Hamburg, Germany
9 Blues Garage
– Hannover, Germany
10 Center Forum
– Unkel, Germany
12 Café Steinbruch
– Buisburg, Germany
15 Portalen
– Greve, Denmark
16 Tobakken
– Esbjerg, Denmark
17 Kulturhuset Pavillonen
– Grenaa, Denmark

November

12 Moonshine Café – Oakville, ON
13 Folkway Music – Guelph, ON
19 Open Door Festival – Toronto, ON





Murray McLauchlan
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: 54-40
Album: Northern Soul

Michael Occhipinti

Produced by founding member Neil Osborne and guitarist Dave Genn
(Ex-Matthew Good Band), Northern Soul is everything that a great 54-40 album represents: Great guitar riffs, crafty melodic hooks, big bass, memorable choruses and a driving beat that paves the wave for the band's explorations of atmospheric mid-tempos and gentle ballads that ebb and flow with grit, self-awareness and social consciousness.


54-40

September

26 Casino Niagara – Niagara Falls, ON

October

16 The Commodore – Vancouver, BC
17 The Commodore – Vancouver, BC



Bruce Cockburn
Michael Occhipinti

Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Album: Slice O Life (Solo Live)

Michael Occhipinti

Recently performed at Pete Seeger’s tribute at Madison Square Garden with Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews.

Featured on a recent NPR Mountain Stage broadcast.

Stay tuned for a new biography that is being published about Bruce.


Slice O Life
features such hits as 'If I Had a Rocket Launcher,' Bruce's classics 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time' and 'Wondering Where the Lions Are.' Originally recorded with a full band, these and other songs like 'World of Wonders' have been rearranged and performed on acoustic guitar—often with stunning results. In particular, the polyrhythmic solo on 'Rocket Launcher,' full of complex, cascading notes, is especially mesmerizing.


Bruce Cockburn

November

13 Hamilton Place
- Hamilton, ON
14 Avon Theatre
- Stratford, ON
15 Charles Stockey Centre
- Parry Sound, ON
16 Classic Theatre
- Cobalt, ON





Bruce Cockburn
Michael Occhipinti

Artist: Barney Bentall
Album: The Inside Passage


Michael Occhipinti

Single 'Hold My Heart' on over 20 Country Stations in Canada

The Inside Passage
is Bentall's seventh studio album. He explains, "I knew the title of the record long before I wrote the song. I wanted to write a collection of songsthat were loosely based on moving through life."

Barney Bentall

September

17 Old Firehall – Rossland, BC
18 Capitol Theatre – Nelson, BC
19 Taste of Fernie – Fernie, BC
20 Golden Civic Centre – Golden, BC
23 Max Cameron Theatre Powell – River, BC

24 The Starlight Room (The Eagles Club) – CD Release Party – Vancouver, BC
25 The Starlight Room (The Eagles Club) – CD Release Party – Vancouver, BC

October

3 Vernon Performing Arts Center
- Vernon, Bc – Grand Cariboo Opry

The Canadian Songbook Concert Series:
15 Playhouse Theatre – Fredricton, NB
16 Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre – Summerside, PEI
17 Louis Vermeersch Theatre – Saint John, NB
18 Cec Auditorium – Turuo, NS
20 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium – Halifax, NS
22 Savoy – Glace Bay, NS
23 Saerc Auditorium – Port Hawkesbury, NS
24 Capitol – Moncton, NB

30 Bert Church Theatre - Grand Cariboo Opry – Airdrie, AB

November

7 Chilliwack Arts Center – Cilliwack, BC – Grand Cariboo Opry
27 VECC – Vancouver, BC – Grand Cariboo Opry
28 Port Theatre – Nanaimo, BC – Grand Cariboo Opry






Quartetto Gelato
Michael Occhipinti



Artist: Quartetto Gelato
Album: Musica Latina

Michael Occhipinti

A hot new sound and style with the sensational addition of percussion to QG’s mix of instrumentals and songs. The cd includes Argentinian Tangos, Peruvian folk songs, Mexican ballads and some spicy Cuban favourites that will leave the audience screaming for more! Quartetto Gelato has never sounded better and Peter’s voice is perfectly suited for the heat of this Latin flavour.

Quartetto Gelato

September

22 Old Mill Music Series
– Toronto, ON

October

1 Crossway Assembly Of God
– Bucyrus, OH
27 Calvary Church Auditorium
– Souderton, PA
28 Hazelton Area Highschool
– Hazelton, PA
30 Hillfield Strathallan College (Artsplex Theatre) – Hamilton, ON

December

15 Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York, NY

January 2010

16 Telus Centre – Royal Conservatory
– Toronto, ON

F
ebruary 2010

28 Brock Centre For The Arts – St. Catharines, ON

March 2010

20 Verona Area Hs School Performing Arts Center – Verona, WI




Stephen Fearing
Michael Occhipinti

Artist: Stephen Fearing
Album: The Man Who Married Music

Michael Occhipinti

Features in the current German issues of Guitar Player magazine, and Akoustik Gitarre magazine.

The Man Who Married Music is a 'Best Of' collection, with tracks handpicked by Stephen Fearing, featuring some of the best
music he has released over his career as well as two brand new tracks No Dress Rehearsal and The Big East West.
Stephen Fearing

September

27 Westin Nova Scotian – Halifax, NS

October

5 The Weymouth Pavilion Theatre – Weymouth, Dorest, UK
6 Jazz Club at Cabot Circus Hotel - Bristol
8 Rotherbury, Queens Head Hotel – Rothbury, Northumberland, UK
9 Hepworth Village Hall, Towngate – Hepworth, Holmfirth, UK
10 Wombwell House Concerts – Wombwell, Barnsley, UK
11 Twickfolk At The Cabbage Patch – Twickenham, London, UK
13 The Bluebell Inn - Hempstead
14 Swinburne Hall – Colchester, Essex, UK
15 Otterton Mill – Otterton, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, UK
16 The Blue Walnut Café – Chelston, Torquay, UK
17 Red Lion Folk Club – Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK
21 Biddulph Up In Arms – Biddulph, Stoke On Trent, Straffordshire, UK
23 Spilsby Theatre
– Spilsby, UK
24 Musicport Festival
– Bridlington, UK
30 No Alibis Bookstore - Belfast

November

14 Ea Rawlinson Centre For The Arts – Prince Albert, SK
15 The Exchange – Regina, SK
19 Barrhead Composite High – Barrhead, AB
22 Princess Avenue Playhouse – St. Thomas, ON

March 2010

5 Southwood United Church – Calgary, AB
6 Scalliwags
– Camrose, AB
10 Geomatic Attic
– Lethbridge, AB
11 The Studio
– Medicine Hat, AB
12 Horizon Stage
– Spruce Grove, AB
13 Froestburg Community Centre – Pfrestbury, AB
19 Horizon Stage – Spruce Grove, AB
20 Bragg Creek Community Centre – Bragg Creek, AB
22 Hinton Alliance Church – Hinton, AB

September 2010

27 Westin Nova Scotian – Halifax, NS




Colin Linden
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Colin Linden
Album: From The Water

Michael Occhipinti

#2 this week at Blues Radio in the USA (Media Monitor), following features on House of Blues Radio Hour and NPR’s Mountainstage .

9/10 review in Americana UK, plus Billboard, Penguin Eggs and Blues Matters.

Linden
is a genuine renaissance man of roots music. He’s a singer and songwriter of great skill, an in-demand and prolific record producer
(Bruce Cockburn, Tom Wilson, Colin James), a sideman to the stars as guitarist for the likes of Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and, for the past decade, a member of the highly successful trio, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.


Colin Linden

October

10 Port Theatre – Nanaimo, BC
14 The ACT – Maple Ridge, BC
15 McPherson Playhouse – Victoria, BC
16 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC
20 Community Theatre – Kelowna, BC
22 Civic Centre – Golden, BC
23 Jack Singer Concert Hall – Calgary, AB
27 Winspear Centre – Edmonton, AB
28 McPhillips Street Station Casino – Winnipeg, MB
29 Casino Regina – Regina, SK
31 Community Auditorium – Thunder Bay, ON

November

12 Metropolis – Montreal, PQ
13 National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON
14 Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
19 Empire Theatre – Belleville, ON
21 Seneca Niagara Casino – Niagara Falls, NY

Decmeber

10 Center In The Square – Kitchener, ON




Murray McLauchlan
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Ashley MacIsaac
Album: The Best Of

Michael Occhipinti

Ashley MacIsaac

October

10 Wagmatcook Cultural Centre – Cape Breton, NS – Celtic Colours
12 D’Escousse – Cape Breton, NS – Celtic Colours Festival
15 Belle Cote – Cape Breton, NS – Celtic Colours Festival
24 Lincoln Alexander Theatre – Hamilton, ON

January 2010

29 The Symphony Nova Scotia – Halifax, NS
30 The Playhouse – Fredericton, NB
31 Imperial Theatre – Saint John, NB

February 2010

3 Confederation Centre of the Arts – Charlottetown, PEI






The John Henrys
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Murray McLauchlan
Album: Songs From The Street

Michael Occhipinti

We are very proud to release a 2 CD Anthology featuring 36 songs from one of Canada’s finest songwriters and storytellers. An Order of Canada recipient for his contribution of music excellence, Murray McLauchlan is truly a strong part of Canada’s rich music history. Over 140 minutes of Murray's best material including all his hits, two previously unreleased tracks, a brand new song and a track penned by the late great Warren Zevon.

Murray McLauchlan

October

10 Organic Meadow – Erin, ON
11 Arts & Culture Center – Corner Brook, NF
12 Gander Arts and Culture Centre – Gender, NF
13 Arts & Culture Centre – St. John’s, NF

The Canadian Songbook Concert Series*
15 Playhouse Theatre – Fredricton, NB*
16 Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre – Summerside, PEI*
17 Louis Vermeersch Theatre – Saint John, NB*
18 Cec Auditorium – Turuo, NS*

20 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium – Halifax, NS*

21 King’s Theatre - Annapolis Royal, NS
22 Savoy – Glace Bay, NS*
23 Saerc Auditorium – Port Hawkesbury, NS*
24 Capitol – Moncton, NB
*

November

7 Classic Theatre – Cobalt, ON
12 Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre – Elliot Lake, ON
15 Dryden Community Auditorium – Dryden, ON
20 Bronson Centre – Ottawa, ON
28 Organic Meadow – Peterborough, ON

Decmeber

12 Organic Meadow – Toronto, ON

January 2010

20 Canmore Miner’s Union Hall Lamphouse Center – Canmore, AB
21 Bragg Creek Community Centre – Bragg Creek, AB
22 Maclab Performing Arts Centre – Leduc, AB
23 Athabasca Hall - Peace River, AB
24 North Peace Cultural Centre – For St. John, BC
27 Osoyoos High School – Osoyoos, Bc





The Mojo Gurus
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Downchild
Album: Live At The Palais Royale

Michael Occhipinti

New album 'I Need A Hat' set for release in Canada on October 6th, features contributions from Colin James, Colin Linden and others.

The 40th anniversary tour included dates with Dan ‘Elwood Blues’ Aykroyd in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

Live at the Palais Royale was recorded without overdubs or pitch correction and is a testament to the skillful execution of music that these seasoned and legendary artists have grown to deliver through their vast experience and unbridled love of everything Blues.

Downchild


October

10 Port Theatre – Nanaimo, BC
14 The ACT – Maple Ridge, BC
15 McPherson Playhouse – Victoria, BC
20 Community Theatre – Kelowna, BC
22 Civic Centre – Golden, BC
23 Jack Singer Concert Hall – Calgary, AB
27 Winspear Centre – Edmonton, AB
28 McPhillips Street Station Casino – Winnipeg, MB
29 Casino Regina – Regina, SK
31 Community Auditorium – Thunder Bay, ON

November

12 Metropolis – Montreal, PQ
13 National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON
14 Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
19 Empire Theatre – Belleville, ON
21 Seneca Niagara Casino – Niagara Falls, NY

Decmeber

10 Center In The Square – Kitchener, ON




Michael Occhipinti
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: The John Henrys
Album: Sweet As The Grain

Michael Occhipinti

The Sicilian Jazz Project has been dazzling audiences since its performance debut at the 2004 Distillery Jazz Festival in Toronto, and with it’s intriguing mix of traditional Sicilian folk songs arranged and presented in modern jazz, it is a musical project like no other.

The John Henrys

September

25 The Dakota – Toronto, O

November

14 Dakota Tavern - Toronto, ON
17 Dakota Tavern - Toronto, ON
24 Dakota Tavern - Toronto, ON




Michael Occhipinti
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Lynn Miles
Album: Black Flowers Vol.1-2

Michael Occhipinti

New album 'Black Flowers Vol. 1 & 2' – CD set of acoustic versions of her most popular songs to be released in Canada September 1st, 2009.

Love Sweet Love
, Miles’ fifth album and the follow-up to her 2003 Juno Award-winning Unravel, is at once intensely introspective and universal, with Miles combining her sweet, melodic and powerful voice with incisive lyrics.

Lynn Miles

September

The Sirens Of Song Concert Series:
17 Knox United Church
– Calgary, AB
18 Yates Memorial Centre
– Lethbridge, AB
19 Key City Theatre
– Cranbrook, BC
21 Kelowna Community Theatre
– Kelowna, BC

26 Studio Theatre – Perth, ON

November

7 Almonte Old Town Hall – Almonte, ON
19 Hugh’s Room – Toronto, ON


December

18 The Blacksheep Inn - Wakefield, QC
19 The Blacksheep Inn - Wakefield, QC

February 2010

11 Second Street Theatre – Fort Smith, Ar US
12 Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse – Dallas, TX US
13 Camp Street Café – Crockett, TX

March 2010

6 Queen Alexandra Community Hall – Edmonton, Ab

April 2010

24 Hilt Kelly Hall – Roxbury, Ny US

June 2010

5 St. Nicholas Anglican Church – Scarborough, On





Sophie Milman
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Sophie Milman
Album: Take Love Easy

Michael Occhipinti

Produced by Steven MacKinnon (Molly Johnson, Marc Jordan, Natalie Cole) and featuring an all-star band with special guests Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson (Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra), Guido Basso, P.J. Perry, Michael Kaeshammer and Robi Botos, Take Love Easy is a breathtaking portrait of an artist coming of age while breaking new musical boundaries. Take Love Easy features 13 sizzling interpretations of old favourites and new classics by songwriters from Duke Ellington and Cole Porter to Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon, all executed in Sophie's coolly inimitable style.

Sophie Milman

September

26 Koerner Hall – The Royal Conservatory Of Music – Toronto, ON

October

1 Lakewood Cultural Centre – Lakewood, CO
2 Rialto Theatre – Loveland, CO
8 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Seattle, WA
9 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Seattle, WA
10 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Seattle, WA
11 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Seattle, WA
13 Cox Performing Arts Center – St. George, UT
14 Cox Performing Arts Center – St. George, UT
17 Kanbar Center For The Performing Arts – San Francisco, CA
20 Cache Valley Center For The Arts – Logan, UT
21 Cache Valley Center For The Arts – Logan, UT
22 Simothers Theater – Malibu, CA
24 Anthology – San Diego, CA
29 Miller Auditorium – Kalamazoo, MI

November

5 South Eastern Institute Of Man. And Technology – Florence, SC
6 Porter Center For The Performing Arts – Brevard, NC
11 Scullers Jazz Club – Boston, MA
13 The Blue Note – New York, NY
14 The Blue Note – New York, NY
15 The Blue Note – New York, NY
28 Scotiabank Gala Concert – Pengrowth Saddledome
– Calgary, AB

December

4 Massey Hall – Toronto, ON





Michael Occhipinti
Michael Occhipinti


Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Album: Harmony

Michael Occhipinti

"Gordon Lightfoot, everytime I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever." Bob Dylan

Harmony is Gordon Lightfoot’s 20th album, and a stunning collection of new and previously unreleased songs that are the fruits of his labours from the last two years.

Gordon Lightfoot

September

30 Civic Auditorium – Fargo, ND

October

1 Holland Center For The Performing Arts – Omaha, NE
2 Washington Pavilion – Sioux Falls, SD
3 Rushmore Theatre – Rapid City, SD
4 Casper Events Center – Casper, WY
6 Macky Auditorium Concert Hall Univeristy of Col.
– Boulder, CO
7 Alberta Bair Theatre For The Performing Arts – Billings, MT
8 Mansfield Theatre – Great Falls, MT
10 University Theatre – Missoula, MT
11 Mother Lode Theatre – Butte, MT
13 Inb Performing Arts Center – Spokane, WA
14 Snoqualmie Casino – Snoqualmie, WA
15 Snoqualmie Casino – Snoqualmie, WA
16 Rogue Theatre – Grant’s Pass, OR
17 Napa Valley Opera House – Napa, CA
20 The Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA
21 The Canyon Club – Agoura Hills, CA
23 Aliante Casino Resort – Las Vegas, NV
24 Aquarius Casion Resort – Laughlin, NV
25 Orpheum Theatre – Phoenix, AZ

November

14 Opera House – Orillia, ON
15 Opera House – Orillia, ON
18-21 Massey Hall – Toronto, ON






Michael Occhipinti


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