Allison Crowe returns to Gibsons on April 10.
Expect overtones of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, jazz and Broadway and Celtic music when Crowe, Canada's exciting, bi-coastal, singer-songwriter, performs in concert with special guest Apogee at the Heritage Playhouse Theatre at 8 p.m.
Launching the night's fun is Apogee - a quintet of five young performers aged 15 to 18 whose ability and talent exceed their years. With a total of more than 50 years of musical training behind them, this eclectic group has at its centre its love and influence of Celtic music, nourished through their involvement with the Coast String Fiddlers. Revolving around this focus are the influences of the Elphinstone Secondary School jazz band, the Creek Big Band, Choralations Choir, the Com-munity Orchestra and the support of many local music professionals and teachers, resulting in a unique blend of jazz, Celtic, and classical music. The group consists of Holly Beckmyer (fiddle, vocals), Tiegan Daniels (cello, vocals), David Williams (percussion), Emily Wood (keyboards, vocals) and Henry Wood (fiddle, guitar, saxophone).
Born and raised in Nanaimo, now living in Corner Brook, Nfld., Crowe delights in a wide range of roles. She's performed for the Queen's master of music, headlined a concert for the John Lennon Memorial Garden in the Scottish Highlands, been featured on BBC Radio and in MOJO magazine and media across Europe and North America. Online, her simple, honest music videos have been enjoyed by more than five million people.
Crowe will be joined by a trio of fine West Coast musicians. Hailing from Salt Spring Island, Billie Woods, guitarist in Crowe's band, infuses her playing with the warmth and vitality of the sambas, bossa novas and other cultural rhythms of Brazil. Crowe's band on the bill also features a pair of top-flight rhythm-makers: jazzer Dave Baird on acoustic and electric bass and percussionist Laurent Boucher, renowned for his playing with Sunyata and other combos, making music from big band to world beat.
Tickets are $20 general/$15 students and seniors ($22/$17 door) available in advance at Coast Books, Gaia's Fair Trade, Hallmark Cards, MELOmania, Sechelt Visitors Info Centre, Wind-Song Gallery and Copper Sky Gallery & Café.
