Stratford, ON – The award-winning
Canadian Celtic Choir, directed by William
Zadorsky, is joining
forces with the high-energy Celtic fusion ensemble Rant Maggie Rant for the first time to present a
not-to-be-missed celebration of Celtic music that is sure to rejuvenate the
spirit after a long and arduous winter.
Entitled
Shades of the Shamrock (Spirit of St. Patrick), the Irish-themed concert
starts at 7:30 pm at London’s Aeolian Hall.
Each group will do solo sets and then Rant Maggie Rant will accompany the choir. A suite of tunes, as well as many lyrical beauties, will probably make the cut. As well, there will be some surprise musical guests.
Each group will do solo sets and then Rant Maggie Rant will accompany the choir. A suite of tunes, as well as many lyrical beauties, will probably make the cut. As well, there will be some surprise musical guests.
Founded in 1996, the London-based, 50-voice
Celtic Canadian Choir is well known for its professionalism, exceptional
musicality and diverse, high-quality programming collaborating with other
Canadian artists.
Based in Stratford, Ontario, Rant Maggie
Rant showcases the talents of Lindsay Schindler (fiddle,
background vocals), Glen
Dias (lead vocals,
recorders, percussion) and Barry James
Payne (guitars,
harmonica, background vocals) with special guests. Biographical information
at: www.rantmaggierant.com. Joining them at
this concert will be London-based guest musicians Rob Larose (drums,
percussion), Steve Clark (bass) and Daev Clysdale (Irish whistle,
Irish flute and accordion) from Toronto.
Rant Maggie Rant took home hardware at the
2013 Jack Richardson Music
Awards gala in April
2013. The band received a Jack Richardson Music Award in the Traditional
Folk/Roots category. The awards recognize musical excellence in the City of
London, Ontario, where all of the members of the band have London connections,
and continue to contribute to the vibrant music scene in that
city.
The band has covered a lot of ground over the last two years performing
throughout Newfoundland, on Canada’s west coast, in Quebec and south of the
border in Chicago, Illinois and Saline, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan and
many venues in between. Earlier this year the band performed in Sarnia and Port
Huron, Michigan with the International
Symphony Orchestra and
is scheduled to play Ottawa’s National Arts Centre in April and their fourth annual and perennially sold out St.
Patrick’s Celebration show at Toronto's prestigious folk-roots venue Hugh's
Room, where their latest CD was recorded. Also, they will appear for the first
time at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in August, as well as with the highly
regarded Windsor Symphony Orchestra in
November.
A joyful explosion of sound,
Rant Maggie Rant is loved by traditionalists, who enjoy their
time-honoured approach and style, while listeners of other musical
genres are drawn to the band's fusion of punchy roots/blues/rock guitar and the
syncopated World influences of hand drumming spiced
with Latin, Middle Eastern and African rhythms.
The band has
three CDs to their credit: self-titled (2013), Frost &
Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration (2011)
and World’s
Edge (2009).
JUST THE
FACTS
Event: Shades
of the Shamrock (Spirit of St. Patrick)
featuring the Canadian Celtic Choir and Rant Maggie Rant
Date: Friday, March 7,
2014
Time: 7:30
pm
Location:
Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St. East, London, ON
Admission: $25
advance, $30 door
Info & Tickets: 519-672-7950 or
info@aeolianhall.ca
ACCOLADES
for live performance
“And there was a terrific Celtic band, Rant Maggie Rant,
that I should (have) heard ages ago -boy, they are GOOD!” -
Richard Flohil, Richard Flohil & Associates, Toronto,
ON
“The show was wonderful.
RMR's repertoire moved through engaging, energetic, eclectic, inspiring and
hilarious with nary a skipped beat. What a serendipitous search so many months
ago... “-
Jennifer Ives, Artistic Director,
Orillia Folk Society
“Frost & Fire consolidates their reputation as fine musicians and makes for great
holiday season musical fare ..." - Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London,
ON
“RMR is a great band. They packed the house
and the audience left dancing. I can't wait to have them back.”
- Holmes Hooke, Hugh's
Room, Toronto, ON
ACCOLADES for
latest, self-titled (live) CD
“... a
solid reputation for razor-sharp stage shows... Happily, both their current
and future fans can enjoy this crystal-clear document of the beautifully
performed show RMR put down that night (at Hugh's Room, Toronto)... the
level of delighted engagement by the audience is obvious throughout.
Recommended.
- Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London, Ontario
“... an album brimming with high energy ...
If you want a taste of Rant Maggie Rant live, this is the sonic dram for you.”
- Robert Reid, Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
“Rant
Maggie Rant CD is
the BEST live Recording in Years! They play
so tightly and perfectly that you would wonder if this is really a live
recording. Only when you hear the enthusiastic cheering of the audience then you
know it’s really live.” - Baxter Labatos, The Celtic Music Fan,
On-line Review, The Philippines
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Website: www.rantmaggierant.com
Twitter: @RantMaggieRant
CBC: http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Rant-Maggie-Rant
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