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| Rant Maggie Rant (from left) Barry James Payne, Lindsay Schindler and Glen Dias. |
Musical acts as far afield as Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom
Stratford, ON (July 28, 2014) – The award-winning, high-energy, Celtic fusion
ensemble Rant
Maggie Rant is
delighted to be performing for the first time at the 2014 Goderich Celtic Roots
Festival, one of Canada’s premier Celtic festivals. Now in its 22nd
year, the festival takes place August 8-10, 2014 at Lion’s Harbour Park at Port of Goderich, a
community steeped in historic charm and natural beauty on the shore of Lake
Huron.
On August 8 at 6:45 pm, Rant Maggie
Rant will take to Main Stage I to deliver a set of their signature sound,
along with an evening line-up that also includes Grainne Hambly and William
Jackson (Ireland/Scotland), PEI’s Teresa Doyle, Nova Scotia’s Andrea Beaton,
followed by Quebec’s Raz de Maree, The Kruger Brothers (U.S.A) and capped off by
Liz Carroll (U.S.A.).
On August 9, Rant Maggie Rant kicks off the
afternoon line-up of talent at 12:00 pm on Main Stage II, followed
by Nova Scotia’s Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, Quebec’s Raz de Maree, Liz
Carroll (U.S.A.), Nua who hail from Toronto, as well as Nova Scotia’s Andrea
Beaton, The Kruger Brothers (U.S.A) and Joy Dunlop (Scotland).
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.
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 the festival will be London-based honorary “ranters” Rob
Larose (drums, percussion), Steve Clark (bass) and
Toronto’s Daev Clysdale (Irish whistle, Irish flute and
accordion).
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, as well as 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, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre 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 and most recently at London’s Home
County Music & Arts Festival. Upcoming concerts include the
esteemed Windsor Symphony Orchestra on November 15-16,
2014.
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: Rant Maggie Rant in concert at 2014 Goderich Celtic Roots
Festival
Dates & Times: Friday, August 8 at 6:45 pm (Main
Stage I); Saturday, August 9 at 12:00 pm (Main Stage
II)
Location:
Lions' Harbour Park,
168 West Street, Goderich, ON
Admission: Daily
& weekend passes available. See: www.celticfestival.ca/passes
More information: www.celticfestival.ca/about-festival
ACCOLADES for live
perfomance
“Lovely arrangements and solid musicianship with a
blast of warmth and energy – It was a wonderful
performance!” – Simone Deneau, Producer,
NACPresents,National
Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON
“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,
Aristic Director, Orillia Folk Society, 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
– 30 –
Website: www.rantmaggierant.com
Twitter: @RantMaggieRant
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