Photo by Greg KingThe first annual Toronto Songwriter's Festival was produced by Songwriter's Unite and the Jai Dee (Good Heart) Children's Fund. We raised $6000 to build a school in Laos. VIEW THE CITY-TV NEWS CLIP
The very talented Jennifer Gillmor accompanied me on fretless bass and cello for my set.
Jai Dee (Good Heart) Children's Fund, a new Toronto charity, teamed up with Songwriters' Unite! to launch this festival to support local talent and to raise money for a kindergarten school in Laos. CityTV's Jojo Chintoh was on hand to cut the ribbon. The evening featured award- winning blues singer Suzie Vinnick, and other notable performers, Royal Wood, Noah Zacharin, Kat Goldman, Layah Jane, blueVenus, Peter J Slack, The Undesirables and the Russell Leon Band. Comedian Alex Nussbaum made a spot appearance. www.jaideechildrensfund.org.
http://www.emancipation.ca/ This year was the 144th emanicpation picnic featuring The Players of Instruments The Bearcats Journey's End Blackburn The event was satellite uplinked and broadcast live by CFRB 1010 radio and proceeds were raised for the newly formed International Emancipation Children's Fund who raises funds for children of Africa in affliliation with Oprah Winfrie's Angel Network.
CD's are available from the 143rd picnic last year and I will also be producing CD's of htis year's festival. If you're interested please drop me a line.
Hello Fine Listeners!!! The headwaters power folk trio got together to entertain the runners participating in the annual Trillium 5 and 10 k run in Mount Forest. http://www.trilliumruns.ca/
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Cassandra Slack
Hello Fine Listeners!!! PETER J SLACK LIVE @ GRAFFITI'S I am so very fortunate today to be able to release to you a recording captured live at Graffiti's on March 3/2006. The most fortunate occurance was to have some very dear and talented friends jamming with me and helping me to perfect my humble love song. I extend great thanks to those friends: Thomas Hastings; Guitar Jerrard Smith; Mandolin JR Busby and Russell Leon; Jembe And additional thanks to Russell Leon for organizing the event and letting us record to produce this PODCAST.
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Fran McCann
I spent the afternoon jamming with Uncle Herb Dale and participating in the second annual Danforth Music Festival to help raise money for breast cancer research. We were joined by a number of other performers who dropped by to do a couple of songs, including: Sandi Marie Porter Joy Thompson who both delighted the gathered fans with some of their original tunes.
Photo by: Fran McCann
All the musicians who participated in the festival were invited to jam at the wrap-up party. Here I'm jamming with Uncle Herb, D'Arcy Cain and Lee Van Leer (piano).
Good day to all fine, fine people Every day is even greater as free individuals in this great country of Canada. 143 years ago Owen Sound was the end of the journey on the underground railroad for slaves being emancipated. The emancipation picnic in Owen Sound is a continuing celebration of freedom. This weekend the Players of Instruments will be performing and celebrating along with many other fine artists and musicians. The schedule for this huge jam session is below. If you are in the area please drop by. ------------------------------------ 143rd Emancipation Celebration Picnic Saturday July 30th, 2005 1pm - 10pm Harrison Park, Owen Sound, Ontario For details, directions etc. please visit the web site: EMANCIPATION PICNIC Music Schedule -------------------- Bobby Blackburn/Tommy Earlls, Ron Harrison, Doug Farmer, Ted Graper, Jacqui Courtney/Players of Instruments 3:30 Gael Jackson 4:00 Bobby Blackburn/Tom Earlls Et Al 5:00 Blackburn 5:45 'Titus' Smith 6:30 Bear Cats 7:15 Players of Instruments with Jacqui Courtney 8:00 Bowie Brothers Jam Musicians Norma Black Boudreau - Singer Wanda Grison - Singer Kalinda Lewis - Flute Heather Cadogen - Singer Dudley Birch - Singer/Drums Leroy Cromwell - Bass James Fife - Keyboards Jim Green - Bass Ray Green - Bass, Rhythm Joe Morelli - Lead, Bass Raul Scott - Drums Jacqui Courtney - SingerDudley Birch Angela Blackburn - Singer George Dahmer - Bass Dennis Scott - Drums - Singer Warmest Regards, PJ Slack
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From pslack Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 Hey good people! In case you're sitting around your computers on this incredible Saturday and looking for something to do, check out the Winter Folk Festival and, in particular, I will be performing along with: The New Foundation host Russell Leon featuring Tanya Philipovitch Peter J. Slack blueVenus Kirk Penny This event is today at 4:00 pm @ Dora Keogh 141 Danforth Ave. 416 778 1804
From pslack @ The CONSOLE Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 Along the cosmic path, revealed mostly through serendipity, to discover the secret of the healing powers of music, I found myself in the great room of Heather Katz along with many other fine writers, exchanging words and music in a song circle. As good fate would have it, there were 3 angelic ladies presenting their newest creations with decades of experience in the healing power of music to back it all up. Heather Katz Laura Bird Marianne Girard A must not miss will be these ladies performing at the Opera House in Orangeville: International Women's Day Songstress Celebration Also this fellow arrived late and sang some wonderful tunes Noah Zacharin PJ
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:47:37 -0500 (EST) From: Peter J. Slack pslack@sentex.ca
TUE JAN 18
SONGWRITERS UNITE!
Evening's theme: "Globalization"
with host
RUSSELL LEON
featuring
Dorothy Cooley
Joshua Engel
Howard Gladstone
Eve Goldberg
Harry Lewis
Alise Marlane
Asetha Power
Russell Scott
Peter J. Slack
$p.w.y.c.
8:00pm
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 From: Peter J. Slack ON THE CONSOLE Subject: Graffiti's in Kensington Market I had the great opportunity to join several other songwriters setting the night and the vacant market ablaze with deep roots folk music. The market was vacant with the exception of Graffiti's that was packed with folk hungry music listeners. Playing for this kind of croud in this venue and unannounced is more fun than I am allowed to have...there may have been Graffiti artists there..one never knows. :-)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:45:01 -0500 (EST) From: Peter J. Slack Hello Fine Folks!!! This is a reminder that there is an upcoming improvisational jam session tommorow, Thursday November 25th, at the Aquarius Cafe in Guelph Ontario commencing at 8:30 p.m. ... Be there or be square!!!! All musicians welcome to join in the improv. event B.Y.O.I., no songs or 12 bar blues allowed ;-)..just that crazy stuff right from the tip of the universe of music inside your mind.... Until further notice this is a steady event every second Thursday of the month at the Aquarius until they get sick of us ;-). PJ
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:08:25 -0500 (EST) From: Peter J. Slack ...Hello fine friends, TUE NOV 23, 8:00pm at the HUGH's ROOM SONGWRITERS UNITE! SERIES Evening's theme: "Colours" with host RUSSELL LEON FEATURING Laura Bird Herb Dale Brian Gladstone Greg Klyma Harry Lewis David Newland Steven Rauchman Peter J. Slack !!!! Noah Zacharin $p.w.y.c.
From pslack@sentex.ca Wed Oct 20 12:25:31 2004 Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:00:02 -0400 (EDT) Subject: PJ Slack: Hugh's Room Debut! Good-day fine people, This is an announcement regarding the Songwriters Unite! show at: The Hugh's Room (2261 Dundas St. West) October 19th from 8:00pm until 11:00pm. (pay what you can) This will be a debut performance for PJ Slack among other excellent artists in full folk form with The New Foundation CBC Radio will be airing the original tunes for this month's theme : SEX!!!!...more details to follow with air dates. The artist Line-up for the show is as follows: Ronley Teper Gregg Lawless Peter Boyd Peter Slack Dennis O'Toole Matt Masters Lynn Harrison Neil Conway Trevor Mills Welcome all newcomers to the Digital Birdman Studios distribution list. Please, if you wish to be off the list please let me know and it will be so no questions asked and with no hard feelings :-).... Only best wishes for all, PJ
From pjslack on the console Wed Oct 20 2004 Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 Subject: P.O.I. This is a late adition to my blog regarding a POI event at the Aquarius Cafe in Guelph Ontario On October 1, 2004 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm BYOI
From pslack@pjslack.com Fri Sep 17 14:32:19 2004 Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:31:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: P.O.I. Hello fine folks, I have been performing with a group of artists in the Guelph area who call themselves Players of Instruments (POI). www.playersofinstruments.ca This weekend on Sunday September 19th we will be performing at the Four Fold Farm at their "Greenhouse Blues" festival (this year's theme). POI will be playing in the barn at 4:00 pm. Other artists at the festival (beginning noon sharp) include: Salt Lick Kids Scotobot Tiuu Apple Betty & the Crackers Hair of the Dog Ben Grossman Players of Instruments Heather Katz Alfie Smith Shawn Kellerman Sam Turton Dry Tickle DIRECTIONS Four Fold Farm #7682, 4th line Nichol Tel : 519-843-6822 Go North on Hwy#6 past Ennotville, hang a left on the 4th line Nichol. The farm will be on your right. I am told it is a long driveway. Stay tuned as Digital Birdman Studios has been assigned a compilation project for POI and we will shortly release "Players of Instruments: The Eden Mills Compilation". This was an incredible effort by all involved and we are all very excited about the draft version that is currently circulating among the POI community of artists. Regards, PJ
From pslack@pjslack.com Thu Sep 2 13:52:41 2004 Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:50:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Labour Day Weekend Events Hello wonderful people, EVENT 2 ============================= PJ Slack with special guests from the Caledon mountains, Brew Glass, will be performing live on the street as part of the Toronto City Roots Song Celebration 55 Mill Street (one block south of Front Street, east of Parliament) Monday Sept. 6, 3PM - 6PM Many other artists of "The New Foundation" (http://www.thenewfoundation.ca) will also be appearing throughout the weekend at this location... Have a fantastic weekend everyone!!! PJ http://www.pjslack.com/
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