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this blues, r&b, soul band includes 4 well-seasoned musicians from england, kitchener-waterloo, and punkydoodles corners, which lies between tavistock & new hamburg, Ontario.
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Marlyce (Martens) Gundy and Sharon (Sawatsky) Schermbrucker began singing classical and folk duets in their teens. After a long hiatus, they reunited to form the chamber group Beauty in the Blends, which has performed across the U.S. and Canada. Meanwhile, Marlyce married Jeff Gundy, and they played and sang folk music as a duo.
As the folk trio Rendezvous, Marlyce, Sharon, and Jeff now bring their close harmonies to tunes by Kate Wolf, the Wailin Jennys, Dave Carter, Old Crow Medicine Show, and others, with all three on vocals and Jeff on 6- and 12-string guitar.
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derek kehler |
| http://www.myspace.com/derekkehler | |
Derek Kehler is a twenty two year old independent artist from southern Manitoba. He has been involved in the southern Manitoba music scene for close to six years now. Through creative rhythms, and unique melodies Derek forms his music; lyrically, He connects intuitively with the listener, aptly expressing a range of human experience with |
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Donovan Tann |
| http://www.purevolume.com/donovantann/ | |
Donovan has been involved with music for most of his life; he is trained in piano and voice and fiddles around with guitar, percussion, bass, and mandolin. He enjoys songwriting and trying to learn new instruments. He has been involved with church music for years, from childhood solos to leading contemporary worship services. His cd, Sketches, features some songs that he has played live since 2002 and some that were literally written as they were recorded. It is a mixture of genres, with generous helpings of alternative folk. |
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Emily Rodgers |
Emily Rodgers is a singer-songwriter who performs ethereal alt-country similar to Cat Power or Beth Orton. |
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Finely Tuned |
| Singing an eclectic mix of music, this women's a cappella quartet hails from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Known as Finely Tuned, the women represent a diversity of occupations--chocolatier, music teacher, family therapist and development officer. They like to knit, play soccer, read, travel and work with stained glass. Their musical styles include the secular and the sacred, ranging from barbershop and doo-wop to choral and gospel. The quartet began ten years ago, with the current foursome singing together since January, 2004. They are Judy Bomberger, Elaine Dunaway, Karen Moshier-Shenk and Elaine Warfel Stauffer. They have common roots which go back more than 30 years and share the love of music, their families, and the desire to grow into finely tuned women as well as musicians! | |
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Heather Kropf |
| http://www.heatherkropf.com/ | |
| Heather Kropf brings her bittersweet jazz-folk stylings, weaving deceptively complex melodies around the universal subjects of love, life, and loss. Rarely do people who hear walk away unaffected. | |
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JOEL KROEKER |
| http://www.joelkroeker.com/ | |
True North Records recording artist, Joel Kroeker, has just returned from Cambodia and Laos where he traveled as a guest musician studying water-related relief projects with Mennonite Central Committee (an international relief, development, and peace agency) before continuing on to India and Nepal. Joel is now touring across Canada to share these stories in song and to support his award-winning third album "Closer to the Flame" which has just won "Outstanding Album of the Year." Having performed over 500 shows internationally Joel has toured with the likes of Bruce Cockburn, Randy Bachman (of The Guess Who), Kevin Breit (of Norah Jones' band), Colin James, Sarah Harmer, Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and The Wailin' Jennys. Joel has an MA in Ethnomusicology and has performed at every major folk festival in Canada including the Mission, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Edmonton and Stan Rogers Folk Fests. |
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kevin Wayne |
| http://www.myspace.com/kevinwayne | |
| Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Kevin Wayne has performed in various coffeehouses in Oregon & Washington. Whether performing at a place that sells latte's, rocking the homeless in a church basement, or playing impromptu at a public park or beach somewhere, people are entertained, encouraged, and challenged to think. That's the very nature of Kevin's music, which he dubs "Alterna Folk-rock", but others have noticed a strong Classic-Rock flavor to his influences. His style has been described as "spiritual folk-rock in the vein of Bruce Cockburn, with a touch of Elvis Costello and the Kinks." | |
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Marianne Kesler |
| http://www.coolspirit.net/ | |
| Marianne Kesler is a singer-songwriter, creating music from the inside out, and deeply immersed in living out her dreams. Marianne is an international touring, and recording artist. Soulthink Productions announces her new 2004 release | |
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Mike Petkau |
Petkau is a hard-touring indie-rock songsmith hailing from Winnipeg. Jangling guitars, heartstrung melodies and a penchant for the gritty side of life come together in an electric show. His brand new album "Don't Say A Word" was released on Head In The Sand Records and has been charting across Canada. |
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Moglee |
| http://www.myspace.com/mogleemusic | |
Moglee is a young energetic band from Kitchener-Waterloo. Moglee plays a fusion of reggae funk and rock music. Moglee's popularity has grown over the past 2 years. In those past two years Moglee has played over 50 shows. Moglee loves playing and performing. |
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