Tuesdays and Wednesdays, don't forget our All You Can Eat Fajita Buffet! Heaps of grilled and seasoned beef and chicken, peppers, onions and our famous housesmoked portabello mushrooms, guacamole, cheese, beans, rice, salsa, sour cream & tortillas...heck, there's even salad and cornbread for only $14.99...it's every Tuesday and Wednesday, from 5-8pm. Yeah, buddy!
Wednesday, April 4, Josef Mieto, 7pm, free! Every Wednesday in April, local folkal Josef Mieto will be playing and singing tunes of his own as well as folksy classics by the likes of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. This residency concept is just a little something extra on us for your Wednesday night pleasure--Josef has mentioned that he'll probably bring around some of his talented friends and family to help him out throughout the month, (Amanda Giles, Joel and Bianca Mieto) but if you've heard him play, (as he did at our Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen birthday tributes from last year...) you'll already know that he's a pleasure to enjoy just on his own.
Thursday, April 5, The Avenues, 9pm, $6: Peterborough has sent a couple of interesting acts our way over the years, The County Boys, a young bluegrass inspired trio with a fantastic energy being one, Sean Conway, an exquisite and authentic old school country picker, who debuted at the Branch this year alongside our ever returning and popular troubadour Petunia being another; Well, this Thursday, be prepared for what can only be described as a Peterborough experience squared! The Avenues are a supergroup of sorts, apparently, featuring Sean Conway and members of the County Boys! That's right, 2 for one! Or more, even, or something!
Emerging from the sleepy river town of Peterborough, Ontario, The Avenues make real country music; not country music that requires the pre-fix "alt" or "new," but the pure, honest, and unadorned kind.
Forming in the winter of 2009, The Avenues sound the way Nashville might have without the glitz and glamour, as their banjo pickin' and guitar strummin' - augmented by the addition of bass and drums - echo the honky tonks and the heartaches of old country music.
On their self-titled first album, Chris Culgin (guitar and vocals) Benj Rowland (banjo, bass pedals and vocals), Sean Conway (electric guitar), and Josh Fewings (drums), tell stories from the frontiers of country music, wandering that liminal space just past what musicologists call tradition...strikingly familiar yet undoubtedly new, like hearing a new story from an old friend.
With stunning vocal harmonies and a high-spirited live show, The Avenues are one of Canada's best-kept secrets.
Well now, that sounds like a good time, doesn't it? Come on out! Friday is a day off anyway, this is where you'll want to be!
Friday, April 6, David Shanahan, 7pm, free! You had fun singing along with this local patriarch of the true Irish tradition on St. Patricks Day, didn't you? Well then come on out for a Good Friday evening with Dr. Shanahan, Historian, Scholar, entertainer, and our good friend...it starts at 7 and it's free!
Saturday, April 7, Terry McLeish, 9pm, $5: Stompin Tom fans, take note, Terry Mcleish is as close as we get these days to having a songwriter that has the wit, charm and ability to spin a yarn like old Tom is able to do...And I'm not even calling him second best, Terry is a fun, entertaining and engaging songwriter in his own right, and will keep you both guessing and chuckling with his country tinged story-songs this Saturday night. Ask anyone who was at the recent Songwriter's Circle last week here at the Branch where Terry was a guest, his memorable tunes may very well have stolen the show!
Singer-Songwriter Terry McLeish has been described as:
“a Canadian songwriter whose songs and music poignantly capture the lives of cowboys, loggers, misfits and as well, the trials, humor and pathos of everyday life.”
Raised in a military family, Terry has worked as a grocery boy, farm hand, golf course greens man, forest fire fighter, tree planter, clerk and forest technician.
Major influences in McLeish’s music and writing have been Steve Goodman, Ian Tyson, John Prine, Bob Dylan and Steve Earle. Bluegrass has also been a strong influence which can be heard in many of the songs on his self titled, début album, “Terry McLeish”. His music career has taken him from folk, rock and blues bands to folk/roots singer-songwriter and performer and his songs have been heard on CJOH television, CBC, CHCR radio, CHIP and Valley Heritage radio, CKCU radio, other artist’s albums and projects, compilation cd’s and a musical tour of the Upper Ottawa Valley’s Opeongo Line. Over the years, Terry has shared the stage with Colleen Peterson, Valdy, Long John Baldry, Reverend Ken and the Lost Followers, Jack De Keizer, Sneezy Waters, Ian Tamblyn, David Essig, Donnie Walsh of Downchild Blues Band, Paul Brandt, Ronnie Hawkins, Prairie Oyster, Leahy and many more. He has performed at festivals, clubs, kitchen parties, fairs and events of all kinds.
Recently, Terry was invited to act and perform in The Stone Fence Theatre’s current production of “The Opeongo Opera” which ran throughout the summer and into the fall of 2011. Three of his songs were chosen to be featured in this acclaimed two-act musical as well. In early 2012 McLeish hosted The Terry McLeish Show; an eight week live stage show featuring some of Canada’s best folk/roots, singer-songwriters.
McLeish has recently completed his self titled début studio album, produced by James Stephens, of fourteen original songs which was released in August of 2011. He went on to win runner up in the International Acoustic Music Awards and was a finalist in The Great American Song Contest and the 2011 International Song Writing Competition. He is performing on stages throughout eastern Ontario and western Quebec either as a solo act or with well known Ottawa bass player and long time friend and band mate, Grant Tomkinson. Terry currently lives on the Ottawa River in the Upper Ottawa Valley.
The Branch is Closed on Sunday, April 7 to celebrate the opening day of Egg Hunting Season. Have a wonderful Easter!
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