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The Skinny 2008 December 2008 Hi Folks, 1) Josh and Andy are playing an acoustic show for the good people at the Vital Spark Folk Society this coming Saturday night, December 6th, at the Brooklin Community Centre. Ticket and directions info can be found here - http://www.vitalsparkfolksociety.ca/ 2) Tickets are going fast for our annual pre-Christmas weekend at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, December 19th and 20th. Special guests the Beauties will be joining us both nights. If you haven't got your tickets yet you can find them at http://www.maplemusic.com/dept.asp?dept_id=15 or through the front bar at the Horseshoe http://www.horseshoetavern.com/ 3) Jerry Leger has just released a new record, You, Me and the Horse that was co-produced by Josh. To find out more check out http://www.jerryleger.com/ and http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=21652444 4) Andy has recently produced a Christmas record for Kith & Kin (Ivy Mairi, her mother Kathleen McDonnell and sister Martha Farquhar - McDonnell) called Yet Will I be Merry. It's a collection of medieval carols and Appalachian hymns featuring beautiful three part family - style harmonies. You can hear four songs at www.myspace.com/kithandkintrio and if you like what you hear you can pick the album up at http://www.maplemusic.com/product.asp?dept%5Fid=69&pf%5Fid=4660%2D02&lang=EN See you soon - and Happy Holidays! Skydiggers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 2008 Hi Folks, And tickets for this year's not to be missed, annual Horseshoe Christmas extravaganza will be going on sale Monday, November 10. Tickets available at MapleMusic. We'll be joined this year by special guests, The Beauties. See you soon. Peace, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 30, 2008 Hi Folks, Happy Hallowe'en! Skydiggers http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20080605skydi http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/526420
Skydiggers Still one of Canada's most reliably great live bands, Toronto, ON's Skydiggers have written an excellent new record that speaks to their gift for emotionally rich and complex songs. Principal songwriters Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson may not always get the credit but they know how to get to the heart of a matter, rendering songs flush with hard love, bewildered anger and mostly hope with a rare, sincere purity. There's no fear of ridicule or reprisal in "Hello, Beautiful Life," which is about as earnest as a ballad can be. Ripe with teasing humour, "One Last Chance" belts forward with affection, as newbies Noel Webb and Michael Johnston prove welcome additions to the Skydiggers sound. If Tom Petty lurks within the title track, the rest of the Traveling Wilburys pop by on "Where's My Baby Tonight?" and the irreverent "Hasty Mart." There are politics floating there and throughout the Dylan-esque "Everybody Wants" but it's all done undercover, as the Skydiggers add a spry chapter to their enviable legacy. (Latent) http://www.canada.com/northshorenews/news/pulse/story.html?id=18fa38b4-7465-43c2-9197-c0e2569bd398 http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=165286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So we gotta say so long, for the summer... Hi Folks - now that summer's over it's time to get the fall harvest in, so here's the news... October 2nd noon - 12:45pm - Metro Hall Square 1:00pm - 1:40pm - Union Station 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Queen St. West and Spadina - (near the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern) Also on October 2nd Oct. 8th Oct. 9th Oct. 11th Nov. 1st More news and shows to come - see you soon! Skydiggers October 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring 2008 Hey Folks, In the meantime you can hear three songs from the album at our myspace page. And - you can pre-order a signed copy of the album from MapleMusic.com. We're looking forward to playing the new material (and many favourites) for you at the Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield, QC) May 30 and 31, at Hugh's Room (Toronto) June 5,6 and 7 and the rest of this beautiful, rather large country of ours later in the summer and fall. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello Beautiful Life from City of Sirens will be featured in this Saturday's Toronto Star (May 24) in John Sakamoto's Anti Hit List column as well as on his AHL podcast. ------------------------------------------------------- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The sight of robin redbreast has aroused us from our deep winter's slumber to the fact that Spring is nigh. So here we go - less talk, more action! Skydiggers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- News Our new album, "City of Sirens", will be released at the end of May. Music and ordering info will be available shortly. Stay tuned... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Shows Josh and Andy are accompanying Margo and Michael Timmins as part of this year's Whole Shebang May 9th and 10th at the Enwave Theatre, Toronto. As usual, it's a jam-packed two-night showcase of cross-disciplinary wonder and extravanganza at Harbourfront Centre. Andrea Nann Dreamwalker Dance Company here is this year's line up!
Get your tickets today Call the Box Office at the Enwave Theater, Harbourfront Centre: Friday, May 30th - Saturday, May 31st The Black Sheep Inn Wakefield, QC Thursday June 5th, Friday, June 6th, Saturday, June 7th Hugh's Room, Toronto, ON --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Archived News: 2009 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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