My first live stream concert from the basement at Roxton Road! It will broadcast live at www.facebook.com/homeroutes at 9 p.m. ET & 8 p.m. CT. I’ll be singing songs from my new album, Calm In The Eye Of The Storm as well as whatever strikes my fancy from the hundreds of songs I know. I was supposed to be performing in Owen Sound this coming weekend and getting ready for a couple of weeks of shows in Alberta and British Columbia through Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous. It won’t take the place of actually sitting with a room full of people and singing together but in these unusual times I’m thrilled to be singing for people. The show will also be archived on YouTube later.
Cancelled! Midian Farm Film Screening & Benefit Concert
In the 1970s, a group of young, ambitious, ideological Torontonians moved to a farm near Orillia and created an intentional community where they lived self-sustainably for many years. They called it Midian Farm. One of the children born on that farm, Liz Marshall, grew up to become a filmmaker who broke onto the scene with her critically acclaimed The Ghosts in Our Machine.
Four members of the Midian Farm moved to Owen Sound afterwards to start families and find a new community: Don Wilkinson, Michele Lavin, and Mary Both, and Dick Both (rest in peace). Ken Whiteley, who also lived on the Farm, will be coming to play his signature folk stylings in lead up to the film. Following the screening, there will be time to socialize, ask questions and enjoy some snacks. The bar will be open for refreshments throughout the entire event.
Ticket proceeds will go to charity. There is a local family currently in need, who could use some help from the community. The Curley’s in Owen Sound have owned and operated the downtown business Awesome Blossoms until health problems have caused them to close the store ending their source of income. We decided to donate any profit from this event to them.