Two Roads Home Winter Roads 2010 Greetings and happiest of new beginnings to all of you! We trust your holidays were music-filled and restful. Over the season we were reflecting on a wonderful Christmas benefit concert we did a couple of years earlier with Rosalee Peppard and our late band mate Gerrard Gonnelly and how good it felt to give back to the community. Every year I have the privilege of performing with my MadriGAL pals and John D. Huston in his one-man production of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, one of the finest literary examples of the importance of humanity and generosity in the face of poverty. All of this got me thinking that, as Mr. Dickens puts it, "want is keenly felt" all year long, and hunger should not be forgotten once the decorations are put away and the day-to-day resumes. With this in mind, we approached the Success Network, a local small business group, to get their thoughts on how to help our community. With their support and expertise in our corner, we are thrilled to announce the first annual Midwinter Kitchen Concert. It's kind of a cross between a good ol' down home kitchen party (concert-style) and the much older tradition of singing for your supper - in this case, we'll be singing so others can have supper, as ticket sales and non-perishable food donations (both required for admission) go to the North York Harvest Food Bank. We'll be joined on stage by the beautiful and brilliant Sahra Featherstone (http://sahrafeatherstone.com) on fiddle and whistles and our very special guests are Newfoundland's finest a cappella folk progeny, Daughters of the Rock (http://www.daughtersoftherock.com). We hope you can join us in giving hunger - and the midwinter blahs - the musical kick in the pants they deserve!
TRH at Just Milton Folks House Concert TRH part of the Vital Spark Folk Society Finale Concert
Two Roads Home Dovetailing CD Release Party at The Renaissance Café in Toronto Photos by Shelley Siersma and Debbie Bergson See the pictures The Band/The Party Roads Traveled - TRH's Photo Gallery |
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Roads Reviewed
RAVES for the ROAD "Two Roads Home are able to blend diverse styles and sounds into an eclectic and cozy mixture." - Arnie Ivsins - Artistic Director, BarrieFolk "Abby and Bryan are the perfect duet - funny and entertaining with harmonic voices that I could listen to all night long!" - Lorie Blunden - Brooklin Town Crier “Excellent singers with a sense of harmony that makes their sound much bigger than just the sum of two.” -Alex Sinclair- Tamarack “ Two Roads Home has something very unique and special. They are so comfortable together. Abby has a beautiful, sweet and rich voice and she and Bryan harmonize something wonderful! ” -John and Tatjana Barr- Simple Moments Café, Lunenberg, N.S. "Solid songwriting and footstompin' fun. Feels like home." -Jenny Osburne- Union Street Café, Berwick N.S. “A blend of old and new, of raw energy, moving vocals and distilled insight.” -Alicia Arcand- Artistic Director, The Pirate Festival "Their comfortable style on stage and their roots/Celtic inspired sound have made them favourites at our folk club.” -Vicki Martel- The Vital Spark Folk Society "Limitless energy and synergy. A highlight to see live.” -Richard Mahoney- The Vankleek Hill Review REVIEWS FOR TRH’S NEW RELEASE, SWEET SHADOWS: “A lovely CD – (Williston and Zotz’s) voices feel like they were designed for each other and the musicianship is top drawer.” “Comfortable but spirited vocal harmonies easily hold the listener while presenting fresh arrangements of traditional material and their own contemporary original songs.” “A sumptuous collection of tunes both contradictory and dynamic. Allison (track 6) is a pop confection.” “Their songs double as storytelling, with smart lyrics, and voices and music that are as emotive as they are distinctive.” “An excellent record!” - Allison Brown - For the Folk, CHRW, London “I really like the way TRH combines both more traditional folky elements with acoustic pop.” - Joni Sadler - Program Director, CHUO FM Ottawa "From soothing to lively. A very listenable recording." - Lee Graves - Bluffs Monitor PRAISE FOR TRH’S DEBUT CD, DOVETAILING: "A fine addition to the Celtic collection" - Holmes Hooke - " Zotz has a very fine voice. Appealing songs appealingly performed. - John Arkelian - ARTSforum, Summer/Fall 2004 "...serene, historical, contemplative, lyrical and utterly inspiring." - Marney Simmons - "Excellent singers (who) harmonize well." - Peter Massey - Green Man Review |
