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Summer Concerts at Holy Trinity

Saturday June 26 2010, 8 PM :
Norman Lachapelle Acoustic Trio

Norman Lachapelle has inspired a complete generation of musicians during his career, which now spans more than 30 years and countless recordings. Some would even call him one of the greatest bass players of our time.

For almost 20 years, he has worked with Karen Young. With the James Gelfand Trio, he won the Alcan Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1992, In 2001, with his acolyte Sylvain Provost, he won the Felix Award for Jazz Album of the Year with Ni un Ni deux. Norman played with the poet Gilles Vigneault, both in concert and on his CD’s, from 1995 – 2005. They have recently reunited from the Retrouvailles tour which will start on the Plains of Abraham this summer.

Norman Lachapelle has played with Ariane Moffat, Bori, Louise Forestier, Le Cirque du Soleil, Jamil, Richard Beaudet, Daniel Thouin, Yannick Rieu, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Jean-François Groulx, François Marcaurelle, Pierre Tanguay, Michel Donato, Paul Brochu, Frédéric Alarie and many others.

www.myspace.com/normanlachapelle

Saturday July 17 2010, 8 PM
Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs

Nicolas Pellerin discovered traditional Quebecois music around the family piano in St-Élie-de-Caxton. In 2007, he and his brother Fred Pellerin won the Felix Award for Traditional Album of the Year, selling 40,000 copies of Fred et Nicolas Pellerin. He has played on television many times, toured Canada, the US and Europe and made guest appearances on such programs as Tout le monde en parle, Belle et Bum, Studio 12, M pour musique, Ça manque à ma culture, etc.

With Simon Lepage and Simon Marion, Nicolas explores traditional Quebecois music in a subtle, nuanced and captivating style. Together, the trio creates music that is fresh and innovative in its genre. While expanding the scope of traditional music, the trio has written itself into the hearts and minds of its fans.

www.nicolaspellerin.com

Saturday August 21 2010, 8 PM :
Nick Naffin

Nick Naffin’s music, released on four CDs, has garnered international critical acclaim as well as radio airplay in 14 countries. His performance credits, both in Europe and North America, include venues like Toronto’s Music Gallery, and Harbourfront Centre.

Nick has also appeared on Global Television and City TV and performed at countless festivals ranging from the Eaglewood, Home County, and Stan Rogers Folk Festival to the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival. He has also appeared with Tony Bird, Thomas Handy, Michael Keith, John Pearse, Michael Smith and Don Ross among others.

Nick Naffin currently lives in Germany, serving as founding artistic director of the Southern Lights Folk Festival. His latest solo album Ghost Of A Dancer (2008) shows

"A grand guitarist. folk jazz of enormous depth" (Folker! Magazine, Germany).

www.nicknaffin.net

Saturday September 11 2010, 8 PM :
Jean-François Groulx Trio

Jean-François Groulx is a pianist, a multi-instrumentalist and one of the most talented musicians on the Quebec scene, recognised as much by other musicians as he is by his fans. The record of this passionate musician is impressive; Musical Director for Louise Forestier, composer of the scores for Richard Desjardins’ film L’erreur boréale and the musical comedy Dracula starring Bruno Pelletier and lastly Musical Director for the TV show Ça manque à ma culture on Télé-Québec.

The trio uses rhythms, hooks and melodies which are influenced by music from Cuba, Brazil and Africa. With Adrian Vedady on bass and Yvon Plouffe on percussion, Jean-François’s repertoire is both seductive and sensitive.

www.myspace.com/jeanfrancoisgroulx

Tickets: $25 / $12 (kids 0 - 12)

Tickets sold before day of concert: $20
Season pass - 4 concerts: $60

Info, presale and reservations:
Gore Township Municipal Office
9, Cambria Rd, Lakefield 450.562.2025

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