Chloe Albert Fans: Listen Up!
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Monday November 9 ~ Foster's Inn Stratford
 Hankering for a little autumn warmth? We've got the answer! Monday November 9, one of our top ten musical picks from last year, Edmonton's Chloe Albert, is coming to Stratford. You can see her, up close and live, along with Emma Cook, an up-and-coming singer songwriter from Toronto, at the warm and welcoming Foster's Inn on Downie Street. Show up early enough {6-ish} to enjoy a delicious fall dinner and you will be guaranteed a seat for the show. Show runs 8 to 10 pm. {hey it is a Monday after all}
Chloe won the 'Emerging Artist of the Year' Award at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in St John's recently & her CD is a sensational & dazzling debut. S he's a talented brand new singer-songwriter with a mesmerizing velvety voice you'll hear regularly on CBC's Radio 2 (where we first discovered her). We've sold over 75 of her CDs at Music.
Emma Cook is another talented performer, nominated for an Ontario Indie Music Award with her second CD Hit & Run. She's performed at over 140 venues this year including NYC's Bitter End, Hugh's Room & the famous Black Sheep Inn.
$15 tickets at Music, limited seating. If you can't make it out to the store to pick up tickets, call 519-393-6161 to reserve your ticket. For earlier dinner reservations (guaranteeing a seat) call Foster's 519-271-1119 & we'll see you there.
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FALL CALENDAR OF MUSIC IN TOWN
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Stratford Concert Choir: Sunday November 1, 3pm Central United Church Stratford. Songs for All Saints and Remembrance with guests Dominik Franken and Imre Olah. Rousing anthems & songs of WW 2. Tickets: 519-393-6879 or, this late, at the door. Stratford Concert Choir
Chloe Albert and Emma Cook: Monday November 9, 8pm, Foster's Inn Stratford. Two talented singer songwriters, Chloe is visiting from Edmonton and Emma hails from Toronto. Come & enjoy live music & a glass of good cheer at Fosters. More details above. $15 tickets at Music for a beautiful Monday night in town. Foster's Inn info & menu
Bruce Cockburn: Saturday November 14, 8pm Avon Theatre, Stratford. What a rare treat to see Bruce in solo concert in a lovely venue. $45 tickets: 1-800-567-1600. Move quickly.
Ms. Romney Getty & Alphie Smith: Thursday November 19, Foster's Inn Stratford. The country and blues crowd gets a treat with these two Canadian performers. Advance tickets at Music $10, $15 at the door. Go early for a lovely dinner & to guarantee a good seat. Reserve dinner @ Foster's 519-271-1119. Romney Video
Canadian Brass: Thursday November 26, PM Avon Theatre Stratford. Enjoy this world renowned brass quintet, who for 35 years have been pushing the boundaries of their instruments. Baroque music is their forte, but they love to entertain in the jazz, contemporary concert and popular song style as well. $40/$45 tickets 1-800-567-1600 Canadian Brass
Stratford Symphony Orchestra: Saturday November 28, 7:30pm, St. James Anglican Church Stratford. 'Baroque and Beyond'. Enjoy music by Schubert, Bach, Vaughn Williams, and Mozart's Exultate Jubilate with special guest Soprano Eliza Johnson. Tickets 519-271-0990. Symphony Web Site
Ali Matthews: Sunday November 29, 7:00pm, Church Restaurant, Stratford. Ali's annual Christmas Concert that is sold out every year returns to the perfect place: The Church Restaurant for a great silky smooth beginning to the Christmas season. Tickets @ Music
Blue Rodeo: Friday December 4 & Saturday December 5, Festival Theatre Stratford. They're back and it's going to be fun! Stratford Live brings this town's favourite group back to one of their favourite venues. Join the throngs who never miss a show! $50/$55 tickets 1-800-567-1600 Blue Rodeo Home page
Melissa McClelland: Thursday December 17, 8pm, Foster's Inn Stratford. Continuing the winter-long Thursday Music Series hosted by String Bone (aka Barry Payne) don't miss this rising star of the Canadian roots music scene {We have her hot new CD 'Victoria Day}. $15 advance tickets at Music, $20 at the door. Go early for a lovely dinner to guarantee a good seat. Reserve Foster's 519-271-1119. Check her out!
John McDermott: Thursday December 17, 8pm Avon Theatre Stratford. Canada's legendary tenor makes a rare stop in our town. How can you not take your Mom?. $46/50 tickets 1-800-567-1600 Spend time with John
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So Many New CDs, So Little Time!
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New CDs from Harry Manx, Justin Hines, Lennie Gallant, Lee Harvey Osmond (that's Tom Wilson and friends), Corb Lund, Dustin Bentall, Hayden, Michael Buble, Colin James, Barney Bentall, Madascar Slim, Alex Cuba, Big Rude Jake, and that's just the men of Canadian music!
From the women we have new releases by Chantal Kreviazuk, Jann Arden, Rose Cousins, Brandi Disterheft, Tegan and Sara, Satomi Saeki, Amy Millan, Amelia Curran, Lights, Good Lovelies and more. 
Don't panic but the Christmas music is arriving weekly. I'll not be displaying it until after November 11, but if you have a request let me know and I'll try to get it in time for holiday season enjoyment.
After a customer asked if I was intending to check in to The Betty Ford Clinic Neil managed to find this picture of me in the Fairmont Banff Springs without a glass of wine in my hand {it was on the table actually, Neil}
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What's Been Going On??
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We've had a busy summer, spent a few days in Bayfield where youngest daughter Margaret {seen left} proved that as a dancer she can certainly fly and last week we visited Calgary visited my Geologist wine-drinking brother Greg & family & first night there caught a  miraculous small-club performance by PEI's Lennie Gallant. Lennie, as always, had his eyes closed but man did he & his band ever 'smoke' in Calgary. Thank you Lennie!
This
Monday we celebrate the 21st birthday of daughter Anne. Where have
those years gone? You can see Anne most days walking her {now} TWO dogs
around
Stratford, (no Boom is not a horse, just a very large Great Dane), or pulling pints behind the bar at the always busy Molly Bloom's Irish Pub on Brunswick St.
Anne's sister
Margaret is still at school part time but also working daily at the newest
healthy food spot in town, Alpha Beet Soup & Juice Bar on Erie Street, where the fare
includes excellent fresh juices, amazing soups, yummy wraps & salads, and
decadent muffins all served with cheery smiles and upbeat music. No wine yet I've mentioned now & again ....
Oldest daughter Flora snuck in from Toronto for a quick over-nighter with us in Stratford. She loves her fashion designer assistant's job at Ewanika {pron. Eev-a-neek-a} on Bathurst St. @ Dupont where hand-made, flawlessly designed, quality clothing, gorgeous fabrics & understated quietly elegant clothing for women are the norm. As Zoomer Magazine just wrote: If you love Prada check out Ewanika. Visit Ewanika Judy loves the clothing & I wish there were men's clothes so I had a fighting chance at the credit cards.
Just in: A devastating fire this morning in Toronto just 2 doors away from Ewanika miraculously left the brand new boutique & all the fashions & fabrics untouched. Whew!!
Lots of installation work is piling up at Music so, if a new stereo or flat-panel TV is on you r horizon {42" Plasma TVs, once $20,000 are now under $900!} let's talk sooner than later so we can book time to see that, at your house, everything is installed, hooked-up & explained professionally & on time.
Cheers
Neil
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