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Rise Up Singing - Guelph

Voices Together: A Benefit Singalong Concert

Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, the creators of Rise Up Singing, are coming to Guelph! This concert is a chance to meet the people who "wrote the book" and learn some of the 1200 additional songs in their 2015 sequel songbook Rise Again. Annie & Peter will be joined by guest artists Katherine WheatleyJames Gordon, and Sam Turton, all of whom have wonderful songs in Rise Again.

Our Thursday show in Guelph is SOLD OUT.  But... there are still tickets available for the concert that Katherine, James and Sam will be joining us on in Toronto on Sunday!

   BUY TICKETS NOW for Sunday evening concert in Toronto

 

Here is the full list of our other singalong events in the area this weekend:

 Friday evening, April 13  8:00 pm:  Hamilton concert with James Gordon - at The Pearl Company  

 Saturday, April 14  10:30 am-12:30 pm:  Guelph workshop - at K Studio

 Saturday evening, April 14  7:30 pm:  London concert - at The Cuckoo's Nest 

 Sunday, April 15  4:30 pm:  Toronto family concert - at Friends House

 Sunday, April 15  7:30 pm:  Toronto evening concert with Katherine Wheatley, Sam Turton & James Gordon - at Friends House

 

This concert will celebrate the life & work of Pete Seeger (next year will be the 100th anniversary of his birth) and the many terrific musicians who are working to build a better world through music. Pete played a crucial role in the creation of both songbooks. Copies of a wide array of Seeger CDs will be available for sale at the concert, along with copies of his autobiography, Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Singalong Memoir (which Seeger asked Peter to edit).

The artists will be teaching and leading songs out of Rise Again during the concert. If you have a copy of Rise Again, bring it with you. Copies will be available to borrow or buy at the concert.

Doors will open at 7:00. Tickets will also be available at the door (space permitting).

WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY: For those who would appreciate a more intimate opportunity to sing and learn from Annie & Peter, they will be a offering a Singing Workshop on Sat. April 14, 10:30am-12:30pm at the home of Katherine Wheatley. Contact K@Katherinewheatley for reservations.

MORE INFORMATION on workshop

 


 

 

Date(s): 
Apr 12 2018 - 7:30pm
46 Essex St
Guelph , ON N1H 3K8
Canada
Contact: 
Katherine Wheatley
Event type: 
Best Concrete