Dave Gossage & The Celtic Mindwarp
A Celebration of Canadian roots
If you see one concert this year…this should be the one. What better way to celebrate the 150th birthday of this beautiful, complex and crazy country than with a big blowout concert that blends our musical roots in perfect harmony? Ten musicians will share the stage from all across this great land of ours! This will be the true Canadian experience!
This musical tour de force is led by Dave Gossage, who is often called “Montreal’s secret weapon.” Except it’s not such a secret. He’s one of the most experienced and respected musicians in Mativetsky’s Tabla. This drummer is considered Canada. His roots lay in the Celtic tradi- one of our leading ambassadors tion, but his talent takes the classic folk and a pioneer in bringing together the music we love to whole new levels. It is worlds of the Western and Indian classical so beautiful, it has to be seen and heard music. to be believed. Dave’s specialty is the Arts Alive! Knowlton was able to lure flute but the Celtic Mindwarp is these amazing performers to their festival rounded out with Mike Ayles, Alec Walkington, with the help of April O’donoughue, Ashley Macleod, and Tom Gossage who organizes the Celtic Harmonies playing fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass, Music Festival here in the Townships. and drums. The Arts Alive! festival is about coming
Our Celtic roots run deep in both our together to celebrate and show off English and French communities. There the brilliant artists we have to offer here is a healthy dose of step dancing as in the Eastern Townships. There are concerts Alexis Chartrand and Pierre Chartrand and plays, but also many beautiful unite the fiddle and the feet in that most workshops in drumming, kite making, satisfying combo. screenplay writing, mural painting,
But our roots go deeper than this. Before dancing, flower arrangement, film, and the Scots and Irish arrived on our lantern making. For next to nothing, we shores, the Inuit were practicing their can treat ourselves to a couple hours to magical tradition of throat singing for try something new and nourish our creative thousands of years. On July 8, you can experience sides. We deserve it! And we deserve Nina Segalowitz and Taqralik this concert! Partridge throat singing in person. These July 8, 8 p.m., Knowlton United two are at the absolute top of their profession. Church, 234 Knowlton Road. To purchase tickets or get information go to
And no true Canadian experience is Brome Lake Books, 450-242-2242. Check complete without integrating the voices out Arts Alive Quebec and click on the of our newest musical influences. Woven Knowlton page for information on all throughout the concert will be Shawn the shows and workshops.
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