The Open Stage Adventure

Month: January 2012

Venue: The Metcalfe, Elora ON

January 15, 2012 / / 4 Comments

There is a new addition to the the Elora music scene: a monthly open mic at the Metcalfe on Saturday night. The bar tends to bring in a later crowd, so if you come early you’ll have lots of time to play; come later and you’ll play to more listeners.

With pool tables and TVs, the music is not the focus of the venue. But host Don Sawchuk is welcoming and makes sure the sound is at just the right level to compete with the surrounding entertainment without being overpowering.

Thanks to Don, Peter, Mike, Rob and Bethany for sharing their songs.

To find out details for the next Saturday night open mic at the Metcalfe visit the FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metcalfe-Open-Mic-Series/283246671716420

[Open Mic at the Metcalfe, 59 Metcalfe St, Elora; every other Saturday, 9:30 pm until close]

Wishing you a New Year full of music!

January 1, 2012 / / 0 Comments

To start off 2012 I’d like to express my gratitude for the past year and propose a challenge for the new one. Thanks to all my musician friends who brought richness to my life by playing, jamming and performing with me. I can’t imagine my life without you! Thanks to the strangers in various communities – restaurant owners, hosts, and other players – who made me feel welcome and appreciated in their musical homes. Thanks to those who came to listen and gave your support and friendship.

And here is the challenge:

– If you have been at home practising but have let your music out to play in public,

– If you have been coming out to a jam as a listener and supporter but have not shared your voice with the group,

– If you have wondered what it might be like to sing into a mic or lead a song in a song circle,

Make 2012 the year you come out to play, find your voice, or have your moment in the spotlight. And when you do, share your story here. You might inspire someone else to do the same.

Happy New Year, Julie

My Mission:

The goal of this website is:

1) to explore open musical spaces (jams, open stages, song circles) and what draws us to them; and

2) to promote and celebrate these events and venues where people come together to share music.

I would like to forge and strengthen connections between the various musical communities and promote grassroots folk music.

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