Dare the Devil
An innovative concert series at Hugh's Room in Toronto, Anne hosts a series of Sunday afternoons which bring together fiddlers of various styles. They play alone, they play together, all with the remarkable House backup of Tom Leighton and Ian Bell. Each afternoon ends with a short jam for fiddlers young and old, tunes posted here.
Tickets: $10 Advance, $12 at the door, Children $7. Reserve at Hugh's Room (416) 531-6604. Hugh's Room is located at 2261 Dundas Street West, just steps south of the Dundas West Subway.
Next Concert: Season Finale, April 20th - Aaron Solomon and Randy Morrison. poster Press Release
Randy Morrison: Randy began his professional career 30 years ago in 1978 with his first stage appearance in Dorchester Ontario. He went on to play with the Bruce County (bluegrass band) in the 1980s and the legendary Mac Wiseman. He toured and recorded with Canadian fiddle icon, Graham Townsend for 20 years, spent 10 years with Charley Pride, and performed with Grammy Award Winner Polka King Walter Ostenak. Versatile in Country Music, Bluegrass, Old Time, and Western Swing, we are delighted to welcome Ran
dy to the Dare the Devil stage.
Aaron Solomon: Cape Breton born, Aaron started out at age four learning Olde Tyme fiddling and classical violin concurrently. He later branched out into playing other styles including rock, jazz, blues, country, bluegrass, celtic, folk and ethnic. As a multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor he has worked on over 200 recording sessions and performed with numerous artists including Shania Twain, Jeff Healey and Big Sugar. He toured Canada, the U. S. and Poland and performed at venues such as the Warsaw Philharmonic (Poland), Ed Sullivan Theatre (New York), Glenn Gould Studios (Toronto), Opryland Studios (Nashville) and National Congress Centre (Ottawa).
Jam Tunes: Theme - Dare the Devil: sheet musicDebbie's Waltz: sheet music (no mp3)
Stone's Rag: sheet music (no mp3)
Down Yonder: sheet music,
Rippling Water Jig: sheet music,(Graham Townsend)
Butterfly: sheet music,
Don Messer's Breakdown: sheet music,
Ragtime Annie: sheet music,
Previous Shows: Past Guests (in order of appearance): Mark Sullivan, Dan MacDonald, Rose
Bolton, Erynn Marshall, Shane Cooke, Anne Lindsay,, Mathew Johnston, Cindy Thompson, Jon Pilatzke, Pierre Schryer, Patrick Ourceau, James Mckie, Kirk Elliott, John Showman, Sarah Peebles, Duncan Cameron, Kim Vincent Jamie Snider, Soozie Schlanger and Lawrence "Teddy Boy" Houle, Kyle and Jake Charron, Karen Reed, Drew Jurecka, Tyler Beckett, Lisa MacIsaac, James Stevens, Sam Romijn, Paul Lemelin.
April 15, 2007: Guests: Lisa MacIsaac, James Stevens.
March 18, 2007: Country/City Mash-up: Kemble meets Queen Street with Tyler Beckett and Drew Jurecka.
Feb. 18, 2007: Dare the Devil celebrates the music of Ontario with Guests Karen Reed, and Kyle and Jake Charron.
2006
Nov. 19th, 2006 WIth Special Guests: Lawrence "Teddy Boy" Houle, Ojibwa fiddler and elder from Ebb and Flow Manitoba, and Soozi Schlanger, Toronto's Cajun Queen and lead fiddler and singer for Swamperella.
April 9, 2006: Our final Dare the Devil for this year, and it was something really special. No less than 4 of our former Dare the Devil fiddlers appeared: Mark Sullivan, John Showman, Rose Bolton, Kirk Elliott.
Feb 26, 2006: Jamie Snider (formerly of the Wonderful Grand Band) and Kim Vincent (master celtic fiddler)
Jan. 15, 2006: Sarah Peebles (Scandinavian Fiddling), Duncan Cameron (Celtic)
2005
Nov. 20, 2005 Kirk Elliott (composer, muti-instrumentalist) and John Showman (Creaking Tree String Quartet, Foggy Hogtown Boys)
Oct 16, 2005 Patrick Orceau (Irish) and James McKie (Cape Breton style)
June 12, 2005 Pierre Schryer (Pierre Schryer Band) and Jon Pilatzke (Quagmyre, the Cheiftains)
May 1, 2005 Mathew Johnston, voted "most entertaining player" at Shelbourne 5 times, and the inimitable Cindy Thompson, our resident whirlwind from Midland, Ontario.
Jan. 23, 2005 We were turning people away, with special guests Anne Lindsay and Shane Cook.2004
Nov. 2004: Rose Bolton (Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian) and Erynn Marshall (Appalachian)
Oct. 2004: Mark Sullivan (Shelbourne Champion, Brian Pickell Band), Dan MacDonald (Scumulash, Spraoigh)
