Bill Candy house concert a sweet success

On Saturday evening, May 30, 2009, twenty-two enthusiastic music fans nestled into the cozy living room of a modest-sized home in Mississauga for a 2-hour live music concert by Canadian musician Bill Candy. For most of those in attendance it was their first house concert and they were treated to a delightful experience.

In addition to his extraordinary talent as a veteran songwriter, singer and virtuoso guitarist, Candy is also a masterful story-teller. He kept the audience enthralled and delighted with vignettes of his life and the history behind many of his songs. His repertoire was a perfect balance of poignant ballads and hilarious tunes that held everyone's attention to the end.

For house concert hosts Lianne and Brian, this was their first effort at holding a "concert in their living room". They were delighted to have the opportunity and are already planning for the next one.

If you would like to treat yourself and your friends to a concert in YOUR living room featuring top-notch artists like Bill Candy, visit http://living-room-concerts.ca/ to learn more.

Tannis Slimmon at Georgetown House Concert

Listening to Tannis Slimmon sing last night at a Georgetown, Ontario house concert, I felt like I was attending the one and only public performance of her life. She is so fully present and mindful of her audience that each of the 25 people in attendance felt she was singing only for them.

Accompanied by her multi-talented life partner, Lewis Melville on guitar, mandolin, banjo and backup vocals, Tannis gifted us with her own masterful guitar playing, a beautiful voice and a wonderful warm patchwork quilt of her songs ranging from the delightfully whimsical "Weathervane" to the haunting "Edmonton" (which brought many in the room to tears).

Growing up on a farm in Manitoba, Tannis actually attended school in a one-room schoolhouse and rode a horse to get there. Her deep rural roots come through not only in her humble, engaging personality but in the lyrics to many of her songs.

The Georgetown house concert was one of six that Tannis and Lewis are giving this week as part of their Southern Ontario tour sponsored by Homeroutes.ca. If you have a chance to go and hear Tannis sing, grab it. You'll be delighted.

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