Good Friday is on April 6th this year. Unfortunately it looks like Brock will be in the Soo that day! Hey, I'll keep an eye out for some good shows that weekend and even if there's none, we should still get together!!!

Bluegirl:

Good Friday is on April 6th this year.

Might be cool to do a cover of this song.....

http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/w/w203.html

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Where my designer B*tches at?

MAGNETS....COWS....HERD....it all makes sense now?

There's nothing worse than driving in a snowstorm with a GPS that's on the rag

Do you take PAYPAL?

NYCBRFAN:

Bluegirl:

Good Friday is on April 6th this year.

Might be cool to do a cover of this song.....

http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/w/w203.html

OMG   There should be a warning with that link.  I think my ears are bleeding.

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Recalculating....


"A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?" Wayne Campbell

OK, so that was painful...not listening to all 4 Brock CDs in a row! Heavens no!....Trying to decide which one to recommend that you buy first, Cathy (and everyone else interested!)! And I would have been here sooner, but I popped Serena in after Brock & I just can't type, think & sing out loud at the same time....well, I can, but I'd make a mess of things!!! So Serena's just finishing, I have goosebumps again & I'm here to try & make a Brock suggestion.

Hmmm, I think I would buy Brock Zeman & the Dirty Hands first. There are songs on there that I wouldn't want to be without (not unlike all the other cds!) like Sweet Charlotte, Amanda, Danny's Song, Breanna Harrison, Blood of Christ Blues, Nothing on the Radio, Another Song....um, you get the idea.

But if you could get two right now, I think I'd go for Cold Winter Comes Back, as well.

Then, I'd probably get Welcome Home Ivy Jane, but I really love Songs From the Mud, just as much.

So, if you must stagger your purchases out a bit, buy them in pairs! That of course, leaves the fifth one, the Bourbon Sessions to be ordered Wednesday! Ha! (I don't have it yet, I'm going to get it at a House Concert in April....Shoot! that reminds me...I haven't RSVP'd to that yet! ACK!

You can order directly from Brock or from Busted Flat Records, but Busted Flat uses PayPal. www.brockzeman.com

 

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Keep it simple

In the middle of the night
We keep sending little kites
Until a little light gets through ~ Patty Griffin

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ D. Bentall

Hi Sammie. I think Brocks first CD is his best. I have all 5 CDs. I really like the new Bourbon Sessions witch i got from Brock back in Feb. Dan Walsh is on the CD and he great too.   Brian

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Go out and see live music

Hi, Brian

The first one is CWCB, right? I'm really torn between it & DH, that's why I suggested Cathy just get them both.

I can't wait to get the Bourbon Sessions! I see that Ridin' on the Rims is on it, one of my favourites! Is it basically a Live CD. I think the description says they called it that because they shot back some Jim Beam & recorded the songs?

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Keep it simple

In the middle of the night
We keep sending little kites
Until a little light gets through ~ Patty Griffin

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ D. Bentall

How the heck did I miss this???? Okay, I may just bite the bullet and buy 'em all! How strange is it that my daughter's name is Amanda and her husband's name is Danny???? I think it's a sign of some sort!!! Don't you?? Sorry it took till tonight to see this post!! I thought about it last night and then poof....gone! I look forward to listening to the GREAT tunes by BROCK! Ya HOOO!!! And then as a chaser, I shall add Miss Ryder!!

I'm going to call this little music store that is just outside of Stratford and see if they carry any of Brock's music. He prides himsefl on   being very supportive of our home grown talent. He even has my brother-in-laws music!! So, I'm thinking that he may have Brock!!

Carrington:

How the heck did I miss this???? Okay, I may just bite the bullet and buy 'em all! How strange is it that my daughter's name is Amanda and her husband's name is Danny???? I think it's a sign of some sort!!! Don't you?? Sorry it took till tonight to see this post!! I thought about it last night and then poof....gone! I look forward to listening to the GREAT tunes by BROCK! Ya HOOO!!! And then as a chaser, I shall add Miss Ryder!!

Well, he has a song called Cindy, too, which is Jack's daughter. But I don't know any Charlottes, Breannas, Chanelles, Carolines.....Sheesh! He's gone thru a lot of girls already in his young life!!!

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Keep it simple

In the middle of the night
We keep sending little kites
Until a little light gets through ~ Patty Griffin

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ D. Bentall

Just thought I'd post Brock's latest Newsletter...lots of dates coming up! One more sleep until we see him in Sarnia!! WOOHOO!!!!

G'DAY FOLKS,
 
OUR CANADIAN TOUR WENT GREAT.  PLAYED 40 GIGS IN 45 DAYS STRAIGHT
ACROSS CANADA.  WE'RE BOOKING FOR ANOTHER ONE FOR THIS SEPTEMBER.
 
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW: THE BOURBON SESSIONS IS READY AND WILLING FOR
PURCHASE, AND TOMORROW I'M STARTING A LITTLE TOUR WITH DAN WALSH AND
DIAMOND DAVE, AND A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT DAN AND I WILL BE DOING SOME
DATES WITH WINNIPEG'S ANDREW NEVILLE AND TORONTO'S CORIN RAYMOND!
 
HERE ARE THE DATES:
 
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
THE MOONSHINE
9:00
OAKVILLE, ONT

Friday, April 20th, 2007
HOUSE CONCERT
9:00
SARNIA, ONT

Saturday, April 21st, 2007
HOUSE CONCERT
9:00
FERGUS, ONT

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
THE NORFOLK
3:00
PORT DOVER, ONT

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
MITZI's SISTER
10:00
QUEEN ST WEST
TORONTO, ONT
Price: PASS THE HAT

Thursday, April 26th, 2007
THE MOHO
10:00 PETERBOROUGH, ONT
 w/ THE COUNTY BOYS
 
Friday, April 27th, 2007
THE POLISH HALL
9:00
BRANTFORD, ONT
 
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
THE ITALIAN CLUB
 8:00
KINGSTON, ONT
 w/ JENNY WHITELY & LUTHER WRIGHT.
 
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
THE ACOUSTIC GRILL
6:00
PICTON, ONT

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

O'REILLY'S
8:00
PERTH, ONT
 
Friday, May 4th, 2007
IRENE'S
9:00
BANK ST.
OTTAWA, ONT
 
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
THE POSTMASTER
10:00
ALMONTE, ONT

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
O'REILLY'S
8:00
PERTH, ONT

Friday, May 11th, 2007
LIGHTNING JACK'S
9:00
PORT DOVER, ONT

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
LIGHTNING JACK'S
9:00
PORT DOVER, ONT
 
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
O'REILLY'S
8:00
PERTH, ONT

Friday, May 18th, 2007
ODEY'S
9:00
WOODSTOCK, ONT
 w/ CORIN RAYMOND AND ANDREW NEVILLE
 
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
THE CAMERON HOUSE
9:00
TORONTO, ONT
 w/ CORIN RAYMOND & ANDREW NEVILLE
 
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
THE MOONSHINE
9:00
OAKVILLE, ONT
w/ CORIN RAYMOND & ANDRW NEVILLE
 
Monday, May 21st, 2007
MITZI'S SISTER
9:00
TORONTO, ONT
w/ CORIN RAYMOND & ANDREW NEVILLE
 
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
THE IRONWORKS
8:00
ALMONTE, ONT
 W/ ANDREW NEVILLE & CORIN RAYMOND
FOR TICKETS CALL: 613 256 7840

Friday, May 25th, 2007
HOUSE CONCERT
9:00
PERTH, ONT w/ CORIN RAYMOND & ANDREW NEVILLE.
FOR TICKETS:
tennants@sympatico.ca  #613-267-7902
 
Saturday, May 26th, 2007

THE BLACKSHEEP INN
9:00
WAKEFIELD, QUE
w/ CORIN RAYMOND & ANDREW NEVILLE
 
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
O'REILLY'S
8:00 PERTH, ONT

Thursday, May 31st, 2007
JERSY'S
8:00
CARLETON PLACE, ONT

HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU FOLKS OUT ON THE ROAD.
 
CHEERS,

BZ

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Keep it simple

In the middle of the night
We keep sending little kites
Until a little light gets through ~ Patty Griffin

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ D. Bentall

so, you are going to the house party?

i see there is one in the fergus the next night.  i wonder how one gets more info...

i bet fans of bz would also like the houseplants.  they also do house parties... check 'em out:

MySpace URL:    http://www.myspace.com/thehouseplantsca

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"the fastest horse in the race might not be the easiest to ride"

Yep, leftbrain, we're going to the House Concert in Sarnia. Our second time seeing Brock at this 'venue'.

Some House Concert hosts are open to people attending other than friends/family if they have space, but I don't know how you would contact the Fergus people other than emailing Brock?

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Keep it simple

In the middle of the night
We keep sending little kites
Until a little light gets through ~ Patty Griffin

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ D. Bentall

Just in case anyone missed this article in EXCLAIM! in Feb. issue

Here is link for picture; http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=852&fid1=23311&csid1=107

Brock Zeman & the Dirty Hands Welcome Home Ivy Jane By David McPherson Where was this troubadour hiding? As someone well versed in this country’s roots scene, this was the first time I had heard of the Wakefield, QC-based song-slinger. Zeman, however, who combines the rich, deep-in-the-well vocals of Steve Earle with the poetic storytelling of Townes Van Zandt, is no newcomer. This is his fourth release in four years and another disc, recorded with Dan Walsh, is due soon. While he’s physically located in Canada, his soul resides with Texas tellers of song and their brethren. By exploring themes that mine a time and place far away, yet so near, that are at once dark, brooding reflections and life-affirming celebrations, Zeman paints vignettes that everyone can relate to. Produced by veteran country rocker Keith Glass (Prairie Oyster), Zeman gathered a band with all the chops to fill out the melodies of these 14 tracks and add a rich layer of instrumentation that complements his tear-stained tales. With the backing of Kitchener-Waterloo indie label Busted Flat, hopefully Zeman’s words and music will now get heard by more of the masses. This is a songwriter worth hearing over and over again.   Welcome Home Ivy Jane feels like the narrative for a classic Western. Do you feel you would have felt more comfortable in another era? I’ve been told that I should have been born either in Texas or 50 years ago. I’m influenced a lot by those old mountain ballads. I like the simplicity of the music and the dark brooding element of the lyrics. I also listen to a lot of Morricone from all the spaghetti westerns.   What is it about train travel that inspires so many songwriters? I think everybody has a thing for trains. Steel, coal, steam, the sound of the whistle, hobos, etc., there’s just so much raw material to work with and everyone in the world can relate. Plus, it’s just way cooler to have a train in a song than an airplane, apologies to John Denver, but it just is.   I understand you’ve already recorded another album’s worth of songs. Dan Walsh and I were doing a little tour and had a couple days off so we went back to his place and started recording. We got about five songs in before we realised we had something. We recorded around 20 songs and kept 12. It’s going to be a stripped-down record [with] a little dobro and lead guitar here and there to add some colour, and some back-up vocals but overall, [it’ll be] very sparse. The album is called The Bourbon Sessions and will be out in late February in time for our Canadian Tour. (Busted Flat)

So, I was waiting to come back here & talk about our wonderful House Concert experience after I loaded my pics into a ClubPhoto Album! When I finally got around to doing that, imagine my shock to discover that ClubPhoto has shut down with absolutely no warning to anyone!!! I am praying that I still may be able to retrieve all my existing albums. I do have all the pics still, but not organized & captioned like I did in ClubPhoto! Damn!!

But, back to Brock! I was going to let the photos do my talking for me & I'll probably post some later (PhotoBucket wasn't working well for me today! ARGH!). Anyway....

We were wonderfully pleased to learn that Joe Forster was asked to do an opening set & as always we thoroughly enjoyed Joe's tunes & the crowd was very receptive. Still waitin' on that CD, Joe!

Brock, Dan Walsh & Diamond Dave Russell on stand-up bass then took over & we were completely entertained. I didn't write down a setlist (never do!) but we heard old favourites, some new songs from the latest CD the Bourbon Sessions & a few tunes from a future Carnival-themed project!

I felt a little guilty when Jack won the door prize, a copy of the Bourbon Sessions, since I was planning on buying it anyway!

I still say, "Collect 'em all!", BUT if you can only get one right now, get the Bourbon Sessions. I just love it!! Great new tunes, plus a new version of one of my favourites, Ridin' On The Rims, that is just beautiful. Also a traditional song called The Cuckoo that I can't get enough of!

Hopefully, I'll be back with some pics soon!

 

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Keep it simple

In the middle of the night
We keep sending little kites
Until a little light gets through ~ Patty Griffin

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ D. Bentall

It was indeed a great night. Brock and Dan were again such a treat and the addition of Diamond Dave was great. Look forward to your pictures Deb. We too have a few pictures, of both the concert and after hours jam and a great picture of you and John which I will email to you. Never been to a kitchen party with a stand up base before but sure would like to again!

Sarnia house concerts are definitely on our list of favourite things!