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LONDON MUSIC CLUB Favorite Live Venue - 2009 The Jack Richardson Music Awards   On Sunday April 5/09 the London Music Club won Favorite Live Venue @ the annual Jack Richardson Music Awards held at The Music Hall.  Dave Taylor from the LMC was there to accept this wonderful award on behalf of all the members, patrons & staff of the club.  This very special honour coincides with the club's 5th anniversary!!!  Thanks to everyone involved!!!

Friday Nights at The London Music Club CD (Vol.1) is now available!!!  Get your copy now!!!  12 Great original tracks by 12 of our frequent Open Mic participants.  Copies are available here @ the LMC.

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 J.P. Cormier brings his dazzling compositions and finger-work to the stage 250 nights a year in theatres, at festivals, and with symphonies as guest performer. Since his return to Canada over decade ago, Cormier has released ten award winning recordings. The foundation for his highly anticipated fourth song collection has already been laid, and is slated for release in late 2006. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, sideman, innovator, recording artist, award winner. His names are many, but underlying that is a young man with an ancient soul who has traveled the world for the past 23 years bringing his unique brand of joy to audiences wherever he goes. Former Stompin' Tom Connors bandmate!!!

ar 10, 8:30pm (doors @  7:30pm) Front Room  $10

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United Kingdom

U.K. Pop Sensation!!!

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 As the former frontman of Easyworld, a British indie rock outfit that disbanded in 2004, David Ford established a reputation as a talented singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He then parlayed those skills into a solo career, releasing the debut album I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I've Caused in 2005. After gaining an audience in his native England, Ford traveled to Texas to play at the 2006 SXSW festival, where a particularly strong performance led him to a deal with Columbia Records. The label reissued his solo record in America, and Ford returned to Europe to support Suzanne Vega on her U.K. tour. Songs for the Road arrived in 2007, with a stateside release following in early 2008 on Original Sire Recordings. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide

 wind broken stones, a trio consisting of 2 guitars & violin (featuring LMC favorite Jarod Parlee)... on the bill also is The Unveiling & Matt Ridder... don't miss this wonderful show.

 City Of Glass specialize in pop rock that goes from catchy and hip-shaking to heart-on-the-sleeve emotional. Using clean riffs, synthscapes and snappy beats their fresh and dynamic songs will instantly move you. Fans of New Order, Bloc Party, golden-era Coldplay, Foals and The Whitest Boy Alive will certainly take to this band.

FRI Mar 12,  7pm Big Hall  (no cover charge)

FRI Mar 12,  8pm (doors @ 7:30pm)  $15 (includes a copy of Dave's new CD "Listening Through The Night")   Front Room

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BIRTHDAYS are Special on Fridays @ the Open Mic... call to reserve your own special table (party of 10 or more free admission) B-day cake available... drink from the magical 14th-century Golden Cup.  B-Day song w/ the band (for you brave folks!!!)

FRI Mar 12, 9:30pm (doors @ 8:30pm) $12 Cellar Lounge

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After meeting in high school and quickly falling in love, we immediately began playing local fundraisers and charity shows, including a 30 hour famine (which after a gruelling 5 hours cheated and bought Rolo ice cream bars) After attempting to release solo efforts we decided it would be less painful to fail together and created our secret identity, Beyond Us Both.

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BIRTHDAYS are Special on Fridays @ the Open Mic... call to reserve your own special table (party of 10 or more free admission) B-day cake available... drink from the magical 14th-century Golden Cup.  B-Day song w/ the band (for you brave folks!!!)

Featuring J.W. Baz  Poignant and perverse, hilarious and heart-wrenching, J.W. Baz has been called “his generation’s Lenny Bruce.” His raucous performances and uncanny charisma have earned him a reputation as one of the most sought-after and compelling spoken word artists working today. His work has appeared on NPR, in the Chicago Tribune, and in hundreds of venues across North America. His one man dramedy, No One Can Fix You, debuted in 2009 to rave reviews in Chicago, Seattle, and New York City. As a slam competitor, Baz was a finalist at the 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam, has represented Chicago at the National Poetry Slam three times, and most recently finished 2^nd at the National Underground Poetry Individual Championship.

SAT Mar 20, 7:30pm Big Hall (doors @ 6:30pm) $8 adv. / $10 @ door  

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SAT Mar 20, 8pm (doors @ 7pm) Front Room, $15

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.... Years of touring, radio and television appearances and recording with some of the biggest names in both the country field (George Fox, Duane Steele, Shania Twain, The Wilkinsons, The Dixie Chicks, Chely Wright, Deana Carter, Gary Allen, Patty Loveless, Tracy Byrd...) and the folk arena (Gordon Lightfoot, Sylvia Tyson, James Keelaghan, Katherine Wheatley, The Arrogant Worms, Quartette, Jane Siberry, Vance Gilbert, Brent Titcomb) have given his songwriting a unique perspective. 

 Too Much Unsaid comes from London Ontario, Canada with smashing sounds of folk-funk-blues-jazz.  The sounds of Too Much Unsaid include Acoustics with lead Acoustic guitar player, Andy Chillman, hard slapping beats played out by Pete Henderson, Bluegrass melting notes played off of the mandolin by Tommy Henderson and of course our infamous array of hand drums played by our talented Adam Goodlet. Let’s not forget the lead singer Jess Jones who can take a room and spin it from low soft whispers to her throaty alto that brims with soul and an understated joy.

WED Mar 24, 8pm Big Hall (doors @ 7pm) $8 adv. / $10 @ door

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Daughter of legendary Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan (Snowbird, Put Your Hand In The Hand)    It is Catherine MacLellan's voice that strikes you first. Pure and haunting, it caresses softly, insinuating itself into your heart, and just won't let go. Then, the subtle strengths of her deeply confessional, powerfully poetic songs emerge, revealing hidden layers with every listen. It is this combination that makes Church Bell Blues, MacLellan's sophomore album, a bona fide roots music gem. The disc was released independently on the East Coast last year, but Catherine's recent signing to True North Records will bring it much wider exposure. "It's great that this one is being given more life," says the P.E.I.-raised, now Halifax-based songstress. "I really respect Bernie [Finkelstein] and all the artists he's signed, so I feel very lucky."

Give a child with an over active imagination, a tendency to bend the truth, and a love of story telling a six stringed instrument and your bound to get some form of folky sounds. Upbeat rhythmic playing and unique vocal stylings to create a sound of his own in a genre older than dirt. Enter darren eedens... relatively new to the underground folk songwriter circuit, he has just released his first album titled OWLS; AND OTHER BIRDS OF PREY.

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BIRTHDAYS are Special on Fridays @ the Open Mic... call to reserve your own special table (party of 10 or more free admission) B-day cake available... drink from the magical 14th-century Golden Cup.  B-Day song w/ the band (for you brave folks!!!)

SAT Mar 27, 9pm (doors @ 8pm) Front Room, $8

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Lyric and vocal virtuosity” (Aaron Foster –Chart Attack) Winner of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award and the Grand Prize Winner of Toronto's IndieWeek, Peter Katz has been delighting listeners with his captivating blend of folk, rock and pop music. His ethereal vocal work, profoundly honest lyrics and dynamic guitar style have earned him repeated comparisons to such greats as Jeff Buckley, Martin Sexton and Ron Sexsmith. Performing regularly to sold-out crowds across Canada and ever-increasing numbers in Europe and beyond, Katz has been winning over fans the old-fashioned way: one at a time through great music and an intensely powerful live-show.

THU April 1, 9pm Front Room  $6  

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    For a young folk/country singer and songwriter, getting your first taste of fame recording and touring with the aggressive rock band and Juno nominated Protest the Hero seems happily out of character, but was, she insists, an incredible experience.    Despite the unfamiliar metal tones favored by Protest the Hero’s growing following, Jadea’s fan base grew substantially after touring and recording with the band. She gained a reputation as the mysteriously beautiful female vocalist in the music video, ‘The Divine Suicide of K.’ This video has since gone into rotation on MTV and Much Music.

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    Don't miss this great performer!   "Just fabulous. He's kind of like Paul Simon in the Rhymin' Simon days." STUART MCLEAN

      Danny Michel has reached a point where his musical vocabulary is so broad, his songwriting/arranging chops so sharp, his guitar playing so distinctive and his taste for the right sonic touch so impeccable that he can do whatever he wants and make it compelling"
EYE MAGAZINE 5/5 STAR REVIEW

SAT April 3, 7pm (doors @ 6:30pm) Big Hall $8 

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Scott Bollert  featuring band members John Brocksom, Steve Clark, Keith Marshall & Bert Hamer 

with special guests Fatima & Matt

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WED April 7, 10pm (doors @ 9pm) Cellar Lounge  $10

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Kristin Sweetland

Hailed as one of Canada’s “hottest young guitar players,” Kristin Sweetland has been much-lauded for her intricate instrumental guitarwork, rich vocals and enchanting stage presence.   "Powerful guitar and a true original" - James Keelaghan

... ALLISON BROWN likes her religion a little bit gritty, takes her country music with a side of syrup and keeps her folk as dusty as the ol’ cabin floor. With a hatful of broken hearts, bad weather, toils of the road and leaps of faith, Allison’s crafted originals matched with classic roots repertoire reflect the striking conviction she brings to her sweet and powerful singing.

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3 time Juno Award nominee, twice for Best Pop Album
- Songwriter of The Year 2007 nominee Canadian Folk Music Awards
- Ron Sexsmith calls her song "Stereochrome" "one of the best melodies I've heard in a while".
- featured performer at the 2007 Songwriter's Hall of Fame gala
- Bono listed her song "Almighty Love" as one of 6 songs he wishes he'd written from the last 20 years (Q Magazine)

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 1/3 of Canada's Blackie & The Rodeo Kings   It has been 20 years since songsmith Stephen Fearing released his self-titled debut. Over the following two decades, he has built up a very loyal and committed international audience, one sure to be delighted by his beautiful new recording.  Yellowjacket is Fearing’s eighth solo album and as always it features a potent combination of powerful and affecting lyrics, pure vocals and masterful musicianship. Yellowjacket also marks something of a breakthrough in Stephen’s approach to recording as he assumes the mantle of producer for the first time since his early albums. The result is a relaxed fluency vocal and guitar work and a unique sonic palette, which make this album distinctly different, again, from his previous releases.

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