There are so many
reasons we love playing in Hamilton. The City overall is scenically nestled
between the lake and the escarpment. It has James St, a groovy artist friendly
stretch full of cafes, clubs and shops. And just off James on Colbourne is the
Artword Artbar, generously hosted by Judith and Ron, a mecca for the arts.
So we were very
excited to return to Hamilton last Saturday. We knew ahead of time that the
show was sold out so the drive down the QEW was like driving on air!
The evening as usual lived
up to all our expectations. The audience was a nice mix of our expanding base
of Hamilton regulars and many new folk faces. We were also pleased that Howard Jerome joined
us again. Howard is an actor who lived the folk revival in Greenwich Village in
the 60’s. We first bumped into him while postering on King St, one of those
fortuitous encounters.
The crowd started off
in a listening mode which we appreciated and but was a little unusual for our
shows. It didn’t take long though before they weighed in with their voices and
the night was off and running. I think it was 'Blowin’ In The Wind' that was the
turning point. Three songs received their Hamilton premiers, the New Christy
Minstrel’s ‘Today’, Pete Seeger’s ‘Banks Are Made Of Marble’ and Malvina Reynold’s
‘Morningtown Ride’. We’ve really come to appreciate Malvina’s work. Our initial
exposure to her was to ‘Little Boxes’ and now we do four of her songs. She was
a very versatile writer covering important social causes to kids songs and has
been somewhat overlooked historically.
It was a wonderful
night and we’re looking forward to our return in the Spring!
Here's the set list for the evening...
ARTWORD ARTBAR SET LIST - SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
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Set 1
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Set 2
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There's A Meetin'
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Green, Green
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Walk Right In
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone
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Turn Turn Turn
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Four Strong Winds
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Blowing In The Wind
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Banks Are Made Of Marble
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Guantanamera
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There Is A Ship
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MTA
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Lemon Tree
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Today
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Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
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Universal Soldier
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A World Of Our Own
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Deportee
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When I’m
Gone
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This Land
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Un Canadien Errant
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I Gotta Travel On
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If I Had A Hammer
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Michael Row Your Boat Ashore
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Go Tell It On The Mountain
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Puff The Magic Dragon
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Morningtown Ride
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In place of our regular monthly ‘Where Have All The Folk Songs Gone?’ show, we will be presenting ‘The Greatest Hits Of Peter, Paul and Mary’, with songs spanning their 40+ year career. Singer, Henry Lees joins Sue and Dwight as the third voice to recreate the group's innovative harmonies, and Tony Laviola will accompany on double bass. Songsheets will be provided. 
