On Saturday, March
19th, from 7pm-1am, at the Sacred
Heart School Gym in Edmonton, Canada,
Change for Children will present "An
International Music Festival Celebrating
the Solidarity of Song". They
invite everyone to dance, listen to
inspiring music, and to celebrate
with food, drink, song, and solidarity
the yearly "gathering of the
tribe"--artists, musicians, nonprofits,
and people who care--to help children
in need.
The concert--featuring Bill Bourne,
Terry Morrison, Musica Sud Americana,
the Global Voices Multicultural Choir,
and others--and NGO min-fair, where
a variety of local community organizations
will be on hand to share information
about their work and exchange resources,
is in its third year, and OWB is delighted
to welcome their participation once
again.
This is an all-ages event, with proceeds
going to Change for Children's Education
Projects in Guatemala, El Salvador,
Zimbabwe, and Sierra Leone. Tickets
are $12.00 each and are available
through TIX on the Square (780-420-1757)
at tix@tixonthesquare.ca,
or from Change for Children (780-448-1505),
at cfca@changeforchildren.org.
Change for Children, whose motto is
"ordinary people can do extraordinary
things", is an international
nonprofit which promotes action for
sustainable development and systemic
change, working in Asia, Africa, and
Latin America. Health, poverty alleviation,
nutrition and food security, education,
and the empowerment of women and youth
are a special focus, and in 2006 they
celebrate 30 years of making a difference
in the lives of people the world over.
Master folk musician,
Bill Bourne, has been an important
part of roots music for many years.
He was a member of Scotland's Tannahill
Weavers for several years, played
with world-renowned piper Alan MacLeod
for a time, then with fiddler Shannon
Johnson, blues greats Hans Staymer
and Andreas Schuld, and most recently
with Tri-Continental. His work with
Madagascar Slim and Lester Quitzau
(Tri-Continental) has been very well
received on both sides of the Atlantic.
He has produced 12 recordings in this
amazing musical journey and has an
armful of awards and nominations.
His latest solo release is "Voodoo
King" (2003). In 2004, Bill produced
the debut CD of Faroese (Faroe Islands)
soprano, Eivor Palsdottir--called
"eivor"--on which he plays
lead guitar and sings harmonies, and
which features two of his own songs.
In November it was immediately nominated
for "Best Pop Album of 2004"
in Iceland, along with Bjork among
others. New Tri-Continental band members--Irish
film composer Paul Carroll, Ghanaian
highlife and master guitarist Pa Joe,
Madras native Ramesh Shotham--toured
Europe in April and May of 2004 with
Bill, producing a live CD entitled
"Drifting".
Folk singer-songwriter, Terry Morrison,
is a well loved member of the Canadian
music scene. She has been described
as "...one of the most intellectually
compelling songwriters in town..."
by Edmonton music reviewer Roger Levesque.
An accomplished guitar player, Morrison's
unique sense of melody and phrasing
create her own inimitable brand of
contemporary roots music. Delivered
in a rich sensual voice, her songs
reflect a compassionate and innate
intelligence. Spanning the range from
jazzy folk to country, her music both
soothes and cuts to the quick. Her
latest release is entitled "High
Mileage Soul".
Global Voices Multicultural Extravaganza
and Musica Sud Americana round out
a spectacular evening with African
and Latin American offerings, uniting
the local and global in song, solidarity,
and spirit.
See
the event details...
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