Ottawa StoryTellers Events for May, 2011
May 5 | Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap: Open Stage Night
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156.
Free admission
Ottawa StoryTellers offers Story Swap, an open stage night, on the first Thursday of every month at Library and Archives Canada (Room 156). This is an opportunity to experience the art of storytelling for the first time or for new storytellers to practice before an audience. The evenings also include stories by experienced tellers so that new tellers can learn the art. People are welcome to come and listen, but anyone wishing to tell a story should register on arrival with the evening’s host, and s/he will be given a time slot. Stories should be no longer than ten minutes and must be told, not read. They may be traditional stories, folk tales, literary stories, or personal stories.
May 10 | Music in my Life
Kim Kilpatrick and Lynda Joyce
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
May 19 and 20 | My Words Fly Up: Stories About and From Shakespeare
Gail Anglin, Daniel Kletke and Leah Sander
7:30 pm, NAC 4th Stage, tickets at the NAC box office
$20/$12 students and seniors
The plays of William Shakespeare are some of the most recognized literary works of the English speaking world. Within these great plays, there are stories that make us laugh, stories that make us cry, and stories that inform our culture, from high art to the latest romantic comedy at the movie theatre. Tonight, stories from and about the Bard are presented in a new way: decide for yourself who the real Shakespeare was, find out what happens when Hamlet is transported to Africa and Iago is sentenced to community service. Frolic with the faeries, sigh with the lovers, and laugh at the rude mechanicals! With Elizabethan music on the recorder and guitar, arranged and played by Andrew Huggett and Toby Kiesewalter. Not the Shakespeare you learned in school!
May 24 | It Could Have Been Me
Kathie Kompass and Nancy Morris
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
May 27 | The Spirits of the Times
ONE NIGHT ONLY! 7:00 p.m.
Billings Estate
Tickets are $15 (incl. admission to the museum) and are available from the Billings Museum (613-247-4830)
Come back with us to 1902, when a Chautauqua troupe visited Ottawa and set up its tent on the grounds of the Billings’ estate. From the 1880s to 1930’s, Chautauquas were North America’s most popular form of what we now call “edutainment” – education and entertainment – for adults. It was radio that eventually spelled the demise of the Chautauqua, but in its day it was unrivalled.Our Chautauqua has several world-renowned speakers, such as, the intrepid African explorer Nehemiah “Crikey” Persimmon, the famous games mistress Eliza Ross, that well-known Methodist cleric Reverend Murdoch Troome, and the British musical hall sensation Rodney Ramsbottom, all accompanied by a specially commissioned brass band!
May 27 | Once Upon a Slam
7:00 pm, Mercury Lounge Underground (aka Bar 56) 56 Byward Market,
$7 cover charge for listeners (slam participants get in free)
Once Upon a Slam is Ottawa’s new monthly story slam series! A story slam is much like a poetry slam, except for it features narrative stories of all kinds. Each performer has 5 minutes to TELL a story (and we do mean tell, no reading). Judges are randomly selected from the audience to give a score to each story. Highest score of the night takes home all the marbles. Fairy tales, ghost stories, personal stories, whatever kind of story you like, as long as you tell it in your own words. There are 8 spots available, doors open at 6:30PM. After the Slam, stick around for feature performer Luna Allison.
For more information on our programming, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca
Join the Ottawa Storytellers facebook group to get invites to our events, or follow us on Twitter @ottawastory.
OST programming is supported by the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, Heritage Canada and Canada Council for the Arts.
Once upon a Slam!
April 29 at 7:30 p.m., Once Upon a Slam, Ottawa’s new monthly story slam series (the last Friday of every month) at Mercury Lounge Underground (aka Bar 56) 56 Byward Market.
$7 cover charge for listeners; slam participants get in free.
A story slam is much like a poetry slam, except it features narrative stories of all kinds. Each performer has 5 minutes to TELL a story (and we do mean tell, no reading). Judges are randomly selected from the audience to give a score to each story. Highest score of the night takes home all the marbles. Fairy tales, ghost stories, personal stories, whatever kind of story you like, as long as you tell it in your own words. There are 10 spots available, sign up starts at 7:00 p.m.
Following the slam, we will have a special one-hour show, featuring professional storytellers. This month, from Italy, we feature Paola Balbi, Davide Bardi in Sex and the city 1300 : Erotic Tales from the Middle Ages in Italy!
A selection of stories from the Decameron, delivered with a funny, modern and straight language, blended with music and madrigals. Sexy, deliriously funny, but also sometime touching and personal, “Sex and the city 1300” is a patchwork of old erotic tales given to the audience with a contemporary and straight language. Paola and Davide with humour, enthusiasm and poetry the timeless story of “how life goes”…and also some of their own personal thoughts about it.
Contact:
Patrick Holloway
Coordinator of Publicity and Marketing
Ottawa StoryTellers
PR@ottawastorytellers.ca
patrick.holloway@sympatico.ca
Ph.: 613-322-8336
Ottawa StoryTellers April Events
OST Presents the Following Events for April, 2011:
April 7
Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap: Open Stage Night
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156.
Free admission
Ottawa StoryTellers offers Story Swap, an open stage night, on the first Thursday of every month at Library and Archives Canada (Room 156). This is an opportunity to experience the art of storytelling for the first time or for new storytellers to practice before an audience. The evenings also include stories by experienced tellers so that new tellers can learn the art. People are welcome to come and listen, but anyone wishing to tell a story should register on arrival with the evening’s host, and s/he will be given a time slot. Stories should be no longer than ten minutes and must be told, not read. They may be traditional stories, folk tales, literary stories, or personal stories.
April 12
The Frozen Thames
Phil Nagy and Mary Wiggin
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
April 21
Love Stories
Jan Andrews and Jennifer Cayley
7:30 pm, NAC 4th Stage, tickets at the NAC box office: $20/$12 students and seniors
Love sweeps over us in tidal waves; it creeps up on us, catching us unawares. It breaks us, binds us, stirs us more deeply than anything else in all our living. Heights and depths. Join two of Ottawa’s best-known tellers in their particular version of love’s possibilities – tumultuous and sweet. The stories may begin in the steamy, lusciousness of youth, but t…hey will carry you onwards: to an Irish lover’s epic journey; a promise that may destroy all caring; a marriage where everything that can go wrong does; a slightly unusual way of dealing with separation; a finding of each other in old age.
April 26
Moby Dick
Dean Verger
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
April 29
Once Upon a Slam
Featured Performer: Paola Balbi and Davide Bardi – “Sex and the City 1300″
7:00 pm, Mercury Lounge Underground (aka Bar 56) 56 Byward Market, $7 cover charge for listeners (slam participants get in free)
Once Upon a Slam is Ottawa’s new monthly story slam series! A story slam is much like a poetry slam, except for it festures narrative stories of all kinds. Each performer has 5 minutes to TELL a story (and we do mean tell, no reading). Judges are randomly selected from the audience to give a score to each story. Highest score of the night takes home all the marbles. Fairy tales, ghost stories, personal stories, whatever kind of story you like, as long as you tell it in your own words. There are 10 spots available, sign up starts at 7PM, show starts at 7:30PM. This month, OST will be presenting featured teller Paola Balbi. Paola Balbi is a passionate Italian storyteller who creates a rich tapestry of stories from her native land. She is a member of Raccontamiunastoria, Italy’s leading storytelling company in Rome.Tonight, with performer Davide Bardi, she presents “Sex and the City 1300 : Erotic Tales from the Middle Ages in Italy!” This set features a selection of stories from the Decameron, delivered with a funny, modern and straight language, blended with music and madrigals. Sexy, deliriously funny, but also sometime touching and personal, “Sex and the City1300” is a patchwork of old erotic tales given to the audience with a contemporary and straight language. Paola and Davide tell these stories with humour, enthusiasm and…and also some of their own personal thoughts.
For more information on our programming, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca
OST programming is supported by the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, Heritage Canada and Canada Council for the Arts.
Ottawa StoryTellers Presents the Following Events for March, 2011
March 3
Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap: Open Stage Night
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156.
March 8
Wild Women
Ruthanne Edward and Lisa Virtue
7pm – 8:45pm
The Tea Party, 119 York St
March 17
On the Heels of the Hound
Clare Muireann Murphy
7:30 pm
NAC 4th Stage
March 22
L’amour, toujours l’amour (In English)
Jo Maple
7pm – 8:45pm
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
March 25
Once Upon a Slam
Featured Performer: Klyde Broox
7:00 pm
Mercury Lounge Underground (aka Bar 56) 56 Byward Market
Ottawa StoryTellers Presents the Following Events for February, 2011
February 8
Finding Your Wings
Featuring recent graduates from OST’s Beginner Workshop
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
February 17
Beyond the Bounds: Outlaws and Vagabonds
Katherine Grier, Tom Lips, and Phil Nagy
7:30 pm, NAC 4th Stage, tickets at the NAC box office: $20/$12 students and seniors
From the wilds of Australia to the forests of Britain and beyond, outlaws have always been a subject of fascination. We condemn their crimes and sing out their virtues, we turn them over to the law and hide them in our cellars. We can`t seem to decide if they`re villains or heroes. Tonight, you can decide for yourself as we share stories and songs about the outlaws that have captured our imaginations.
February 22
Roomates
Gail Anglin and Robert Carter
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
February 25
Once Upon a Slam
Featured Performer: Kim Kilpatrick
7:00 pm, Mercury Lounge Underground (aka Bar 56) 56 Byward Market, $7 cover charge for listeners (slam participants get in free)
Once Upon a Slam is Ottawa’s new monthly story slam series! A story slam is much like a poetry slam, except for it festures narrative stories of all kinds. Each performer has 5 minutes to TELL a story (and we do mean tell, no reading). Judges are randomly selected from the audience to give a score to each story. Highest score of the night takes home all the marbles. Fairy tales, ghost stories, personal stories, whatever kind of story you like, as long as you tell it in your own words. There are 10 spots available, sign up starts at 7PM, show starts at 7:30PM. This month, OST will be presenting featured teller Kim Kilpatrick. Kim has been a storyteller unofficially for all of her life, as she grew up in a family who liked to tell stories. Officially, Kim has been a storyteller for the past 10 years. She tells autobiographical stories in an entertaining and humorous manner to audiences of all ages, specializing in autobiographical tales which depict the trials, triumphs, and adventures of experiencing life as a person who is totally blind. She has performed on the NAC fourth stage every year since 2004, and has performed at storytelling festivals in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Saint Mary’s. She is also an artist with MASC, bringing the art of storytelling into schools and facilities for seniors, and has performed in cafes, museums, libraries, pubs, parks, and many other venues.Having recently fallen in love with the story slam format, she has performed and placed at each session of Once Upon a Slam since its beginning in October, 2010.
For more information on our programming, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca
Join the Ottawa Storytellers facebook group to get invites to our events, or follow us on Twitter @ottawastory.
OST programming is supported by the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, Heritage Canada and Canada Council for the Arts.
Ottawa StoryTellers Present the Following Events for September, 2010:
Ottawa Story Tellers is happy to announce the launch of the 2010 Ottawa Storytelling Festival Website! We hope you’ll have a look at the great programming we’ve planned: http://twentytenfestivalost.wordpress.com
Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap: Open Stage Night – September 2, 7:00 pm
Ottawa StoryTellers offers Story Swap, an open stage night, on the first Thursday of every month at Library and rchives Canada (Room 156). This is an opportunity to experience the art of storytelling for the first time or for new storytellers to practice before an audience. The evenings also include stories by experienced tellers so that new tellers can learn the art. People are welcome to come and listen, but anyone wishing to tell a story should register on arrival with the evening’s host, and s/he will be given a time slot. Stories should be no longer than ten minutes and must be told, not read. They may be traditional stories, folk tales, literary stories, or personal stories.
Where: Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156.
Price: Free admission
Norse Mythology: Creation to Ragnarok – Sept. 3-5
On Labour Day weekend storytellers from across the country will gather at the edge of Taylor Lake in Lanark Co, about one hour from Ottawa, for an epic week-end dedicated to telling fierce, compelling, and sometimes funny stories from Norse Mythology. The Norse Gods and their stories are embedded in the imaginations, literature, and language of all European cultures and as a listener, this is your opportunity to be immersed in these foundational stories. Listeners who have been here for other epic weekends can attest to the richness of this intensive experience.
Telling begins on Friday evening and with many pauses for food and conversation and a generally good time, continues till noon on Sunday.
For information about tickets, accommodation etc. please contact: Jennifer Cayley, jcayley@magma.ca or 613-256-0353.
Old Frost: Tales from a Nordic Hearth – September 12, 7:30 pm
OYP Theatre School at the Shenkman Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard Tonight we look to the North Lands of Europe and the mythic tales of the Norse Gods. Join Jennifer Cayley, Ellis Lynn Duschenes, and Ruth Stewart-Verger as they recount the outrageous and sometimes very human exploits of Odin, Loki, and the other inhabitants of Asgard. From the creation of the world to Loki`s downward spiral of trickery and betrayal, these stories of the ancient gods have inspired everything from operas to modern day epics like Tolkien`s Lord of the Rings.
Journeys and Voyages – September 14, 7:00 pm
Donna Swewart and Ruth Stewart Verger
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
Pay what you can
Wild Women - September 28, 7:00 pm
Ruthanne Edward and Sheryl-Elaine Brazeau
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
Pay what you can
For more information, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca
OST Programming is sponsored by the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, Heritage Canada and Canada Council for the Arts.
Ottawa Storytellers Events for July
July 13
A Visit to the Land of Faerie
Ruthanne Edward and Tara Hartley
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
July 27
The Last Chapter – Stories of the End Times
Marie Bilodeau and Robert Collins
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
July 16
The Election of 1868: An Interractive Experience of Politics from the Past
Billings Estate National Historic Site, 2100 Cabot Street
7:30pm
Tickets $10, includes admission to Museum and special exhibits, available at the door or call 613-247-4830
The audience may simply watch and listen or take part as you wish. If you wish to take part, you will be assigned a (non-speaking) role as a resident of Ottawa in 1868 and you are attending a political campaign rally, typical of the day. You will hear two candidates representing two different views.
July 8, 9, 10 @ 8PM; SATURDAY MATINEE@ 3PM, Preview July 7, P.W.Y.C.
Time To Put My Socks On: A New and Daring Romantic Comedy
Created by Alan Shain and Michele Decottignies (Stage Left Productions)
Directed by Michele Decottignes & Nicole Dunbar (Stage Left Productions)
THE IRVING GREENBERG THEATRE CENTRE STUDIO, 1233 WELLINGTON (at Holland)
TICKETS $15 /$13 students & seniors/$12 MATINEE
CALL 613-236-5196 TO RESERVE
Please specify if you require wheelchair accessible seating
NO REFUNDS OR TICKET EXCHANGES
WARNING: Nudity & Adult Content
Time To Put My Socks Onfollows Marc – a 30-something year old man with cerebral palsy who is about to celebrate his first anniversary with Linda, his nondisabled partner. Marcis bursting with excitement. He loves Linda! Linda loves him! She is poised to move in … Marc is plagued with doubts. Linda has a sock fetish. The more elaborate and colourful the sock the better! But Marc swears by white tube socks. They are quick and easy to put on. Can the love between Marc and Linda survive their war over socks?
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OST Presents the Following events for June, 2010:
June 8
Things are Not Always as They Seem
Donna Stewart and Ruth Stewart-Verger
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
June 12 and 13 Carnival of Cultures Marion Dewer Plaza, Corner of Elgin and Laurier
Enjoy stories and other family activities at the Carnival of Cultures! For more information, visit http://www.carnivalofcultures.com.
June 17
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Jan Andrews and Mary Wiggin
NAC 4th Stage, 7:30pm
There are German shepherds out there saving people from drowning; there are Saint Bernards guiding people down from mountain tops all through the Alps. To Say Nothing of the Dog features no such creatures. Indeed, it could be said to be totally lacking in doggy noblesse oblige. It does have a dog who has not even the vaguest clue about guarding; it does take you on an unusual stroll through a graveyard; it introduces you to a canine haunting and to a family pet who inherits both money and power. Witty, wry, deliciously elegant, these are stories that put more than a little bite in the tale.
Mary Wiggin
Writer, teacher, literacy advocate, (as well as storyteller, of course) Mary Wiggin is known for her impeccable timing and her ability to make listeners laugh (other things too, in fact, but this is what matters now). She’s been a regular performer at the Fourth Stage, at The Tea Party and at Ottawa Storytelling Festivals. She doesn’t have a dog now either but she’s hoping no one will hold that against her.
Jan Andrews
First things first! Jan Andrews doesn’t have a dog right now. That doesn’t stop her knowing rather more than she’d like to about our canine companions, as To Say Nothing of the Dog reveals. Second (or should it have been first?), Jan is one of Canada’s premier storytellers. She’s told in festivals across the country and been invited to events in the US, Australia and the UK. She’s the co-founder of the new company, Two Women Productions, and a huge fan of storytelling at the Fourth Stage. She’s also the author of acclaimed books for young people. Find out more at www.janandrews.ca; www.2wp.ca.
Tickets are $15, $12 seniors & students and are available at 47 William Street in the Byward Market or the NAC box office or Ticketmaster.ca 613.755.1111. Package prices are available, 4 shows for $50
June 22
The Devil Made Me Do It
Kathie Kompass and Leah Sander
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
For more information about OST events, please visit:
We hope to see you soon at one of our events!
OST Presents the Following events for May, 2010
SPECIAL TWO NIGHT RUN!
Get your tickets before they sell out!
May 19 and 20 | For the Love of Pete: Stories and Songs from the Life of Pete Seeger
Gail Anglin, Mary Gick, and Tom Lips
NAC 4th Stage, 7:30pm
Stories and songs combine as we explore the life and times of a man who was at the forefront of the folk music revival! This program gives a nod to an extraordinary performer who changed minds and hearts with his musical talent and dedication to the causes he believed in and still believes in.
We’ll travel through time to touch upon the key events that inspired some of the best known songs of the folk revival. From the Union days to the Civil Rights Movement, from Vietnam to the early efforts of environmentalism, Pete Seeger was at the forefront of the events that formed a generation.
Storytellers and musicians Gail Anglin, Mary Gick, and Tom Lips share stories of these pivotal moments in history and show how activism inspired song, and song inspired activism. We’ll raise our voices and feel the passion of the times through songs like If I Had a Hammer, We Shall Overcome, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone.
Tickets are $15, $12 seniors & students and are available at the NAC box office or Ticketmaster.ca 613.755.1111. Package prices are available, 4 shows for $50
May 6 | Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Free admission
People are welcome to come and listen, but anyone wishing to tell a storyshould register on arrival with the evening’s host, and s/he will be given a time slot. Stories should be no longer than ten minutes and must be told, not read. They may be traditional stories, folk tales, literary stories, or personal stories.
May 7 and 8 | A Place to Call Home
Pat Braden
NAC 4th Stage, 8:00pm
“A Place to call Home” is a 90 minute montage of stories and songs written and performed by Pat Braden, reflecting on growing up in the northern mining town of Yellowknife, NWT.
Braden speaks to places such as the family cabin where he grew up, the bitter cold, the endless days of summer and the migrations marking the passing of the seasons. Pat sings of the people in his community, celebrating their influence on his life. He weaves story into song, song into story. Braden is much more than a musician.
Presented by the English Language Theatre. Tickets available at the NAC box office or Ticketmaster.ca 613.755.1111.
May 11 | Stories to Put a Spring in Your Step
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
May 25 | Tales from Moby Dick
Dean Verger
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can
For more information, please visit: www.ottawastorytellers.ca
Ottawa StoryTellers presents For the Love of Pete: Stories and Songs from the Life of Pete Seeger
NAC 4th STAGE, 7:30 p.m., May 19-20
Tickets: $15, $12 seniors & students or ticketmaster.ca (613755-1111)
Contact: Caitlyn Paxson, Managing Artistic Director, Ottawa StoryTellers
Phone: 613-322-8336
Email: info@ottawastorytellers.ca
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca
Stories and songs combine as we explore the life and times of a man who was at the forefront of the folk music revival! This program focuses on an extraordinary performer who changed minds and hearts with his musical talent and dedication to the causes he believed in and still believes in. Last January, he joined Bruce Springsteen in singing “This Land is Your Land” at President Obama’s Inaugural Concert, and four months later his 90th birthday was celebrated in a gala concert at Madison Square Garden with friends Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello, Roger McGuinn , Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Tom Paxton, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and Arlo Guthrie.
We’ll travel through time to touch upon the key events that inspired some of the best known songs of the folk revival. From the Union days to the Civil Rights Movement, from Vietnam to the early efforts of environmentalism, Pete Seeger was at the forefront of the events that formed a generation.
Storytellers and musicians Gail Anglin, Mary Gick, and Tom Lips share stories of these pivotal moments in history and show how activism inspired song, and song inspired activism. We’ll raise our voices and feel the passion of the times through songs like If I Had a Hammer, We Shall Overcome, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone.
Performers:
Gail Anglin
Gail has been telling all sorts of stories to all sorts of audiences in the U.S. and Canada for many years. She is proud to have been among the vanguard troupe of tellers that has made Ottawa one of the most energetic and exciting centres of storytelling in Canada. A musician as well as a storyteller, Gail often incorporates music into her performances. She was a founding member of the Ottawa StoryTellers organization, currently serves as a Board member, and continues to direct the Spirits of the Times shows that she initiated for OST at the Billings Estate Museum. Gail grew up in New York State, protested against the Viet Nam War and racism in the U.S., sang folk music in the 60s, canoed wild rivers, and told stories to kids. She knows where Pete Seeger is coming from because she’s been there.
Mary Gick
Originally from Montreal, Mary began playing clawhammer banjo in 1976 when she was a psychology graduate student in Ann Arbor, Michigan, hanging around the Ark Coffeehouse and playing string band music with friends. These days, Mary is a psychology professor at Carleton University, still plays banjo and occasionally performs with friends and appears on their recordings. Her banjo playing can be heard on Jennifer Noxon’s 2002 recording “Sweet” (Nothing More, for which she wrote the music); Michael Jerome Browne’s 2004 release, “Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band”; Chris White’s 2005 CD, “Inner Voice”; Frank Cassidy and James Stephens’ 2006 CD, “Thomas D’Arcy McGee”; Russell Levia’s 2007 country CD “The Wayward Wind” and 2009 children’s recording “Morningtown Ride”; and on the third Thursday of each month, at an American old-time music session held upstairs at The Carleton Tavern. Mary taught clawhammer banjo at the Ottawa Folklore Centre from 2003-2007.
Tom Lips
Tom is a gifted singer and songwriter as well as a creative and dynamic teller of traditional and original stories. Described by Christine Lavin as “a masterful singing storyteller,” Tom writes in an eclectic mix of styles. His songs have been described as “poignant outpourings of emotion”, but his wry sense of humour is never far away. His CDs, “Made of Sky” and “Practical Man” have won many friends. Tom has been an active storyteller for two decades, with numerous performances in the “Stories from the Ages” epic series and the Fourth Stage storytelling series, as well as appearances at Ottawa museums and the storytelling festivals of Ottawa, Toronto, North Bay, and Westport. Visit Tom’s website at www.tomlips.ca.
