From Scott Merrifield, house concert presenter and NLFB alumni:
“After an extended holiday season break (to allow the Motley Kitchen “Dinner and a Show” series to get off to a good start), my first house concert of 2015 is definitely not to be missed!
I am delighted to announce that the sensational international folk/pop/rock duo, Fearing & White will perform in a private home in Sudbury, on Sunday, February 15 at 8:00 p.m. Live Fearing & White shows are both intimate and uproarious. Canadian solo artist and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings member, Stephen Fearing, and Irish singer-songwriter, Andy White, both play guitar and sing harmony throughout. And they can change from heartbreak to raucous to rootsy UK-style pop at the flick of a switch.
As always, you must make reservations in advance by replying to this email or phoning me at 705-674-0422. Space is limited, so don’t delay. Once we reach capacity I will put any additional names on a waiting list in case of cancellations. If you are confirmed and your plans change, be sure to let me know right away, so that someone on the waiting list can have your spot before they make other plans.
We’re suggesting a minimum contribution to the performer’s fee of $25 per person and 100% of proceeds will go to the artists. Bring whatever you want to drink and, if you like, something to contribute to the snack table.”
Performers’ Bio:
Canadian singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing met Belfast troubadour Andy White backstage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1998. Forming an instant friendship, the two musicians began a series of yearly co-writing sessions at Fearing’s home in Guelph, Ontario. At each get together, they would play a few shows and spend the rest of their time together trading lyrics, melodies, harmonies, and arrangement ideas, slowly crafting a body of songs that was uniquely different from either of their solo work. After a decade of these informal sessions, they bit the bullet and recorded their acclaimed 2011 debut, Fearing & White.
The lads’ second album Tea and Confidences starts where the eponymous debut left off – taking the groove up a notch and exploring more of what it’s like to be out there on the open road, singer-songwriters collaborating as friends and fellow-countrymen, writing with a rare depth of experience and emotion.
With over twenty albums between them, Fearing & White have little to prove to anybody. That doesn’t stop Tea and Confidences from being an incredibly strong statement about where each man is in their lives and the power of collaboration. The music is rich in big tones and the pure excitement of creation. Over the course of the album, they reach uncommon heights as a duo and simultaneously reinvent themselves musically. The songs affirm with humor, hard-won optimism and a rocking worldview, all the while keeping a mature grasp on love and life without illusions.
Stephen and Andy are music lifers who can bash out guitar-driven rock numbers built around jukebox-ready grooves and just as fluidly, pare things down to aching harmonies and no-frills arrangements on ballads. On Tea and Confidences, it’s all brought to life with a spark, and the spirit of discovery hangs thick in the air.
Stephen Fearing is a multiple JUNO Award-winner who has become a hero of the international roots and folk scene through his acclaimed solo performances, as well as his work with the supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. He currently resides in Halifax, NS.
Originally from Belfast, N. Ireland, Andy White has been honored with many of Ire- land’s most prestigious songwriting awards. He is an author and songwriter who has col- laborated with Peter Gabriel, Sinead O’Connor and Neil and Tim Finn. Andy now calls Melbourne, Australia, home.
For more info visit:
http://www.fearingandwhite.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fearingandwhite
Other News and Events:
Thursday, February 12 – The Slocan Ramblers – a really hot young bluegrass group, with impeccable instrumentals and great harmonies. http://slocanramblers.com/ (yes 2 great concerts in one week, with the Fearing & White house concert on Sunday, Feb 15…you really should take in both!)
