[mplpost] Ian North

[Groovy Mondays]

Hey Everybody,

Ian North is playing tonight at C'est What, in Toronto.  For the benefit of 
those who don't know what they are missing, here is my own (unpaid) 
testimonial:

Here is an amazing singer-songwriter who has just released a wonderful album 
called Emptiful.  I met Ian a couple of years ago at The Old York where I 
heard him play for the first time.  I remember thinking - how could I not 
have already heard about this guy of extraordinary talent?

Since then, I have seen him play countless times, booked shows together with 
him and my band Likewater and booked him as a Feature Act at Groovy Mondays 
Open-Stage.  I never get tired of hearing his smooth voice and brilliant 
lyrics!

I can hear many influences in Ian's music such as Bruce Cockburn, Steve 
Earle or Bruce Springsteen.  In his bio it mentions that you may also hear 
shades of Junior Parker, Steely Dan, Jackson Brown, Robert Priest and even 
Kurt Cobain.  Listen for yourself at www.iannorth.com or read his bio below!

DETAILS OF THE SHOW:
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C'est What - Corner of Church & Front (19 Church Street)

Ian North (Opening for acoustic duo, Troy Brooks)

Ian starts at 10:30pm

$6 at the door

See you tonight!


Ian North Biography
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Ian North has been called a songwriter's songwriter for, among other things, 
the way familiar and off-beat references from music history, literature and 
pop culture are juxtaposed.

North's music especially appeals to the aurally literate listener who can 
appreciate its roots in the simple anecdotal origins of folk, and the 
influences ranging from surrealism to C&W, psychedelia to electronica. It 
will fit fans of Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earle or Bruce Springsteen, but the 
listener will also hear shades of Junior Parker, Steely Dan, Jackson Brown, 
Robert Priest and even Kurt Cobain in some of the album's songs.

But it's North's accessible, imagistic and dispassionate lyrics that 
distinguish him among contemporary singer-songwriters. The directness of his 
language creates a Zen-inflected vision of loss, acceptance and the search 
for freedom.

Born and raised in Ottawa, North was on the road by 18, traveling and 
performing across Ontario. He came to Toronto to study at York University, 
and after some travels and some journalism, he formed a punk-country-swing 
band called the Swingheads that developed a following in the then-lively 
local scene of Toronto's Beaches. North also found a home at Fat Albert's, 
Toronto's oldest coffee house and occasional home to some of the city's best 
song-writers. A move to rural Hastings County led to a regular stint at the 
Madoc Hotel playing country, rock and blues in the Thursday Night Jam Band.

Since then his music has evolved to express all the elements of the artist's 
personal history - from the freedom of life on the road to the intimacy of 
playing for regulars at the bar, from the experimentalism of improvisation 
and spoken word to the energy of country punk. His latest recording, 
Emptiful, is the consummation of these experiences.





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