[mplpost] gig MITS Benefit with Original Sloth Band and more - January 13/Toronto - Flying Cloud Folk Club

[Rana N.S. Sodhi]

Bringing fine Folk Music to Toronto since 1983.
The Flying Cloud Folk Club presents


        		Mariposa in the Schools Benefit

			featuring

			The Original Sloth Band
			Njacko Backo
			Muhtadi
			Ian Bell
			Anne Lederman
			Andrea Haddad
			Kathy Reid-Naiman
             
        When:           Sunday, January 13, 7:30 pm 
        Where:          TRANZAC Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto
        Tickets:        $20 general, $18 members



Join us for a super concert to benefit Mariposa In The Schools, an
organization bringing traditional music to schools, libraries, &
community venues for over 30 years.  Performers include the ever popular
& elusive Original Sloth Band, Njacko Backo, Muhtadi, Ian Bell, Anne
Lederman, Andrea Haddad, & Kathy Reid-Naiman.  There will be a raffle,
auction &lots of singing as we support this wonderful program.
The Original Sloth Band, comprised of Chris and Ken Whiteley, Tom Evans,
Tom Gardiner and Bucky Berger, have been performing blues, swing, and a
multiplicity of roots styles since 1965.  Cameroon born Njacko Backo is
a percussionist, kalimba master, singer/storyteller, and
dancer/choreographer whose enthusiasm and joy infuses each performance. 
Muhtadi is a Trinidadian born master drummer and percussionist whose
love of Calypso and steel drum music is readily apparent.  Ian Bell is a
singer, instrumentalist and storyteller whose performances reflect his
love and knowledge of grassroots musical traditions of rural Ontario. 
Anne Lederman is a master fiddler, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who
enjoys sharing a vast array or musical traditions from around the world
including,  French-Canadian, Metis, Eastern European, Gaelic, and more.
Andrea Haddad sings and plays from the Francophone traditions of France,
Quebec, and Switzerland and accompanies herself on the hurdy gurdy, and
the epinette des Vosges.  Kathy Reid-Naiman is a singer and
multi-instrumentalist who delights in presenting songs from a variety of
North American and British folk traditions and is well known for her
performance and  organization of the Winter Solstice celebrations at the
TRANZAC.     For Tickets Call: 416-462-9400

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The Flying Cloud meets at the TRANZAC (292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto -
between Spadina and Bathurst, just south of Bloor) on Sundays (unless
otherwise stated). Concerts start at 8 pm with the doors opening at 7:30
pm. Tickets are at the door, except where advance tickets are available.
The concerts are in the Main Hall at the TRANZAC which is smoke-free,
though smokers are welcome to use the members lounge should they wish.
For more details on the concerts, e-mail Rana at
sodhi@chem-eng.utoronto.ca or phone the FolkPhone - (416 410 FOLK).

Information can be obtained also on our web site, which has just been
updated - http://www3.sympatico.ca/flying_cloud_folk 

Information on related events at the TRANZAC can also be found here.

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Upcoming:

Jan 20        Tara Nova - great Irish music 
Jan 27        Night Burns would have  liked
Feb 3         Terry Tufts with special guest Clay Tyson
Feb 10        Artisan
Feb 17        Nonie Crete/Eugene Rea and Friends
Feb 24        Storytellers Cabaret
Mar 2	      Lucy Kaplansky (at Hugh's Room)
Mar 3         James Keelaghaan CD Release (at Hugh's Room) 
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Cheers
Rana

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Rana N.S. Sodhi
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Work:       IBBME/Chemical Engineering.
            University of Toronto 
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More Work:  Flying Cloud Folk Club ((416) 410 FOLK)
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            & Green Fiddle Morris, Toronto                
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e-mail: sodhi@chem-eng.utoronto.ca 
(note: previous address sodhi@ecf.utoronto.ca should still work)
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