[mplpost] GIG: ON: Richard Wood Kitchener Concert

[Mary Joy Aitken]

Hi all. Just a reminder that the fabulous Maritime fiddling sensation
Richard Wood will be performing at Kitchener's Centre In The Square on Thurs
Jan 31/02 (8pm). Richard will be accompanied by Gordon Belsher on guitar and
Megan Bergeron on piano and stepdancing. Tickets ($25) are available by
calling The Centre In The Square Box Office at 1-800-265-8977 or
519-578-1570. 

This is sure to be a fabulous show and more details are below.

Mary Joy


In January 2002, Kitchener, Ontario's The Centre In The Square theatre
launches its third season of presenting some of Canada's finest performers
with its ON STAGE Concert Series. The first performer in the three-artist
series is Prince Edward Island's fiddling sensation Richard Wood. Wood
performs on Thursday January 31, 2002 (8pm). The other performers in the ON
STAGE Series are the Susie Arioli Swing Band (Thursday April 11/02) and the
Songwriter's Circle (which will feature three as yet unnamed
singer/songwriters) on Thursday June 6/02.
 
 Richard Wood, who follows in the footsteps of a long line of outstanding
fiddlers and Celtic performers from the Maritimes, is making his first solo
appearance in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. At only 22 years of age, Wood has
already won two East Coast Music Awards (for Best Roots/Traditional Artist
and Instrumental Artist, both in 1998), has made main stage appearances at
most major folk festivals, has made nine tours of Europe, released five CDs,
and has appeared on The David Letterman Show and Good Morning America with
country superstar Shania Twain. Wood is also now performing regularly with
The Chieftains. For his Kitchener show, Wood will be performing with Gordon
Belsher on guitar and Megan Bergeron on piano and stepdancing.
 
As a youth, Wood showed his talent very quickly as he only picked up the
fiddle for the first time at age 11; he then won the Don Messer Memorial
Trophy for top Maritime fiddler when he was 12. Richard is also a champion
stepdancer, and when combined with his fiddling, this makes for a
spectacular performance.
 
 The Centre In The Square's ON STAGE Series is a warm, moving and utterly
unique experience. Once again this season, the audience will share the stage
in an intimate setting with the performer. With the capacity of the setting
limited to only 250 tickets, the audience sits close to the performer(s) at
tables set up on the theatre's stage. Reminiscent of experiencing these fine
performers in the intimacy of one's living room, the unique experience of
these performances is not to be missed. And with a new and lower pricing
structure this season, The Centre In The Square is hoping to attract a more
diverse audience to these outstanding shows.
 
 The KW Record's reporter Robert Reid, who covers the singer/songwriter and
acoustic music scene extensively in Kitchener, has praised this series and
its intimate setting. Reid has written in the KW Record that, "Except for
the Arkell Schoolhouse Gallery, there's no better place anywhere in the area
to hear singer-songwriters than on stage at The Centre In The Square. The
audience is close to the artists and the sound is excellent. Moreover, there
are no extraneous noises or distractions of any kind. In short, nothing
comes between the audience and the song."
 
 So don't miss this chance to hear some of Canada's finest performers,
starting with Richard Wood on Thursday January 31/02.
 
 Prices for the series of three shows are $59. Individual concert tickets
are also available at a price of $25 per show. Tickets are available by
calling The Centre In The Square Box Office at 1-800-265-8977 or
519-578-1570. The Centre In The Square is located at 101 Queen Street North,
Kitchener. More information on The ON STAGE Series can be found at The
Centre In The Square website (www.centre-square.com
<http://www.centre-square.com>> ). Kitchener is located about 1 hour west of
Toronto.

 
 Mary Joy Aitken
 Manager of Development and Marketing
 The Centre In The Square
 101 Queen Street North
 Kitchener, Ontario N2H 6P7
 Email: mjaitken@centre-square.com
 Web: www.centre-square.com
 
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