Budweiser Gardens in London hosts 'Oh Canada! What A Feeling!' performance on Nov. 1
Music ranges from a young Lightfoot to Neil Young; Rush to Anka, and Adams to Dion and Guess Who
By Mark Schadenberg
Canadian popular music (in the rock n' roll era) has included a lot of electric guitars, but many other genres, including folk and various forms of acoustic sounds from country to Maritime. Popular music in Canada is difficult to define.
A production honouring modern Canadian music will arrive at the Budweiser Gardens on Sunday, Nov. 1 and is appropriately titled: Oh Canada! What A Feeling! (OCWAF)
The sounds of Gordon Lightfoot (pictured twice), Anne Murray, Loverboy, Rush, Joni Mitchell, Paul Anka, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, kd Lang, Gino Vannelli, Neil Young and . . . The Guess Who are sewn together into a stage show featuring various singers and a large band.
Tickets begin at $51.50 and go on sale Aug. 29.
With such a varied soundtrack, it would not be easy to pare down a list of tunes to recreate, including building a montage of images and historical moments to act as a backdrop.
The Rockumentary is certainly inspired by the Juno Awards series of music compilations called Oh What A Feeling released during important anniversaries of the Juno Awards by CARAS (the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences). A book by Martin Melhuish called: Oh What A Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music was also integral in the foundation of this musical staging.
Any fan of CANCON could scribble down a list of 50 songs quickly for such a show.
The OCWAF appearance in London is part of a tour of sorts as the production has been staged at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto (which will host Phantom Of The Opera again, beginning Dec. 8), ending its run on Aug. 23.
From www.budweisergardens.com press release:
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. . . The show celebrates the rich, vibrant musical legacy of this country. Set against a stunning backdrop of historical and musical footage, a live band and a cast of fresh young talent will provide an unforgettable concert of songs . . .
Experience the unforgettable songs, remember the moments that are uniquely our country's and share in the pride and celebration of music as you time travel from the 50's, through the eclectic 70's and then onto the 80's and the halcyon days of rock n' roll when radio, video and the fans propelled our artists to the top of the charts! This show shine’s a spotlight on Canada's distinct musical voice.
A portion of ticket proceeds will go to MusiCounts and the Unison Benevolent Fund.
Additional stops are planned for OCWAF for centres such as Kitchener's Centre In The Square (Tuesday, Oct 20), plus Oshawa, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.
The Globe And Mail did a Q&A story with promoter Jeff Parry. I liked this question and answer the best of those posted online.
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Given that, does Oh Canada What a Feeling! feel different to you than the other tribute shows you’ve promoted?
You really don’t understand the breadth of Canadian music until you put a show like this together. With this show, you’re going to see two to two-and-a-half hours of the stuff that made Canada great, on the music map. My mandate is if, at the end of the show, people don’t get up and pound their chest like they did when Paul Henderson scored in ’72, then we haven’t done the job right.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Update
As I have submitted to this page previously, the famed Jeans N' Classics series appearances in London are fundraisers for Habitat For Humanity Heartland, which includes Woodstock. The next show is a tribute to The Beatles and the Abbey Road LP.
The Jeans N' Classics show is Sept 19 and seats start at $59.
See: http://www.1047.ca/news/local-news/come-together-for-habitat-for-humanity-heartland/
This series is held at the London Convention Centre and will include a retrospective of the Woodstock, New York concert early in 2016.
In our Woodstock, Habitat For Humanity currently has two builds happening on Main Street.
LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_866rg17cNM&feature=youtu.be
Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal LePage Triland Realty Brokerage
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