Black Walnut Folk Club

Author: Wayne

  • Neil Light Was the Featured Performer December 18, 2015

    I’m really late getting this out!!  Neil Light did a fine set in December. We put a photo of Peter on our Performers Pictures page. Everyone seemed to enjoy the door prizes.  It was so nice that we got several prizes donated by Maaike and Terry.
    We’ll be back at 8pm on January 15th with an all open stage evening. Please mark the date.  On December 18, 2015 our performers were:

    1. Peter Light (6 song Feature Set)
    2. Gwen Potter
    3. Mike Miller
    4. Randy Ouillette
    5. Jakki Annerino
    6. David Maranta
    7. Barry Cull
    8. Lawrence Cresswell
    9. Ron Hammar
    10.Andrew Kerth
    11.Cam and Pat
    12.Wayne Cheater
    13.Scott Abrams

  • Neil Light Will be Featured December 18th.

    On Friday December 18th, 2015 the Black Walnut will start out with a feature set by Neil Light, Singer/Songwriter. Our Open Stage will follow Neil’s performance. Neil has performed as part of our Open Stage previously, and we are very happy that he has agreed to play a longer set for us this time. Bring your guitars, banjos, voices, acoustic instruments of all sorts or just your eyes and ears and make yourself feel “at home”.  Christmas treats will inevitably be handed out and Christmas songs will be sung by those who do that sort of thing. The doors will open and sign-up for the open stage will start at 7:30 pm. Remember when you sign up you get to play/sing two songs in a set of 10 minutes or less and you need to be ready to start playing when your turn starts so you won’t lose any of your 10 minutes.

    The details are outlined on our About Page.  The parking is free at the back of the Mill-Courtland Community Centre and admission is still $3 at the door. the facility is accessible, alcohol, smoke and peanut free and every show is different. If you don’t come, you’ll miss it.

    ARTIST STATEMENT: NEIL LIGHT –  Singer/songwriter

    Over the years I have developed a deep love and interest in Canadian and American folk singers. Several years ago I put together a repertoire of my favorites songs by Gordon Lightfoot, Valdy, Matt Hemsworth, Stan Rogers, Joni Mitchell, Lyle Lovett, Paul Simon and others.
    What is common about these songs is that they all tell stories.
    Being a storyteller I love to hear a great story and even more when it is put to music.

    Songs like Black Fly, Bitter Green, 45 Years From Now, are all great storytelling songs.

    As a songwriter I try to tell stories with the music I write. Most are of my own personal reflections of how I see the world.

    When listening to or watching a great story being told, whether in a film or live performance, there is a kind of “magic place” that we enter into. We are slowly pulled away from the everyday and are now in the place created by the story.
    Maybe it’s a wild west set or a boat on an ocean, we are no longer sitting in our seats but in this other place. Sometimes it’s just for a short escape, a time of joy and amusement, others a time of inward reflection or a glimpse into another person’s world.

    And then there are lots of stories behind the songs, why it was written and who it is for.

    It is my desire as an artist to weave the stories and music together so that we can go to that “magic place” for a short time together.

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  • See Film: Lowdown Tracks at the Princess Twin Dec. 9th

    Maryanne Epp appears in – Lowdown Tracks Screening:
    Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
    Doors Open: 6:30 p.m. with a pre-screening musical performance at 6:45 p.m.
    Screening 7 p.m. followed by a Q&A with film director Shelley Saywell
    Screening at: Princess Twin Cinema, 46 King St. N
    Tickets Available at the door ($10) and on-line at http://lowdowntracks.eventbrite.ca
    For more information about Lowdown Tracks and to watch the trailer (or entire film), please see http://www.lowdowntracks.com/
    Donations to the food bank will be collected at this event. Please consider bringing a canned good.

  • November 20, 2015 – The Songs They Sang

    On Friday, November 20th we had a fine evening of songs and tunes. We gave everyone the option of a third song and some people did two and others did three.  For something a little different, we have an attempted listing of all of the numbers performed. If you can provide corrections to any of our errors in the listing below, please do so by posting a comment.

    Next month we will have two special treats at our Acoustic Open Stage. Friday December 18th.  We will have Christmas goodies and some door prizes. Inevitably, there will be some seasonal songs as well. AND: Our featured performer next month will be Neil Light who will treat us to a 30 minute opening concert starting at 8 pm. Neal has told me that he has been working on a special project of original songs.  He will have more details to provide about the project.

    On November 20 the performers and their songs/tunes were: 1. Andrew Maranta-2 instumentals (originals); 2. Scott Abrams -Turn the page (Bob Seegar), Please Don’t Bury Me (John Prine) & Wonder where the Lions are (Bruce Cockburn; 3. Dan Hergott (with Randy Ouillette) – Sweet Home Alabama (Lynard Skynard), Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (Blues Brothers) & Buy Me a Boat (Chris Janson); 4. Mike Miller – I Got My Mojo Workin’ (Muddy Waters) & She’ll Be Comin ‘Round the Mountain; 5. Lawrence Cresswell– Our Town (Chet Atkins) & an Original medley of railroad songs; 6. Randy Ouillette (with Dan Hergott) – Can’t you See? (Marshall Tucker Band ) & Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (Merle Haggard); 7. Jakki Annerino (with Wayne Cheater) Deep Roots & A Safe and Welcome Land (both originals); 8. David Maranta – Will the circle Be Unbroken & Harmony (original); 9. Neil Light – 45 Years (Stan Rogers) & an Original Song; 10.Wayne Cheater – Rain -O (Chilliwack) & Still Small Voice (Betty Soo); 11.Cam and Pat – Jericho (Fred G. Eaglesmith) Couldn’t Do Nothin’ Right (Jerry Jeff Walker) & Across the Great Divide (Kate Wolf); 12.Ron Hammar – Dress Rehearsal for the Blues (Original?), You Blew My Heart All to Hell (Original?) & The Cowboy Rides Away (George Strait)

  • Friday, November 20th – the Next Black Walnut Acoustic Open Stage

    On Friday November 20th, 2015 the Black Walnut will return with an all Open Stage evening. Bring your guitars, banjos, voices, acoustic instruments of all sorts or just your eyes and ears and make yourself feel “at home”. We love our audience, because they love our performers and because “If there’s no audience, there just ain’t no show”. That is from Rain-O by Chilliwack. The doors will open and sign-up for the open stage will start at 7:30 pm. Remember when you sign up you get to play/sing two songs in a set of 10 minutes or less and you need to be ready to start playing when your turn starts so you won’t lose any of your 10 minutes.

    The details are outlined on our About Page.  The parking is free at the back of the Mill-Courtland Community Centre and admission is still $3 at the door. the facility is accessible, alcohol, smoke and peanut free and every show is different. If you don’t come, you’ll miss it.

    If you are having any difficulty with viewing any content, please post a comment or send a private email to: mailto:wayne@blackwalnutfolkclub.com

  • October 16, 2015, Black Walnut Acoustic Open Stage

    We had a very generous group, including the purchaser of our Old Degas guitar. The high bid at our silent auction and others also put additional donations in the hat to raise a total of $170.00 which we have given to the Central Frederick Neighborhood Association sponsoring of a Syrian refugee family. They have surpassed the amount required for the sponsorship through the Government of Canada and the Mennonite Central Committee.

    And there was music. A small but enthusiastic audience was treated to the following list of performers: 1) David Maranta, 2) Ward Brownell, 3) Mike Miller, 4)Dan Hergott, 5) Scott Abrams, 6) Jakki Annerino, 7) Ron Hammar, 8) Randy Ouillette, 9) Wayne Cheater, 10) Cam and Pat

    We’ll be back with another Acoustic Open Stage on Friday, November 20, 2015.

  • September 18th Black Walnut for the End of Summer

    Friday September 18th was a great start for the new season. We had a 30% increase in our performers from last June when we only had 10 performers. It was a treat to have some of our regulars back and two first time performers for the Black Walnut.

    Our next Acoustic Open Stage event will be Friday October 16th at 8pm.

    On September 18th our Open Stage performers were:
    l. Wayne Cheater, 2. Andrew Maranta – NEW, 3. Dan Hergott, 4. Barry Cull, 5. Neil Light, 6. Jakki Annerino, 7. Randy Ouillette, 8. David Maranta, 19. Matt Machado – NEW, 10. Scott Abrams, 11, Adam David Lang, 12. Cam and Pat, 13. Ron Hammar

  • Open Stage on June 19th

    Friday June 19th was great even though we only had 10 performers. It was good that we decided to let some people do an extra song to fill out the evening. Thanks to Carla and Maaike for taking care of refreshments. And thanks to everyone who helped make this a great year for the BW. We missed you Randy and Karen. We all hope you’re feeling better soon, Karen.

    Now we’ll take a break for summer holidays and folk festivals. We will have our next Open Stage on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 8 pm. Have a great summer!

    See the photos below. On June 19th our Open Stage performers were:
    l. Kevin Nizi – NEW, 2. Mike Miller, 3. Terry Krentzkamp, 4. Jakki Annerino, 5. Scott Abrams, 6. David and Lars, 7. Adam and Johnny, 8. Jeff and Jonathan, 9. Jack Cole, 10. Lars and David

    Kevin Nici, June 19, 2015
    Kevin Nizi, June 19, 2015

     

    Jeff and Jonathan June 19, 2015
    Jeff and Jonathan June 19, 2015

     

  • We Got the May Long Weekend Going

    Our numbers were down a little, perhaps because of the holiday weekend and the great weather, but on May 15th everything went like clockwork.  It was a treat to hear Rob Dunham for the first time and to also see some folks return that we have not seen much  recently.  Our performers were:

    1. Dan Hergott, 2. Kevin Smith, 3. Dan McQuade, 4. Lawrence Cresswell, 5. Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, 6. Jakki Annerino, 7. Rob Dunham, 8. Randy Ouillette, 9. John and Adam, 10.Wayne Cheater, 11.David Maranta, 12.Scott Abrams, 13.Cam and Pat

  • Stand By Nepal May 24th 1:00 pm at the Registry

    https://www.facebook.com/events/1556157277979921/permalink/1556158291313153/

    This is a great project. You get to bring your guitar, play with a hall full of other players and donate to help bring earthquake relief to Nepal.