WAM Picks: Master fiddlers and virtuoso guitarists
If the great outdoors doesn`t tempt you on this Victoria Day weekend, the great indoors has plenty of live music to keep you entertained.
Friday
The LSPU Hall hosts an acoustic guitar tour de force, featuring Tony McManus and Steve Dawson. McManus is among the great guitarists in Celtic music, while Dawson is a recognized master of the slide guitar. Showtime is 8 p.m.
"Try To Remember: A Night of Musical Theatre" is a cabaret featuring 10 performers. D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University, 7:30 p.m.
One of pop music`s iconic singer-songwriters comes to town, as five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor plays the first of two shows with his All-Star Band. Mile One Centre, starting at 8:30 p.m.
Friday's Live Music Bar Scene:
The Factory - Quote the Raven album release party, with guests Rough Hands and Weight of the World. 10 p.m.
The Black Sheep - Bob MacDonald, 7 p.m. Àlex Dinn, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday
Calling all fiddlers: It's World Fiddle Day, and the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre is hosting a giant jam session to celebrate. Players and lovers of the fiddle, violin, and other bowed instruments are invited to come together and play three tunes: Mussels in the Corner, Pretty Little Mary, and Auntie Mary. Cape Breton fiddling sensations Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy will join in. This is a free event in the Arts and Culture Centre concourse, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy begin their Newfoundland and Labrador tour in St. John's. They'll be joined by their band and their family for a rousing night of world-class fiddle music in the Cape Breton tradition. St. John's Arts and Culture Centre, showtime at 8 p.m.
James Taylor plays his second show at Mile One Centre. 8:30 p.m. (see Friday listings).
Saturday's Live Music Bar Scene:
Rock House - Dame Nature album release party, with guests Fog Lake and India. 10 p.m.
The Black Sheep - Rachel Hewitt, 3:00 p.m. Terry Hynes, 7 p.m. Rust: A Neil Young Tribute, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday
The Black Sheep - Open Mic with Peter McGuire