Shadows and Light

Two of the highlight acts at the 2008 Deep Roots Music Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, were the high energy French Canadian band Genticorum and Coco Love Alcorn. Genticorum and Coco both donated CDs of their music to be used to make shows and so below are two HD movies of images taken from their performances at that festival to view in High Definition video format, featuring a track from each of their CDs. These can be watched by those with high speed connection and in full screen (for very fast connections and computers) if you chose by clicking bottom right on the full screen icon.

Enjoy!

(Above) Coco Love Alcorn performing at the Deep Roots Festival, 2008

High Definition Youtube movie of Coco’s performance featuring the track “She is Beautiful” from her CD “Sugar”.

Alternative method of viewing but PC ONLY and requires a plugin to be installed is to be found here.

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(Below) High Definition Youtube show of photographs of Québec based group Genticorum during their concerts at Deep Roots 2008 featuring the title track from their CD “La Bibournoise”

Alternative method of viewing but PC ONLY and requires a plugin to be installed is to be found here.

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One of the highlights of our year is always the Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival, held in September in beautiful Wolfville, Nova Scotia and 2008 was truly a memorable one. The audience were delighted by a top class line-up of performers who had travelled from all over the continent to be in Wolfville for those 4 memorable days.

(Above) Québec based group Genticorum shown performing in the Sunday concert at the Deep Roots Festival, 2008.

There are 8 different galleries sorted by days and times, as well as the last (but by no means least) which features the staff, volunteers, local participants and audience. Performer or attendee, you might find your face in these photo galleries and will certainly see your favourite performers! View them here

We hope you enjoy the photographs of this exciting weekend and that they bring back wonderful memories and inspire everyone to come back again (or to attend for the first time) in 2009!

Steven and Ellie

The last show of the year at the Evergreen Theatre was exciting in more ways than one. First of all, we always finish the year with a special show featuring an award winning performer (and ensuring a sell-out performance) and this year this performer was accomplished singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor accompanied by Paul Campagne. Second, the theatre has undergone a major renovation – including new seats and seating arrangement, new lighting equipment and upgrades that include a fire escape and balcony handrail.

Last, but by no means least, is the new format in which this photo gallery is being presented: in High Definition video format for those with high speed connection. Here you can see the photographs documenting the performance in HD, even in full screen if you chose by clcking bottom right on the full screen icon (for very fast connections and computers). (For those who have slower connections or older computers, you can still see the galleries in the old format, by clicking here .)

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Connie’s performance was a great finish to the season and her impression of our venue and audience was expressed in her describing it as “Shangri-la”. Quite apart from the appreciative packed house and the lovely new seating and great Evergreen ambience, was the extraordinary weather that night. It can sometimes be a concern for December shows in Nova Scotia, but this night was positively balmy with temperatures of 18º C, so that the doors were open all evening! Theatre goers were standing outside during the intermission, enjoying the night air and the beautiful full moon above the trees.

As I said at the outset, our season’s finales always feature an outstanding performer and Juno award winner Connie Kaldor was a popular choice evidenced by the fact that the show was sold out well in advance. She was accompanied by her partner, a seasoned musician in his own right, Paul Campagne and the two gave us a wonderful evening’s entertainment, full of great humour, warmth and musicianship. You can hear the title track from Connie’s CD “Sky with Nothing to get in the Way” on the photo gallery.

Among the songs that they played that night were “Picking up the Pieces of My Heart” as well as “Saskatoon Moon” and “Wood River” that are wonderful examples of her skillful and sensitive portrayal of prairie life for which she is acclaimed. This must surely be one compelling reason for Connie’s being named a member of Order of Canada. Canada’s highest civilian honour in 2007. ‘The Order of Canada’ recognizes “a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nationâ€?.

Connie and Paul, thank you both so much for ending our season with such a flourish on that special night in Evergreen Theatre history.

Ellie