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          <span class="date-long"><span class="event-when with-time"><time class="from"><span class="date">Friday, June 1, 2018</span> @ <span class="time">8:00PM</span></time></span></span><span class="date-short"><span class="event-when with-time"><time class="from"><span class="date">Fri, Jun 1, 2018</span> @ <span class="time">8:00PM</span></time></span></span>
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      <div class="event-info event-notes"><p>Yes, I’m breaking my own rules about no concerts after the May long weekend, but you know it’s for a great reason!  The Take Note! Music House presents Kerrville New Folk winner and Maple Blues and CFMA nominee Rob Lutes with Rob MacDonald on Friday, June 1 at 8:00 pm (doors open at 8:00).   Requested donation is $25, with all proceeds going directly to the artist.  You may reserve your seat by calling (705) 305-1687 or emailing <a href="mailto:concerts@takenotepromotion.com">concerts@takenotepromotion.com</a> (address given upon reservation – downtown Barrie, near the courthouse).</p>

<h1>Rob Lutes (<a href="http://www.roblutes.com">www.roblutes.com</a>)</h1>

<p><i><b> “If anybody embodied the beauty and honesty of roots music, it’s Rob Lutes.”</b></i>  [Maverick]</p>

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<p><i><b>“Masterful guitar playing, a unique voice well used, wonderful original songs sprinkled with reverent covers from the likes of Dylan, Irving Berlin, Chris Smithers and Randy Newman.  A night to remember.”</b></i>  [Scott Merrifield, The Motley Kitchen]
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Since the release of his first album “Gravity” in 2000, Rob Lutes has steadily built a collection of exquisite songs that inhabit the intersection of blues, folk, Americana, and the contemporary singer-songwriter genre.  As skilled delivering a Piedmont blues classic as he is performing his own acclaimed original songs, Lutes's masterful fingerstyle guitar work and soulful voice bring an unmistakable intensity to his live performances.&nbsp;


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A double Maple Blues Award&nbsp;nominee as Acoustic Act and Songwriter of the Year&nbsp;in 2017, on his seventh album, “Walk in the Dark”, he does what he has done for years: kicks up a little dust, wades into some deep waters and tackles the realities of the world with depth, humour and a unique musical style.


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<p><b><i>“A gem.  Among the best in a crowded roots field.”  </i></b>  [Toronto Star]
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Situated at the intersection of the blues, folk, Americana and contemporary singer-songwriter genres, “Walk in the Dark” is an exquisite collection of songs that highlight Lutes’s unmistakable voice and literary writing style.  Co-produced with celebrated Montreal producer and Cirque de Soleil collaborator Rob Heaney, the album features a group of Canada's finest roots and blues players, including guitarist Rob MacDonald and keyboardist Bob Stagg along with noted artists Ian Kelly, Guy Bélanger and Joe Grass.


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It finds Lutes, also a Kerrville New Folk winner and previous Maple Blues and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee, exploring a wide range of subjects and paying homage to some heroes: James Cotton (on “There's No Way to Tell You That Tonight”) and guitarist Joseph Spence (on the instrumental “Spence”).


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Recorded mainly over three days in late January in a small studio in Montreal's Notre Dame de Grace borough, the recording captures the essence of Lutes's soulful voice and rhythmic guitar style, enveloped by a group of players who are no stranger to his groove.  Featuring 12 new originals, including two co-writes with award-winning Americana songwriter Dale Boyle, and the forgotten John Prine gem “Rocky Mountain Time”, the album digs deep into the roots of Canadian and American music and delivers another strong statement.  "This album, of all of them, was a journey into the unknown, which is why I like the title so much," Lutes says.  "With a great co-producer, and a group of phenomenal players and friends, I went in to the studio to find these songs. And I really feel like we did that."


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Lutes has released six other full-length albums, including 2009’s acclaimed “Truth &amp; Fiction” and 2013's “The Bravest Birds” which spent seven months in the Roots Music Report top 10 and hit #1 on the EuroAmericana Chart.


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He performs solo, in duo with Quebec guitar legend Rob MacDonald, and in full-band format and as part of the roots supergroup Sussex.


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In early 2016, as part of Sussex, he released “Parade Day”, a spellbinding love-letter to the jazz and blues of the 20s and 30s featuring some of Canada's finest jazz and roots musicians.  The record has been widely acclaimed by fans and critics alike.

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      <div class="event-info event-notes"><p>The Take Note! Music House presents Juno award-winning performer Shari Ulrich and her trio on Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00).  Requested donation is <b>$20-$25</b>, with all proceeds going directly to the artist.  You may reserve your seat by calling <b>(705) 305-1687</b> or emailing <a href="mailto:concerts@takenotepromotion.com">concerts@takenotepromotion.com</a> (address given upon reservation – downtown Barrie, near the courthouse).</p>

<h1>Shari Ulrich (<a href="http://www.shariulrich.ca">www.shariulrich.ca</a>)</h1>

<p><b><i> “Music is humans at their best!”</i></b>  – Shari Ulrich</p>

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    Originally a California girl, long settled on the west coast of Canada, Shari celebrates 45 years as a touring recording artist and multi-instrumentalist (violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, dulcimer, &amp; harmonica).
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    From Pied Pumkin through The Hometown Band, and on as a solo artist and multi-instrumentalist has lead to 23 albums – including her collaboration with solo artists Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes (UHF), Barney Bentall &amp; Tom Taylor (BTU), and more recently The High Bar Gang, a 7 piece bluegrass band with Barney Bentall &amp; Colin Nairne.
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    Her work has garnered 2 Juno Awards, several Juno nominations, an induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, and a 2014 CFMA for English Songwriter of the Year.
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    Shari is thrilled be touring with her daughter – recording engineer Julia Graff (on violin, mandolin, guitar, accordion &amp; vocals) and fellow High Bar Gang member Kirby Barber (on bass, guitar &amp; vocals).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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          <span class="date-long"><span class="event-when with-time"><time class="from"><span class="date">Friday, April 6, 2018</span> @ <span class="time">8:00PM</span></time></span></span><span class="date-short"><span class="event-when with-time"><time class="from"><span class="date">Fri, Apr 6, 2018</span> @ <span class="time">8:00PM</span></time></span></span>
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      <div class="event-info event-notes"><p>The Take Note! Music House presents three-time Music Nova Scotia Awards winner Ryan Cook on <b>Friday, April 6</b> at <b>8:00 pm</b> (doors open at 7:30).  Requested donation is <b>$20</b>, with all proceeds going directly to the artist.  You may reserve your seat by calling <b>(705) 305-1687</b> or emailing <b><a href="mailto:concerts@takenotepromotion.com">concerts@takenotepromotion.com</a></b> (address given upon reservation – downtown Barrie, near the courthouse).</p>

<p><b><i> “From Cowboy songs and country swing with a dash of Bakersfield, Cook’s feet seem firmly planted in real life.  As a result, you’ll find far more peaks than valleys here and the view looks truly promising.”</i></b>  [Maverick Magazine]</p>

<h1>Ryan Cook (<a href="http://www.ryancook.ca">www.ryancook.ca</a>)</h1>

<p><b><i> “Nova Scotia’s real country performer, Cook defiantly makes music that sticks to the tried-and-true sounds of the masters.”</i></b>  [Bob Mersereau, CBC]</p>

Mixing classic country music with modern satire, Ryan Cook forges a sound between contemporary folk and dyed-in-the-wool country.  With nuances of pop and western swing, Ryan’s songbook reminiscences of the early hillbilly and folk pioneers but stays very much in the current landscape.  On stage, Ryan has toured as a solo performer, opening for artists like Dwight Yoakam, Rosanne Cash, and Travis Tritt, receiving over 20 award nominations in Canada, including three Album of the Year awards.  His acoustic live show combines thumb-picking guitar styles, original folk country ballads and vintage music from the 1940’s and 1950’s.


<p><b><i>“He’s a cool customer with little regard for adhering to trends, which makes him dangerous.”</i></b>  [Exclaim!]</p>

As an independent artist, Ryan has receivedAs an independent artist Ryan has received over 20 nominations in Canada, three Album of the Year awards in Nova Scotia, and has written, produced and published music in Nashville, TN.  Ryan has performed on many big stages including the Ryman Auditorium, Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree,&nbsp;CMA Music Festival, Music City Roots, Maverick Music Festival (UK),&nbsp;Stan Rogers Folk Festival (NS), and Cavendish Beach Music Festival (PE).&nbsp; Online, Ryan has over a million YouTube views, 5000 Facebook followers, and 2000 Twitter followers. &nbsp;Ryan regularly performs a theatrical musical tribute to Hank Williams Sr., and has performed tributes to Merle Travis, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash.&nbsp; Beginning in 2007 Ryan has performed over 1000 concerts in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.


<p><b><i>“If you’re a fan of Hank, Glen and Merle then this is perfect for you.”</i></b>  [Americana UK]</p>

Ryan’s fourth album reveals an appreciative homage to twin fiddles and the island sounds of Hawaiian steel guitars.  2017’s ”Having a Great Time” explores both the light and dark sides of snow-birding in southern Florida through the cool lens of a Canadian drifter. &nbsp;Recorded at Joel Plasketts' New Scotland Yard Studios in Dartmouth, NS, Cook and company go highway driving in search of the proverbial great time.


<p><b><i>“Cook’s authentic sound reflects his desire to pay musical tribute to the very roots of a genre that has lost its way over the past two decades.  Cook indeed holds the country torch high.”</i></b>  [Music Nerd Chronicles]</p>
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      <div class="event-info event-notes"><p>The Take Note! Music House presents four-time CFMA “English Songwriter of the Year” nominee Jon Brooks  on Friday, March 9 at 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30).  Requested donation is $20, with all proceeds going directly to the artist.  You may reserve your seat by calling (705) 305-1687 or emailing <a href="mailto:concerts@takenotepromotion.com">concerts@takenotepromotion.com</a> (address given upon reservation – downtown Barrie, near the courthouse).</p>

<p><b>“I write songs to calm those who’ve looked into, and seen, what is in their hearts.  I also write songs to terrify those who have not.”</b> – Jon Brooks</p>

<p><i> “It's a perilous and irresponsible life that pursues an ancient vocation incapable of modern recompense. &nbsp;I’m at once consoled and terrified by Leonard Cohen's comment that 'songwriting is not a vocation, but a sentence...'  It’s true that fame and money are the jurors and legislators of success in the current age; and at the mercy of such a court I am unanimously judged a failure. &nbsp;But I can’t help but question such narrow measures of success. &nbsp;Since 2006 I have released 5 albums I remain wholly proud of; I've enjoyed the outrageous honour of being blessed to perform for thousands of open hearted and friendly souls the Western world over; as well, The Canadian Folk Music Awards has deemed me worthy of being nominated – a record 4 times – for 'English Songwriter of the Year' (2007/2009/2012/2015); in 2010, I became the 4th Canadian since 1975 to win the prestigious Kerrville (Texas) Folk Festival 'New Folk Award’.  And yet still, on my best day, The Song is woefully all I know. &nbsp;And on many more days, I don't feel I know The Song at all. &nbsp;Like beauty, The Song remains an eternal mystery to me; and, as often as I chase it, I spend my time considering dropping the sad pursuit altogether for something more secure, more ‘responsible.’ &nbsp;But I'm stuck. &nbsp;The irreconcilable problem is this: I know no other thing more intimately than The Song - and outside of kindness, it's the one thing in the mournful world I've occasionally touched that ascends with purpose, force, and love and so I stay seeking it more or less blindly."</i></p>

<h1>Jon Brooks (<a href="http://www.jonbrooks.ca">www.jonbrooks.ca</a>)</h1>

<p><b>“Brooks stands among an exalted few in the enduring Canadian song tradition – Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Fred Eaglesmith, Bruce Cockburn – as a lyricist, composer and performer with a fierce commitment to his craft and his vision.”</b> – Greg Quill, The Toronto Star</p>

It was in 1997, at 28 years old, and at the end of a year of travelling throughout Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and particularly, throughout war ruined Bosnia-Herzegovina – it was during this time Jon Brooks discovered what kind of song he wanted to write.  In 2006 he began singing that song.  Jon is the only songwriter to be nominated four times for “English Songwriter of the Year” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards (2007, 2009, 2012, 2015).


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No Mean City, released in 2006, was the first in a trilogy of albums of sparse instrumentation and densely layered poetry – a singular writing style characterized by paradox, understatement, overstatement, and by allusion to Western religious, literary and folk traditions.  It was followed by Ours and the Shepherds in 2007 and the solo acoustic set Moth Nor Rust in 2009.  Each album is imprinted with a theme: architecture and homelessness of the modern urban soul; war; and all the things that neither moth nor rust may touch: love, hope, faith, memory, gratitude, trust, inspiration, and forgiveness.</p>

<p><b>“He is by turns metaphorical and metaphysical; at times he examines the small details of life, at others, he soars above human struggles seeking something higher; his gritty voice is infinitely kind and gentle.  Mature, wise, and intrepid – somehow Jon Brooks sings a path to the mysterious and complex essence of the human condition.”</b>  – Julie Miller, CFLX 95,5 Sherbrooke, QC</p>

<p>Delicate Cages (2012) earned Jon his third “Songwriter of the Year” nomination in 5 years from the Canadian Folk Music Awards.  Delicate Cages’ songs were inter-woven by themes of love and fear; and freedom and imprisonment.  The idea was inspired by the Robert Bly poem, Taking The Hands: “Taking the hands of someone you love, / you see they are delicate cages.”  Song subjects were as wide ranging as they were topical and controversial: the Alberta tar sands (Fort McMurray); Bill 101 and Quebec’s language laws (Hudson Girl); Palestinian suicide bombers (Son of Hamas); Bosnian child soldier turned Canadian mixed martial arts fighter (Cage Fighter); and so-called ‘Honour Killing’ (The Lonesome Death of Aqsa Parvez).</p>

<p><b>“‘Political songwriting’ is all too often assumed to be shouty simplistic protest… Brooks knows this and his songs are songs first and messages second… a powerful vision armed only with an acoustic guitar, harmonica, and a gritty ragged voice… a star in the making.” </b>  – Maverick Magazine, UK</p>

<p>The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside (2014) is an album of rural Canadian murder ballads and was recorded in Toronto by well-awarded and oft-acclaimed producer/engineer, David Travers-Smith.  Jon’s 5th full length release is an intrepid solo set that defies categorization and resists any ‘folk,’ ‘singer-songwriter,’ or ‘solo acoustic’ description.  Philosophical paradox, gallows humour, impossible love, serial killers, gun dealers, rampage killing, missing women, Indigenous catastrophe, Shakespeare, and John Milton: The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside is neither an album for casual fans nor is it music that will ever be heard in your dentist’s waiting room.</p>
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<p><b><i>      “In each guileless tune – touching on different styles and moods – there is a pure heart.   And at the heart of each song is a story rendered with the kind of finely-observed detail that brings your own heart into the story, from tender to tragic, doo-wop to danceable.” </i></b><i> </i>  (Jowi Taylor, Six String Nation)
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    Ben is a singer-songwriter steeped in Folk, Blues, African Blues and Roots music, a storyteller, an award-winning songwriter and “my modern day Paul Simon” [Caroline Brooks, The Good Lovelies].  You may also recognize him as a musical contributor to CBC Radio’s sketch comedy program, “The Irrelevant Show”, plus a number of other CBC programs.  Ben is getting ready to release his new album, “Poema Poematis”, which was recorded live with a full string and horn section at The Yardbird in Edmonton.
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<h1>Ben Sures (<a href="http://www.bensures.com">www.bensures.com</a>)</h1>

<p><b> <i> “Clever, funny songs, plus great guitar playing and arrangements.  Ben brings a deep understanding of Roots music, eclectic songwriting and storytelling styles.” </i></b><i> </i> (Holger Petersen, CBC Radio “Saturday Night Blues”)
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<b> <i>“…has his ear to the rest of the world’s blues roots, covering African and Spanish numbers as well, showcases for his strong guitar playing.  In his understated way, he’s a master at these foreign styles as much as he is the North American versions.  Hearing his deconstruction of “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” is worth the price alone.  He’s someone who really knows how to breathe fresh life into a too-often staid genre.” </i></b><i> </i> (Bob Mersereau, The Top 100 Canadian Singles)
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Born a month after Woody Guthrie passed away, Ben took up the the folk hero's torch early in life and continued the tradition of writing and performing songs that tell small stories in a big way.  This natural&nbsp;storyteller and guitar player draws the listener in to his musical world from the very opening line.  Ben Sures songs are&nbsp;uniquely thought out and&nbsp;delivered.  His side of every story is the one that makes you think, 'that makes sense and why didn't I think of that?'.    Fans say “he sings out loud what everyone thinks but doesn't ever say.”&nbsp; A unique perspective, a great story, and a melodic heartbeat are what create Ben's engaging performances.&nbsp;


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If you were to describe his performance style, it would be very melodic, with great acoustic&nbsp;playing, excellent storytelling, and moments of stomach-clutching hilarity. &nbsp;The umbrella of influences would be Canadian singer-songwriters, West African guitar, folk guitar, D'Gary, Paul SImon, Robert Johnson, Django Reinhardt, modern&nbsp;folk pop and new acoustic music.  Ben sings in Spanish, French and mostly English.  When he performs solo, he takes you in on his storytelling journey, he connects with the audience.  When he performs with a group his gifts on the guitar really come alive and the powerful melodies become centre stage from the back up vocals.&nbsp; Deceivingly down to earth, he is so comfortable on stage, sometimes you forget there is a stage and this is a concert going on.


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He has toured Canada, The UK and performed in Beirut, Lebanon, sharing festival stages with Ani Difranco, Dave Van Ronk, JP Cormier, Burton Cummings, Spirit of The West, Ferron and more.  As an accompanist, he has played with Paul Reddick, Rita Chiarelli, The Wyrd Sisters, Ferron, and others.  As a soloist, he’s opened for such acts as Ray Davies, the Preservation Hall Band, Alejandro Escobedo, Garnet Rogers, Greg Brown and Lynn Miles.  Ben has seven acclaimed recordings to his credit, has appeared eight times at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and has performed at the North and South Country Fairs, the Edmonton, Regina, Brandon, Calgary, Live from The Rock, Northern Lights, and Islands Folk Festivals (among others), as well as in countless house concerts, bars, and folk clubs. 


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Ben Sures is the 2005 winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the folk category (out of 15000 entrants), and a winner in The International Songwriting Contest .  He has regularly been featured on CBC Radio for over two decades, including as a contributor to The Irrelevant Show, The Round Up, Madly Off in All Directions, Morningside and more.  His latest album “Son of Trouble” has received rave reviews.

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