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September 22-24 2005 City Roots Festival
Michael Smith on Seneca Spirits stage
Thank you to all the sponsors, performers and audience who made City Roots City Wide 2005 an outstanding success!!


2005 City Roots Sponsors
Ontario Cultural Arts Foundation
Seneca College

Songwriters Association of Canada
SOCAN Foundation
Gibsone Jessop Gallery

Now Magazine
Long & McQuade

 


"Torontonians now have a festival in their backyard that features some of the worlds best songwriters and acoustic music.  You don't have to rent a car and travel out of this city to get it, it is all here.  Thanks City Roots, see you next year. " 
-Lori Cullen.
 
Toronto City Roots provides music lovers with the chance to see and hear many of the country's top acts in a classy, comfortable environment, all over the course of a single weekend. Quite an accomplishment, really. Not to be missed."   
-Gregg Lawless.
 
"Dala had a great time at the "City Roots Festival", Toronto needs a festival like this and we hope to be a part of it for many years to come".  
-Dala











 
Canada's first family of song 
- the Whiteley family,
relaxing at 2005 City Roots-                                                             Photos by Howard Gladstone

Danny Michel, Russel de Carle, Arlene Bishop, Blair Packham on SAC (Songwriters' Association of Canada) Stage

Jane Bunnet

Ember Swift on the Seneca Spirits Stage

Folk Alarm - Kevin Breit, Jorn Andersen, Russ Boswell

Autorickshaw

Parachute Club with Loraine Segato

Trinity Street Stage in the bright sunshine

Sunday crowds enjoy the Distillery ambiance

Family Ties -- Liam Titcomb, Brent Titcomb, David Woodhead, Ken Whiteley

Lori Cullen with her band

Justin Rutledge with the lights down low in the Gibsone Jessop gallery

 

“... a program that both convincingly addresses the multicultural nature of this city and its many quirky appetites, and embraces its idiosyncratic musical past, present and likely future....   "                   -Greg Quill, Toronto Star


"Thanks for a wonderful weekend of great music.  I got a tan playing on the spirits stage, I got some great ideas for my next record after playing surrounded by paintings in the Jessop Gallery and to top it off Igot to see some of my fav Toronto musicians strut their stuff.  A great time. Thanks for supporting live acoustic music.  I look forward to next year."
- Ronley  Teper
 
"In a time when passionate music is rare, The Toronto City Roots festival is there"
-David Celia, Artist/Musician
 
"Singing in this beautiful historical setting, I felt connected to an ongoing timeline of artists past and present....City Roots City Wide is built on the strong foundation of the creative spirit."
- Lynn Harrison
 
"City Roots-City Wide is a premier festival that puts music and musicians first. It is cool, classy and I'm proud to be a part of it two years running!"
-Linda M
 
"I had such a great time playing and strolling the Distillery district. It was a real treat."
-Dayna Manning
 
"It truly was magical.  It was wonderful.  I performed outdoors on Saturday and Sunday afternoon to a very appreciative, supportive crowd.  The weather could not have been nicer. So many smiles, so much fun, so much good food, loads of hugs.    And the Distillery, what a place, so photogenic.  Was so crowded, .....all kinds of people, all ages, taking it all in. "  
-Linda Saslove
 
Congratulations to the City Roots, City Wide Team for making great music happen for the second year in a row!  We were honoured to be a part of the action.
-Likewater
 

 

 

       
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