HUGHS ROOM - FRIDAY JUNE 22, 2007
RIVERBOAT REVIVAL
2261 Dundas St. W, Toronto.
Reservations
(416) 531-6604 8:30pm.
$15 advance/$17door
Celebrating Toronto's famed Yorkville coffee house of the 60's and 70's
Hear the music of these great writers and performers done by City Roots
artists!
Special Guest: Bernie Finkelstein, founder of True North
Records, will be interviewed on stage by Greg Quill, Toronto Star roots
music columnist
Host: Andy Frank, CIUT-FM Take5.
Toronto Life on Riverboat Revival
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Joni Mitchell - as performed by Mia Sheard |
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Bruce Cockburn - as performed by Lynne Hanson |
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Buffy St. Marie - as performed by Jon Brooks |
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Gordon Lightfoot (with Bob Dylan) - as performed by Heather Morgan |
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Ian and Sylvia - as performed by David Celia and Joan Besen |
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Murray McLauchlan - as performed by James Gordon |
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Neil Young - as performed by Bobby Cameron |
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Phil Ochs - as performed by Greg Quill |
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Jerry Jeff Walker - as performed by Rob Lutes |
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Lonnie Johnson - as performed by Mr. Rick |
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Steve Goodman - as performed by Norm Hacking |
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Tim Hardin - as performed by Danny Marks |
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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - as performed by Blair Packham |
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FROM
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC IN CANADA:
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Riverboat. Coffeehouse in Toronto's Yorkville district. Seating about
100 in the narrow basement of a house at 134 Yorkville Ave, it was
opened in October 1964 by Bernie Fiedler and became the best-known
coffeehouse in Canada. Fiedler ran the Riverboat until 1977, by which
time it was the sole remaining coffeehouse in the area. Under successive
changes in management it continued until 25 Jun 1978 as the Riverboat
and was revived from August 1978 to mid-1979 as the Ship of Fools.
The Riverboat was the
showcase in the late 1960s for numerous emerging Canadian folk-inspired
performers, including Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Murray
McLauchlan, and Joni Mitchell, many of whom Fiedler presented in later
years at Massey Hall. Most major US folk performers of the day also
appeared at The Riverboat. According to legend, several songs that would
become popular, including Mitchell's 'Clouds' and Phil Ochs' 'Changes'
were composed in the club's upstairs backroom.
Fiedler (b Berlin 8 Dec
1938) has also worked in artist management, 1972-81 in partnership with
Bernie Finkelstein (handling Cockburn, McLauchlan, Ronney Abramson, Dan
Hill, and others) and thereafter on his own (handling Hill and, for
varying periods, Liona Boyd and the Canadian Brass).
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City Roots thanks the generous donors of the
silent auction items. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Fumiko Maehara organized the silent auction, and her contribution is
appreciated. Thank you all.
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Join the SILENT AUCTION for these beautiful items at RIVERBOAT
REVIVAL
Your generous bids
Support City Roots.
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Steve's Music - $200 Gift Certificate |
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TCR2: Nicole Tremblay, Calgary, AB
Handblown Glass Vase Value $240 |
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Durango Guitar - $219 value - Courtesy of Capsule Music |
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TCR3: Peta Hall, Bloomfield, ON Donated by The Guild Shop
Handbuilt Ceramic plates, Value: $235 |
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Ten CD's featuring the best in Canadian Roots and Folk Music - courtesy of Borealis Records |
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18" Sterling Silver Pendant on a hand tied sterling silver chain. Value $225 - Matsu Jewellery
2453 Yonge St. Studio 101 Toronto, ON
416-487-6345 |
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Silver necklace set - courtesy of Dushka Vujovic |
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Necklace and earring set - red stone - courtesy of Wendy Kukurudz |
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