eastvillage

As lead vocalist for country bands Prairie Wing, the Nora Galloway Band, the Decorative Knobs, the bluegrass quintet Foxtail,and 
most recently ,the Tearjerkers, Nora's songwriting and song choices,come from a wide range of influences, Emmylou Harris and the 
Louvin Brothers among  them.This past summer Nora reached back into her repetoire, to perform some impromptu 'cottage' concerts for f
riends and family. The result is a mix of old favourites,covers and original songs. 
Songs that will warm hearts ,on a chilly January afternoon

By turns brash and beguiling, Leah Morise's music is hard to categorize. When asked to describe her sound, she uses the term "genre crossing," a mix of folk, contemporary, jazz and blues. "I never really know in advance what's going to come out. The genre selects me, the songs appear in the style THEY want."

Peter Denomme is well known on the London music scene as the owner of the London Music Club, a vital hub for both professional and 
aspiring musicians. Pete will be performing songs from his new CD "Nice To Be Home" , an amazingly beautiful collection of heartfelt 
“Goodies”..

Sarah Smith breathes music.  She a part of the band, THE JOYS (http://www.thejoys.ca/), but when she is not touring, writing, recording 
or playing shows with them, she likes to take time for herself. Her solo show is one of breath, air, depth and raw talent. Sarah sings of both
 beauty and struggle and hopes to touch others' hearts along her own personal journey.

likes her religion a little bit gritty, takes her country music with a side of syrup and keeps her folk as dusty as the ol’ cabin floor.  
With a hatful of broken hearts, bad weather, toils of the road and leaps of faith, Allison’s crafted originals matched with classic roots 
repertoire reflect the striking conviction she brings to her sweet and powerful singing. As a soloist, Allison’s lonesome warbles soar over 
subtle guitar framework, but can turn quickly to a feverish cyclone when joined by her spirited troupe of accompanists. 
Allison brings her truest self to her collection of songs and to the stage in a refreshing conversation with the audience.

Catherine McInnes is a versatile singer/pianist, who can fluidly switch vocal modes from vocal jazz to classical choral repertoire to her own contemporary songs as a solo singer/songwriter. In 2003 she released Alone Together, a collection of jazz ballads in duet form featuring some great Canadian musicians - Andrew Downing on bass, Mark Eisenman, John Noubarian & Glenn Parsons on piano, and Oliver Whitehead & Ben Heywood on guitar. In the fall of 2004, Catherine’s song Dignity, a song about euthanasia, was short-listed for the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, juried by the Ontario Arts Council. She released ‘Exposed’, her first solo CD of all her own songs, in June 2007. She won the 2007 Ontario Council Of Folk Festivals’ Songs From The Heart/CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award for her song ‘Waltzing On Eggshells’. Recently retired from 20 years of teaching elementary school, Catherine continues to work as a singer-songwriter, a private music teacher, a choral composer and arranger, and she is the Artistic Director of London's Home County Folk Festival.

The CoalShed Willies are Carole Allison..guitar and vocals, Jayne Hysen..fiddle and Vocals, Hayden Vialva..percussion, andMark VanDommelen..electric guitar. The band released its first recording of original songs in December of 2010, and is already working on material for a second project that will feature the songwriting of Mark VanDommelen. They will be playing music from the recently released CD, Stories From The Road as well as songs from the next project.