This could very well be the hottest winter on record with the line-up we have at the Rose and Kettle Concert Sessions. We have a tremendous range of music and talent gracing our wonderfully cozy venue. Our sincerest gratitude goes to the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society who provide us what has become the most welcoming venue in the region for both our musicians and our audiences.
Our concerts start at 7 on Thursday evenings, and admission is by free-will donation. All the funds go to the artists, except for a small percentage to support SOCAN. "The Rose and Kettle Concert Sessions" is an all-volunteer effort. Proceeds from sales of refreshments go to support the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Farm.
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Note: This concert was originally scheduled for January 12 but was snowed out.
In the cold depths of last winter, Brooke Miller came to the Rose and Kettle for one of the best concerts we have ever had. In fact the youtube video we have of her from that concert has had more views and comments than any we have ever posted:
Brooke is originally from PEI and has been playing music professionally since she was 12. After spending time on the “other” coast, and central Canada, she and her family came back here a few years ago and boy are we glad she did!
With her fourth new self titled album – and I use that old fashioned term correctly because it is available in CD, download and VINYL! – Brooke has been travelling the country winning acclaims both from those who are familiar with her work and brand new fans as well.
The new album (released on CD and 12″ red vinyl, and distributed worldwide on iTunes) includes reworked versions of some of Brooke’s best songs as well as new material, produced in a format ready for commercial radio. New tracks and new versions include the first single, “Cannonball,” a cover version of the great song by The Blue Nile “Tinseltown in the Rain,” an R&B-tinged vocal version of her tune “Shake It Off” (replete with horn section), loud versions of “Big Deal,” “You’ve Got My Attention” and “Big Deal,” and reworkings of “What You Know,” “You Can See Everything,” and “What Kind of Move.” Getting back to her rockier roots, Brooke has re-immersed herself into a more electric sound, while still keeping her acoustic and electric guitar playing front and centre.
Brooke also recorded her fifth album this November 2011 for the German label Stockfisch Records. This will be a more acoustic feeling album and be released followed by a May/June 2012 European tour.
Brooke’s tunes have been heard in recent feature films (THE YEAR OF GETTING TO KNOW US, starring Sharon Stone, Lucy Liu and Jimmy Fallon), and on hit television shows (The L Word and Women’s Murder Club). She won the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals’ 2007 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award.
We feel like lottery winners getting Brooke back again. Catch her while you can folks ‘cause she is goin’ places fast!
Find out all about Brooke and her new ventures at: http://www.brookemiller.ca/
Coming Up:
Feb 9 – Dylan Cormier
Feb 16 – Zach Smith and the Worry Birds
Feb 23 – Karen Robinson – CD RELEASE!!!
Mar 1 – TBA
Mar 8 – Norma MacDonald
Mar 15 - Dave Borins
Mar 22 – Leo Feinstein and Friends
Mar 29 – Ian Foster; Alex Hickey; and Bob Ardern
Ap 5 – TBA
Ap 12 – TBA
Ap 19 – Jeff Arsenault
Ap 26 – TBA
May 3 – Clary Croft
May 10 – Gillian Boucher
May 17 – South Shore Guitar Summit: James Crouse and Bob Ardern
