Rehearsing with Phil for gala

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We had a great rehearsal with Phil on Friday!

We are thrilled to be asked to headline the Stewart Park Festival Gala fundraiser which is scheduled for next Saturday, May 31st. (Please note that this event was originally scheduled for the 10th of May and is not, I repeat IS NOT cancelled).

On this evening, Tell Mama fans will be able to get a sense of a new Tell Mama. We have had some changes on the musician front - all very amenable, it’s just that people have lives it seems (at least, people other than Franc and I!) and they have other projects they need to attend to. So, on the 31st, our CD producer, Phil Bova of Bova Sound, will be performing on bass guitar and Pat Grenier will be rocking things out on the kit. Phil has played with many performers in the area including the Hilotrons, Dennis Whitty & Russel Levia. Pat is the key organizer of the Arnprior arm of the Mississippi Blues Society jam session and has played with a whole bunch of local groups including the Priorities & Ghost Band. He has played with us a couple of times already and is fitting in very nicely (except for on the narrow stage at the Rideau Canal Museum where we almost crippled him!).

So, here’s to new sounds and lots of fun! Tickets for this evening are $40 and include food and entertainment. The committee is following an Academy Awards theme so expect a lot of glitz and glamor, especially on the red carpet!

Tickets are available at Shadowfax and Jo’s Clothes. It’s a good idea to buy them in advance as this event has sold out before and this is a show you won’t want to miss!

Where & When:
Code’s Mill Inn & Spa
82 Peter St.
Perth ,ON
Phone: (613) 264-9604
http://www.codesmillinn.com/

Saturday, May 31
Cocktails 6-7pm
Food 7-9pm

Fun-Raiser with Jenica Rayne and Girlz Like That!

Jenica Rayne has asked me to join her in a performance at both the Red Roof Women’s Music Festival (July 19th) and the Funraiser they are having this weekend in Kingston - Unleash your Inner Red Roof Idol where singers can compete with a real backup band (that’s us!) for an opportunity to perform at this year’s festival.

This looks like it’s going to be a great night so I hope you can come out and join us!

Where & When:
Kingston Lions Hall
824 John Counter Blvd.
Kingston, Ontario

Saturday, May 24th
8:00PM

Happy Birthday to Paul David McKinnon!
Tell Mama Family Member Madge Jeffery asked us if we would sit in with the house band for this fun night and we just couldn’t say no.

So, come on out and help us to celebrate Paul David McKinnon’s 60th birthday and to raise some money for this valuable community program.

Tickets are $10 for dinner and $15 for the dance and are available at Shadowfax or by calling Madge Jeffery 267-7479 or Pat Bertrim 267-4149.