Beverlie Robertson, This Mon Oct 28

Mon. Oct.28 ,  at the Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton

             7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00

 This week, the HGA is proud to present long time friend and Canadian folk music adept,  Beverlie Robertson ,

singer, musician and author . She sings traditional & composed folk music, playing 6 & 12-string guitars, dulcimer & autoharp.

  As long as I've been a member of The Hamilton Guitar Club, I've always made sure to see Beverlie's feature night (which has become an anticipated annual event).   Her music strikes me as  genuine  and distinctly Canadian, folk music and brings feelings of nostalgia and hope. She brings a connection to those traditions that many of us at the HGA emulate in our own music at each meeting.  In performance, her press quotes put it best. "... She charms the audience.."   with a lovely voice, guitar playing and stories.

 Check out Plains of Waterloo , and the other tunes and photos at this link, you'll see what I mean.

See you on Monday,

Mark

The Curtin Opens for 2013-14

The First Meeting Of 2013-14, this Monday Oct.14, at the Pheasant Plucker , 20 Augusta St. Hamilton, sign in at 7:30, show starts at 8:00

Hello HGA,

I hope you had a great summer of festivals and back yard barbecue jam sessions. It is time to take back that pile of empties, put away the shorts ( unless of course you are Alfie or Mike McGuire) and come out to guitar club for the First meeting and Social gathering.   We are booked every other Monday right on to Christmas and will have an excellent feature  performance each meeting following the premier,  beginning with Beverlie Robertson at the end of this month , Oct.28.

In other news, the residents of Blackadar have  demanded our prompt return forthwith.  They want us back, ...like.... now. So please let me know if you are interested in playing  6:45 to 7:45 at Blackadar  Palliative care centre in Dundas this Thursday.

A New Bob Ardern Video

Sarah Hamilton

The first Vid from the Hamilton's Feature set

Apparently, the Hamilton's have another child named Matt, and..he..plays..one..mean..piano

Alfie's Slide sessions @ the Baltimore House

The Final HGA of 2013 featuring The Hamilton Family

Mon. May 13 ,  at the good Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton

             7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00

   This week, following Hamilton’s premier open mic session,

                   the HGA  is proud to present,.. the GRAND FINALE

The Amazing, talented and endearing,...

Hamilton Family

Over the last few years we have all watched the Hamilton Family grow in skill and develop some excellent guitar playing to go along with their terrific and distinctive vocal capabilities.  The influence of a loving and devoted musical family was very clear as I watched Sydney and Sarah enchant their jovial fans (myself included) at a show of their own.  This is going to be one memorable finale to the 2013 season.

Come out to have some drinks, shake some hands, play along with, and hear, your friends at the HGA for one last time before we say goodbye for the summer.

 See you Monday,

Mark

New Song from the lovely and talented Nicole Christian

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Attention....... Guitar Geeks of the Hammer,

  This  Monday, April. 29, join us at the Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta St.

, 8:00 to 10:00,  for our song circle and jam night.

 This is always scads of fun and an excellent opportunity to watch other players improvisations. So show up with some jammable (is that a word?) pieces.  It's also a great chance to familiarize ourselves with each other's material for upcoming performances at St. Peter's and Alexander Place.

See you Monday,  let's jam

Keep strings ringin,
Mark

Mark V

Sarah Beatty ,....Fingerstyle

Po Cholly returns via Highway 61

Return Of PO Cholly

Mon. April 15 , at the good ol Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton 7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00 This week, following Hamilton’s premier open mic session, the HGA is proud to present blues hero and mentor,... the genuine article PO CHOLLY This widely anticipated annual event features the best in musicianship and entertainment . To all you aspiring performers...., get ready to take notes. Check out this vid from last year, Death Letter Blues catch you Monday, Markis

The most common way for any Bluesman to get rich.....get a baratone.

This is one VERY rich sounding reso-

Micah O'Connell and Delia MacPherson

This weeks club , an excellent open mic, blast of a feature set and a bonus post feature jam party. Gotta like it

Celtic Party Night at the HGA

Mon. March 18,  at the good ol Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton

             7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00

The HGA is proud to present a Celtic Party Night with the Celtic/Shanty/Bluegrass sounds of

 Guitarist  Micah O'Connell and fiddler Delia Macpherson

Click here for a bio of this Celtic Duo all the way from Halifax NS.

This is a rare oppertunity to enjoy this music,.... raise some pints, and extend Hamilton's welcome, in the midst of this duo's cross country tour. Bring out those party tunes!

here is a video from a performance live at the Horseshoe.

See you Monday,

hmmm,.... I think I might get my wife to drive

Fisher-Price Town

Check out Greg's new video

Albert Pasqua and Friends

New site for Alfie Smith

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Mark Vanderheyden

Mike McGuire

HGA Featuring Albert Pasqua

Mon. March 18,  at the good ol Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton

             7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00

   This week, the HGA  is proud to present, singer songwriter,

 fingerstyle guitar player of many comments and tunings, the often well bearded,

      ALBERT PASQUA





”I picked up the acoustic guitar late in life (early twenties), and it didn't take long to develop an aversion to the infernal plastic pick. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by a group of musical friends with eclectic musical tastes before stumbling across the world of extraordinary fingerstyle guitar - I have never been the same! So, I began to write around 2002, and a couple of years later, I began to play my music live.”


Catch this vid of albert at the club,  there are excellent instrumentals available at his myspace page, (yes myspace, it still exists)

see you Monday,

Mark

Sarah Beatty and Gary White

Alfie And Shawn

HGA featuring Sarah Beatty

Mon. March 4, at the good ol Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton 7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00 This week, the HGA is proud to present, singer songwriter Sarah Beatty with Gary White Sarah's gifted vocal harmony and song writing, backed up by rock solid and groovy guitar rhythm are available on her debut cd, Black Gramaphone. This super smart and fun recording spent like two weeks on endless loop in the drive by shooting van, and features some lead work by Gary White. Now, I'll always take any excuse to drag killer lead man, Gary White to the HGA stage. This is going to be one of the coolest shows of the season See you there, Mark

Greg Moverly

Beverlie Robertson

Mon. Feb. 18 , at the good ol Pheasent Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton 7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00 This week, the HGA is proud to present Beverlie Robertson ,

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