$30 tickets will be available at the door, by cash or credit card, for tonight’s concert.
James Gordon has been there. He’s done that. As a solo singer-songwriter and with the ground-breaking trio Tamarack, he’s recorded 40 albums and toured relentlessly around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the Basic Black and Ontario Morning programs. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and recently retired from a part-time “side hustle” as a Guelph City Councillor. These days he’s perhaps known as the composer of the viral internet hit Crybabies Caravan, about the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. His last album on Borealis Records, The Heritage Hall Sessions charted internationally in the roots, singer-songwriter and Americana categories. He has a new album out called When I Stayed Home, as well as a “musical novel”, The Ark Of The Oven Mitt, which includes a downloadable recording of 36 original songs.
Hear James Gordon’s This Canoe Runs on Water.
Acoustic roots with catchy melodies, arresting vocals, great guitar playing, lyrics that get you and that you get – these are all things that have been written over and over again about Katherine Wheatley’s music. She sings truth, bravely, and in detail. Like Shawn Colvin, Edie Brickell and Joni Mitchell, Wheatley mines heartache and produces lyrical and melodic gold. And like one of her earliest influences, Gordon Lightfoot, she invokes nature to reflect the emotional intent of her songs. In addition to touring across Canada, the U.S. and Europe as a solo singer/songwriter, Katherine is a member of the Toronto super group Betty and The Bobs, plays in the duo Wendell and Wheat, and tours in the trio Boreal. She also works as a singer and zodiac driver on board the ship The MS Expedition as it plies the seas of Antarctica and the Norwegian Arctic.
Watch Katherine Wheatley’s official video of her song Water Moves Me.
Alt-pop auteur Amelie Patterson is a songwriter’s songwriter. Her poetic predisposition has landed her a golden reputation as both a songwriter and a community builder. Amelie’s sophisticated folk foundations are adorned with polite instrumentation cueing dramatic depth. She has performed alongside Serena Ryder, Matt Andersen and Sarah Harmer and has been awarded Alternative Recording of the Year at the YYC Music Awards. Amelie was Banff’s inaugural poet-laureate.
Here’s a video of Amelie singing Let Your Trouble Go.
$30 advance tickets for all our 2023/24 concerts at the Nick are on sale through Showpass. If your circumstances should change, refunds are available up to 7:00 pm Wednesday, prior to our events to give us time to re-sell.
2023-2024 Nick season tickets are still available for $168 each for six concerts. They may be purchased by an E-transfer sent to <info@thenick.ca>. Please include your email address, mailing address and phone number. Your E-Transfer will be automatically deposited.
Here’s our upcoming lineup:
Oct. 28 James Gordon with Katherine Wheatley; opening act Amelie Patterson
Nov. 25 Mariel Buckley with opening act Chris Goodchild
Jan. 27 Stephen Fearing with opening act Mike Stack
Feb. 24 Abigail Lapell with opening act Trundled
Mar. 23 Big Little Lions with opening act Three Write On Songwriters
Apr. 20 Lynn Miles with opening act Kevin Cook
The Nick is held in the Crescent Heights Community Hall, 1101 2nd St. N.W. Doors are 7:00, showtime is 7:30.
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