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Singer Songwriter Showcase Session 16Join us on the first Thursday of every month for an unforgettable evening celebrating raw talent and original music! We’re shining the spotlight on three handpicked local singer-songwriters, each bringing their unique voice, stories, and sound to the stage. Whether you're a music lover, a fellow artist, or just looking for an inspiring night out, this is your chance to experience the soul of our city—one song at a time. Come and support the magic of live, local music.
Richard Moody,
Tobacco & Rose, the Songs of Richard Moody
A road warrior/studio musician for three decades, Richard has played on hundreds of recordings, and has toured the world with such luminaries as Deva Premal, Miten, The Wailin’ Jennys, Steven Fearing, and The Bills.
Alongside his passion for music, Richard has always held a curiosity for the spiritual and mystical: studying yoga philosophy and asana in India, exploring Buddhist practice and philosophy, and taking part in plant medicine and ayahuasca retreats with Shipibo shamans in the Northern Amazon.
Tobacco & Rose is an effort to integrate twin passions of music and spirituality, and to imbue music with meaning that uplifts and inspires. These songs describe the universal desire to find happiness and transcend suffering; and to reach for the sublime and also the ground.
Music is medicine, in popular as well as traditional and indigenous cultures. In their own way, the songs of Tobacco & Rose are medicine songs. They are inspired by and dedicated to the teachings of the great enlightenment traditions, and also those of the plant and animal world.
At the same time, these songs draw from styles and influences ranging from the counterpoint of J. S. Bach, to the chord progressions of a golden age of popular song; from the shamanistic lyricism of Bob Dylan, to the English folk magic of a Nick Drake or a Fairport Convention. They are lyrically and harmonically sophisticated, and humbly and hopefully offered up to the ears of contemporary humanity.
Mark Wonneck,
Mark Wonneck was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but now lives on Vancouver Island. He has been performing off and on in folk festivals, clubs, and house concerts since the mid-1980s. Mark has a rare gift for writing humour and heart into every song, and leaving you reflecting on them long afterward—“…a beautifully rare blend of poetry, stream of conscious thought, and comic surprise. This kind of slow pour of storytelling makes you want to listen forever. Masterful and deeply human" (L. Schuerbeke, Concert Host, Parksville BC).
To learn more about Mark, go to: https://markwonneckmusic.com.
Kaleb Jmayoff
Kaleb is an Indie / Folk artist who is influenced by bands such as the Velvet Underground and the Pixies. His music brings a fresh take to story telling which comes from personal experience of love, loss, and generally stumbling through life, finding his way.
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