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   Edie Daponte - He…

   
   

   November 11, 2023 03:00 AM

   Join Edie Daponte for a special tribute show which has the audience transported to world war 2 to relive the songs of Vera Lynn, Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich, the voices that offered comfort and hope to forces and civilians alike. Edie pays homage to their classic songs with celebrated musicians; Attila Fias piano, Joey Smith bass, Aaron Watson guitar/accordion/saw and Damian Graham drums. Through carefully chosen songs, the audience can expect a captivating evening of music and storytelling.
   Edie  brings the element of surprise to every show! Her range and repertoire travel far and wide crossing musical genres and spanning multiple decades and languages. She's equally at home in an intimate lounge setting or on an outdoor festival stage, having established a reputation in the music scene of Vancouver Island and Western Canada as a dynamic and engaging performer.
   Friday, November 10th 7:00PM - 9:00PM doors at 5:30PM Walk ins welcome
    (All Ages)
   Livestream + In Person $30 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome 
   

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   November 11, 2023 04:00 AM      November 12, 2023 06:00 AM

   The Seaside Django Festival 
   Nov 10 Hermann's Upstairs. 8:00pm Showtime, 7:00pm doors
   Nov 11 The Bodine Hall at Mary Winspear Centre. 7:00pm
   Showtime, 6:00pm doors
    
   Line-up
   Lache Cercel & The Roma Swing Ensemble
   Petunia & The Vipers
   Club Voltaire
    
   Dance Floor, Seating and Full Line-up both nights
    
   Tickets $50 – www.folknfiddle.ca
   https://folknfiddle.ca/the-seaside-django-festival
    
   Celebrating the music of the great Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France, The Seaside Django Festival brings together some of the world's top Roma-Swing performers November 10 at Hermann's Upstairs and November 11th at The Mary Winspear Centre.
    
   Big things are brewing in the Victoria Django Scene! Founded in 2012 The Victoria Django Festival is now The Seaside Django Festival. Artistic Director Oliver Swain has been working with The Seaside Folkn’fiddle Festival for the past three years, this non-profit arts organization is now the presenter for Victoria’s Django festival. “It’s been a wonderful few years working with the board of directors for Folkn’Fiddle, when they suggested we present The Victoria Django Festival the move just felt right.” – Oliver Swain
   In addition to the Victoria Night at Hermann’s Upstairs, The Seaside Django Festival is also expanding to The Mary Winspear Centre, Home of the Folkn’Fiddle Festival.
   Line-up
   Lache Cercel & The Roma Swing Ensemble
   Petunia & The Vipers
   Club Voltaire
    
   Lache Cercel & The Roma Swing Ensemble
   Fresh off recent performances in Romania, notably at The Nation Museum in Bucharest with Oliver Swain, Lache Cercel(violin) is cementing his reputation as one of the world’s leading Roma-Swing performers. They are currently booking a 2024 tour of Europe including dates in the EU and the Balkans.
    
   Lache Cercel was born in Bucharest, Romania and studied at Romania’s prestigious Academy of Arts. In 1986 he was awarded the “Artist of the People'' citation from the Romanian government, one of the highest honours in the Balkans. Cercel’s music is firmly rooted in Roma (Gypsy) tradition, combined with Doina Klezmer, Middle Eastern, and European sounds held together with jazz improvisation. In the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephen Grappelli, Cercel lays down classical and improvisational jazz alongside traditional Roma melodies. https://lachecercel.com/
    
   Petunia & The Vipers
   Petunia & the Vipers play original music combining elements of classic 1920’s, 30’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s country, country blues, western swing, alt country rock, Mexicana, French cabaret, Romanian, ragtime, jazz, punk and folk music’s. A new music that springboards off of music of the past and jumps into the present day...Something in between 1920’s and steampunk. https://petuniaandthevipers.com/
    
   Club Voltaire
   Featuring Richard Moody, Adam Dobres, Oliver Swain and Paul Dowd. With decades of experience in Roma-Swing and related styles, Club Voltaire applies their devotion to the genre to both traditional repertoire and modern compositions by the likes of Tom Waits and Miles Davis.
   https://oliverswain.com/club-voltaire
   
   

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