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Friends
54-40 - played with these dudes in waterloo.  i still have their cassette she-la kicking around somewhere

a band of owls - paul cressman + heather kelday

amelia curran - haunting vocals - played a few times with her.  really owns the stage.

amy campbell| - got me out to halifax.  relocated to toronto.  check her out.

andy stochansky - great songs.  love him solo.

ani difranco - songs and more excellent songs.

annique granger - great mtl songwriter - check her out.

black cabbage - first band i ever opened for at the volcanoe.  i love 'unsuspecting angry woman'

blue rodeo - opened for them at bourbon street north festival.

casey holford - ny based songwriter - met at passim's - quirky consgiwriting - a bit reminiscent of matty osbornes songs.

cheryl wheeler - wonderful, unapologetic curmudgeonish with great songs.  opened for her at the makor lounge.

colin james - opened for him in oakville.

cowboy junkies - opened for them at the Centrepoint Theatre in Ottawa.


dan bern - love his writing.  opened for him on a short run of shows in quebec and vermont.

danny michel - used to go watch danny play at phil's grandsons place in waterloo

ellis paul - great songwriter. unplugs his guitar and plays acoustic into the crowd. opened for him at Makor Lounge.

garnet rogers - phenomenal intense live show.

glen phillips - wonderful person. equally great songwriter.  toured with him everywhere in the US.

gord downie - opened for him at bourbon street festival

gordie sampson - played with him at bluebird north tour - strong songwriter

hammel on trial - won't bother trying to explain it. just see him. perfect.

hawksley workman - played a few group shows with him - he's neat.  i love 'addicted'.

jane siberry - she's great. wierd, and cool and great.

jen chapin - met her and her partner at jammin java

jeremy fisher - great writing, understated show, dry sarcastic wit

jill barber - wonderful performer; produced by and plays with les cooper

kathleen edwards - lent her violin skills on 'soda'; played with her at the sheep.

les cooper - good friend, great producer. wonderfully chaotic.

lindsey ferguson - wakefieldian - big voice.  expressive songs.

lucy kaplansky - great songs and performance.  completely owns the stage.  gives excellent parenting advice.

mad violet - great duo based in toronto - lisa played on goodnight go home

matt barber - great live show - plays with kieran and les

matt good - opened for him at fedhall a thousand years ago.


matt osborne - wonderful songwriter. left too soon.

micah dalton - fellow starpolishpresents artist based in atlanta, GA - soft great stage presence.

natalia zukerman - sassy, witty and direct - great songs and fun to tour with.

o susanna - i did a showcase with her once at northbay - she's brilliant.

paul mathew - played together since highschool - paul plays with hidden cameras, roxanne potvin and others.

richard shindell - opened for richard in titusville, nj - welcoming, folk institution in the US.

rose cousins - wonderful singersongwriter based out of halifax.

sara slean - played with her at bourbon street north - she's a hoot.

sarah harmer - opened for her at northbay ages ago.  anthemic.

scott wicken - street poet.  we played together several times back in waterloo.  inspiring.

sean verreault - great to tour with.  dry understated wit.

shannon lyon - original folk troubadour from kw - a mentor for many!

steve st. pierre - needlesharp wit.  great songs.

tom wilson - raucious and catchy - his songs all feel like they're pulled from a hidden pile of subversive folk standards.

tyler james - fellow starpolishpresents.com artist.

willy porter - loop inspired producer and performer.
Organizations
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adbusters.org - vancouver based media group
memepool.com - wierd surfing
ppottawa.org - important work done by great people
osaid.org -
kidshelpphone.ca -


companies we like:
telepath.ca - consults for best cell/telephone plans
ticketweb.ca - online ticket sales
bandzoogle.com - webhosting
eplap.com - online payment engine
cdbaby.net - online sales out of Portland, OR
maplemusic.com - online sales out of Toronto, ON
compact music - they provide distribution to indie canadian retailers
novus services - provides online
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