--Six Shooter Bullets --
Jul. 2011, Vol. 09, No. 06
I'm a lot older than I used to be.
In this issue:
Six Shooter welcomes The Deep Dark Woods to the roster
And also Wagons, our new friends from Down Under
Jenn Grant meets the Royals
Luke Doucet & Jenn Grant both make the Polaris Long List
Luke Doucet & the White Falcon announce tour dates in Canada
Summer Festival Fun
Tour Dates (including Justin Rutledge at Hugh's Room on July 13)
SIX SHOOTER SIGNS THE DEEP DARK WOODS
We're proud to announce that The Deep Dark Woods will release their third full-length record, The Place I Left Behind, on August 2, 2011 on Six Shooter Records. Yayee! A follow-up to 2009's deep dark dirge, the award-winning Winter Hours, the new album is the band's first self-produced project. The Place I Left Behind is a fine collection of songcraft that offers murder ballads alongside scrappy rockers, lovesick hymnals and slow-dance waltzes that preserve the shadowy corners of folk music traditions. Based in Saskatchewan, the Deep Dark Woods sport a varying degree of unshaven faces planted on top of the shoulders of: Burke Barlow, Ryan Boldt, Lucas Goetz, Geoff Hilhorst, and Chris Mason. The album comes out the week they hit the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
SIX SHOOTER SIGNS WAGONS
More hot fun for Six Shooter Records this summertime, with new additions to the roster from here, there and even other hemispheres. Rolling in from Melbourne, Australia is Wagons, a band with a wild-eyed, audience-taunting frontman (ie. a regular Australian), Henry Wagons, and an instrument-swapping set of musicians who keep the shows just on this side of sanity. Wagons blew everyone away at CMW + SXSW (their first full-band appearance at both festivals), and Six Shooter signed up to release their brand new record, Rumble, Shake and Tumble on August 16, 2011. We are told that this disc will spin in the opposite direction from our other releases, due to it's other-hemispherocity. Wagons’ full back catalogue will also be available from Six Shooter in digital form. A simultaneous US release of the album will drop via Thirty Tigers (the label, not some Vegas show involving 30 tigers).
JENN GRANT MEETS THE ROYALS
Much ado has been made of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visiting our fair country, a visit covered by no fewer than 1300 media types, and lemme tell ya, that ain't nothing! Shakespeare joke! Humour fit for Royals! Our very own Jenn Grant slammed back some royal jelly shots, donned her Royal Elastics sneakers, and had the honour and pleasure of performing for William and Kate! Plus she got to meet them, and apparently had to dodge a blitzkrieg! We asked Jenn about this, and here’s what she had to say:
"Hello everyone! Well, as you know, I just got back from my rendezvous with the Royal Couple. I did not get to smell Prince William, I just got to look at him. Although I think if I smelled him, he would have smelled pretty good. The tabloids have not done him justice. He's just a prince. A charmer in every way. He told me I was "Too Talented". Yes, Six Shooter, you can add that to my website.
"And Kate, my goodness. She is fit as a fiddle. I don't know what work out program she's in but she's looking good and I'd love to join her!
"Right before the Jenny G band and I played for them, there were many gunshots fired, and many fighter jets flying just overhead! It was a wild time. Thank goodness we got our getcha goods together and rocked the town. And yes, I believe Kate and I have a psychic connection because our outfits matched, twice. All in all it was a day and night to remember. All hail the Queen!"
Follow us pon di Twitter @SixShooterR if you want to see pictures taken of Jenn meeting the Royals.
POLARIS LOVE FOR BOTH JENN GRANT and LUKE DOUCET & THE WHITE FALCON
We were very pleased when we found out that the one kabillion jurors for the Polaris Long List have included two Six Shooter albums in the mix: "Honeymoon Punch" by Jenn Grant, and "Steel City Trawler" by Luke Doucet & the White Falcon. Yay, us! When I first saw the list, I was so excited that I texted Luke Doucet a lil' message along the lines of "OMG Polaris Long List! YGG! IMHO u Rock! ROTFLOL!", and I was kind of offended when he didn't even reply! Has Polaris Long List fame already gone to Luke's forever-young blonde head?! I was so disheartened that I didn't even bother texting Jenn Grant (that, and I don't have her digits). Anyway, this is our last chance to brag about our Polaris goodness, because they are announcing the short list imminently. Maybe even today. So say three cheers for us while the going is good!
LUKE DOUCET ANNOUNCES CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Don't miss Luke and his awesome band the White Falcon this summer! It has just occurred to me that Luke should probably dress up as Falco for Halloween this year. Mostly because my mind works on Cockney logic, and Falco sounds kind of like Falcon to me, and every time I read the name of Luke’s band, ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ gets stuck in my head. That’s a pretty sweet tune, so I don’t mind. In addition to a number of exciting festival plays, El Dee and the Double You Eff are also performing at a number of clubs. Notably in Wakefield, Edmonton, and Calgary. Details below.
SUMMER FESTIVAL RECAP
With just a few festivals under our belt, there is already lots to report, what with Jenn Grant meeting the Royals (as reported above, they are both very fancy, and apparently quite fit in the athletic sense, not the British, "whoa that bird is FIT" sense), Sarah McLachlan joining the White Falcon’s set at the Burlington Sound of Music festival (although we do wish Sarah had worn shredded, acid washed jeans to match with the White Falcon's rockin' intensity), and Shout Out Out Out Out proving that they can still pull off that whole "youthful zest" thing by playing the Boonstock Festival in Gibbons, AB with a 3 AM set time!!
The summer is still young, however, and there is much, much more festival action coming up. Since Trampled by Turtle's release of Palomino on May 10, 2011, the black-and-bluegrass quintet logged a sold-out CD Release Show in Vancouver and will soon be on stages at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and Ottawa Blues Fest, all of which adds up to a decidedly non-shabby way to introduce themselves to us friendly Canadians. Also this coming weekend in Winnipeg, watch for Melissa McClelland, who in addition to playing her own mainstage concert set (we’re hoping for hella pyrotechnics), will be joining Blue Rodeo for their live presentation of the album, "Five Days in July", which may actually take 5 days, so bring a tent, saltines, and some bottled water.
Across the Lakes, we have the Beauties and Amelia Curran both performing at the Mariposa Folk Festival. We'll all be there, working on our suntans and drinking from our environmentally friendly cups (made from empty poutine containers salvaged from under my car seat). We hope to see you out there, too... check out the Six Shooter Records + Management festival schedule this summer, and start planning your roadtrips:
JULY
July 6-9: Winnipeg Folk Festival (Melissa McClelland, Trampled by Turtles)
July 8-10: Mariposa, Orillia, ON (The Beauties, Amelia Curran)
July 9-10: Blissfest, Harbor Springs, MI (The Good Lovelies)
July 15-16: World Festival, Grass Valley, CA (The Good Lovelies)
July 16: Ottawa Bluesfest (The Beauties Ð July 16, Trampled by Turtles - July 14)
July 15-17: Folk on the Rocks, Yellowknife, NWT (Luke Doucet & The White Falcon, The Deep Dark Woods)
July 15-17: Dawson City Music Festival (Shout Out Out Out Out, Amelia Curran)
July 15-16: Stewart Park Festival (Jenn Grant, NQ Arbuckle)
July 17: River and Sky Ð Sudbury (Jenn Grant)
July 24: Hillside, Guelph, ON (The Beauties w/Serena Ryder + w/Kevin Drew)
July 29: Battery Park, NYC (The Beauties)
July 30 Ð Aug 1: Canmore Folk Festival ((The Good Lovelies, Melissa McClelland + Luke Doucet)
AUGUST
August 4-7: Edmonton Folk Music Festival (Amelia Curran, The Deep Dark Woods)
August 5: Wolfe Island (near Kingston), ON (Jenn Grant)
August 5-8: Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, St. John's (The Good Lovelies)
August 12 Ð River Valley, Woodstock, NB (Jenn Grant)
August 12-14: Trout Forest Music Festival, Ear Falls, ON (NQ Arbuckle, The Deep Dark Woods)
August 13: FredRock, Fredericton, NB (The Beauties w/Serena Ryder)
August 13: Burnaby Roots & Blues Festival (Luke Doucet & The White Falcon)
August 19: Salmon Arm (Justin Rutledge)
August 19-21: Summerfolk Festival, Owen Sound, ON (The Good Lovelies)
August 20-21: Harvest Sun Music Festival, Kelwood, MB (The Deep Dark Woods)
August 24: Pacific National Ex, Vancouver (The Beauties w/Serena Ryder)
August 26-28: Eaglewood Folk Festival, Pefferlaw, ON (Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland)
August 27: Wood Mountain Folk Festival, Wood Mountain, SK (The Deep Dark Woods)
SEPTEMBER
September 2-4: Shelter Valley Festival, Grafton, ON (Luke Doucet & The White Falcon)
TOUR DATES
AMELIA CURRAN
07.08.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.09.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.10.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.15.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.16.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.17.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.21.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
07.22.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
07.23.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
07.24.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
08.04.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
08.05.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
08.06.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
08.07.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
THE BEAUTIES
07.08.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.09.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.10.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.16.11 - OTTAWA ON - Ottawa Blues Festival
07.20.11 - HALIFAX NS - Casino Nova Scotia w/Serena Ryder
07.21.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Algonquin Theatre w/Serena Ryder
07.23.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Del Cray Park w/Serena Ryder
07.24.11 - GUELPH ON - Hillside Festival w/Serena Ryder
07.24.11 - GUELPH ON - Hillside Festival w/Kevin Drew
07.25.11 - BANFF AB - The Banff Centre w/Serena Ryder
07.29.11 - NEW YORK NY - Lowdown Hudson BLues - World Finance Center, Jul 29
07.20.11 - ALLISTON ON - Gibson Cultural Centre w/Serena Ryder
08.13.11 - FREDERICTON NB - FredRock Festival w/Serena Ryder
08.24.11 - VANCOUVER BC - Pacific National Ex w/Serena Ryder
CHRISTINE FELLOWS
Shadow Songs collaboration with Shary BoyleÑsummer dates:
07.30.11 - OTTAWA ON - Ottawa Chamberfest w/ cellists Leanne Zacharias & Alex McMaster
08.18.11 - WOODY POINT NFLD - Writers at Woody Point w/ Shary Boyle
02.xx.12 - TORONTO ON - World premiere of Everything Under the Moon @t Harbourfront Centre
THE DEEP DARK WOODS
07.08.11 - CANMORE AB - The Canmore Hotel
07.09.11 - CALGARY AB - The Palomino w/Leeroy Stagger
07.14.11 - SASKATOON SK - Amigos
07.15.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NT - Folk on the Rocks
07.16.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NT - Folk on the Rocks
07.17.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NT - Folk on the Rocks
08.04.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08.05.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08.06.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08.07.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08.12.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.13.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.14.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.20.11 - KELWOOD MB - Harvest Sun Music Festival
08.21.11 - KELWOOD MB - Harvest Sun Music Festival
08.27.11 - WOOD MOUNTAIN SK - Wood Mountain Folk Festival, Mergel Ranch7
THE GOOD LOVELIES
07.06.11 - LAKESIDE OH - Lakeside Campground
07.09.11 - HARBOR SPRINGS MI - Blissfest
07.10.11 - HARBOR SPRINGS MI - Blissfest
07.13.11 - CARLSBAD CA - Museum of Making Music (showtime 7pm)
07.15.11 - GRASS VALLEY CA - CA World Festival
07.16.11 - GRASS VALLEY CA - CA World Festival
07.17.11 - PHOENIX AZ - Musical Instrument Museum (showtime 6.30pm)
07.29.11 - ORILLIA ON - Vinyl Cafe - Orillia Opera House (showtime 7.30pm)
07.30.11 - ORILLIA ON - Vinyl Cafe - Orillia Opera House (showtime 7.30pm)
08.01.11 - CANMORE AB - Canmore Folk Festival
08.03.11 - NEW GLASGOW NS - Second United Baptist Church
08.04.11 - HALIFAX NS - The Company House (showtime 8.30pm)
08.05.11 - ST. JOHN'S NFLD - Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
08.06.11 - ST. JOHN'S NFLD - Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
08.07.11 - ST. JOHN'S NFLD - Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
08.13.11 - HUDSON PQ - Hudson Yacht Club
08.19.11 - OWEN SOUND ON - Summerfolk Festival
08.20.11 - OWEN SOUND ON - Summerfolk Festival
08.21.11 - OWEN SOUND ON - Summerfolk Festival
09.11.11 - CARTERVILLE IL - Walker's Bluff Winery
09.30.11 - WASHINGTON NC - Turnage Theater
10.01.11 - ORIENTAL NC - Old Theater
10.03.11 - WILMINGTON NC - UNC-Wilmington
10.06.11 - RALEIGH NC - Fletcher Opera Theatre
10.08.11 - GREENBORO NC - Guilford College
10.14.11 - HARDWICK MA - Cultural Center at Eaglehill
12.01.11 - WINONA MN - St. Mary's University
12.02.11 - ABERDEEN WA - Bishop Center for Performing Arts
12.03.11 - KIRKLAND WA - Kirkland Performance Center
12.04.11 - PORT LUDLOW WA - The Bay Club
12.09.11 - FAIRMONT MN - Fairmont Opera House
01.21.12 - COLUMBUS OH - Lincoln Theatre
01.25.12 - MALIBU CA - Pepperdine University
02.03.12 - FOX ISLAND WA - Chapel on Echo Bay
02.04.12 - FOREST GROVE OR - Pacific university
02.09.12 - SANDPOINT ID - Panida Theater
02.10.12 - HELENA MT - Myrna Loy Center
02.11.12 - BOZEMAN MT - Ellen Theatre
02.14.12 - NAMPA ID - Nampa Civic Center
02.15.12 - IDAHO FALLS ID - Colonial Theater
02.17.12 - NEW ALBANY IN - Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center
02.18.12 - PORTLAND IN - Hall-Moser Theater
02.24.12 - CHICAGO IL - College Du Page
02.25.12 - CHICAGO IL - College Du Page
04.20.12 - YERINGTON NV - Yerington Theatre for the Arts
JENN GRANT
07.14.11 - BAYFIELD ON - Bayfield Town Hall
07.17.11 - SUDBURY ON - River & Sky Festival
08.06.11 - MARYSVILLE ON - Wolfe Island Festival
08.12.11 - WOODSTOCK NB - River Valley Arts Festival
JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
07.16.11 - PERTH ON Ð Stewart Park Music Festival
07.13.11 - TORONTO ON - Hugh's Room (showtime 8pm)
07.14.11 - TORONTO ON - Botanical Gardens (showtime 7-9pm)
08.19.11 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Festival
08.20.11 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Festival
08.21.11 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Festival
LUKE DOUCET
07.16.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NWT - Folk on the Rocks w/ White Falcon
07.17.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NWT - Folk on the Rocks w/ White Falcon
07.22.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - Blacksheep Inn w/ White Falcon
07.23.11 - BURNSTOWN ON - Neat Cafe w/ White Falcon
07.28.11 - CALGARY AB - The Republik w/ White Falcon
07.29.11 - EDMONTON AB - The Starlite w/ White Falcon
08.26.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.27.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.28.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
09.02.11 - GRAFTON ON - Shelter Valley Folk Festival w/White Falcon
09.03.11 - GRAFTON ON - Shelter Valley Folk Festival w/White Falcon
09.04.11 - GRAFTON ON - Shelter Valley Folk Festival w/White Falcon
09.20.11 - MONTREAL QC - Le Petit Campus w/Melissa McClelland
09.21.11 - TORONTO ON - The Glenn Gould Studio w/Melissa McClelland
09.30.11 - HAMILTON ON - Studio Theatre w/Melissa McClelland
Vinyl Cafe tour w/Melissa McClelland
10.11.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Showplace
10.13.11 - BELLEVILLE ON - Empire Theatre
10.14.11 - PERTH ON - Mason Theatre Perth Collegiate
10.15.11 - BROCKVILLE ON - Brockville Arts Centre5
10.16.11 - KINGSTON ON - Grand Theatre
10.17.11 - STRATFORD ON - Avon Theatre
10.19.11 - MISSISSAUGA ON - Living Arts Centre
10.20.11 - NORTH BAY ON - The Capitol Centre
10.21.11 - SUDBURY ON - Fraser Auditorium
10.23.11 - SAULT STE. MARIE ON - Kiwanis Community Theatre
10.25.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Algonquin Theatre
MELISSA MCCLELLAND
07.06.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.06.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.07.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.08.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.09.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.10.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.17.11 - SARATOGA CA - Mountain Winery, July 17 w/Sarah McLachlan
07.19.11 - WOODINVILLE CA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, July 19-20 w/Sarah McLachlan
08.26.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.27.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.28.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
09.20.11 - MONTREAL QC - Le Petit Campus w/Luke Doucet
09.21.11 - TORONTO ON - The Glenn Gould Studio w/Luke Doucet
09.30.11 - HAMILTON ON - Studio Theatre w/Luke Doucet
Vinyl Cafe tour w/Luke Doucet
10.11.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Showplace
10.13.11 - BELLEVILLE ON - Empire Theatre
10.14.11 - PERTH ON - Mason Theatre Perth Collegiate
10.15.11 - BROCKVILLE ON - Brockville Arts Centre5
10.16.11 - KINGSTON ON - Grand Theatre
10.17.11 - STRATFORD ON - Avon Theatre
10.19.11 - MISSISSAUGA ON - Living Arts Centre
10.20.11 - NORTH BAY ON - The Capitol Centre
10.21.11 - SUDBURY ON - Fraser Auditorium
10.23.11 - SAULT STE. MARIE ON - Kiwanis Community Theatre
10.25.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Algonquin Theatre
NQ ARBUCKLE
07.29.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Legion Hall
07.30.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - The Blacksheep Inn - tickets
08.12.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Times Changed w/ Carolyn Mark
08.12.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.13.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.14.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
07.15.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.16.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.17.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
07.06.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.07.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.08.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.09.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.10.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.13.11 - OTTAWA ON - Ottawa Blues Festival
07.15.11 - BELLVUE CO - Michawaka Amphitheatre
07.16.11 - WINTER PARK CO - Winter Park SolShine Music Festival
07.23.11 - MINNEAPOLIS MN - Cabooze Outdoor Plaza
07.27.11 - NEWPORT KY - Southgate House
07.28.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.29.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.30.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.31.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.31.11 - NEWPORT RI - Newport Folk Festival
08.06.11 - DULUTH MN - Bayfront Festival Park
Gimme Tha Deet!
Six Shooter Mosquito Snacks
Title Track: "Sugar Mama", track 2 from the Deep Dark Woods new album, "The Place I Left Behind."
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