Band, *1960 CA
Folk and World
Canadian folk ensemble established in 1971. The Toronto-based "Friends" boast six versatile musicians, four fine singers, three songwriters, a brilliant joke teller, the occasional fiery dragon, one Order of Canada, one Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal and one of the longest track records in Canadian Folk Music. This totally uncategorizable collection has been together, with a few personnel changes, since their inauguration at Toronto's Fiddler's Green coffeehouse in 1971. Nobody, not even the Friends themselves, can predict what might happen during one of their concerts, but it always includes humour, powerful vocal harmony, great musicianship, social commentary and an irresistible urge to dance. The Friends were recipients of the 2003 Estelle Klein Award, given by the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals for service to folk music in Ontario. Early members of the band from their first 10 years, thanked on the back cover of their first album, include: Rick Avery (2), John Bowden (3), Rosemary Brown (3), Margaret Christl, Peter Shepheard, and Stewart "Stew" Cameron [http://www.celtarctic.com/moira_stewartcameron.htm].
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Old Inventions | The Friends Of Fiddler's Green | 2015 | Album |
The Road To Mandalay | The Friends Of Fiddler's Green | 1994 | Album |
This Side Of The Ocean | The Friends Of Fiddler's Green | 1981 | Album |