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Summertime is creeping up on us, not a moment too soon…in response to this frequently asked question ~ “What are Children of Celebrities up to this summer?” ~ we’re providing y’all with the following answer…
Children of Celebrities will be appearing at the Islands Folk Fest at the end of July…click on this link Islands Folk Fest at Providence Farm - July 25, 26, 27 …for all the details ~ lineup, tickets, location, etc. We are hoping for a sunny afternoon…
On Friday, June 20…you can catch Children of Celebrities at the Galiano Grand Central Emporium…show time 9PM!
We will also be performing at The Superior, one of our favourite venues, on June 27th…again, just click on this link The Superior, Friday June 27th... for all the details. We hope to unleash a batch of new songs at this show…
On Saturday, July 19, we will join in the Moss Street Paint-In festivities…you can catch the Children at the Moss Street Market from 10AM-Noon…
On Saturday, August 16…we will be performing at Cool Aid Culture – Arts Festival and 40th Reunion – 1PM to 7PM at Centennial Square in downtown Victoria. This summer, the 40th Reunion and Arts Festival will include free food and a music and arts component highlighting Cool Aid Culture featuring the creative works of Cool Aid’s present and past clients, staff and supporters. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the music, visual arts, crafts, spoken work, poetry, dance, theatre, comedy, performance art and more…of those who have been associated with Cool Aid over the last 40 years.
On Saturday, August 30 …we will once again be bringing you morning music at the Moss Street Market from 10AM – Noon.
On Saturday, September 20…we will be performing at the South Park School’s inaugural Festival of Families. The festival will be held in the park next to South Park School in downtown Victoria from 9AM-6PM…also on the bill ~ Emily Braden, Maurice, Valdy, The Ecclesons, the Balkan Babes, Shari Ulrich & Rick Scott…
We are also busy in the recording studio conjuring up our third CD – a follow-up to Middle Age Wasteland and We’re Not Bitter. We hope to have this new recording available online and in CD format for your listening pleasure by Christmas 2008 [only 204 shopping days until Christmas!!!!!] Storytime with Children of Celebrities continues with new songs from the enviro-cowboy lounge music oeuvre…[”oeuvre - a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer”]
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The
Children Of Celebrities would like to thank everybody for coming out
to our SOLD OUT CD release party.It was tons of fun and having a
full house did us proud!
In other news, the Children of Celebrities
'We're Not Bitter' climbs to #1 on CFUV-FM Weekly Top 30,
as well as extensive play at CFBX 92.5FM - Kamloops BC, CHRW -
London ON, CJSR - Edmonton AB, CKXU - Lethbridge AB, CHRY 105.5 -
North York ON, CILU - Bay ON, CHRW - London ON, CKDU - Halifax NS
among others.
Thanks to everybody who has made 'We're Not Bitter' a
success.
We're got some new shows coming
up. Check out our Upcoming Shows page for the latest
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Biography: All About The Children
Delivering more than a half ton of fun and with more than 250 years of cumulative life experience, Children of Celebrities are proud to announce the release of their second full length album 'We're Not Bitter'. Touching on themes that range from hockey to impotence to murder, "they inhabit that nebulous middle ground between country, bluegrass and whatever it is that Tom Waits does." (Monday Magazine).
Children of Celebrities released their debut album 'Middle Age Wasteland' in the winter of 2004/05. Wasteland featured twelve original songs and became one of Victoria's most highly regarded and popular albums of 2005. The band invaded the radio airwaves in Victoria on CFUV, Village 900 and CBC, CKDU in Halifax, CFBX in Kamloops, CFMH in Saint John, CJSR in Edmonton, CJSF in Vancouver, CHLY in Nanaimo among many others (as faraway as roots radio programs in Europe!) an on-air television appearance as video artist of the week on A-Channel as well as being featured on Shaw cable's "The Daily" in Victoria. Tolan McNeil, a favourite son of Victoria, was nominated for a 2005 Vancouver Island Music Award for his work as producer on the album. In the annual Monday Magazine Reader’s Poll in 2005 the Children took home two M Awards - 'Favourite Local CD' and ‘Favourite Group’. In keeping with their newfound notoriety the Children kept their momentum rolling by contributing a track – Retro Help - to Self Righteous Records' 'Cavalcade of the Scars' compilation. Alongside acts such as David P. Smith, Carolyn Mark and Meatdraw among others, 'Cavalcade' was the 2nd most played album of 2006 at Victoria's campus station CFUV as well as placement on the top 50 of the Canada-wide college charts. |
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Often seen busking on the streets, performing at coffee shops and bars and playing at summer festivals and markets, Victoria’s kings of enviro-cowboy lounge music have returned with their most ambitious project yet. We're Not Bitter is sure to appeal to musical aficionados and oddballs alike. With a collection of twelve new original songs and a couple of their favourite non-original tunes - "Rain Dogs" by Tom Waits and "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette" by Merle Travis and Tex Williams, 'We're Not Bitter' promises to continue where 'Middle Aged Wasteland' left off. They’re not quite sure exactly where that is, but the Children are ready for the ride.
Children of Celebrities are:
Wayne Alleman (vocals, mandolin, mandola, jaw harp)
John Cornes (vocals, bass)
Rob Egan aka Jack Ruby (vocals, guitar)
Mike Raymer (vocals, guitar, harmonica, egg)
Mike Regimbal (vocals, fiddle, guitar, percussion) |
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