Joe Nolan & Steph Cameron
Date and Time
Thursday Jan 29, 2015
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Thursday Sept 29 Doors 6:00 Show 7:30
Location
Bozzini's Upstairs
Fees/Admission
$ 20
Contact Information
Mano @ Bozzinis
604 792 0744
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Description
Thurs. January 29 Doors 6:00 Show 7:30 (note early Start time) Tickets $ 20 at Bozzini's or call 604 792 0744 to reserve ?You?ve been looking for just this: a warmth against January?s sting, a voice for every kind of heartache, a reason to be excited about music. Joe Nolan is your man.? Also appearing as part of this wonderful double bill is Steph Cameron a very gifted singer songwriter. Her debut album, Sad-eyed Lonesome Lady made the CBC's Top 30 albums of 2014 and was selected as Pop Matters.com Canadian Album of the year Joe Nolan- Alberta?s Joe Nolan delivers a taste of what the gutsy, fresh wellspring of talent the legendary coffeehouses of the ?60s must have offered. The transplanted Edmontonian brings a grit and wisdom to his music that is at once confessional, complex, subtle and far beyond his 22 years. He shrugs off the label ?old soul? but the depth of his lyrics and the emotion of his instrumental interpretation suggest a worldliness not often found in one barely past legal drinking age. Listen for shivers of the blues, the darker rumble of rock and roll, and sometimes the shimmy of something close to pop in his gruff, sensitive voice and his complex guitar work. This young troubadour?s self-effacing charm is part of the package; during his live shows, his sincerity and honesty match his musicianship and charisma note for note. Just to make Nolan even more appealing, he doesn?t even take credit for being the source of the material in his haunting compositions, claiming he is ?like a radio ? like the song comes from somewhere and I send it out.? Steph Cameron Steph Cameron is a classic travelling troubadour, a singer, guitar player and songwriter. Based in BC, Cameron has hitchhiked and busked her way across the country, and this crop of songs, accompanied by acoustic guitar and the occasional harmonica line, bears the patina of travels and troubles, winding roads and leaky tents. From the bluesy "Poppa Won't You Take Me Home" to the Gordon Lightfoot-like "Five Dollars," to the Bob Dylan-esque title track, the album treads well-worn songwriter territory. While her lyrics pay homage to old folky themes like wolves howling, wild roses, prison and having someone "go my bail," she weaves these into songs about the here and now. Cameron's fingerpicked guitar chops are solid, her lines spare, with warm, clear tone. At first listen, her sweet, young voice sometimes sounds out of its depth tackling these themes, but then again, why do we expect a grizzled, tired voice to deliver folk songs anyway? An impressive debut album, Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady delights from start to finish. Steph Cameron is the real deal.