Morrisburg ON – This was the second concert that I have attended at the St. Lawrence Stage in Morrisburg and I am still impressed with the quality of the venue and the selection of artists. I bought two more CD’s. Actually this was the third in the series of 5 but I missed the first one because I was too chicken to go out in a snow storm.
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Last night the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage featured another pair of great Canadian singer/songwriters, Layah Jane and Annabelle Chvostek. Layah Jane took the stage first with her producer and accompanist Oliver Johnson. I am once again going to borrow words from the St. Lawrence Stage’s program where they say that Layah Jane’s voice is “both sweet and rich and a delicious, deep-groove approach”.
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I don’t know who writes that stuff but they are good, and I agree with them 100%. On top of Layah’s great talent there was Oliver Johnson who provided fantastic guitar work and perfect subtle harmony. www.layahjane.com
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Annabelle Chvostek and her band took the stage after the break and continued a great evening with their performance. To quote the program again, Annabelle has “gorgeous vocals and deft guitar playing has attracted awards and accolades as both a solo performer and as a member for several years with the Wailin’ Jennys”. I don’t really have to add to that except that, once again, I whole heartedly agree. Her band consisted of Tony Spina on drums, Jérémie Jones on bass and guitarist and blue ukulele player David Celia. You gotta love a band with a standup base and a blue ukulele. www.annabelle.org
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Next month the St. Lawrence Stage will feature Nancy Beaudette, Chris MacLean and Peggy White. The concert is on Saturday April 9th, 2011 at 7:00 pm. I will be there and I hope you will too.
