Nanaimo House Concert (Click Here for more details)

“The Troubador” House Concert Series

Proudly Presents; Grant Simpson & Kate Weekes

Sunday afternoon Nov. 11th 2-4 PM

$15 at the door “RSVP” limited seats

Michele’s Hair Studio 250-716-3242

Reservations: Andre’ 250-591-2275

Websites: www.grantsimpson.net www.kateweekes.com

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Beneath The Yukon Moon
The dog musher and the vaudevillian piano player may seem an unlikely pair at first, but when the Yukons Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson strike up a chord with one another, the result is undeniably fun. Simpson’s background in jazz and vaudeville and Weekes’ love of nature, travel and history, combine to create tantalizing and sometimes hilarious original ditties. They’re perfectly fit for a night beneath the Yukon moon as the title of their 2011 recording indicates. Kate and Grant’s upbeat shows feature smart lyrics, catchy melodies and arrangements that keep toes tapping!

In the fall of 2010 Kate and Grant toured to China, bringing their unique brand of Yukon roots to the Nanjing Jazz and World Music Festival. They recorded and released their album”Beneath The Yukon Moon” in 2011 and followed it up with an extensive tour throughout Canada, including a series of Home Routes shows. The recording has earned many approving nods from the critics, and the duo continues to tour, playing their individually and collaboratively penned tunes with a few traditional numbers. No matter what the event, Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson are sure to delight their audience, and have them dancing and singing along.

“His 88 key tickle makes men swoon and strong women feint.”
Mitch Podolak, Home Routes

When they’re not touring together, Grant Simpson enjoys directing the famous Frantic Follies at Whitehorse’s Westmark Hotel Theatre, playing stride piano, and working hard on behalf of Yukon music. Originally from Nananimo BC, he has been a professional musician for over thirty years, and has released multiple acclaimed recordings, both solo and with bands like New Orleans North. His first solo CD Stride and True garnered rave reviews from jazz publications around the world, and Grant has taken his folk, jazz and blues music from the Caribbean to Korea and back again!

“She is one of a new generation of songwriters that has shaken the older generation with clarity of purpose.”
Mitch Podolak, Home Routes

Kate Weekes hitchhiked from her home in eastern Ontario to the Yukon years ago, and she’s a dog musher when she hasn’t got an instrument in her hands. Her self titled debut album took her as far as Japan and China on tour, as well as throughout Canada. In 2007 Kate received the Beth Ferguson Award and the Mac Beattie Award for being “quintessentially Canadian”, and performed in front of the Governor General. She continues to make music on her own, alongside Grant Simpson, and with her fiddle-based trio Home Sweet Home(Keitha Clark, Boyd Benjamin)