Folka Voca Choir Gig History 2013

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Starting in the spring of 2009, it was decided that every six weeks or so we would replace the regular rehearsal with a performance rehearsal at a worthy venue such as an assisted living facility. Because these performance rehearsals will be at the regular rehearsal time on the regular rehearsal day, we hope to have an effectively full turnout.

Julie Fletcher kindly agreed to undertake the task of organizing these gigs. If you have any ideas for a possible booking, please feel free to contact Julie. When you do, please provide her with a name and a telephone number for the appropriate contact person, as well as the identity and address of the possible venue.

Note: it has to be the regular rehearsal timing, or reasonably close to it – starting at 7 p.m. if possible. Also, although we will perform for free if push comes to shove, we would much prefer that the venue contribute a small honorarium from their entertainment budget. The choir does not make a profit, and all monies go to defraying the expenses that the Ottawa Folklore Centre incurs to keep us going. If the event is a fundraiser, we always require an honorarium.

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Index of Gigs in 2013

Saturday, April 20^th we have our annual concert at the Sunnyside Wesleyan church.

The Ottawa Grassroots Festival has asked us to perform this spring, yay!
We will be singing at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday April 27^th.

Wednesday, May 29^th at 7 p.m. we have a gig at the Y down town.

Wednesday, October 23^rd at 7 p.m. we have a
gig at the New Edinburgh Square retirement community.

Wednesday, December 18^th we have our regular Christmas gig at Camilla Gardens.

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Annual Concert
Saturday April 20

Our annual concert will be on Saturday April 20^th.

The annual concert is a great way to show off to all your family and friends!
We’ll get tickets and posters made up in March.
The $$ goes to the choir’s charity since 2004, the Ottawa Humane Society.
Over the last 8 years, Folks Voca has donated over $12,000 to the OHS. Yay!

The concert is looming. Starting in March, attendance is paramount;
if you wish to perform, you have to be present at all 7 of the rehearsals from March through April.

Lee says, “If you can’t make them all, you must talk to me.
I sometimes make exceptions if I know that a particular member is a veteran
and knows their stuff inside and out, but don’t assume you are one of those!”

“We’ll do 2 sets of about 5-6 songs each;
the Sunday Jazz class will do 2 or 3 songs; Cuba gang will do 2,
and there may be an extra group doing a song or two as well.”

Here are the set lists for the concert:

Set One:

1. For What It’s Worth
2. Mercy
3. Knowing Me, Knowing You
4. The Water is Wide
5. Close Your Eyes
6. You’re All I Need

Set Two:

1. Eternal Flame
2. I Feel the Earth Move
3. Father Figure
4. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
5. California Dreaming
6. Calling All Angels

Fab Ones; please arrive this Saturday at 6 pm; we will meet downstairs to prep for the concert.
Wear a bright solid colour (patterns look washed out on stage, no patterns or stripes, please)
on top and dark on the bottom (black jeans are okay if they are really black,
not washed out gray, and no blue jeans).
Women, lots of shiny bling please!

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Ottawa Grassroots Festival
Weekend of April 27-28

The Ottawa Grassroots Festival has asked us to perform this spring, yay!

Venue (new): Rideau Curling Club, 715 Cooper at Percy
Floor: 2nd floor
Date: Saturday April 27
Time: 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM
Please arrive no later than 4

Please let Lee know if you CAN’T make it;
(if she doesn’t hear from you she will know you can!)

We will be singing one set of 45 minutes duration.
Because we have fewer basses on Saturday, our repertoire will include
songs that are in 4-part harmony (tenors and basses sing together).

Here’s our repertoire; we’ll be going over it on Wednesday, so please have your books in order. (we’ll also do a bit of Boogie Fever, oh yeah!)

1. For What It’s Worth
2. Mercy
3. You’re All I Need
4. Both Sides Now
5. Close Your Eyes
6. Knowing Me, Knowing You
7. The Water is Wide
8. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
9. California Dreamin’
10. Calling All Angels

You can wear jeans, but make the top a bright solid colour. Lots of bling!.

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Gig at the Y – Wednesday May 29

The Y downtown would like Folka Voca to perform Wednesday evening, May 29. You superstars!!!

Lee would like us to meet at the church by 6:15 and carpool, or make your own way;
there is free parking available but if we can keep the numbers low, that would be better.

They want us to start singing at 7:00 p.m., so we need to be at the Y by 6:30 p.m. at the latest.
We’ll sing for 45 minutes, then head back to the church.
If we get back before 9, more singing! Then off to the pub.

Here is a link to Google Maps showing the location of the Y.
It’s at 180 Argyle Av., east of O’Connor, near the Museum of Nature.

The set list is the same as we sang for the Grassroots Festival:

1. For What It’s Worth
2. Mercy
3. You’re All I Need
4. Both Sides Now
5. Close Your Eyes
6. Knowing Me, Knowing You
7. The Water is Wide
8. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
9. California Dreamin’
10. Calling All Angels

You can wear jeans, but make the top a bright solid colour. Lots of bling!.

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Gig at New Edinburgh Square
Wednesday October 23

We have a gig at New Edinburgh Square on Wednesday evening, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.
The address is 420 Mackay Street.

They want us to start singing at 7:00 p.m., so we need to be there by 6:30 p.m. at the latest.
We’ll sing for 45 minutes, then head back to the church.
If we get back before 9, more singing! Then off to the pub.

Lee would like us to meet at the church by 6:15 and carpool, or make your own way;
There is public and street parking in the neighbourhood.

Here is a link to a Mapquest map for the New Edinburgh Square retirement community.

Here is the set list for the gig:

1. Both Sides Now
2. California Dreamin’
3. Boogie Fever
4. Houdini’s Box
5. Close Your Eyes
6. You’re All I Need (to Get By)
7. Chain of Fools
8. The Water is Wide
9. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
10. Calling All Angels

You can wear jeans, but make the top a bright solid colour. Lots of bling!.

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December 18^th at Camilla Gardens

Wednesday December 18^th, 6:30 p.m. we have our regular Christmas carol gig
at the Camilla Gardens Retirement Residence, 1119 Bathgate Drive,
Gloucester, ON K1J 9N4. Aim to be there for no later than 6:15 p.m.

Folks, there is a seniors home in the east end, Camilla Gardens, that loves to have us perform for them. These are seniors without family; it means a lot to them that we’re coming. It’s very casual.

Parking is extremely limited, so Lee suggests as many folks as possible car-pool over there.
If there is someone who can’t get a ride, let Lee know
and she’ll see what she can do to make it happen.

Here is a map to the Camilla Gardens Retirement Residence: Google map ( PDF )

Dress is casual.

Before the carols we will be singing a short set of our current songs.

1. Both Sides Now
2. Time After Time
3. Boogie Fever
4. The Water is Wide
5. Close Your Eyes
6. Calling All Angels

There is now a cleaned up version of the Christmas Carol lyrics in the order that
we are going to sing them, so do check the resources page for this New Version.
If you can, take the time to print an extra copy for a resident to use at the sing-along.

After the gig, we will be returning to the Barley Mow pub
for our Choir Christmas Partay!